Bahl went 2 for 8. Bahl was recently named the National Freshman of the Year. Hansen figures to remain out at least through this weekend but figures to return behind the plate for the Sooners soon. Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako had her first standout moment as a Sooner last weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic. She also batted .581 with 59 RBI, tying the Class A single-season record with 22 home runs. Oklahoma Pitchers Macy McAdoo, Emmy Guthrie Medically Retiring from Softball By Justin McLeod August 23, 2022 A pair of Oklahoma pitchers announced their departures from the Sooners' softball roster on Monday. Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. 1 recruit in the nation has been as advertised since coming to Norman, rocking a 0.95 ERA, and 199 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched. A month ago, the Sooners' march to the WCWS -- a wire-to-wire run as the No. The grad transfer surrendered no runs or walks and just three hits to go with five strikeouts. In this week's Big 12 Softball Power Rankings, there will be a shake-up at the top as the Oklahoma Sooners, who fell to Baylor at the Getterman Classic in Week 2, returned to form in a big way this weekend. 2 starting pitcher. Alex Storako, who pitched 11 scoreless innings at the Mary Nutter Classic, had plenty of success in the Big Ten, but this was her first accolade from the Big 12. OU Softball: Oklahoma Routs Utah 10-3. The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the No. From the 9-hole, Sophia Nugent then smashed a three-run home run deep over the wall in left field for a 5-0 Sooner lead. The Sooners outscored their five opponents 50-4 during the three days and let the softball world know, hey, OU isn't going anywhere. The Sooners had seven hits and six runs in the second inning with two outs on the board. Lowry is capable of dialing up the velocity when necessary, and can also throw an assortment of breaking balls, an arsenal which includes a drop ball, change-up, curveball and a "chise," a change-rise combo she came up with herself. That game showed a lack of patience at the plate from the Sooners, as well as other things Gasso addressed in practice this week. Her career record pitching was 93-7, with a 0.22 earned run average. After a 14-0 (5 inn.) OU Softball: Oklahoma Reclaims No. [17][18] She was also named a first-team All-American, the NFCA National Freshman of the Year, Softball America Freshman of the Year and a finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[19][20][21][22]. Video courtesy/Sooner Sports TV. Results come back and theres no shock, I have torn my other hips labrum. She hit .250 with a home run and 14 RBIs in 31 games 18 starts in 2022. The former No. In 2021, she set a Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a victory over Michigan State and led the nation with 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings. 16-seed UCF, 8-0, in five innings during the second round of the NCAA softball tournament in Norman on Friday. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumright are two-time All-Americans to have played for . During his Michigan career, the Frankfort, Illinois, product had a 1.71 ERA with 69 wins and 901 strikeouts in 563 innings. Freshman Jocelyn Erickson emerging as a real offensive weapon. Recently, OU coach Patty Gasso praised Hansens offseason work after the catcher struggled offensively last season. Posted at 01:41h . Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions.You can also follow Ben on Twitter @bendackiw. While she is the sixth player and third former Sooner to ink with the Spark Jocelyn Alo and Lynnsie Elam are already on the roster Ricketts is the franchise's first mom player. OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl missed the tournament with arm soreness and was unable to play during the Sooners' 4-3 loss to Oklahoma State in the tournament championship. But OU . As well as shave off pieces off my hip bone and repair multiple torn ligaments. She threw 11 pitches, and allowed two hits while recording just one out. This is a developing story. Here's three that stand out: 1. Bahl attended Papillion-La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/01/oklahoma-sooners-softball-pitcher-jordy-bahl-wcws-patty-gasso-northwestern/, 'Bombs Away': Social Media Reacts to Sooners dominant win over No. With two out, Torres reached on an error in right field, and Boone, the Sooners 8-hole hitter, smashed a two-run home run to right to put OU up 7-0. Oklahoma softball takes down top-ranked UCLA 14-0 with offensive explosion Share 8 preseason picks for the 2023 Women's College World Series 3:00 Sort By: Oldest First Latest 11:35 am, February. Oklahoma meets both teams twice on weekend and all games can be seen via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard via 107.7 The Franchise or nationwide on the TuneIn app. Bahl doubled her hit total from her freshman season over the Sooners first five games this season, helping OU to a 5-0 start at the Mark Campbell Invitational last weekend in Irvine, California. She allowed 18 earned runs, while holding opponents to a .137 batting average including seven shutouts. So expect Torres to mostly play third base for OU next season. More:Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule. Heres a look at the Sooners weekend overall. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. Check back for updates. ", IHSAA softball:Tri-West vs. St. Joseph was arguably greatest pitchers' duel in state finals history. Well it did. