Oklahoma Softball Preview | At #11 LSU

Oklahoma takes to the road for its 14th matchup this season against a top-25 opponent. The Sooners will be in Baton Rouge on Tuesday evening to play #11 LSU in a game that will be televised by ESPN2.

Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
April 11@ LSU6:00 PMESPN2

Tuning In

The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. and can also be heard on the radio at 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and nationwide on The Varsity Network app.

What We Learned Last Weekend

Bedlam will most likely decide the Big 12. The conference is better than expected, thanks to the waves Baylor is making, but after sweeping Texas two weeks again the Sooners handled Texas Tech without even allowing a run over to the course of the three games. Oklahoma State (32-2) seems to be the only program that could be standing in the way of OU taking home another conference crown.

Notes & Storylines

  • The Sooners are 7-0 vs. Southeastern Conference opponents in 2023 and hold a 17-1 mark since 2021.
  • OU is on a 28-game win streak dating back to the Sooners only loss of the season, Feb. 19, at Baylor in a non-conference matchup.
  • The Sooners are 13-0 in ranked matchups on the season.
  • OU is outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 316-33 on the season, surrendering an average of 0.89 runs/game.
  • As a team, OU is batting a nation-best .380 with 69 home runs.

Against LSU

  • OU holds a 10-8 all-time record against the Tigers and won the last matchup between the two teams in the 2016 Women’s College World Series by a final score of 7-3.
  • The Sooners are 1-3 vs. LSU in Baton Rouge, with the Tigers taking two the last time the teams met at LSU in 2015. The previous two matchups happened in 2004 (6-4 OU win) and 1999 (7-3 LSU win, NCAA Regional).

Heavy Hitters

  • Oklahoma’s Jayda Coleman and Haley Lee powered their way into a tie for the team lead in home runs last weekend. Coleman is batting .464 (team best) on the season with 11 long balls and 29 RBIs. Lee is batting .446 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs.
  • Georgia Clark is powering LSU’s offense behind 9 home runs. On the season she’s batting .324 and has 30 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

From The Circle

  • Nicole May leads Oklahoma’s pitching staff in ERA and in strikeouts. She’s 11-0 on the season with a 0.43 ERA and 98 strikeouts.
  • LSU’s Sydney Berzon has built an 11-2 record on the season and has recorded 84 strikeouts.

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