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Opens Its 2012 Home Season This Weekend with LSU (9-4) and Iowa 2012 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL | SIX WCWS APPEARANCES | EIGHT BIG 12 TITLES | 2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 38 ALL-AMERICANS David Bassity, Assistant Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 West Brooks, Suite 2525 | Norman, OK 73019 Phone: (405) 274-1455 | E-Mail: [email protected] www.SoonerSports.com | Twitter: @SoonerSoftball 84 ALL-REGION SELECTIONS | 7 BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 4 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 64 ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM HONOREES | 79 WEEKLY BIG 12 HONORS 2012 RESULTS FEBRUARY Sportco Kick-Off Classic 10 vs. Cal State Bakersfield Las Vegas, Nev. W, 6-0 at. UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. W, 5-0 11 vs. Weber State Las Vegas, Nev. W, 12-2 (5) vs. Kent State Las Vegas, Nev. W, 6-0 12 vs. Kent State Las Vegas, Nev. W, 11-1 ACC/Big 12/SEC Challenge 17 vs. Virginia Tech Auburn, Ala. W, 10-0 (5) vs. Georgia Tech Auburn, Ala. L, 1-0 18 vs. #1 Alabama Auburn, Ala. Cancelled LSU (9-4, 0-0 SEC) LSU (9-4, 0-0 SEC) Iowa (8-6, 0-0 Big Ten) Iowa (8-6, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. #19 Auburn Auburn, Ala. Cancelled March 2, 2012 March 3, 2012 March 3, 2012 March 4, 2012 Cathedral City Classic 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 23 vs. San Diego State Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-0 vs. UC Davis Palm Springs, Calif. W, 10-0 (5) 24 vs. Boise State Palm Springs, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) vs. #11 Stanford Palm Springs, Calif. L, 5-0 (5) Series: LSU leads 6-5 Series: LSU leads 6-5 Series: Oklahoma leads 7-4 Series: Oklahoma leads 7-4 25 vs. #7 Georgia Palm Springs, Calif. L, 3-2 29 at North Texas Denton, Texas W, 4-1 Most recent: 2-6-09 Most recent: 2-6-09 Most recent: 5-19-96 Most recent: 5-19-96 MARCH Result: OU won 8-0 Result: OU won 8-0 Result: OU lost 7-2 Result: OU lost 7-2 2 vs. LSU NORMAN 6:00 p.m. 3 vs. LSU Oklahoma City, Okla. 4:00 p.m. vs. Iowa Oklahoma City, Okla. 6:30 p.m. 2012 TEAM INFORMATION No. 8/9 Oklahoma (10-3) opens its 2012 home season 4 vs. Iowa NORMAN 11:00 a.m. 6 Austin Peay NORMAN 5:00 p.m. 2012 Overall Record ......................................................................10-3 this weekend with LSU (9-4) and Iowa (8-6) coming Marriott presents Oklahoma Spring Festival 2012 Conference Record (Standing) .....................................0-0 (T-1st) to Marita Hynes Field on Friday and Sunday. OU also 9 vs. Indiana NORMAN 6:00 p.m. 2012 USA Today/NFCA Ranking ...........................................................8 faces both teams on Saturday in The Preview at ASA 10 vs. Wichita State NORMAN 1:30 p.m. vs. Indiana NORMAN 4:00 p.m. 2012 ESPN.com/USA Softball Ranking ................................................9 Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. 11 vs. Wichita State NORMAN 1:00 p.m. Judi Garman Classic 2012 OUTLOOK The Sooners will look to knot the series history with 15 vs. DePaul Fullerton, Calif. 3:00 p.m. vs. #16 Michigan Fullerton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................................................13/3 the Tigers Friday when they open home play at 6 p.m. 16 vs. Virginia Fullerton, Calif. 3:00 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................5/3 in a series that LSU currently leads 6-5. vs. Penn State Fullerton, Calif. 7:30 p.m. 17 vs. #4 Washington Fullerton, Calif. 1:00 p.m. Pitchers Returning Lost ...................................................................4/0 23 at #10 Baylor Waco, Texas 6:30 p.m. Newcomers .........................................................................................6 Barring an LSU win, OU has an opportunity to take 24 at #10 Baylor Waco, Texas 2:00 p.m. All-Americans Returning/Lost .........................................................2/0 the series lead when the two return to the diamond 25 at #10 Baylor Waco, Texas 12:00 p.m. 28 vs. #23 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 4 p.m. in Oklahoma City. 30 vs. Kansas NORMAN 7:00 p.m. 31 vs. Kansas NORMAN 2:00 p.m. 2011 AWARDS AND HONORS The Tigers enter the weekend on a six-game win APRIL 1 vs. Kansas NORMAN 12:00 p.m. NFCA All-Americans NFCA Player of the Week streak and are led by pitcher Rachele Fico who carries 5 vs. Texas Tech NORMAN 7:00 p.m. a season ERA of 0.37 with a pitching record of 5-1. 