On the flip side, you have to make OU's pitchers work. Back in February, Baylor dealt Oklahoma its lone loss on the season, a 4-3 defeat in Waco, Texas. They have the best pitching staff, the best everyday lineup and the best defense in the country. When Kinzie Hansen launched the tying three-run homer over the left-field wall against Clemson -- facing an 0-2 count against USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Valerie Cagle, on Gasso's 61st birthday -- it had the distinct air of inevitability. BMER SNER #Committed pic.twitter.com/nixyRoBz6f, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The Sooners' 41consecutive wins is the longest win streak in the span of a single season. Oklahoma starter Nicole May, who led the team with an 180 record and a 0.57 ERA on the season, surrendered the first four runs of the game, while Alex Storako, who had a 170 record and a 0.92 ERA this year, allowed the last three. T9 | OU 8, Clemson 7 | ESPN pic.twitter.com/5hNXRe9N9L, 48 pic.twitter.com/MXAED4RF4B. Once there, they will have a minimum of five games in which to set in cement their claim not only as the greatest Sooner softball team in program history but the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of college softball. 5 Alabama in a contest between Southeastern Conference teams; and No. The Oklahoma Sooners softball team is a juggernaut. Clemson (49-12) looked to be on the brink of breaking Oklahomas 47-game winning streak and the Sooners' 64-game home winning streak. "Can we do this? I think I took like 12 chest bumps right off the bat, Lee said of the experience once she got back to the dugout. The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another top 25 win, this time in a 3-0 shutout of LSU in Baton Rouge. Along with continuing its historic streak, Saturdays triumph punched Oklahomas ticket to its seventh straight Womens College World Series and its 11th in the past 12 seasons. The Phoenix, Arizona native was a highly touted recruit out of Sandra Day OConnor high school and led her team to the 2019 Class 6A softball championship. Oklahoma's 2023 campaign was special. Oklahoma's only regular-season loss in 2023 came to Baylor in February. OUs No. Its team ERA is a Division I best 0.98. The two would be one in the same and a crowning fit to what has been yet another dream season of Oklahoma softball. The Sooners will get the opportunity not only to tie the record but break it when they host No. AP. The Sooners have absolutely dominated their opponents all year long, outscoring them 478-56 through 57 games. Bracket Revealed for 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship ", "The way these guys respond, they're great. Its not easy.. WCWS 2023: Is Oklahoma softball's dominance inevitable? - ESPN NCAA College Softball DI Stats | NCAA.com Oklahoma's historic victory also served as a fitting farewell to Marita Hynes Field, OU's home stadium since 1998. Going into the bottom of the fifth, the Tigers were outhitting OU 8-3. . As you look at the record, it's terrible but everybody else's is too.". Florida State, for its part, isn't trying to make the challenge bigger than it already is. The Sooners last lost earlier this year, when they dropped a 4-3 game at Baylor on Feb. 19. USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium | Oklahoma City, OK, Women's College World Series Info & tickets. Oklahoma ties NCAA softball winning streak record in super regionals OU broke the NCAA record for the longest win streak with an 8-7 win on Saturday, May 27, to close out a super regional sweep over Clemson and put the Sooners past Arizona on the all-time list. Another recent winner, the Gators had a 34-game winning streak. Hard-throwing Stanford Freshman of the Year Nijaree Canady faced Oklahoma twice in the WCWS. The last time Oklahoma State and Florida State faced off in a World Series game was under less-than-ideal circumstances in 2021. Oklahoma, whose campus is about a 30-minute drive from USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, has qualified for the World Series for the eighth straight season. 16 Clemsonin extra innings, 87, to earn their 48th-straight win, officially breaking the record for the longest consecutive win streak in Division I softball history. The Sooners easily surpassed the record for longest winning streak in AL/NL history during the Modern Era (26 by the 1916 New York Giants) and in Division 1 college baseball history (34 by the 1999 Florida Atlantic Owls and the 1977 Texas Longhorns). . No matter what.". OU then came back to take the lead in the top of the ninth and hold off Clemson to advance to its seventh-straight trip to the WCWS. Rylie Boone singled to open the seventh and with two outs Haley Lee singled to right on a 1-2 count. The Sooners' 8-7 victory over the Clemson Tigers marked the program's 48th consecutive victory, which is the longest streak in Division I softball history. over the nation's best programs based on their pedigree and track record. 1 overall seed for the second consecutive year. And apparently they have to stay confident. 