SoonerSports TV Host Meg McDonald posted an interesting photo earlier today, that of people sitting in tents and chairs, lining up for the Athletic Department’s annual equipment sale. That’s right, this isn’t for OU – Texas tickets, like we did back in the day, but for used equipment, shoes, apparel and other stuff. After cancelling the event last year due to COVID, OU announced the return of the sale this week. Per the Athletic Department “The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has announced that its Summer Sale of equipment, shoes, apparel and other items will take place on Saturday, June…
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Here is a great video put out by OU Softball showing the highlights from all 8 games in the WCWS, starting with the opening day loss to James Madison. Check it out! ??? ?????? ????? ? #ChampionshipMindset Originally tweeted by Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) on June 15, 2021. Shop 2021 National Champions Shirts
Coach Patty Gasso joined ESPN’s Stephen A Smith on Monday to discuss the state of the WCWS facilities in Oklahoma City and the tournament as a whole. The 5-time national champion pointed out the inconsistencies with other NCAA team tournaments, highlighting the lack of instant replay, and the fact that the tournament is compressed to afford no rest days for teams. Additionally, Gasso sent a shot across the bow of the WCWS stadium, calling out the lack of basic facilities, such as no showers (srsly, WCWS?!) and other locker room crumminess. “We deserve instant replay, we deserve locker rooms, we…
Update: 6/15/21 That’s it for the sale, folks! Fanatics has a sale going on right now with discounts for OU Softball National Champion and Big 12 Champion T-Shirts. Plus there is some new WCWS merch up. Use Code 59SHIP for free shipping over $59. Sale Items All Softball Gear
The OU Softball team celebrated their historic 2021 National Championship Saturday evening on Marita Hynes field. Players took photos, signed autographed, and (5 time national champ) Coach Patty Gasso spoke along with OU Prez Herzog and AD Joe C. ???? ? ?????! Thank you for your support all season long, ?????? ?????? ❤️☝️ ? And a huge shoutout to our leaders, @OU_President and @soonerad! ? Originally tweeted by Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) on June 13, 2021. Coach Gasso’s Speech ?⬇️ ? http://bit.ly/OUSBProject1 Originally tweeted by Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) on June 13, 2021. Shop 2021 National Champions Gear More Photos
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The Sooners are one win away from the 2021 Softball National Championship. Led by a shutdown pitching performance by G Juarez, the Sooners evened the series with FSU at 1-1 with a thrilling 6-2 comeback. The action took off in the top of the 6th, with Jocelyn Alo hitting a 2 run no-doubter, which also set the all-time team single season home run record at 159, previously held by the 2010 Hawaii squad. The Sooners put on 2 more in the inning, and another in the 7th, as Juarez finished off the side to finished the comeback. Defensively, ‘Lou Lou’…
After the Sooners defeated James Madison Monday afternoon to advance out of the loser’s bracket and return to the WCWS championship series, Alabama and Florida State faced each other to determine the final team for the championship series. FSU jumped on Bama ace Dakota Fouts early, getting a 6-0 lead before Fouts was pulled. The Noles would eventually go up 8-0 in the 3rd before the Crimson Tide battled back to within 3. The Noles endured, winning 8-5 to finish their own improbable run to the title matchup. This marks the first time that both teams reached the final series…
The Sooners defeated James Madison 6-3 on Sunday to set up the decisive semifinal later today. The game was originally scheduled for Sunday evening, but the Florida State – Alabama game that followed OU-JMU was weather delayed. After the FSU-Bama game started, tourney officials announced that if FSU were to win and force a 2nd game, then both games would be pushed to Monday, bumping the start of the final best of 3 championship series to Tuesday. Florida State prevailed, and the games were moved to dismay of several OU and JMU fans already in the stadium. The late scheduling…
Unseeded James Madison knocked off 8 seed Missouri 2 games to 1 on Sunday, and will advance to their first ever Women’s College World Series, where they will face the top seeded Sooners in Oklahoma City. JMU has turned into the SEC giant-killer this postseason and is doing it all on the road, beating #9 Tennessee last week in the Knoxville Regional, and now Mizzou in the Columbia Super Regional, 2 games to 1. They have just one other loss on the year, to Elon back in March. The Dukes will face the Sooners on Thursday at 11am central. Shop…