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Jocelyn Alo homers as Sooners finish sweep of Iowa State
OU softball sweeps Iowa State
No. 1 Oklahoma swept the collection over Iowa State on Saturday by beating the Cyclones, 9-0, in 5 innings for its thirty fourth victory by run-rule of the season.
Jocelyn Alo hit her twenty second homer of the season for OU (42-1, 11-1 Large 12), a two-run blast. Each Jana Johns and Lynnsie Elam had two-RBI singles within the sport. Grace Lyons was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Freshman Jordy Bahl had an ideal sport by means of 4 innings earlier than surrendering a stroll and hit to Iowa State (21-24, 2-10 Large 12) within the closing inning of the mercy rule.
Bahl fanned six and it was her sixth shutout of the season.
The Sooner offense put up 9 runs on 9 hits, highlighted by tremendous senior Jocelyn Alo’s a hundred and tenth profession dwelling run and twenty second of the season.
OU run-ruled Iowa state, 9-0, on Friday evening within the second sport of a doubleheader.
OU travels to Kansas Metropolis on Thursday earlier than opening earlier than a three-game convention collection at Kansas April 29-Might 1.
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OSU softball nips Texas
Julia Cottrill hit a stroll off dwelling run within the backside of the ninth to raise No. 6 Oklahoma State to a 3-2 win over Texas Friday evening within the Large 12 collection opener at Cowgirl Stadium.
It was Cottrill’s ninth homer of the season. Katelynn Carwile hit a 2-run homer for OSU (36-7, 12-1 Large 12) within the first inning.
Texas (32-13-1, 7-3 Large 12) tied up the sport within the third inning on a two-run homer from McKenzie Parker.
Kelly Maxwell (15-1) received the win. She fanned 10 batters in 9 innings pitched, permitting two runs on seven hits.
Sooners rally to down Kansas
Oklahoma baseball defeated Kansas, 7-6, on Saturday in a 14-inning sport in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Sooners scored three runs within the ninth to tie the sport, 6-6, to ship it into additional innings. OU (24-13, 6-5 Large 12) gained the sport when Peyton Graham scored on Tanner Tredaway’s sacrifice fly.
Graham and Blake Robertson every had 4 hits within the sport. Graham homered and doubled whereas Robertson had two doubles.
On Friday evening, Robertson went 5 for six with 4 RBIs and Graham had three hits and three RBIs to steer the Sooners to a 15-2 victory over Kansas within the collection opener at Hoglund Ballpark.
Oklahoma totaled 17 hits on Friday evening Robertson and Graham mixed for eight hits, seven RBIs, six runs and 4 additional base hits. Jimmy Crooks and Max McGwire every added two RBIs.
Jake Bennett (3-2) struck out seven over 6.0 frames within the begin, permitting one earned run on 5 hits and two walks.
TCU evens collection with OSU
TCU edged Oklahoma State, 6-4, on Saturday to even its Large 12 baseball collection with the Cowboys at O’Brate Stadium.
The Tenth-ranked Horned Frogs (26-13, 11-6 Large 12) jumped to a 6-1 lead over the No. 2 Cowboys (27-12, 10-4 Large 12) after three innings, as TCU’s Luke Boyer hit a three-run homer within the third.
Jake Thompson was 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored for the Cowboys.
On Friday evening, OSU scored in every of the primary 5 innings in a 13-2 rout of TCU within the collection opener.
OSU beginning pitcher Justin Campbell (6-1) tied a profession excessive with 14 strikeouts, permitting two runs on three hits with no walks in eight innings of labor..
The Cowboys racked up 17 hits, led by Nolan McLean’s 4-for-5, four-RBI efficiency that included his team-leading ninth dwelling run. Caeden Trenkle had three hits and a pair of RBIs, whereas Chase Adkison was 2-for-5 and drove in two runs.
The rubber sport of the collection is ready for 1 p.m. Sunday.
Fury retains WBC title
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retained his WBC title with a sixth-round stoppage of fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in entrance of greater than 94,000 spectators Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium.
A proper uppercut from Fury despatched Whyte to the canvas and the champion raised his proper hand in celebration. Whyte received to his toes and tried to indicate he was able to proceed however then staggered. That led the referee to finish the combat.
Fury toyed with Whyte for a lot of a cagey combat. Whyte was principally reckless with some massive, wayward photographs. It was a thirty second win for the undefeated Fury, who defended his WBC belt for the second time and may now retire on the age of 33.
Utah nips Dallas to tie collection
Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held off the Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on Saturday in Recreation 4 to tie the first-round collection.
Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 3-pointer on the buzzer for Dallas.
Jordan Clarkson scored 25 factors for Utah, Donovan Mitchell added 23 factors and 7 assists, and Rudy Gobert had 17 factors and 15 rebounds — 10 off the offensive glass.
Dallas star Luka Doncic scored 30 factors, 10 rebounds 4 assists in his return from a three-game absence due to strained left calf.
RAPTORS 110, 76ERS 102: Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 factors within the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 factors and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday to keep away from a four-game sweep of their first spherical playoff collection. Recreation 5 is Monday evening in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid began regardless of a proper thumb harm that required him to put on a brace. Embiid scored 21 factors in 39 minutes.
HAWKS 111, HEAT 110: Trae Younger hit a floater within the lane with 4.4 seconds left and Atlanta overcame a 16-point deficit within the second half to beat top-seeded Miami on Friday evening, slicing the Warmth’s collection result in 2-1. Jimmy Butler missed an off-balance 3 on the buzzer with De’Andre Hunter in his face to present the Hawks a burst of hope within the best-of-seven collection. Recreation 4 is Sunday evening in Atlanta. Younger completed with 24 factors regardless of one other stout defensive effort by the Warmth. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 factors.
SUNS 114, PELICANS 111: Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 factors within the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday evening in Recreation 3 of the first-round collection. Deandre Ayton added 28 factors and 17 rebounds to assist the top-seeded Suns take a 2-1 collection lead. Paul scored 15 of Phoenix’s first 23 factors of the ultimate quarter. He additionally had 14 assists.
BUCKS 111, BULLS 81: Grayson Allen made 5 3-pointers and scored 22 factors and Milwaukee dominated Chicago on Friday evening to take a 2-1 lead within the first-round playoff collection with out the injured Khris Middleton. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18 factors, Bobby Portis had 18 factors and 16 rebounds. Middleton is predicted to overlook the remainder of the collection after spraining his left knee in Wednesday evening in a loss. Recreation 4 is Sunday in Chicago.
Further factors
OKC DODGERS 1, SACRAMENTO 0: The Dodgers gained their sixth sport out of the final seven on Friday evening. Ryan Pepiot threw 5 scoreless innings to earn his first win and Reyes Moronta closed the sport for his second save. The Dodgers’ lone run got here on an RBI single by Andy Burns within the first inning.
TENNIS: The Oklahoma ladies’s tennis crew defeated Kansas, 4-0, on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Large 12 Championships on Sunday in Fort Price. OU will meet Texas, which downed Oklahoma State 4-3 within the different semifinal. OU’s males’s tennis crew misplaced its semifinal match to TCU, 4-1.
GOLF: Oklahoma State’s Lianna Bailey leads the Large 12 Ladies’s Golf Championship whereas the Cowgirls are second as a crew after Saturday’s second spherical at The Golf equipment at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas. Bailey sits at 4-under by means of the primary 36 holes of the 54-hole event and has a four-stroke lead. The Cowgirls are 19-over and 9 strokes behind first place Texas.
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