13, 2023 at 2:41 PM PDT | Updated: moments ago. The Sooners rank first in batting average (.368), scoring (8.22 runs per game), home runs per game (1.92) and slugging percentage (.672). It became a record-setting juggernaut Saturday. The Sooners topped Florida State in the championship series at the Women's College World Series to continue its streak of victories. Please. Next Generation, Part 5: Which Five Freshmen Will Impact Oklahoma in 2023? Oklahoma has won four of the last six national titles, with a runner-up finish and a semifinals appearance in the other two seasons. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The Gator softball team brought in more offensive firepower on Thursday afternoon with the addition of Oklahoma transfer Jocelyn Erickson. Text . She struck out three and gave up just one hit. 6 recruit in the class. Under coach Mike Rappl, Canisius ripped off a then-NCAA record35-game win streak that put both the coach and the team on the map. So, no, Moore has no illusions that he has all the answers to toppling the reigning dynasty in softball. Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso uttered those words one Saturday afternoon in May after her team showed once again what greatness looks like. No team has beaten Oklahoma twice in the same season since 2019. "And doing that with OU, I think winning is improbable. Who would at this point? That wasnt my decision, Sooners coach Patty Gasso said. Arizona held the record with 47 consecutive wins in 1996-97. Oklahoma's quest for a third consecutive national championship rolled on with . The next best is Central Arkansas at 1.50. It won 41 straight games in 2019 and 40 in a row in 2020-21 and 2021-22. She made 21 appearances . It started with Rylie Boones perfectly placed bunt single down the first-base line to lead off the inning. Now with the Sooners, Lee is one win away from making her first WCWS trip. Eight no-hitters and 59 wins: Oklahoma's case as softball's all-time best. Oklahoma softball joins elite company with title three-peat She is actually regarded as one of the best two-way players in the nation, ranking as Softball America's No. NORMAN, Okla. Kinzie Hansen hit a dramatic, tying three-run home run in the seventh inning, Tiare Jennings led off the ninth inning with a solo blast and Oklahoma set an NCAA record with its 48-straight win on Saturday, a thrilling 8-7 decision over Clemson to win the Norman Super Regional. The Cowgirls have yet to reach the championship series, missing it by one game last year. The reigning two-time Womens College World Series champions will be heavy favorites to author a three-peat once the WCWS begins in Oklahoma City on June 1. 1 recruit with a 0.77 ERA, 30 strikeouts in 27 innings and an opponents' batting average of .158. Oklahoma softball: Sooners chasing multiple NCAA records, including GOAT By Glynn A. Hill. Jessica Mendoza puts into context how dominant Oklahoma softball has been in recent years. The Big 12 Pitcher of the Year went three innings for the win. Only one team has felt the relief of securing that final out. 9 Stanford next weekend. five true freshmen who should make an impact on Oklahoma's 2023 football season: . But OU remains loaded, adding a handful of . 1 in pitching ERA (0.88) and the best fielding team in the country (.989, with just 15 errors in 55 games). NORMAN, Okla. Warming up in the outfield before Fridays Norman Super Regional opener, anOklahomafan had a message for Sooners sluggerHaley Lee. Patty Gasso's two-time defending national champions earned the No. Oklahoma beat Florida State 3-1 Thursday night at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City to sweep the best-of-three championship series at the Women's College World Series. Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Clemson took the lead on a 2-run homer from junior outfielder McKenzie Clark and added two more runs to put the Tigers on top 7-4. ","type":"text"},{"__typename":"OEmbed","html":", . July 11, 2023 | Softball. They don't doubt it.". 1 standing this season is further bolstered by the extraordinary fact that the Sooners lead Division I softball this season in hitting, pitching and fielding, the three most fundamental elements in the game. Oklahoma State, whose campus is about an hour north of the stadium, has made it four straight years. May 21, 2023. Advertisement. Oklahoma softball: Greatest team in college softball history She played 16 games at first base and nine games in right field. Oklahoma Softball: Big 12 standings update after OU sweeps Baylor The Wildcats won 47 straight games across the 1996-97 seasons. The Sooners have broken the NCAA record for best season start in Division I softball history at 36-0, breaking . The 48th win of the season came in Game 2 of the super regionals the Sooners trailed 7-4 in the seventh and down to their last out and last strike when Kinzie Hansen sent an 0-2 pitch over the fence for a three-run bomb. All rights reserved. The team took home the championship inboth seasons, and finished with a combined 119-16 record in those two seasons. Coach Lonni Alameda reminded her team on Tuesday, "Pressure is a privilege." The atmosphere in the. Monticelli, a right-handed pitcher who was the Gatorade state player of the year in her junior and senior seasons at Cedarburg High School, finished with a 7-4 record and a 2.71 earned run average for UW. She is also part of the Great Britain national team that will represent the country at the Softball World Cup later this summer. The team moves to Loves Field in 2024. The momentum was quickly shifting OUs way. In her freshman season at Oklahoma, the left handed hitting Erickson finished with a .337 batting average, 32 runs . It was Oklahomas 48th win in a row, setting a new NCAA Division I softball record for most consecutive wins. Oklahoma wins 2023 DI softball national championship; Oklahoma wins the 2023 Women's College World Series title; Oklahoma breaks NCAA DI softball record for longest winning streak in history . 