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Week 19 - June 22 2021 SOFTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL vs School W L T Pct. H A N W L T Pct. H A N Streak Top 25 Oklahoma 16 1 0 .941 9-0 7-1 0-0 56 4 0 .933 21-0 16-2 19-2 W2 19-3 Oklahoma State 15 3 0 .833 7-2 8-1 0-0 48 12 0 .800 23-5 14-2 11-5 L2 13-6 Texas 12 6 0 .667 7-3 5-3 0-0 43 14 0 .754 30-5 10-7 3-2 L1 4-13 Baylor 8 9 0 .471 3-4 5-5 0-0 27 23 0 .540 10-8 13-9 4-6 L8 2-11 Iowa State 6 12 0 .333 1-8 4-5 0-0 34 23 0 .597 2-9 14-8 17-6 L1 1-14 Texas Tech 3 15 0 .167 1-8 2-7 0-0 21 26 0 .447 12-12 3-9 6-5 W1 1-12 Kansas 2 16 0 .111 2-7 0-9 0-0 22 26 0 .458 12-11 2-12 8-2 L9 3-11 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE NOTES The Big 12 won its fifth softball national championship since 2000, all claimed by WOMEN’S COLLEGE Oklahoma. It was the 8th appearance by the conference in the Championship Finals, OU in at the WCWS WORLD SERIES seven of those with Texas A&M making the 2008 Finals. The league is 5-3 in that setting. Year Team Rec. Last Game Result All games at Oklahoma City’s USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex 1998 Okla.State 2-2 eliminated by Arizona The Sooners in 2021 hit the most homeruns (161) Thursday, June 3 - 1st Round and scored the most runs (666) in Division 1 history. Nebraska 1-2 eliminated by Washington James Madison 4, #1 OKLAHOMA 3 At the WCWS, OU again set marks for home runs Texas 0-2 eliminated by Nebraska #5 OKLAHOMA STATE 3, Georgia 2 (15) and runs (67) for that Championship event. 2000 Oklahoma 4-0 Champions over UCLA Friday, June 4 - Winner’s Bracket 2nd Round Over the entire 16-game run of Big 12 and NCAA in Final postseason play, the Sooners hit .364, slugged 2001 Oklahoma 1-2 eliminated by LSU James Madison 2, #5 OKLAHOMA STATE 1 .722, with 41 home runs while scoring 8.75 runs per contest. 2002 Nebraska 1-2 eliminated by Florida State Saturday, June 5 - Elimination Bracket 2nd Round Oklahoma 0-2 eliminated by UCLA #1 OKLAHOMA 8, Georgia 0 (6 Inn.) OU’s Tiare Jennings (92), Jocelyn Alo (89) and Kinzie Hansen (66) respectively finished the 2003 Texas 2-2 eliminated by UCLA #1 OKLAHOMA 10, #2 UCLA 3 NCAA RBI statistical rankings 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Oklahoma 1-2 eliminated by Cal #10 Florida State 4, #5 OKLAHOMA STATE 2 Alo was the national home run champion with 34, 2004 Oklahoma 1-2 eliminated by Stanford Sunday, June 6 - National Semifinals setting OU and Big 12 single-season records in the process. Overall batting, Alo’s .462 was fifth 2005 Texas 2-2 eliminated by UCLA #1 OKLAHOMA 6, James Madison 3 among NCAA hitters with at least 100 at bats. 2006 Texas 1-2 eliminated by UCLA Monday, June 7 - National Semifinals Hansen led OU in the postseason with 9 2007 Baylor 2-2 eliminated by Northwestern #1 OKLAHOMA 7, James Madison 1 home runs and 22 RBIs, while her .455 Texas A&M 1-2 eliminated by UCLA Tuesday, June 8 - Championship Series Game 1 batting mark was second-best to Alo’s .463. 2008 Texas A&M 3-3 loss to Arizona State With one of the most potent batting lineups the #10 Florida State 8, #1 OKLAHOMA 4 game has ever seen, OU’s final starting nine, all in Finals Wednesday, June 9 - Championship Series Game 2 with at least 100 season at bats, featured five who 2009 Missouri 0-2 eliminated by Georgia #1 OKLAHOMA 6, #10 Florida State 2 hit .438 or better in 2021. The average stat line 2010 Missouri 0-2 eliminated by Florida Thursday, June 10 - Championship Series Game 3 for a member of the OU starting lineup included 2011 Baylor 2-2 eliminated by Arizona State a .404 batting average with 15.7 home runs and Missouri 2-2 eliminated by Baylor #1 OKLAHOMA 5, #10 Florida State 1 56.9 RBIs.But in a season with such record- breaking offense, the 2021 Sooners should also Okla.State 0-2 eliminated by Cal Most Prolific National Championship be noted for a pitching staff that logged the lowest Oklahoma 0-2 eliminated by Missouri Programs of the Big 12 Era (1996-present) opponent batting average (.184) and had the best 2012 Oklahoma 4-2 loss to Alabama in Finals defense (.982 fielding with just 25 errors in 1368 2013 Oklahoma 5-0 Champions over Tennessee Men’s Swimming & Diving chances) in the Big 12. in Finals 9 2000, 2001-02, 2010, 2015-18, 2021 Overall in the conference for 2021, the offensive Texas 2-2 eliminated by Tennessee Softball 2014 Baylor 2-2 eliminated by Florida 5 2000, 2016-17, 2019, 2021 assault on the record book included Iowa State’s Sami Williams becoming the league’s Oklahoma 1-2 eliminated by Oregon Women’s Gymnastics all-time hits leader at 332. But just 43 hits 2016 Oklahoma 5-1 Champions over Auburn 4 2014, 2016-17, 2019 behind, and with a super-senior season to in Finals come is Texas’ Janae Jefferson holding at 289. 