6 vs. Texas Tech NORMAN 7:00 p.m. Keilani Ricketts, first team Keilani Ricketts, May 10 7 vs. Texas Tech NORMAN 12:00 p.m. Jessica Shults, second team 11 at #23 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m. 13 at #21 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. USA Softball Collegiate Player The Sooners and the Hawkeyes will face off for the 14 at #21 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 3:00 p.m. NFCA All-Central Region of the Year Top 25 first time since May of 1996 Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in 15 at #21 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 12:00 p.m. 18 vs. North Texas NORMAN 6:00 p.m. Destinee Martinez, first team Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma City. In that game on May 19, 1996, OU lost 20 vs. #13 Missouri NORMAN 7:00 p.m. Keilani Ricketts, first team Jessica Shults 21 vs. #13 Missouri NORMAN 2:00 p.m. 7-2, but leads the overall series 7-4. 22 vs. #13 Missouri NORMAN 12:00 p.m. Jessica Shults, first team 25 vs. #23 Oklahoma State NORMAN 7:00 p.m. Brittany Williams, first team Big 12 Player of the Week 28 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Iowa enters the weekend having won five of its last 29 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 12:00 p.m. Jessica Shults, February 15 seven and is led at the plate by Katie Keim, who is All-Big 12 Dani Dobbs, March 22 MAY batting a .417 clip. 4 vs. #6 Texas NORMAN 7:00 p.m. Chana’e Jones, first team 5 vs. #6 Texas NORMAN 2:00 p.m. Destinee Martinez, first team Big 12 Pitcher of the Week 6 vs. #6 Texas NORMAN 12:00 p.m. Oklahoma got its 10th win of the season Wednesday 11 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 4:00 p.m. Keilani Ricketts, first team Keilani Ricketts, February 15 12 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 2:00 p.m. night at Denton, Texas, with a 4-1 victory over North 13 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 12:00 p.m. Dani Dobbs, second team Keilani Ricketts, May 10 Haley Nix, second team Texas. Keilani Ricketts held the Mean Green to just one NCAA Regional hit without giving up an earned run. 18 TBD CAMPUS SITES TBA Jessica Shults, second team NCAA Super Regional 25 TBD Campus Sites TBA CoSIDA Academic All-District Fans at both games will be able to pick up 2012 Dani Dobbs, second team Oklahoma Softball posters and schedule cards. NCAA Women’s College World Series 31 TBD Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA Academic All-Big 12 Sunday is the first of many Season Ticket Holder Note: All times listed as central Dani Dobbs, first team Sundays with randomly selected season ticket holders Michelle Gascoigne, first team winning prizes throughout the game. Chana’e Jones, first team 2012 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL 2 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Destinee Martinez OF L/R 5-3 So. 1L Corona, Calif. (Roosevelt HS) Find us on Facebook! 2 Brianna Turang OF L/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 7 Javen Henson INF R/R 5-7 So. 1L Red Oak, Okla. (Red Oak HS) Oklahoma Sooners - Official Page 8 Ali Vandever INF R/R 5-5 So. 1L Davenport, Okla. (Davenport HS 10 Keilani Ricketts LHP L/L 6-2 Jr. 2L San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) 12 Callie Parsons OF L/L 5-4 Fr. HS Pryor, Okla. (Pryor HS) 17 Kelley Reeves INF R/R 5-6 Fr. HS Arvado, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS) 18 Jessica Shults C L/R 5-9 Jr. 2L Valencia, Calif. (Hart HS) 22 Allee Allen LHP R/L 5-6 Sr. 3L Buena Park, Calif. (Kennedy HS) 23 Brittany Williams OF L/R 5-6 So. 1L Santa Clarita, Calif. (Canyon HS) 27 Jessica Vest INF R/R 5-4 Fr. HS Hollister, Calif. (San Benito HS) 28 Haley McGregor OF R/R 5-6 So. 1L Wichita, Kan. (The Independent School) 32 Michelle Gascoigne LHP R/L 5-9 Jr. 2L Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS) 33 Katie Norris UTL R/R 5-11 Sr. 3L Stillwater, Okla. (Stillwater HS) 40 Kirsten Allen RHP R/R 5-11 Sr. 3L Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) 42 Georgia Casey RHP/INF R/R 5-5 Fr. TR Sydney, Australia (Mount St. Benedict College) Follow Sooner softball on Twitter! 44 Lauren Chamberlain INF R/R 5-9 Fr. HS Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (El Toro HS) www.Twitter.com/SoonerSoftball 63 Erica Sampson C/OF R/R 5-7 Fr. HS Tahlequah, Okla. (Tahlequah HS) WHAT DID YOU SAY? RICKETTS SETS CAREER STRIKEOUTS RECORD WHO ARE YOU FACING? OU Softball Pronunciation Guide Keilani Ricketts needed just appearance in the 2012 to capture the Take a guess because in Oklahoma’s 13 games, the Sooners have used 12 Oklahom career strikeouts record.
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