Texas softball vs Oklahoma game score: Recap of Sooners win

Oklahoma’s offense has seized the headlines this season, however the Sooners’ pitching keyed Friday evening’s 3-0 win over Texas softball within the first of a three-game series at McCombs Field.

Specifically, Oklahoma starter Audrey Lowry proved the important for the No. 2 Sooners  (39-3, 12-1), who moved three video games forward of No. 4 Texas (32-5, 9-4) within the SEC standings. The left-handed sophomore dealt the Longhorns their first shutout this season whereas holding Texas to 6 hits within the complete-game win. Lowry’s efficiency additionally overshadowed a formidable efficiency by Texas ace Teagan Kavan, who struck out a season-high 13 batters whereas giving up simply six hits to the nation’s highest-scoring group in a whole game.

“We kind of like feel like we wasted a performance there, right?” Texas coach Mike White mentioned, referring to Kavan’s game. “We had opportunities there a couple of times. We had some poor at-bats; we were chasing balls. But hats off to their pitcher. They did a really good job of pitching to her strengths and she made the pitches when she had to.”

The Longhorns’ greatest probability to attain got here within the fifth inning after Ashton Maloney led off with a triple into left area. But Maloney — a fifth-year senior who has earned some base-running freedom from White — tried to attain on Kaydee Bennett’s shallow fly ball to proper area, and Oklahoma outfielder Kai Minor gunned down Maloney on the plate.

“I should have said something; I should have stopped her, so it’s my fault,” White mentioned.

Kavan, who reached 500 profession strikeouts within the shedding effort, mentioned the Longhorns can take some positives into Saturday’s second game of the sequence, which begins at 7 p.m.

“I think our offense is going to come through, and so I trust that no matter what,” Kavan mentioned. “We’re looking forward to the next one, and I’m confident in our offense and in the rest of our staff, too. We can pick our heads up from this one and move on.”

Texas wants to maneuver on after struggling its fourth loss previously 5 video games.

Read beneath for a replay and highlights from Friday because the Texas Longhorns misplaced to the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 1 of a three-game SEC sequence.

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Texas goes down quietly and will get shut out for the primary time this season. OU’s Audrey Lowry permits six hits in a complete-game gem. The groups return to motion Saturday at 7 p.m. in Game 2.

Teagan Kavan finishes the seventh together with her thirteenth strikeout of the game. If that is it for her, she did an admirable job towards the very best lineup within the nation. OU has six hits and drew 4 walks towards the Texas ace. Oh, and one other rain delay. When we return, Texas could have three outs to strive band rally for the win. 

The game resumes at roughly 9:36 p.m. with Katie Stewart of Texas going through OU starter Audrey Lowry.

Kayden Henry lays down a bunt for a leadoff hit for Texas, however the Sooners get their second double-play of the game on a grounder from Leighann Goode. OU is doing simply sufficient in a game the place every group has six hits.

Isabela Emerling smashes a solo homer over the left-field wall to present OU some insurance coverage. Teagan Kavan has matched her season-high with 12 strikeouts, which the Texas pitcher had beforehand thrown March 13 in a win over Ole Miss. But she wants some assist from the Texas bats.

Ashton Maloney simply gave a reminder of her velocity with a leadoff triple into the left-field nook, however she then will get gunned down on the plate within the subsequent at-bat by heart fielder Kai Minor whereas attempting to attain on a shallow fly by Kaydee Bennett. She’s quick, however not that quick. That double play snuffs out the momentum from Maloney’s triple.

Teagan Kavan takes a sharply hit liner off her proper foot on a single by Kai Minor. She limps round however stays within the game, a lot to the appreciation of the group. Minor will get a uncommon steal towards Texas catcher Reese Atwood, however Kavan followers OU slugger Kendall Wells for her eleventh strikeout of the game and five hundredth of her career8 to strand Minor.

Reese Atwood leads off with the Longhorns’ third hit of the game, however Texas cannot transfer her alongside towards OU ace Audrey Lowry. The Longhorns are 0-for-7 with runners on base.

The rain delay apparently did not calm down Teagan Kavan. The Texas ace retires the aspect and is now as much as 9 strikeouts. She’s two shy of 500 profession strikeouts.

The clouds have opened up, and we’re in a rain delay. Radar says 15-20 minutes or so. Officials are hoping to restart the game round 7:35 p.m. with the Sooners coming to the plate.

Kaydee Bennett legs out an infield single for Texas’s second hit after a beneficiant determination by the official scorer, however that is it for Texas. It’s beginning to rain in East Austin, so let’s examine how the defenses deal with some wetness – and let’s examine if the lightning stays away and so they preserve enjoying.

Quite a bit of followers did not have a pitcher’s duel on the softball Bingo card tonight, however right here we’re. Teagan Kavan retires the aspect so as, and he or she’s already as much as seven strikeouts. OU freshman phenom Kendall Wells entered the game with 30 dwelling runs, which leads the nation and ties the freshman NCAA single-season report. She’s 0-for-2 tonight.

OU starter Audrey Lowry is rolling. The lefty has allowed simply that one leadoff hit to Kayden Henry within the first inning however has now retired six Longhorns in a row.

She had a tough begin with the 2 early runs, however Texas starter Teagan Kavan has discovered her groove. She’s retired 5 of her subsequent six out by strikeout, and Texas avoids any injury after a two-out fielding error by 3B Jaycie Nichols.

Nicknamed Cactus Jack, OU sophomore starter Audrey Lowry has confirmed prickly to opposing hitters. She has an SEC-high 17 wins, a 2.08 ERA and a .93 WHIP. She will get some assist from 2B Ailana Agbayani, who makes a pleasant play on a aptitude to shallow heart by Reece Atwood for the third out. Texas strands Kayden Henry after a leadoff hit.

Those Sooner sluggers do not take lengthy to flex on the plate. Kai Minor leads off with a single up the center, and Ella Parker follows with a line-drive homer into the graduate-student housing behind left area. But Texas pitcher Teagan Kavan settles down and keep away from additional injury.

We’re underway at McCombs. Teagan Kavan will get her customary begin within the first game of this huge sequence. She’s 15-2 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP this yr, numbers that are not fairly pretty much as good as her first two collegiate seasons. But she’s confirmed clutch in large video games like these; in her final assembly with the Sooners eventually yr’s WCWS, Kavan threw a whole game in a 4-2 Longhorn win.

Like nearly all of the Sooners’ opponents, Texas hasn’t had a lot success towards the eight-time nationwide champions. Oklahoma leads the all-time sequence 64-28 whereas Texas is 13-21 towards the Sooners at dwelling. But Texas is in search of back-to-back sequence wins vs. Oklahoma at dwelling for the primary time in program historical past after beating the Sooners in a Big 12 sequence in 2024. That sequence win by Texas marked OU’s first conference-series loss since 2011. Texas additionally gained the final assembly between the rivals, a 4-2 win eventually yr’s Women’s College World Series that knocked OU into the loser’s bracket.

Where: McCombs Field in Georgia

TV/radio: ESPN2; texaslonghorns.com

Reach Texas beat reporter Thomas Jones through e mail at tjones@statesman.com.