2023 Softball Schedule - University of Oklahoma It finally came crashing down for Clemson in the top of the ninth, when sophomore second baseman Tiare Jennings hit a solo home run to center field, pushing Oklahoma ahead 8-7. I think everybody expects that we should always win. Arizona held the previous record of 47 straight wins, setting the streak across the 1996 and 97 seasons. The most recent team on the list got here with a 35-game win streak that lasted from February 9 to April 4. NORMAN University of Oklahoma associate head coach and pitching coach Jennifer . The official 2023 Cowgirl Softball cumulative statistics for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls The 8,930 in attendance was "one of many reminders of what a phenomenon this program has . The atmosphere in the stadium quickly turned from tension to jubilance in the fifth, as the Sooners struck back after the Tigers cut OUs lead to 4-2 in the top half of the inning. MADISON The mission for Paytn Monticelli has changed from helping Wisconsin win a Big Ten title to helping Oklahoma defend its national championship. Beating Oklahoma is that big a deal. Cagle laid in the fastball just below Lees waist and Lee jumped on it, driving it over the wall in center and leaving Tigers centerfielder McKenzie Clark hanging her head at the wall. It has been updated with statistics up until the championship series, when Oklahoma faces Florida State in a best-of-three series. 'Dont have the selfishness'. Oklahoma wins third straight Women's College World Series title, extends record win streak to 53. The Golden Griffins also had their win streak come in the first 35 games of the season. 1 with a team batting average (.376, 40 points better than the next closest team) of, No. Oklahoma softball takes Division I record 48-game win streak into Women @_tiarejennings second HR of the game for the lead! The key, he said, is preparation. Softball; Other Sooners; SI.com . Pitching Statistics; Player ERA W-L GP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP . . They recorded a 548-62-1 record (.897 win percentage) during that time. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have made the short trip to Oklahoma City a regular occurrence. The record-breaking win, that beat Arizona's record set in 1997, was even more significant because of what was likely the Sooner's last game played on Marita Hynes Field. OU Softball: Oklahoma Earns No. 1-Overall Seed in 2023 NCAA Tournament The bracket has been released for the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship to be held in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium from May 11-13. And she can throw it down the middle and be tough enough. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/0ryUwXUBMp. The news came two weeks and two days after Monticelli announced that she would enter the transfer portal after a strong freshman season for UW. In her freshman season at Oklahoma, the left handed hitting Erickson finished with a .337 batting average, 32 runs batted and 7 home runs including one versus California in the NCAA Norman Regional. At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve. Oklahoma softball team wins NCAA-record 48th straight win - New York Post 2023 Oklahoma Sooners Softball by the numbers through Week 1: 5-0 overall W/L record 3-0 vs. top 25 teams 2 wins via run-rule 29 runs scored 5 runs allowed OU Softball: Oklahoma Headlines D1 Softball's Top 100 Players of 2023 1 Sooners on April 20. "It's just going to be fun," she said. "That's our mindset.". And those are just three of the statistical categories in which the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners stand above all of the rest. Heading into the NCAA Super Regionals, the Sooners are 54-1 and the No. 2023 Oklahoma breaks NCAA DI softball record for longest winning streak The record is currently held by the 1992 UCLA team with a record of 54-2, which equates to a win percentage of .964. Both will be on the line in the Super Regional this weekend. She made 21 appearances, including three starts, and threw three complete games. "Well," Baylor coach Glenn Moore said, "first of all, I don't think one win puts you anywhere near the level that they are on. Oklahoma Softball: Updated look at the Big 12 softball standings They took the mantle from Arizona, which won 47 in a row from 1996-97. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Arizona won 47 games in a row from April 5, 1996 to March 23, 1997. 