The Oklahoma Sooners placed on a present and tore up the report books within the course of, in final night time’s 16-1 win over the Texas Longhorns.
Led by Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings’ two dwelling runs apiece, the Sooners placed on an unmatched offensive show. That’s the way in which it’s been all season lengthy as Oklahoma got here into 2022 on a mission to win consecutive nationwide titles.
The offense wasted little time on Wednesday night time, pushing 5 runs throughout within the backside of the primary inning on Alo’s two-run dwelling run and Taylon Snow’s three-run homer. From then on, the sport was all however over as Hope Trautwein battled to maintain Texas from scoring.
Oklahoma didn’t settle with their four-run lead, they continued to push the Longhorns and scored a run in each inning and at the least two runs in each inning however the second.
The offensive output was one for the ages and set a number of new information based on SoonerSports.com. From particular person to recreation numbers, the Oklahoma Sooners battered the Longhorns on their method to a historic night time in Oklahoma Metropolis.
With at the least one recreation left within the championship of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection, the Sooners will possible prolong a few of these information, however right here’s what information they broke final night time of their 16-1 win over the Texas Longhorns.
Jun 8, 2022; Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Jocelyn Alo (78) watches her two-run dwelling run as Texas Longhorns catcher Mary Iakopo (33) seems on through the first inning in recreation one of many 2022 Girls’s Faculty World Collection finals at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Jocelyn Alo continues to set a brand new customary for dwelling runs with every recreation. She’s now 27 dwelling runs forward of second-place Lauren Chamberlain with at the least another recreation to go.
Jun 4, 2022; Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Jocelyn Alo (78) hits a house run through the first inning of the NCAA Girls’s Faculty World Collection recreation in opposition to the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Alo additionally holds the report for profession WCWS dwelling runs with 12 and may proceed to pad that lead in recreation two of the championship collection.
Feb 25, 2022; Cathedral Metropolis, CA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners infielder Tiare Jennings (23) and utility participant Jocelyn Alo (23) pose in opposition to the Cal State Fullerton Titans uring the Mary Nutter Collegiate Basic at Large League Goals. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities
June 4, 2022; Oklahoma Metropolis; Oklahoma Sooners second baseman Tiare Jennings (23) hits a double through the fourth inning of the NCAA Girls’s Faculty World Collection recreation in opposition to the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Oklahoma gained 7-2. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Tiare Jennings 11 complete bases set a brand new report for many in a single recreation. She went 4-for-5 with two dwelling runs, 5 RBIs, and three runs scored.
Oklahoma infielder Jana Johns (20) slides into third through the championship collection softball recreation of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection between the College of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Nathan J. Fisk, The Oklahoman
Not solely have been the massive bats going sturdy for the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday night time, however everybody else received in on the motion as nicely. Each Sooners starter reached base at the least as soon as on the night.
Jun 8, 2022; Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners first baseman Taylon Snow (5) hits a three-run dwelling run in opposition to the Texas Longhorns through the first inning in recreation one of many 2022 Girls’s Faculty World Collection finals at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Alo and Jennings every homered twice and Taylon Snow and Jana Johns had dingers of their very own to set a brand new report for dwelling runs in a WCWS championship recreation.
Jun 9, 2021; Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, USA; OklahomaÕs Jocelyn Alo (middle) celebrates with Kinzie Hansen (9) and Tiare Jennings (23) after hitting a house run in opposition to Florida State within the sixth inning of recreation two of the NCAA WomenÕs Faculty World Collection Championship Collection at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports activities
Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings tied 12 others for dwelling runs in a single recreation with two.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – JUNE 8: Jocelyn Alo #78 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after hitting a two-run dwelling run in opposition to the Texas Longhorns within the first inning through the NCAA Girls’s Faculty World Collection finals on the USA Softball Corridor of Fame Complicated on June 8, 2022 in Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma. Oklahoma leads 10-1 after three innings in the most effective of three championship collection. (Picture by Brian Bahr/Getty Pictures)
Due to her capability to hit dwelling runs and get on base forward of Tiare Jennings, Jocelyn Alo has made the journey across the base path extra instances than anybody within the historical past of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection. Her 11 runs scored in a WCWS set a brand new report.
Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo (78) celebrates beside /Texas’ Alyssa Washington (11) after hitting a double within the second inning of a championship collection softball recreation within the Girls’s Faculty World Collection between the College of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Oklahoma gained 16-1. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Alo’s 5 runs scored set a brand new WCWS single-game report as nicely.
Jun 8, 2022; Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners middle fielder Jayda Coleman (24) reacts to her double through the first inning in opposition to the Texas Longhorns in recreation one of many 2022 Girls’s Faculty World Collection finals at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium. Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports activities
Oklahoma tied three others for essentially the most runs scored in a single WCWS recreation with 16. The Sooners have been on the shedding finish of this sort of offensive output only a few years in the past once they dropped a recreation 16-3 to UCLA.
Oklahoma’s Jana Johns (20) celebrates after hitting a house run within the third inning of a championship collection softball recreation within the Girls’s Faculty World Collection between the College of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Oklahoma gained 16-1. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Whereas the run complete tied a report, the win by 15 set a brand new report for margin of victory in Oklahoma’s 16-1 win over the Longhorns.
Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings (23) celebrates a double subsequent to Texas’ Janae Jefferson (2) within the fourth inning of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection softball recreation between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis , Saturday, June, 4, 2022. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Tiare Jennings has been an RBI machine since arriving in Norman in 2021. With 14 runs batted on this 12 months, she set a brand new report for the WCWS. With Jocelyn Alo proper behind her at 13, there’s an opportunity this report might change fingers a number of instances in recreation two and an if mandatory recreation three.
Oklahoma’s Rylie Boone (0) celebrates following the Girls’s Faculty World Collection softball recreation between the Oklahoma Sooners and the UCLA Bruins at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, Monday, June 6, 2022. OU gained 15-0. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma’s offensive manufacturing within the 2022 Girls’s Faculty World Collection has been completely unimaginable. They’re averaging 10.8 runs per recreation together with two run-rule victories. Their 54 runs within the WCWS breaks the report they set only a 12 months in the past once they gained the nationwide championship.
Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo (78) is greeted at dwelling by teammates after hitting a house run within the fifth inning of a championship collection softball recreation within the Girls’s Faculty World Collection between the College of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Oklahoma gained 16-1. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
With their six dwelling runs final night time, the Oklahoma Sooners tied the WCWS report for dwelling runs that they set final season once they hit 15. What’s unimaginable is that the Sooners have performed solely 5 video games. Final 12 months, when Oklahoma hit 15 dwelling runs, they performed in eight video games.
Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo (78) hits a house run within the second inning of the Girls’s Faculty World Collection softball recreation between the Oklahoma Sooners and the UCLA Bruins at USA Softball Corridor of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma Metropolis, Monday, June 6, 2022. OU gained 15-0. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
In Jocelyn Alo’s record-breaking season, she turned the primary participant to steer the NCAA in dwelling runs in three completely different seasons. She’s additionally the one participant to hit at the least 30 dwelling runs in three completely different seasons.
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