See highlights from Oklahoma softball vs Texas Longhorns in game one of WCWS finale
The Oklahoma Sooners face the Texas Longhorns in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series championship series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
OU set a Women’s College World Series record for largest margin of victory with a 15-0 win over UCLA at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium to send the Sooners to the championship series for the third consecutive WCWS.
The best-of-three championship series, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, will be an all-Big 12 affair.
OU (57-3) will take on Texas, which twice beat Oklahoma State on Monday.
WCWS championship series: Game 1 recap
Might as well add “inevitable” to the list after OU’s 16-1 shellacking of Texas.
WCWS finals: OU softball 'unbreakable, unstoppable, unshakeable' in Game 1 rout of Texas
📼 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝟏 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 📼
Relive the top moments from (1) @OU_Softball's 16-1 record setting win against @TexasSoftball in game one of the Championship Finals. #WCWS pic.twitter.com/mVQbeckj9K— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Final Score: OU 16, Texas 1
Game 1⃣ won ✅#WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/PxXX5nZEnN
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
FINAL: #Sooners 16, Texas 1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Alyssa Brito drives in another with a single. OU 16-1
Alyssa Brito drives in another with a single. #Sooners lead 16-1, tying #WCWS record for runs in a game.
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Tiare Jennings delivers an RBI double, OU 15-1
Tiare Jennings delivers an RBI double and #Sooners lead 15-1. Have scored in every inning tonight
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Tiare Jennings has HR, OU now 14-1
Tiare Jennings. HR. Texas CF sort of holds out her arms like “what can we do?” after watching ball sail over her head. It’s 14-1 #Sooners
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Jocelyn Alo has solo HR, OU 13-1
Adding another homer to the record 💅 @78jocelyn_alo
📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/KtqMy0itDZ— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Jocelyn Alo. Again. A solo shot has #Sooners up 13-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Grace Green grounds out but another run comes across, OU 12-1
Grace Green grounds out but another run comes across. That’s 50 runs for the #WCWS for the #Sooners, who now lead 12-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Jana Johns drives in a run with a single to left, OU 11-1
Kinzie Hansen draws a one-out walk in the fourth, Taylon Snow reached on a FC/error and then Jana Johns drives in a run with a single to left. #Sooners lead up to 11-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Jennings' HR sets a WCWS record for the Sooners and ties NCAA WCWS game record
Also, Jennings’ HR sets a #Sooners WCWS record (and ties the NCAA WCWS record) with four home runs in a game (Alo, Snow, Johns, Jennings)
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Oklahoma's 4 HR tonight match a Women's College World Series game record.
Prior to the Sooners belting 4 tonight, the last team to hit 4 HR in a Women's College World Series game was UCLA in 2019 (both Championship Series games against Oklahoma). pic.twitter.com/xaEDpxwYEo— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
🚨 RECORD BROKEN 🚨@OU_Softball has set a new #WCWS record with 5️⃣0️⃣ runs scored. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/mY3Qt49sg5
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Ti-𝐀𝐈𝐑-e. Jennings. 🆙
MID 4 | OU 10, UT 1 @_tiarejennings | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/voHXBGLkvk— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2022
Tiare Jennings hits OU's fourth HR of Game 1, bringing Sooners to 10-1 over Texas
Tiare's just going to bring her in....
𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 💣 of the night. It's the third inning. @_tiarejennings | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/qXBmPEHaZZ— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2022
#Sooners Tiare Jennings with a HR to left center field. OU leads 10-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
HR by Jana Johns lifts Sooners to 7-1 over Longhorns
.@JohnsJana joins in on the home run party with her second 💣 of the World Series!
📺 @espn #WCWS x 🎥 @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/5yYhWAE36c— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Jocelyn Alo ties for second in career RBIs in NCAA history
#Sooners Jocelyn Alo has also moved into a tie for second in career RBIs in NCAA history with 322, six behind Arizona’s Jenny Dalton at 328.
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU lead Texas Longhorns 6-1 after two
Kinzie Hansen hits it hard but it’s a line out to third and after two, #Sooners lead #HookEm 6-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU's Lyons gets RBI single, Sooners now lead Texas 6-1
Grace Lyons delivers an RBI single and #Sooners lead is 6-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
Alo gets double to start the second inning
Ruled a double. Either way, Alo’s dominance continues. Her batting average is up to .516 this season
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
After 1, OU leads Texas 5-1
#HookEm finally gets out of the inning. After 1, #Sooners lead Texas 5-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU's Taylon Snow hits three-run blast, OU leads 5-1
𝙇𝙀𝙏 𝙄𝙏 𝙎𝙉𝙊𝙒 ❄️
📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/Y971ydxPbz— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Taylon Snow gets in on the party. A three-run blast puts #Sooners up 5-1 here in the first.
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU's Alo hits bomb, OU gets leadoff double, Sooners lead 2-1
Another 🥎 for the Alo family collection! 😅
📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/fEsFTi20lE— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
#Sooners Jocelyn Alo does what Jocelyn Alo does. OU leads #HookEm 2-1
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
𝐒𝐇𝐄'𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐂𝐊 👑
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2022
Trautwein walks third consecutive hitter, Texas up 1-0
Trautwein walks a third consecutive Texas hitter and #HookEm leads #Sooners 1-0
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU's Hope Trautwein delivers the first pitch
#Sooners Hope Trautwein delivers the first pitch and the #WCWS championship series is underway.
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) June 9, 2022
OU Sooners starting lineup
The full lineups for the OU Sooners and the Texas Longhorns.
Full lineups for tonight. pic.twitter.com/dcFDEwz4QK
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) June 9, 2022
OU Sooners arrive at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium
The Sooners are in the house! 🏠#WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/v9SutR0lWE
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 8, 2022
WCWS championship series
Best-of-three series between OU and Texas:
Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN)
Game 2: 6:30 p.m. Thursday (ESPN2)
*-Game 3: 7:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN)
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU Sooners softball highlights vs. Texas in Game 1 of the 2022 WCWS