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Eric Bailey Oklahoma's absence atop the. 1 Oklahoma Sooners softball vs. Baylor Bears on Sunday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. On a day when the Oklahoma bats erupted for 14 runs, Storako gave the UCLA batting order little room to breathe. Oklahoma Sooners softball players have been putting up absurd numbers. Following an outstanding season, she was named the Nebraska Softball Player of the Year. High school career [ edit] Bahl attended Papillion-La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. I made the decision to Medically Retire from playing softball. But Donihoos playing time dwindled early in the 2022 season, and she left the team in mid-April after the Texas Tech series. Lee was a big reason for the Sooners success, going 6 of 13 with five runs, five RBIs and a home run. Additionally, the right-handed pitcher entered a bases-loaded jam against Loyola Marymount on Saturday and retired the side with a pair of strikeouts to end the game. In 2021, she set program records in home runs (25) and slugging percentage (.955). Next week, Oklahoma will be back on top of the college softball world. She combined with Jordy Bahl for the shutout victory over Cal State Fullerton. No. To put this into historical perspective, this Sooner team can be compared to three other teams considered to be the best college softball . Freshman Jocelyn Erickson hit her first career home run in that win as well. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Senior Kate Gordon drilled a full-count home run over the left-center-field wall in the top of the eighth inning to power James Madison to a 4-3 win over top-seeded Oklahoma in the opening game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday afternoon at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Jennings. Oklahoma's Jordyn Bahl (98) pitches during a softball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and and the Wichita State Shockers at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Okla.,. 1 recruit in the Class of 2021 by Softball America and Extra Inning Softball. After her flawless performance against UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners pitcher Alex Storako was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week. Oklahoma moved to 12-1 on the season with their 10-1 win over Loyola Marymount in the Mary Nutter Classic. Copyright 2023 University of Oklahoma Athletics. 1 UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners No. During her three seasons with the Sun Devils, the Glendale, Arizona, product made 131 starts, hitting .326 with 37 home runs and 105 RBIs. With Oklahoma softball going back-to-back, Jordan Shusterman looks at how the Sooners built a dynasty and whether it can continue. Storako was an NFCA All-American and unanimous Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2021, when she was 25-8 with a 1.71 ERA and 300 strikeouts. The NCAA softball season is underway and here's a list of players to watch for the 2023 season. On the season, Storako has posted a 4-0 record in the circle with an ERA of 0.34 and 26 total strikeouts. May 18There was a noticeable absence for Oklahoma during the team's two games last weekend at the Big 12 Tournament. The players they lost were big ones NCAA all-time home run queen Jocelyn Alo at the top of the list, plus catcher Lynnsie Elam, infielder Jana Johns, utility player Taylon Snow and pitcher Hope Trautwein, but reloading doesnt figure to be much of an issue. 10 min read. The Sooners recorded two runs in the third inning after Jennings hit a double that scored Coleman and Brito, and Kinzie Hansen hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Sooners a 10 . They could add another rare accolade this season by becoming the first program since UCLA from 1988 to 1990 to win three consecutive titles. Storako was an NFCA All-American and unanimous Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2021, when she was 25-8 with a 1.71 ERA and 300 strikeouts. Storako got some serious defensive help in the third. [14] She didn't pitch during the 2022 Big 12 Conference softball tournament due to suffering arm soreness. Sooners softball figures to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the switch, which will take place in the fall of 2024. . Heres a look at the Sooners roster movement in the offseason, with a look at home the new transfers might fit into the lineup: Carlson:National titles are nice, but these off-field wins mean as much to OU's Grace Lyons. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Looking to add to their defensive backfield, the Oklahoma Sooners target Zadian Gentry out of McKinney, Texas. Coming off their first setback of the year at Baylor last weekend, Gasso made sure all week in practice that she got her teams attention, and it paid off in a 8-0 run rule victory Friday over Cal State Fullerton at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, CA. Fill out this form to submit your transfer updates. 2021 Softball Roster - University of Oklahoma 2021 Softball Roster View Type: Go To Coaching Staff 0 Rylie Boone OFSo.5' 3'' Owasso HS Owasso, Okla. Full Bio 1 Kinsey Koeltzow CJr.5' 6''. 5 UCLA, No. An early offensive outburst . The Sooners immediately return to play with a 5 p.m. scheduled game against Texas A&M. FanNation flipped this story into All Sooners . Sanders and Torres combined for 37 home runs and 103 RBIs last season while Storako was a unanimous choice for Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. She was dominant. Florida, Oregon State, Oklahoma State and Arizona make up the remaining four teams in the WCWS. "Audrey is just calm and relaxed out there," Tri-West coach Mike Miller said of Lowry. First, the Sooners signed a small but impressive high school class of four that includes left-handed pitcher Kierston Deal, a North Carolina product who is the top overall player in the class according to Extra Inning Softball. And some of her coaches think her best has yet to come. victory over top-ranked UCLA, the Sooners are back atop the national polls, and they're moving back up in our . After Storako put on two more baserunners with a walk and a hard-hit grounder that Brito booted at third, Hannah Becer smacked a sharp single to left. After an incredible 45-1 season that culminated in their 10th straight regular season title, the Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Big 12's all . After an excellent 2022 season, OU pitcher Nicole May is heading toward an even better junior year, coach Patty Gasso said just before the season. Gasso has had the young flamethrower on ice since early May due to what was called soreness. Bahl has not pitched since May 6 against Oklahoma State. Following the departures of both McAdoo and Guthrie, the Sooners roster now sits at 20 members for the 2023 season. In fact, Oklahoma wasted no time whatsoever getting the bats going. 