The Michigan softball team, which won two elimination games completed late on Saturday, could not muster much offense and used three pitchers as the Wolverines saw their season end against mighty Oklahoma.

Oklahoma, ranked No. 3, was dominant in an 8-1 win over Michigan (36-22) on Sunday. The Sooners (51-8), who have won eight national titles, including a four-peat from 2021-2024, hosted the regional at Love’s Field and advance to the Super Regional for a 16th straight season and will host.

The Wolverines have made the NCAA Tournament the last three seasons under head coach Bonnie Tholl but have not reached a Super Regional since 2016.

Michigan, after a first-game 1-0 loss to Kansas on Friday, won two elimination games on Saturday to advance for a shot at Oklahoma. The Wolverines beat Binghamton 6-0 in the first game and then earned a comeback 12-10 victory over Kansas

Oklahoma City police responded to active gunfire near Scissortail Park Saturday night.

Early reports said shell casings were found by police near the Scissortail Park stage, with one person injured and taken to a local hospital due to being grazed by a bullet.

Officers were conducting an investigation which was interrupted by additional gunfire near the Paycom Center.

Oklahoma City police share update

Multiple suspects detained after OKC shootings

Oklahoma City police say they have a 13-year-old suspect in custody in connection with the first shooting that injured one person.

The second call for shots fired was near Reno and Robinson Avenue where no one is believed to be struck according to OCPD.

A 16-year-old suspect was placed in custody and a second gun was recovered connected to the shooting near Paycom Center. Police are investigating whether the shootings are related.

This is a developing story.

NORMAN — Oklahoma didn’t shy away from the disappointment of losing to Georgia in the opening game of the SEC Tournament.

The Sooners have been open about using that as motivation in the Norman Regional.

The essons continue to be apparent, as third-seeded Oklahoma beat Kansas 9-0 in five innings Saturday at Love’s Field.

The Sooners have won their two games so far in the regional by a combined 20-0 while needed the minimum of eight at-bats.

“Georgia, did not feel good about that loss,” OU coach Patty Gasso said. “But it really inspired us to be better and change.

“So coming back to Norman, really, really working hard on the field. Really holding players kind of accountable, saying, ‘Do it again, do it again.’ They’re holding each other accountable, saying, ‘Do it again.’ And the goal here is to start peaking, and I believe this is the best run show that I’ve seen from this team thus far. So I think we are going in that direction.”

The Sooners will look to continue their run when they take on Binghamton, Kansas or Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday at Love’s Field. Oklahoma needs to win one game in potentially two chances to advance to the Super Regionals.

Against Georgia, Oklahoma scored four first-inning runs and made it 5-0 on Kai Minor‘s homer to lead off the second.

But the rest of the way, the Sooners managed just two hits.

While Gasso was plenty happy with the three second-inning runs Saturday that came on home runs by Kasidi Pickering and Isabela Emerling, she was happier about the way the six-run fourth unfolded.

“I love home runs. Everybody loves home runs, but I love watching our team run the bases,” Gasso said. “It’s fun to put them in motion sometimes. It was good heads-up base running. We were that all day long. We can do it all kinds of ways, as long as we swing hard.”

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The Sooners produced the runs without the benefit of a homer, getting two doubles two singles, and four walks to help push the runs across and move the game into run-rule territory.

“I think taking that loss and kind of using it as, not like dwelling on it, but just learning how to just take it and what we could do better,” Miali Guachino said when asked about the biggest change spurred by the SEC Tournament loss. “I think we’re just kind of using it as fuel, and kind of just getting gritty, I think that’s the best word. Like, at practice and everything. I think we’re just starting to get gritty now.” 

Oklahoma doesn’t figure to forget the loss to the Bulldogs anytime soon.

“Just being tougher, being more competitive, and not being denied again,” Emerling said. “Because we don’t want to feel like that again.”