Oklahoma Softball: Five Sooners Earn NFCA All-American Honors

OKLAHOMA CITY — 5 Oklahoma Sooners earned First Group All-American honors on Wednesday.

Jocelyn Alo, Grace Lyons, Tiare Jennings, Jayda Coleman and Jordy Bahl all made the crew, the NFCA introduced forward of the 2022 Ladies’s School World Collection.

Alo and Jennings had been each unanimous choice, marking the second straight season Jennings has been an unanimous First Group choice.

That is the primary yr Alo has been named an unanimous first teamer, because the tremendous senior is within the midst of closing her profession in model.

Alo ranks within the prime two nationally in batting common, residence runs, slugging share and on-base share in a yr the place she stole all of the headlines for breaking faculty softball’s profession residence run file.

It’s the second main honor is as many days for the Oklahoma star, as Alo took residence her second straight USA Softball Participant of the 12 months award on Tuesday evening.

Lyons was named a First Group All-American for the primary time in 2022 after being named a Second Group All-American final yr.

The most effective shortstops within the nation, Lyons recorded simply six errors within the area all yr, piling spotlight after spotlight in the course of OU’s infield.

On prime of her exploits within the area, Lyons additionally starred on the plate for the Sooners this yr.

Lyons set profession highs in batting common (.418), residence runs (21), RBIs (62) and slugging share (.899) all whereas drawing 20 walks and solely putting out 10 instances.

Jennings constructed off her spectacular freshman season with one other nice yr the Sooners at second base.

The sophomore completed with a .385 batting common, launching 23 residence runs whereas driving in 72 RBIs, which is tied with Alo for the second most within the nation. Jennings additionally drew 38 walks whereas solely putting out 12 instances this season.

All the time energetic, Coleman once more put in an impressive season for OU in middle area.

Coleman completed second on the crew with a .429 batting common, and enters the WCWS with 14 extra-base hits. She additionally ranks second on the crew with 46 walks, and Coleman is third within the nation with an on-base share of .659. All the time a menace on the bottom paths, Coleman has transformed 13-of-15 steal makes an attempt, and she or he’s posted an ideal 1.000 fielding share.

Contemporary of taking residence the NFCA Freshman of the 12 months award, Bahl rounded out OU’s choices.

The true freshman is fourth within the nation with a 0.95 ERA, main the best way for Oklahoma’s pitching employees.

Bahl has struck out 199 batters, solely surrendering 29 walks on the yr.

The one factor left for the Sooners to win is one other Nationwide Championship, and the trail to defending their title will start on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in opposition to Northwestern.

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