Oklahoma City-This Oklahoma Softball Jaguar Note is already safe as one of the best teams ever.
But on Saturday, after defeating archrival Texas 7-2 to move to 56-2 in the season, OU star Joslyn Alo said these when the Suners advanced to the semi-finals of the Women’s College World Series. Two losses have been motivated for the sixth consecutive year.
After defeating the Longhorns, Alo pointed out his April 16 defeat. Texas pitcher Heyri Dolcini gave up just two hits in a 4-2 turmoil, and Texas recorded a record 40 consecutive wins for Sooners.
“I think there was an edge this time and a little tip on the shoulder,” Alo said. “The last time I confronted Dolcini, she locked us out, and no one locked out the Snurs. There was certainly something to prove.”
Alo points out that the Snurs recorded 20 runs in the first two games, tied to the second-highest 1995 Arizona Wildcats in WCWS history. Overall, throughout the postseason, Oklahoma has outperformed his opponents 72-7 and has not given up more than one run in any game.
Hope Troutwayne defeated the Snurs, giving up two runs with six hits and a complete game.
Alo matched these two runs in his first at-bat with Dolcini on Saturday and hit a left fielder in the first inning to drive lead-off batter Jida Coleman.
Dolcini settled down after the first two at-bats, but eventually gave up five runs with six hits in the 4⅓ innings.
“I’ve seen a lot of home runs, which have been enhanced to allow her to really go underneath and put her power in it,” said coach Patty Gasso. .. “It was definitely another momentum builder for the team.”
The top five batters in the OU lineup (Coleman, Alo, Jennings, Grace Lions, Alyssa Brito) had 9 out of 10 RBIs on the team and all 7 RBIs.
Texas coach Mike White said the Oklahoma lineup was like a “murder strike,” but even knowing it, it’s still difficult to identify the Snurs.
“Say the murder line and they keep changing it,” White said with a laugh. “It’s like changing columns, and anyone who hasn’t hit will switch to it.”
The game featured a historic footnote as the first College World Series game on network television aired on ABC. Gasso, who has been a coach of Oklahoma since 1996, has had the opportunity to look back on the growth of the sport.
“It’s an absolute honor,” she said. “It’s a great factor to think we’re playing at ABC.”
The Snurs will play next Monday. They face the winner of the UCLA match on Sunday afternoon, or the loser of the Florida-Oklahoma State match on Saturday night.
