Oklahoma softball appears to be well on its way to back-to-back national titles after putting up a record-breaking six home runs in the first game of the Women’s College World Series finals against Texas. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 16-1 in Oklahoma City.
Jocelyn Alo got the party started in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run home run to add to her own NCAA record total.
Hello. Goodbye. 👋@78jocelyn_alo sends it WAY OUTTA here!!!📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/4jb4JYVzz2— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
Hello. Goodbye. 👋@78jocelyn_alo sends it WAY OUTTA here!!!📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/4jb4JYVzz2
Not long after, Taylon Snow hit the game’s second home run – and the second of the inning – to give the Sooners a 5-1 lead. The blast was Snow’s fourth of the season.
𝙇𝙀𝙏 𝙄𝙏 𝙎𝙉𝙊𝙒 ❄️📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/Y971ydxPbz— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
𝙇𝙀𝙏 𝙄𝙏 𝙎𝙉𝙊𝙒 ❄️📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/Y971ydxPbz
The bats were relatively quiet in the second, but the Sooners picked up the slack in the third, starting with a solo home run by Jana Johns to make the score 7-1.
.@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
.@JohnsJana joins in on the home run party with her second 💣 of the World Series!📺 @espn #WCWS x 🎥 @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/5yYhWAE36c
Three batters later, Tiare Jennings hit a three-run shot, scoring Rylie Boone and Alo.
☠️ 𝔓𝔦𝔠𝔨 𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔓𝔬𝔦𝔰𝔬𝔫 ☠️Texas opts to walk Alo and @_tiarejennings follows up with a 3-run shot!📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/ru32zXjpL3— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2022
☠️ 𝔓𝔦𝔠𝔨 𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔓𝔬𝔦𝔰𝔬𝔫 ☠️Texas opts to walk Alo and @_tiarejennings follows up with a 3-run shot!📺 @espn #WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/ru32zXjpL3
Alo and Jennings would then go back-to-back to start the fifth inning to put the Sooners ahead 14-1.
💣 We're just gonna put 'em both in one clip. 💣𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐃𝐮𝐨. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫.@_tiarejennings @78jocelyn_alo | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/orL1cfIuSH— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2022
💣 We're just gonna put 'em both in one clip. 💣𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐃𝐮𝐨. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫.@_tiarejennings @78jocelyn_alo | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/orL1cfIuSH
Their dads got in on the fun (and the pun) after receiving each player’s respective home run ball.
𝐃𝐚𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬Back-to-back 😆💣 pic.twitter.com/xdQQaP6S35— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2022
𝐃𝐚𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬Back-to-back 😆💣 pic.twitter.com/xdQQaP6S35
With no run rule in effect for the championship series, the game went the full seven innings. The Sooners didn’t add any more homers, but they did add a few more runs to get to the final score of 16-1.