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2013 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL | SEVEN WCWS APPEARANCES | NINE BIG 12 TITLES | 2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 41 ALL-AMERICANS Karl Anderson, Assistant Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 West Brooks, Suite 2525 | Norman, OK 73019 Phone: (405) 325-8571 | E-Mail: [email protected] www.SoonerSports.com | Twitter: @SoonerSoftball 88 ALL-REGION SELECTIONS | 8 BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 4 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 68 ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM HONOREES | 101 WEEKLY BIG 12 HONORS No. 1/1 Oklahoma Softball OKLAHOMA AT KANSAS 2013 Schedule (43-3, 11-1) Saturday: ............................2 p.m./4 p.m. FEBRUARY Sunday: .......................................12 p.m. Kajikawa Classic Venue: ..................................Arrocha Ballpark 08 vs. #21/20 Stanford Phoenix, Ariz. W, 6-0 vs. RV/RV Oregon State Phoenix, Ariz. W, 14-2 (5) Live Stats: ...................SoonerSports.com 09 vs. #5/6 Oregon Phoenix, Ariz. W, 12-0 (5) vs. New Mexico Phoenix, Ariz. W, 11-1 (5) 10 vs. RV/RV Northwestern Phoenix, Ariz. W, 7-4 OU vs. Kansas: .................OU leads 52-41 Campbell/Cartier Classic 15 vs. UC Riverside San Diego, Calif. W, 7-0 In Norman: ......................OU leads 28-13 at RV/NR San Diego St. San Diego, Calif. W, 4-0 16 vs. #24/22 Kentucky San Diego, Calif. W, 11-0 (5) In Lawrence: ....................OU leads 14-10 vs. #18/16 Washington San Diego, Calif. W, 2-0 17 vs. Notre Dame San Diego, Calif. W, 7-5 (9) At Neutral Site: ................KU leads 18-10 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Last Meeting: .............OU 6, KU 2; 4/1/12 21 vs. #13/16 Georgia Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-0 No. 1/1 Oklahoma (43-3, 11-1 Big 12) Kansas (30-15, 5-7 Big 12) vs. #14/19 Arizona Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-0 Streak: ......................................OU won 7 22 vs. UC Santa Barbara Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-2 SOONERS JAYHAWKS vs. RV/NR Nebraska Palm Springs, Calif. W, 2-0 23 vs. #23/23 Florida State Palm Springs, Calif. W, 6-0 MARCH No. 1 Oklahoma takes to the road for its fi nal series away from Norman, In game two, Pendley went 3-4 with 6 RBI in an 8-0, fi ve-inning win, Spring Preview Tournament visiting Kansas in a three-game set. The Sooners have won seven while Sunday saw Keilani Ricketts fi re the fi fth no-hitter of her career 01 HOUSTON NORMAN W, 6-0 straight versus the Jayhawks and 11 of the last 12. In Lawrence, OU in a 12-0, fi ve-inning win. 02 #NR/25 NEBRASKA NORMAN W, 10-3 owns a 14-10 mark all-time. #NR/25 NEBRASKA NORMAN L, 0-1 The 44 runs in a three-game span are the most in school history and 03 HOUSTON NORMAN W, 4-1 Last year, OU swept a three-game set in Norman, winning by a mark just the sixth time OU has eclipsed 40 runs over three games. combined score of 22-2. Keilani Ricketts threw the fi rst perfect game of 08 NORTHERN COLORADO NORMAN W, 14-0 (5) DRAKE NORMAN W, 10-2 (6) her career and the eighth in program history, while Lauren HOT STREAKS 09 NORTHERN COLORADO NORMAN W, 10-0 (5) Chamberlain hit a pair of home runs in an 8-0, run-rule win. Game two A quick look at which Sooners have been enjoying recent success: DRAKE NORMAN W, 13-0 (5) was also won by OU, 8-0, in fi ve innings and again Chamberlain hit Judi Garman Classic a pair of homers. The Sooners fi nished the sweep by rallying from an Player G AB R H RBI 2B HR BB K SB AVG/OBP/SLG 15 vs. Pacifi c Fullerton, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) early 2-0 hole to win 6-2 in the fi nale. Casey 11 35 16 15 10 4 1 9 5 3 .429/.545/.629 vs. North Carolina State Fullerton, Calif. W, 3-0 Martinez 10 29 8 18 6 0 0 2 1 3 .621/.645/.621 16 vs. #14/19 Arizona Fullerton, Calif. W, 4-0 UNANIMOUS NO. 1 Parsons 11 21 6 10 7 1 0 1 1 1 .476/.478/.524 17 vs. Penn State Fullerton, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) For the fourth time this season, Oklahoma is the unanimous No. 1 team Pendley 12 36 18 20 31 4 10 7 8 2 .556/.636/1.500 23 #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN L, 1-5 in the country. It also marks the eighth straight week that OU is atop Ricketts 4 7 6 4 6 0 1 5 0 3 .571/.750/1.000 #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN W, 9-1 (5) both polls. Turang 12 30 12 17 7 1 0 3 4 4 .567/.606/.600 24 #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN Cancelled/Cold 27 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. W, 7-1 The Sooners received all 31 fi rst-place votes in the USA Today/NFCA WALKING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. W, 16-1 (5) Division I Top 25 Poll and all 20 votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball With six games left in the regular season, Oklahoma’s 278 walks drawn Collegiate Top 25. Oklahoma has been ranked No. 1 by USA Softball for have already shattered the Big 12 record of 247 set by Missouri in 2010. APRIL 03 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE NORMAN Cancelled/Rain 12 straight weeks, while the NFCA has put the Sooners on top for eight LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE NORMAN Cancelled/Rain weeks in a row. In fact, OU already has the sixth-most walks in a season in NCAA 04 at #20/18 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. W, 3-1 history and, with an average of 6.0 walks per game, OU is on pace to 05 #17/18 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 8-3 The Sooners also maintained their spot as the No. 1 team in the fi fth fi nish the regular season with 314, which would easily surpass the 06 #17/18 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 9-3 installment of the NCAA Division I RPI rankings on April 29. They have NCAA’s all-time mark. 07 #17/18 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 8-0 (6) been No. 1 each week since the rankings fi rst came out. 10 NORTH TEXAS NORMAN Cancelled/Rain 12 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 9-0 (6) Team Walks Drawn 13 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 6-0 BEST BIG 12 STARTS 1. 301 California 2002 14 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 13-7 Now 11-1 in Big 12 games, this is just the second time in school history 301 Arizona State 2008 17 vs. Oklahoma State* Oklahoma City Postponed, Rain that the Sooners have lost once in their fi rst 12 conference games. 3. 290 Alabama 2012 19 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas W, 6-1 4. 288 Arizona State 2012 20 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas L, 2-4 Year Start Finish Place Postseason 5. 287 Arizona 2005 21 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas W, 5-3 2013 11-1 N/A N/A N/A 6. 278 Oklahoma 2013 23 at North Texas Denton, Texas W, 12-1 (6) 2000 11-1 17-1 1st NCAA Champions 26 IOWA STATE* NORMAN W, 24-1 (5) 27 IOWA STATE* NORMAN W, 8-0 (5) 1997 10-2 14-4 2nd NCAA Regional SOONERS SWEEP WEEKLY BIG 12 HONORS 28 IOWA STATE* NORMAN W, 12-0 (5) 1998 10-2 12-5 2nd NCAA Regional Final The Oklahoma softball team has swept the weekly Big 12 conference 1999 10-2 11-3 1st NCAA Regional Final honors for the fourth time this season and second week in a row, it was MAY 2002 10-2 14-2 2nd NCAA Super Regional announced Tuesday. 04 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 2:00 p.m. 2005 10-2 12-6 2nd NCAA Super Regional at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 4:00 p.m. 2008 10-2 16-2 2nd NCAA Super Regional It’s the third time in Pendley’s career that she has been named Player 05 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 12:00 p.m. 10 vs. Oklahoma State* Oklahoma City 6:00 p.m. of the Week and the second time in the last three weeks. Ricketts, who 11 OKLAHOMA STATE* NORMAN 3:00 P.M. SCORING MARKS FALL IN SWEEP OF IOWA STATE has now been named the top pitcher in consecutive weeks, has been 12 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma swept a three-game series vs. Iowa State last weekend in recognized fi ve times this year and 16 times in her career. dominating fashion, winning by a combined score of 44-1. All three NCAA Regional games ended in the 5th inning, marking the fi rst time in history that Pendley hit .615 and led the Sooners with eight hits, two doubles, 17 TBD Campus Sites TBA OU won three games in a row within Big 12 play via run rule. three home runs, 16 runs batted in and a 1.462 slugging percentage in four games. Ricketts was 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA and capped the week NCAA Super Regional OU won the opener, 24-1, in fi ve innings to set the school record for with her school record fi fth career no-hitter against Iowa State. 24 TBD Campus Sites TBA most runs in a game.