Conference schedule revealed for Oklahoma Sooners final Big 12 season
The Oklahoma Sooners will venture through the Big 12 one last time in 2024 and now we know the conference part of their schedule.
The Sooners have dominated the Big 12 since it was established in 1996. They’ve won 15 regular season conference titles, including the last 11. They’ve won eight tournament titles.
In 2023, Oklahoma completed the best season in college softball and set the record for consecutive wins at 53 straight and counting.
As Oklahoma looks to add to their trophy, here’s a look at their conference schedule for the 2024 season.
March 8-10 vs. Iowa State Cyclones - Norman, Okla.
The Sooners outscored the Cyclones 26-3 in Ames in 2023. They hit six home runs in the 13-3 win in the second game of the series.
March 15-17 at Texas Tech Red Raiders - Lubbock, Texas
The Sooners swept Texas Tech to the tune of 16-0 in their three-game set in Norman in 2023. Jayda Coleman had a two-homer game in the series.
March 22-24 vs. Baylor Bears - Norman, Okla.
The Oklahoma Sooners swept their 2023 series with the Bears, outscoring Baylor 13-0. That came after the Bears handed the Sooners an early season loss at the Dave Getterman Classic.
March 28-30 at Kansas Jayhawks - Lawrence, Kan.
In their three-game series in Norman in 2023, the Oklahoma Sooners outscored Kansas 30-2. Prior to those two runs scored in the series finale, Oklahoma had gone eight Big 12 games without allowing a run.
April 5-7 at Texas Longhorns - Austin, Texas
The Red River Rivarly heads to Austin for the final time in the Big 12. These two softball powerhouses will then ply their craft as members of the SEC in 2025. They had a memorable series in Norman in 2023, which included a three-run bottom of the seventh inning to walk off with a 4-3 win.
April 11-13 vs BYU Cougars - Norman, Okla.
BYU had made 16 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005 to 2021 (the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID) under head coach Gordon Eakin. However, the Cougars have failed to reach the NCAA tournament each of the last two seasons.
April 19-21 vs. Houston Cougars - Norman, Okla.
In the 2022 Houston Classic, the Oklahoma Sooners beat the Cougars by scores of 8-0 and 13-0. The Cougars were 20-30 in 2022 and 7-10 in American Athletic Conference play.
April 26-28 at UCF - Orlando, Fla.
When UCF joined the Big 12, not only did they bring one of the best Group Of Five football programs, they brought one of the best G-5 softball programs in the sport. They’ve made the NCAA tournament each of the last three years and were a super regional participant in 2022.
May 3-5 vs. Oklahoma State Cowgirls - Norman, Okla.
The final Bedlam battle between two of the premiere programs in college softball will have extra heat behind it with the defection of Kelly Maxwell from Oklahoma State to Oklahoma.
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