Oklahoma Softball Takes Game One At Kansas

No. 1 Oklahoma took game one of its Big 12 series at Kansas on Friday by a final score of 7-0. 

The Sooners (43-1, 12-1) were powered by nine hits, including a home run from sophomore Tiare Jennings, and a two-hit shutout from freshman Jordy Bahl. 

Jennings got things started for OU at the plate in the first, launching her 19th home run of the season on a two-run shot to right field.

After a pair of scoreless innings, Oklahoma put one run across in each of the fourth and fifth innings, courtesy of an RBI single from senior captain Lynnsie Elam and a RBI groundout from Jennings.

OU put three more runs on the board in the seventh on four hits. After back-to-back singles from Jocelyn Alo and Jennings, an RBI single from Grace Lyons plated one followed by a run-scoring single from Jana Johns. Super senior Taylon Snow plated OU's third run of the frame on a sac-fly RBI to score Johns. 

Bahl finished her gem in the circle with a strikeout to end the game in the seventh. The frosh retired the first 11 Jayhawks (15-29, 2-11 Big 12) she faced and didn't allow a hit until the bottom of the fifth. She collected her 20th win of the season (20-1), striking out six Jayhawks and allowing just two hits and one walk. It was her seventh individual shutout of the season and OU's nation-leading 26th on the year. 

Alo, Jennings and Lyons all turned in multi-hit performances, with Alo and Jennings going 2-for-4 and Lyons finishing 2-for-3. Jennings brought in three runs in the game while four other Sooners brought in one run each (Elam, Lyons, Johns, Snow). Six Sooners registered a hit in the game.

The teams meet for the second game of the three-game series on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT before a noon finale on Sunday. The games can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on the radio in Oklahoma via 107.7 The Franchise and nationwide on The Varsity app. 

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