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 | 97 WEEKLY BIG 12 HONORS No. 1/1 Oklahoma Softball OKLAHOMA AT NORTH TEXAS 2013 Schedule (39-3, 8-1) Date: ..........................................Tuesday FEBRUARY Time: .............................................4 p.m. Kajikawa Classic Venue: ................................ Lovelace Stadium 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. North Texas: ............OU leads 23-0 Campbell/Cartier Classic 15 vs. UC Riverside San Diego, Calif. W, 7-0 In Norman: ........................OU leads 16-0 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 Denton: ...........................OU leads 7-0 vs. #18/16 Washington San Diego, Calif. W, 2-0 17 vs. Notre Dame San Diego, Calif. W, 7-5 (9) At Neutral Site: ........................Never Met Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Last Meeting: ........ OU 9, UNT 4; 4/18/12 21 vs. #13/16 Georgia Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-0 No. 1/1 Oklahoma (39-3, 8-1 Big 12) North Texas (22-20, 9-9 Sun Belt) vs. #14/19 Arizona Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-0 22 vs. UC Santa Barbara Palm Springs, Calif. W, 5-2 SOONERS MEAN GREEN vs. RV/NR Nebraska Palm Springs, Calif. W, 2-0 23 vs. #23/23 Florida State Palm Springs, Calif. W, 6-0 MARCH Oklahoma takes part in its fi nal non-conference game of the regular BEST BIG 12 STARTS Spring Preview Tournament season on Tuesday when it visits the North Texas Mean Green. This is now the eighth time OU has started 8-1 or better in league play, 01 HOUSTON NORMAN W, 6-0 and all of those prior teams fi nished in either fi rst or second place. 02 #NR/25 NEBRASKA NORMAN W, 10-3 The two teams were supposed to meet on April 10 in Norman, but the #NR/25 NEBRASKA NORMAN L, 0-1 game had to be rescheduled due to rain. The venue was switched to Year Start Finish Place Postseason 03 HOUSTON NORMAN W, 4-1 Denton to accomodate UNT player class schedules. 2002 9-0 14-2 2nd NCAA Super Regional 2000 9-0 17-1 1st NCAA Champions 08 NORTHERN COLORADO NORMAN W, 14-0 (5) DRAKE NORMAN W, 10-2 (6) The Sooners have never lost to the Mean Green, holding a perfect 23-0 1997 8-1 14-4 2nd NCAA Regional 09 NORTHERN COLORADO NORMAN W, 10-0 (5) record. Sixteen of those wins have come in Norman, while OU has also 1998 8-1 12-5 2nd NCAA Regional Final DRAKE NORMAN W, 13-0 (5) won all seven matchups in Denton. 1999 8-1 11-3 1st NCAA Regional Final Judi Garman Classic 2005 8-1 12-6 2nd NCAA Super Regional 15 vs. Pacifi c Fullerton, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) The teams have played each other at least twice in every season since 2008 8-1 16-2 2nd NCAA Super Regional vs. North Carolina State Fullerton, Calif. W, 3-0 2004. Last year, OU won 4-1 at North Texas before taking a 9-4 decision 2013 8-1 N/A N/A N/A 16 vs. #14/19 Arizona Fullerton, Calif. W, 4-0 in Norman. 17 vs. Penn State Fullerton, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) OU TAKES CONTROL IN BIG 12 TITLE HUNT WITH WINS AT TEXAS 23 #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN L, 1-5 Keilani Ricketts came an out away from a perfect game in the team’s The Sooners took two of three games at No. 6/7 Texas and now control #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN W, 9-1 (5) 4-1 win at North Texas in 2012 after walking two batters in the bottom their own destiny in the quest for the Big 12 championship. 24 #11/11 LOUISVILLE NORMAN Cancelled/Cold of the seventh and then giving up a single. She also hit a two-run 27 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. W, 7-1 home run and fi nished the game 2-3 with three runs batted in. In a 6-1 win in game one, Keilani Ricketts struck out a season-high 15 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. W, 16-1 (5) batters while the 7-8-9 hitters were 7-9 with 4 RBI. After losing 4-2, In the matchup in Norman, Oklahoma withstood three UNT home runs the Sooners came back in game three to win 5-3. Shelby Pendley hit a APRIL 03 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE NORMAN Cancelled/Rain to take the 9-4 win. Ricketts got the win in relief and was 2-2 at the pair of home runs, while Michelle Gascoigne came on in relief and got LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE NORMAN Cancelled/Rain plate with two runs scored, two RBI a walk and a home run. the fi nal two outs with the bases loaded. 