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Sunday, March 10
Norman, Okla.
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Long Ball Dooms ISU in Norman
03.10.2024 | Softball
NORMAN, Okla. – Iowa State (9-13, 0-3 Big 12) dropped Sunday's Big 12 Opening Weekend finale to Oklahoma (22-1, 3-0), 14-1. The Sooner offense flexed its muscles, hammering five homers en route to a 13-run win.
The Cyclone bats were again held in check by the Sooners, as ISU tallied just three hits on the day with two coming from senior captain Milaysia Ochoa. Also tallying a hit was Carli Spelhaug who blasted a homer of her own, home run number four on the season.
Angelina Allen, the Big 12 hits leader, was held hitless for the second time this series and just the fourth time on the year as OU's combo of Kierston Deal, Paytn Monticelli and SJ Geurin held the Cyclone star in check.
Four different Cyclone pitchers saw action, as Aziza Rodriguez (2-3) picked up her fifth start of the season. Lauren Schurman, Jaiden Ralston and Tatum Johnson also saw action on the day.
Ochoa, who reached safely in all three at-bats, has now gotten on base in all 22 games this season – a personal best. Ochoa also was hit by a pitch to start the game, making it the 29th time she'd been struck by an opposing pitcher. Her 29th HBP snapped a stalemate on the school record list as she now stands alone with most HBP in program history.
How it Happened
The Sooners struck swiftly in the weekend finale, placing three runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning. After a pair of free passes, Tiare Jennings cranked a three-run bomb to put the Sooners up 3-0.
Both teams were scoreless in the second, but the Sooners tacked on eight more runs in the third. OU blasted three long balls in the frame to account for seven of the RBI.
Spelhaug smacked her fourth home run of the season, a solo shot, in the fourth to put the Cyclones on the board and register their second hit of the game. Spelhaug's homer off of Monticelli was the first run that she'd given up on the season.
The Sooners tacked on three final runs in the fifth, using their fifth homer of the day to make it 14-1.
ISU put two runners on in the bottom of the fifth but were unable to drive them in, eventually falling to the three-time defending champs.
Sunday Notes
Home Runs
Iowa State: Carli Spelhaug (4)
Oklahoma: Tiare Jennings (7), Kinzie Hansen (6), Cydney Sanders (8), Ella Parker (5), Quincee Lilio (1)
WP – Kierston Deal (5-0): 3.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts
SV – N/A
LP – Aziza Rodriguez (2-3): 0.1 IP, 2 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts
On Deck
Iowa State will be back in action this Tuesday, March 12, when it takes on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in Tulsa. Tuesday's game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Deal, K. (5-0)
L: Rodriguez, Aziza (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Spelhaug, Carli 1
RBI: Spelhaug, Carli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spelhaug, Carli 1
HBP: Ochoa, Milaysia 1
Batting:
2B: Pickering, K 1 ; Parker, E. 1 ; Boone, R. 1 ; Bland, M. 1
HR: Lilio, Q. 1 ; Sanders, C. 1 ; Jennings, T. 1 ; Parker, E. 1 ; Hansen, K. 1
RBI: Pickering, K 1 ; Lilio, Q. 3 ; Sanders, C. 2 ; Jennings, T. 3 ; Parker, E. 2 ; Hansen, K. 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Pickering, K 1 ; Brito, A. 1 ; Lilio, Q. 1 ; Sanders, C. 2 ; Jennings, T. 1 ; Torres, A. 1 ; Parker, E. 2 ; Coleman, J. 1 ; Hansen, K. 1 ; Ludlam, R. 1 ; Hodge, A. 1 ; Bland, M. 1
SB: Parker, E. 1 ; Hodge, A. 1
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