17/16Kentucky and UIC this weekend, March 3-4, for the home-opening OU Tournament in Norman. For the weekend, Storako a two-time All-Big Ten pitcher logged two wins in three appearances while striking out a 11 batters with no runs allowed, one walk and six hits. Storako is 4-0 in the circle in 2023 with an ERA of 0.34 and 26 strikeouts. Sophomore Nicole May and graduate transfer Hope Trautwein combined to finish the perfect game for the Sooners. The Sooners host No. She also batted .510 with 20 home runs and 55 RBI. 2023 www.indystar.com. Even though she has had some improvement, its not enough improvement to be able to keep up with a pretty brutal schedule that is required to play at this level. She became the first Oklahoma freshman to pitch a perfect game since Paige Parker in 2015. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. Please see Storyline for restrictions and usage terms. Looking back: The Sooners whipped through the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with five wins highlighted by a 14-0 triumph over former No. Some of you know but most dont so I will tell my story, McAdoo wrote on Instagram on Monday. For the first time since trading her maize and blue for crimson and cream, Oklahoma Sooners pitcher Alex Storako was named the Big 12s Pitcher of the Week. De Antuanett tried to stretch from second base, but she was gunned down at the plate a big throw home by Boone and an athletic catch-and-swipe tag by Nugent. Alex Storako, OU's senior transfer from Michigan, is the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. But Fullerton pitcher Raci Miranda got a groundout and two strikeouts to keep Lyons at second base and limit the damage to just one run. With the national title now . Advertisement Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma (OU) based in Norman, Oklahoma.. She led Texas A&M in batting average (.405), home runs (15), and RBIs (45) in 2022. If i knew that last time I got to throw a pitch was the last time I would of cherished it more. OU hit four home runs over the opening weekend, including a grand slam by Grace Green in Sundays 9-0 win over San Jose State. Coach Patty Gasso and the OU softball program, National titles are nice, but these off-field wins mean as much to OU's Grace Lyons, Former OU softball star Jocelyn Alo named 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year, OU baseball looks to build off College World Series run with a new-look roster in 2023, Patty Gasso talking big after OU softball cleans up in the transfer portal, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Dukes (40-2) needed just three hits on the day, as senior Odicci Alexander . As well as shave off pieces off my hip bone and repair multiple torn ligaments. [2] Following an outstanding season she was named Nebraska Softball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. Lowry led the Bruins to the 3A state finals, and struck out a record 22 batters in the title game. "Her rise ball is amazing and her changeup gets batters almost every time. This week: At Getterman Classic, Waco, Texas (vs. Longwood, 12:30 p.m. Friday; vs. Stephen F. Austin, 12:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Army, 5:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Baylor, noon Sunday) More: Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule Haley Lee, Sophia Nugent handle plate duties with Kinzie Hansen out Some of you know but most dont so I will tell my story, McAdoo wrote on Instagram on Monday. The Oklahoma Sooners wasted no time establishing themselves at the plate, loading the bases early against UCLA ace pitcher Megan Fariamo.Though Oklahoma wasn't able to push any runs across . Maybe someday things will be different for her, but for now we are just trusting Gods plan for her.. Rylie Boone is batting .412 this year. She struck out 11 in the complete-game performance, allowing no hits or walks to the 18 batters she faced. Join the conversation today. The Sooners (13-1), who reclaimed their place at No. It was the sophomores third career home run and second this season, and doubled her RBI total for 2023. Since blowing out UCLA, the Sooners have reclaimed the top spot in the rankings, knocking the Bruins down to No. Tri-West pitcher Audrey Lowry has committed to six-time national champion Oklahoma, the nationally ranked southpaw announced Monday afternoon. Storako helped OU to a dominant weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic,. Torres was an All-Pac 12 pick as a junior last season when she hit .339 with 16 home runs, 14 doubles and 40 RBIs. Camp Preview: New York Lady Nightmares Bring ODM Testing to Long Island on Sat. 1 UCLA, last weekend. They responded by rattling off five straight wins, four of them via run-rule. 2 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday on the second day of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, which is being held at the Big League Dreams Sports Park. The past couple of years she has been sick. 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