Oklahoma Softball: Sooners Can Punch Ticket to Super Regionals in Rematch With Texas A&M

NORMAN — Oklahoma is one win away from a twelfth straight Tremendous Regional look.

However first, they’ll should navigate a rematch towards the Texas A&M Aggies.

The highest-seeded Sooners (51-2) have been pushed by the Aggies (31-27) on Saturday afternoon at Marita Hynes Subject.

A late residence run by Aggie catcher Haley Lee lower the OU result in one, however OU pitcher Hope Trautwein was in a position to end out the competition.

Saturday evening, Texas A&M bounced again and beat Minnesota 10-7 to safe a spot within the Regional Last, however now the Aggies must upset the Sooners twice on Sunday to chart an unlikely path to Tremendous Regional weekend.

Watch:

• Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M: Sunday, 1 p.m., ESPN2

Although the competition on Saturday was shut, the Aggies did should throw three completely different pitchers, permitting the Sooners to gather loads of knowledge forward of Sunday’s rematch.

“It was robust to form of determine them out,” Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso stated after the win on Saturday. “However a minimum of we acquired to see all three, which is basically vital for us going ahead.”

Gasso will work with the staff to assist make changes, because the Sooners might want to enhance on Saturday’s 1-for-8 hitting efficiency with runners in scoring place.

Oklahoma ought to have loads of alternatives to enhance on that mark because of the manufacturing Gasso is getting from the highest of her lineup.

Jayda Coleman, Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings have mixed to hit 10-for-14 throughout the 2 regional video games up to now, and Gasso has put much more stress on opposing defenses by holding these runners in fixed movement on the bottom paths.

Gasso even stated she’s calling performs to get runners on the transfer in spots she wouldn’t usually, as she thinks it’s allowed the staff to play unfastened.

“If it’s permitting them to swing freely,” stated Gasso, “then these are issues that we have to begin doing somewhat extra.”

Sans true freshman Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma’s pitching has been good all regional lengthy.

By two video games, Nicole Might and Hope Trautwein have solely allowed the lone residence run, and the duo mixed to pitch a no-hitter towards Prairie View A&M on Friday evening.

The duo must navigate another hurdle on Sunday, although the Sooner protection has additionally been glorious all weekend and will definitely be readily available to assist.

Oklahoma will get its first likelihood to advance to Tremendous Regional play on Sunday at 1 p.m., and the sport might be broadcast on ESPN2.

If the Sooners drop the primary contest to Texas A&M, they’ll have a second likelihood to punch their ticket in a second sport on Sunday. 

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