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After a sweep of Texas last weekend, the Sooners have their sights set on remaining undefeated in conference play when they host Texas Tech starting tonight.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result |
| April 6 | Texas Tech | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | |
| April 7 | Texas Tech | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | |
| April 8 | Texas Tech | 1:00 PM | ESPN+ |
Tuning In
- All three games can be seen via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard on 1560 The Franchise 2 (TH), 107.7 The Franchise (FRI & SAT) or nationwide on The Varsity Network app.
What We Learned Last Weekend
- Oklahoma still owns Texas – The series sweep marked the seventh time in the last eight seasons OU has swept Texas in conference play and the three wins on the weekend made it 30 wins over the Horns in the last 31 games.
Notes & Storylines
- OU is outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 300-33 on the season, surrendering an average of 0.9 runs/game. The Sooner pitching staff has thrown shutouts in 19 of OU’s 34 games to lead the country in shutouts.
- As a team, OU is batting a nation-best .390 with 63 home runs.
- First-year head coach Craig Snider, a renowned hitting coach, has the Red Raiders ranked second in the country in home runs with 64, one more than OU’s season total. Snider spent one season under OU head coach Patty Gasso as a graduate assistant in 2005-06. Snider was also OU super senior Haley Lee’s hitting coach for three years at Texas A&M, where Snider coached prior to taking the head job at Tech.
- In 2023, the Sooners have homered in 29 of 34 games, including 16 games with multiple home runs.
- OU currently holds the nation’s longest active win streak at 25 games.
Against Texas Tech
- OU has won 30 straight games over Tech and 10 consecutive series dating back to a two-game split in 2011.
- Oklahoma holds a 66-7 all-time record against the Red Raiders.
- In 2022 the Sooners swept the Red Raiders by a combined score of 43-0 in three run-rule wins.
Heavy Hitters
- Jayda Coleman leads Oklahoma with a .477 batting average. Her and Tiare Jennings are tied for the team lead with 9 home runs each and have combined for 65 RBIs.
- Texas Tech’s Ellie Bailey is batting .357 and has blasted a team best 13 home runs.
From the Circle
- Oklahoma’s Nicole May is 10-0 on the season and has a 0.47 ERA with 90 strikeouts.
- Sage Hoover is a perfect 14-0 for Texas Tech. She has fanned 86 batters on the season and has a 1.03 ERA.
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