15 ridiculous stats from Oklahoma softball's record-breaking start in The Sooners best-in-the-nation defense also looked shaky for much of the game. Oklahoma softball's 53rd consecutive win meant another OU national championship its third in a row and a still-active record. Oklahomas only loss this year remains to Baylor in February. Her departure came shortly after pitching coach Kirsten Verdun left Wisconsin for a similar position at Illinois. 4 Tennessee will match up with No. Univ. University of Oklahoma Athletics Oklahoma Softball Caps Banner Season With 3rd Straight Title Boone flipped the switch, then Lee set the room on fire. WCWS roundtable - Is 2022 Oklahoma softball the best ever, plus - ESPN During her time in College Station, the Aggies had been bounced in the regionals in each of her seasons. 1 Oklahoma defeated No. Kutz was the lone high school pitcher signed by OSU in the Class of 2023. The Wildcats went on to rip off a 13-game winning streak before losing in the opening round of the Women's College World Series. The Oklahoma softball dynasty reigns again, as the Sooners won the Women's College World Series for the third season in a row. Outfielder Jahni Kerr said there's so much "outside noise" that the team has to stay within itself. @_tiarejennings second HR of the game for the lead! Clemson's Valerie Cagle, who gave up four hits and four runs in three innings pitched, took the loss. They would rather have a team that looks like them and play against them than anything because we love when people can bring out our best.". Led by home run queen Jocelyn Alo, who broke Lauren Chamberlain's all-time mark in March and shattered it throughout the 2022 season, the Sooners set WCWS record after WCWS record, beating Texas . In her high school career at Bishop O'Connell in Arlington, Virginia, she had a 25-0 record in the circle and a .460 batting average. Last week UW coach Yvette Healy announced the hiring of Mike Roberts, formerly of Virginia, as the teams new pitching coach. They are also two-time defending national champions going for an extremely rare three-peat. "There's such little margin for error when you play Oklahoma," Clemson coach John Rittman told reporters after the super regionals. The official 2023 Softball schedule for the University of Oklahoma . 2023 Oklahoma Softball Schedule. OU then continued to win in 2021, not falling until Georgia upset the No. 1 Oklahoma defeated No. Saturday's super regional finale was the final game at the venue before the Sooners move to the new Love's Field in 2024. "We could be down by five, four, whatever," Gasso said. The transfer is part of a busy summer for Monticelli. So I don't feel like I'm all knowing in the fact that we had some success against them. Baylor won that first game. Former Wisconsin softball player Paytn Monticelli commits to NCAA champion Oklahoma. DUCKS WIN! Oregon run-rules PSU, 8-0, and ties the NCAA record for the best start to a season at 35-0!! But she said the same could be said for playing them. Clemson star Valerie Cagle missed on three consecutive pitches, leaving Lee sitting on a fastball. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. But Im all for that decision. 2 pitcher. The Sooners set the NCAA Division I . Everybodys excited.. And you can feel when somethings going to happen.. 'Dont have the selfishness', Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And we believe that. OU is No. This is one year after posting an overall record of 59-3 (.951), the highest win percentage in Sooner softball history. Florida's 37-game win streak from March 12 to May 18helped the team make itsfirst Women's College World Series. The Sooners set the NCAA Division I record with their 48th consecutive win in an 8-7 victory over Clemson on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional. South Carolinawent 63-5 that season. 3 Florida State will play No. 16 Clemson in extra innings, 8-7, to earn their 48th-straight win, officially breaking the record for the longest consecutive win. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Record: 39-1 Big 12: 9-0 vs. top 25: 13-0 Streak: W31 Last week. And maybe it's not as much about X's and O's as it is having the right mental approach, which involves telling the truth. Oklahoma softball: Sooners sweep through five games on opening weekend Alex Storako is 17-0 with 1.12 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 99 innings. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The Gator softball team brought in more offensive firepower on Thursday afternoon with the addition of Oklahoma transfer Jocelyn Erickson. Daniel Chavkin May 27, 2023 No. Clemsons final batters struck out, ground out, singled and then flew out as Oklahoma clinched the win. Lee made the fans day, blasting a grand slam in the fifth as the Sooners beat Clemson 9-2 at Marita Hynes Field to tie the NCAA record for longest winning streak at47and moving the Sooners a win-away from their seventh consecutiveWomens College World Seriesappearance. How does Oklahoma softball's dominance rank against other dynasties? Oklahoma wins WCWS, sweeps Florida State for 7th softball championship She left her tears on the field and explained to reporters how her team came back from three runs down to beat Clemson in extra innings, win the super regional, advance to the Women's College World Series and set an NCAA record with 48 straight victories.