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OU softball: Sooners bested by Oklahoma State, 6-4, suffer 1st Big 12 loss since 2017

Kinzie Hansen

Sophomore catcher Kinzie Hansen during the game against Liberty in the Hall of Fame Tournament at the USA Softball Hall Of Fame Stadium on March 14.

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No. 1 Oklahoma (40-1, 14-0 Big 12) was defeated by Oklahoma State (39-6, 14-1 Big 12), 6-4, in Stillwater on Friday afternoon. It was OU’s first conference loss since April 23, 2017.

Senior left-handed pitcher Giselle “G” Juarez got the start in the circle for the Sooners. She went two and a third innings, allowing five runs, five hits and notched two strikeouts. Freshman right-handed pitcher Nicole May came on in relief of Juarez, going the final three innings. She allowed one run on one hit and tallied one strikeout.

Oklahoma got the scoring started early in the top of the second. It all started with a single from junior utility Kinzie Hansen to put a runner on first with no outs. Freshman utility Jayda Coleman then stepped up to the plate and continued her impressive first season, drilling a two-run home run to left field to put the Sooners on top, 2-0. 

The home run was Oklahoma’s 116th of the season, setting a new program record. The Sooners wouldn’t wait long to extend the record to 117, as senior utility Jocelyn Alo would blast a two-run shot of her own in the top of the third inning to push OU out in front 4-1. The home run was Alo’s NCAA-best 26th of the season.

The Cowgirls would battle back in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs off three home runs to take the lead 5-4. They would add another run in the bottom of the fourth, courtesy of a solo home run by junior infielder Kylie Naomi to put OSU ahead 6-4.

Oklahoma would put two base runners on in the top of the seventh in an effort to tie the game but couldn’t bring them home, falling to the Cowgirls for the first time since the 2011 season. 

Oklahoma’s offense was highlighted by performances from Alo and Coleman. Coleman led the Sooners in hits with two and both Alo and Coleman tied for the lead in RBIs with two. All four of OU’s runs came off home runs.

The Sooners will look to rebound tomorrow, May 8, as they take on Oklahoma State in game two of the weekend series at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN. 

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