The 2-seeded Sooners belted four home runs to blow out the Seminoles in the first game of the Norman Super Regional at Love's Field.
In a rematch of last year’s Women’s College World Series finale, Brito relieved pressure on OU starting pitcherHer homer in the fourth inning sparked a five-run outburst from Oklahoma that pushed OU past Florida State 11-3 at Love’s Field in five innings.
She loaded the bases up in the first inning thanks to a pair of walks and a hit batter, and Maxwell needed an excellent diving play fromto ground out to end the threat without surrendering the lead, but Maxwell needed 34 pitches to get out of the first inning alone.Instead of making an impressive play in the field, she put the Sooners on top 1-0 with a solo shot to straightaway center field.double, but the Sooners stranded another pair to end the second.
Brito homered to lead off the frame, and then the Sooners quickly put another pair on thanks to a Pickering single and aWilson immediately mishandled Torres’ grounder and had to settle for the out at first, allowing Hansen to score to extend Oklahoma’s lead to 5-2.The visitors put a pair on with no outs for the top of the lineup, but Brito made a fantastic catch to chargeBrito’s first home run was a line drive, but her second was a moonshot in the fourth inning.
Oklahoma loaded the bases for Pickering with one out, only needing one run to end the game with a run-rule. With the count full, the freshman drew a walk to seal the win.
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