2017 Oklahoma 5-0 Champions over Florida 4 Wrestling Texas Tech hit the second-fewest home runs in 2003-06 the league with 30, but on one magical afternoon in Finals Baylor Women’s Basketball 2005, 2012, 2019 in Lubbock launched three grand slams in one Baylor 0-2 eliminated by Oregon 3 Oklahoma State Men’s Cross Country 2009-10, 2012 game against Tarleton State, two off the bat of 2018 Oklahoma 2-2 eliminated by Washington Colorado Men’s Cross Country 2001, 2004, 2006 Karli Hamilton, tying an all-time NCAA record. 2019 Oklahoma 3-3 loss to Alabama in Finals Oklahoma State Men’s Golf 2000, 2006, 2018 Coming just short of Oklahoma State’s single- season school record of 20 home runs was both Okla.State 1-2 eliminated by Washington Texas Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1998-99, 2006 2021 Oklahoma 6-1 Champions over Florida Texas Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1998-99, 2005 Haley Busby (19) and Alysen Febrey (18). Texas A&M Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 2009-11 State in Finals Texas A&M Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 2009-11 #BIG12SB ON TWIttER Okla.State 1-2 eliminated by Florida State @BaylorSoftball @CycloneSB @KUSoftball @OU_Softball @CowgirlSB @TexasSoftball @TexasTechSB BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference RECORD BREAKING SEASON Current/Previous Current/Previous 2021 Record Record Team Batting Average .405 .361 Oklahoma, 2015 .385 Arizona, 1998 Team Hits 666 648 Oklahoma, 2000 765 Arizona, 1995 Team Runs 638 487 Oklahoma, 2015 629 Arizona, 1995 Team Home Runs 161 115 Oklahoma, 2019 158 Hawaii, 2010 Team RBIs 606 462 Oklahoma, 2015 566 Arizona, 1995 Team Total Bases 1,279 N/A 1,216 Arizona, 1995 Team Slugging Pct. .778 .657 Oklahoma, 2015 .657 Oklahoma, 2015 Team On Base Pct. .490 .473 Oklahoma, 2015 N/A at UTEP (5 innings) Oklahoma vs. East Carolina BYU vs. Utah Valley, Apr. 16, 2008 Single Game Home Runs 13 Februay 11 8 March 15, 2015 10 UTSA vs. Tex.Southern, Apr. 8, 2004 Tied 8 other times. Last by at UTEP, February 11 Oklahoma vs. East Carolina Oklahoma vs. E.Carolina, Mar. 15, 2015 Single Inning Home Runs 1st & 4th Innings 5 5 March 15, 2015 - 3rd Inning 5 3rd Inning Jocelyn Alo, OU, 2018 Laura Espinoza Single Season Jocelyn Alo 34 30 Lauren Chamberlain, OU, 2013 37 Home Runs Lauren Chamberlain, OU, 2012 (Arizona, 1995) Single Season Tiare Jennings 92 84 Lauren Chamberlain Laura Espinoza RBIs Jocelyn Alo 89 (Oklahoma, 2013) 128 (Arizona, 1995) Single Season Jocelyn Alo 203 187 Lauren Chamberlain Laura Espinoza Total Bases Tiare Jennings 197 (Oklahoma, 2013) 232 (Arizona, 1995) Jocelyn Alo Alex Bayne, Ohio St., Apr 3-13, 2016 Consecutive Games N/A Kellie Sirus, Lipscomb, May 6-15, 2010 With a Home Run (March 7-26) 7 7 Kaitlin Cochran, Ariz.St., Ma20-Ap2, 2009 Grand Slam HR Karli Hamilton 16 others tied. Most recently by March 21 2 2 Caitlin Fogue, Ohio - March 7, 2020 In One Game vs. Tarleton St. N/A vs. Bonaventure BIG 12 Season BIG 12 Cumulative BIG 12 Program Team Batting Average Season Home Runs Season Records for HRs Previous/ .405 Oklahoma, 2021 HRs Games 2021 Current Record .361 Oklahoma, 2015 2021 510 379 Oklahoma 161 115 (2019) Oklahoma State 93 82 (2019) .351 Oklahoma, 2016 2020 172 174 Texas 78 88 (2010) .345 Oklahoma, 2019 2019 400 408 Iowa State 64 48 (2019) 2018 338 405 Kansas 56 60 (2011) .345 Kansas, 2013 Texas Tech 30 66 (2012) 2017 277 417 Baylor 28 74 (2014) .342 Texas, 2021 2016 369 397 .340 Texas Tech, 2011 2015 380 383 Season Records for Runs .338 Oklahoma, 2001 2014 354 407 Previous/ 2021 Current Record .336 Texas Tech, 2005 2013 342 398 Oklahoma 638 487 (2015) .335 Oklahoma, 2013 2012 457 513 Texas 366 372 (2012) Oklahoma State 356 356 (2019) .333 Texas, 2014 2011* 594 579 Iowa State 315 284 (2013) .330 Texas, 2012 2010* 486 580 Baylor 224 384 (2005) 2009* 370 571 Kansas 237 331 (2015) .329 Oklahoma, 2000 *10 teams competed in the Big 12 through 2011 Texas Tech 182 416 (2011) RECORD BREAKING SEASON 2021 LEADERS CAREER CHART CLIMBERS Batting (100 AB min.) 2021 Ave.