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Oklahoma's Power on Display in NCAA Regional Opening Victory
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Oklahoma's Power on Display in NCAA Regional Opening Victory

Oklahoma Sooners On SI·Ryan Aber·17 days ago
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NORMAN — Oklahoma blasted four home runs, jumping on Binghamton from the start to start its postseason run with an 11-0 win over the Bearcats on Friday in front of 4,036 at Love's Field. After dropping their SEC Tournament opener to Georgia in stunning fashion, Sooners coach Patty Gasso had worked her team — particularly her hitters — hard in the week since. The Sooners responded by going 12 of 21 with four walks and just one strikeout. “They answered,” Gasso said. “I couldn’t have asked for anything really better. It was almost to perfection.” The home run barrage included the 37th home run of the season from Kendall Wells , tying the NCAA record of Arizona's Laura Espinoza that had stood for more than 30 years. UCLA's Megan Grant broke Espinoza's record last weekend, entering the regionals with 38 home runs. The third-seeded Sooners (49-8) will take on the Kansas-Michigan winner at 2 p.m. Saturday for a berth in Sunday's regional final.…

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