Oklahoma Softball Suffers 1st Loss Of Season, Falls To Baylor 4-3

No. 1 Oklahoma suffered its first lack of the 2023 season by the hands of Baylor on Sunday afternoon in a 4-3 resolution in Waco.

The Sooners battled again from a 4-1 deficit to chop the result in one within the sixth inning, placing the tying run on third base with two outs, however could not manufacture any extra runs within the remaining two innings to drop simply this system’s eighth loss prior to now three years (123-8 in that span).

“What just happened is extremely valuable,” mentioned Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso. “What’s valuable is the response, the rebound and the extra work that is going to be put in to make us better. Our offense was confused with things and we definitely have to find a way to handle pitchers that mix pitches better.”

Oklahoma (8-1) struck first within the high of the second courtesy of a Baylor (7-1) error on a ball junior Jayda Coleman ripped to the shortstop, permitting senior Alynah Torres to race residence after she tripled.

Baylor plated all 4 of its runs within the third inning starting with an RBI single by Amber Toven. A batter later, BU sophomore Shaylon Govan hit a three-run residence run down the left area line to deliver the rating to 4-1 Bears after three. It was simply the second residence run sophomore pitcher Jordy Bahl has surrendered this season and the sixth of her profession.

Bahl rapidly settled in and retired the following eight Baylor batters into the sixth inning.

In the highest of the sixth, Oklahoma put collectively a two-run rally starting with a Torres stroll and Rylie Boone single down the left line. Coleman got here via with an RBI double to attain pinch runner Avery Hodge from second earlier than junior Tiare Jennings plated Boone on an RBI groundout. A groundout ended OU’s menace of tying the sport and Baylor aid pitcher Aliyah Binford put the Sooners down so as within the seventh to present Baylor its first win over the Sooners since 2017.

Baylor beginning pitcher Dariana Orme (W, 3-1) pitched 4 innings and allowed only one run on six hits to the potent Oklahoma offense, hanging out a pair and strolling two. Binford earned the save in three innings of aid, permitting two runs on two hits with a stroll and two strikeouts.

Bahl took simply the second lack of her profession (25-2), going the gap and permitting 4 runs on 5 hits with two walks and 6 strikeouts. Jennings (2-for-4) and Boone (2-for-3) paced OU on the plate.

The Sooners completed the Getterman Classic 3-1 with wins over Longwood (10-0 [5 inn.]), Stephen F. Austin (22-0 [5]) and Army (9-0 [5]).

Oklahoma turns its consideration to the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic subsequent weekend, Feb. 24-26, in Cathedral City, Calif., the place it faces Cal State-Fullerton, Texas A&M, Utah, Loyola Marymount and No. 2 UCLA. The event could be seen on FloSoftball ($) and heard through 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and nationwide on the TuneIn app.