04 at #20/18 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. W, 3-1 05 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 8-3 UNANIMOUS NO. 1 AGAIN BOTTOM OF THE ORDER LEADS THE WAY OVER LONGHORNS 06 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 9-3 For the third time this season, and the second week in a row, Oklahoma Oklahoma’s trio of Destinee Martinez, Callie Parsons and Brianna 07 BAYLOR* NORMAN W, 8-0 (6) is the unanimous No. 1 team in the country. Turang spent the majority of the weekend in the 7-8-9 spots in the 10 NORTH TEXAS NORMAN Cancelled/Rain lineup, but their production helped the Sooners win the series. 12 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 9-0 (6) 13 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 6-0 The Sooners received all 31 fi rst-place votes in the USA Today/NFCA 14 at Texas Tech* Lubbock, Texas W, 13-7 Division I Top 25 Poll and all 20 votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Martinez: 5-11 (.455), 1 R, 1 RBI 17 vs. Oklahoma State* Oklahoma City Postponed, Rain Collegiate Top 25. The Sooners were also the unanimous No. 1 on March Parsons: 3-8 (.375), 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SH, 1 SB 19 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas W, 6-1 19 and April 9. Turang: 6-9 (.667), 4 RBI, 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB 20 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas L, 2-4 21 at #6/7 Texas* Austin, Texas W, 5-3 Oklahoma has been ranked No. 1 by USA Softball for 10 straight weeks, TAKING ON THE TOP 25 23 at North Texas Denton, Texas 4 p.m. while the NFCA has put the Sooners on top for six weeks in a row. It’s Through April 21, the Sooners lead the nation in wins against top-25 26 IOWA STATE* NORMAN 6:30 P.M. 27 IOWA STATE* NORMAN 12:00 P.M. the sixth week in a row that OU has been ranked fi rst in both polls. teams (16) and winning percentage against top-25 teams (.842; min. 5 28 IOWA STATE* NORMAN 12:00 P.M. games), while they are tied for fourth in games played against ranked The Sooners also maintained their spot as the No. 1 team in the fourth teams (19). MAY installment of NCAA Division I RPI rankings on April 15. They have been Wins Win Pct. (min. 5 games) Games Played 03 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 2:00 p.m. No. 1 each week since the rankings fi rst came out. 1. Oklahoma 16 1. Oklahoma (16-3) .842 1. Washington 26 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 4:00 p.m. 2. Washington 15 2. Florida (8-3) .727 2. Arkansas 21 04 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. 12:00 p.m. FASTEST TO 40 3. Arizona State 11 3. Louisville (5-2) .714 3. UCLA 20 10 vs. Oklahoma State* Oklahoma City 6:00 p.m. Oregon 11 4. Texas (9-4) .692 4. Oklahoma 19 11 OKLAHOMA STATE* NORMAN 3:00 P.M. Sitting 39-3 on the season, the Sooners can get to 40 wins faster than 12 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. any other team in school history with a win over North Texas. 5. Texas 9 5. Arizona St. (11-5) .688 Mississippi 19 UCLA 9 NCAA Regional Year Record Finish Postseason 17 TBD Campus Sites TBA 2013 39-3 N/A N/A The statistical breakdown between Oklahoma and its ranked 2007 40-4 55-8 NCAA Super Regional opponents illustrates how dominant OU has been. NCAA Super Regional 1994 40-5 58-15 NCAA Regional Final 24 TBD Campus Sites TBA Stat OU Top-25 Stat OU Top-25 2000 40-5 66-8 NCAA Champions Wins 16 3 RBI 105 21 NCAA Women’s College World Series 2001 40-7 50-9 NCAA WCWS Batting Avg. .296 .159 Total Bases 235 104 29 TBD Oklahoma City, Okla.