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OU's defense held Texas in check, and the Sooner offense took over late to clinch the program's sixth National Championship.

May rung up a strikeout and a fly out before the defense again made an impactful play. Coleman again proved to be the eraser, firing a missile to second base and throwing Smith out. They love to win. They want to win. They like to win. Transfer pitcher Hope Trautwein was then called upon to close. It was her first home run in 20 games — which was Oklahoma’s last regular season matchup against the Longhorns. "When they're behind us, it just kind of feels like a tidal wave. "I told the team before we even started in this tournament defense plays a huge role. It's kind of like there's no escaping us at that point." "I was really proud of her efforts and trying to make some things happen defensively. Bahl erased a leadoff walk in the third with a strikeout and an outstanding effort by shortstop Grace Lyons to turn a double play, keeping OU in the game while the offense dialed in on Czech.

The Oklahoma softball team overcame an early deficit to beat Texas 10-5 and win its second-straight national championship.

The greatest home run hitter ever ended her career with a second WCWS title -- perhaps the most impressive one ever won in college softball history.

"I don't know what next year holds, but I know that they could make a run for the best team, too, and years to come." "Lynnsie Elam is our captain and has been our captain and is the glue that makes this team stick," Gasso said. "She has built a brand that stands for excellence and stands for a bar that has been raised above others. "She goes out and hits a home run," Snow said. But when Gasso felt the need to split time and get fellow catcher Kinzie Hansen on the field last season, Elam didn't put up a fight. "You know, I played in three more and sadly lost all of them," Stoops said, laughing. Young and ambitious, having left the center of the softball universe of the West Coast for her first Power 5 job more than 1,300 miles away, Gasso put her head down and went to work scouting junior colleges for a quick infusion of talent. WHEN THIS MARCH toward immortality began in the fall of 1994, there was no stadium for Oklahoma softball to call home. Fifty-nine wins and the best batting average and the best ERA in college softball this season speaks for itself. Gasso had to admit that when it came to her star slugger, Alo, she even began to anticipate a home run every at-bat. And it was a question about the D-word -- dynasty -- that got her. "I don't know how to answer," she continued tentatively.

The Oklahoma Sooners face the Texas Longhorns in Game 2 of the WCWS championship series Thursday night at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. 50m ago.

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Watch highlights of Game 2 of the 2022 WCWS title series between OU and Texas Thursday, June 9.

“I wouldn’t really say it surprises us,” Sooners slugger Jocelyn Alo said of the eye-popping numbers her team continues to post. The OU softball team beat the Texas Longhorns 10-5 in Game 2 of the 2022 WCWS championship series to win the National Championship. OU softball highlights in Game 2 of 2022 WCWS vs.

Athletic director Joe Castiglione believes the first softball title won by Patty Gasso and Co. in 2000 was a catalyst for much that happened since in OU ...

Sooner softball has become the preeminent women’s sports program at OU, but right now, Sooner stalwarts have lots to celebrate when it comes to women’s sports. ► Facilities improvements: Yes, softball will be getting a new stadium in the next few years, but it isn’t the only one expected to see facility upgrades. A recent data analysis by USA TODAY determined OU was one of many of the nation's largest and best-known universities that manipulated roster numbers to inflate the reported number of women participating. It will have 3,000 seats, more than doubling the permanent seating of Marita Hynes Field, and it will have room to expand. Coale was hired from the high-school ranks, Norman High to be exact, and lots of folks believed OU hired her as a cost-cutting measure. She has been spurred by the crowds the Sooners played in front of this spring. The Sooners struggled to overcome it in recruiting, fundraising and even on the court. Soon after OU softball won its first national title in the spring of 2000, all the head coaches came together for a meeting. Hynes and her Sooners were driving through a desolate part of Arizona when one of the vans started flashing its headlights. But when news of women’s basketball’s cancellation got out, the outcry was significant. That has to be the mission.” The prolonged success of Sooner football has caused revenues and donations to skyrocket.

On a night OU defeated Texas 10-5, the Sooners didn't just sweep the best-of-three championship series at the WCWS. It became an NCAA dynasty.

OU isn’t a perfect team. That means since 2016, OU has been one of the top two teams in the country every year but one. Relish what the Sooners did this season, this postseason and this past week. “The most routine groundout will be like the greatest play in history when you watch how they celebrate. “It’s really unique and super cool to witness.” Tiare Jennings, Jayda Coleman and Jordy Bahl are already among the best players in the country. There have been lots of great Sooner teams, namely the 1974 OU football team which had eight All-Americans and outscored opponents 473-92. OU outscored opponents 64-17 at the WCWS. That’s a crazy score differential. “They play with such an infectious, positive energy, and I love how they pull for each other,” he said. It seems unlikely, but that’s where the Sooners are. Hard to argue that after OU outscored its opponents 579-65 this season. Hands from amid the fray then started shooting into the air with index fingers raised.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Texas offense was already surging when Courtney Day stepped to the plate.