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1 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: 2005 Game Notes :: NCAA Regionals :: May 20-22, 2005 :: :: SCHEDULE >> vs. No. 4 seed Wichita State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. :: vs. TBD on Saturday at 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. :: 2005 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 4 Florida Atlantic! W 12-0 (5) 4 Appalachian State! W Louisville! L Florida! L DePaul! L No. 13 L Sam Houston W Sam Houston W 12-2 (5) 12 W RAIN 18 Lipscomb # W 11-1 (5) 18 Creighton # W 8-0 (6) 19 Creighton # W 14-2 (5) 20 Lipscomb # W 8-0 (5) 20 North Texas # W Oklahoma City University W Michigan State $ W 8-0 (5) 25 Lehigh $ W No. 21 Florida State $ W Seton Hall W No. 16 Georgia RAIN MARCH 2 Arkansas W 12-0 (5) 2 Arkansas W 8-0 (6) 4 Illinois Chicago % W (8) 4 No. 20 Oregon % RAIN 5 No. 14 Washington % W UNLV % W Drake % W 10-0 (5) 10 Valparaiso W Valparaiso W Nicholls State ^ W UTEP ^ W 9-0 (5) 13 Nicholls State ^ W UTEP ^ W Indiana = W No. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette & W No. 21 Arizona State & W Syracuse & W No. 1 Arizona L No. 14 Washington RAIN 23 at Tulsa L Iowa State * W Iowa State * W at North Texas W 9-1 (5) APRIL 2 at No. 15 Missouri * W at No. 15 Missouri * W Oklahoma State * W 9-0 (6) 9 at No. 4 Texas * L at No. 4 Texas * W at Texas Tech * W at Texas Tech * W No. 7 Texas A&M * W 15-7 (6) 17 No. 7 Texas A&M * L No. 8 Baylor * W No. 8 Baylor * L Tulsa L at Kansas * L at Kansas * L at Oklahoma State * W 3-2 (9) 30 No. 25 Nebraska * L 6-4 MAY 1 No. 25 Nebraska * W North Texas W 11-3 (5) 11 No. 25 Nebraska + L Kansas + W No. 4 Texas A&M + W No. 7 Texas + L Wichita State? 7:30 21 TBA - Regional Opponent? TBD 22 TBA - Regional Opponent? TBD NCAA Super Regionals (Location TBD) TBD JUNE 2-8 Women s College World Series (OKC) TBD! Clearwater Invitational Houston Hilton Classic (Texas) # OU/Nike Classic (Norman) $ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) % Las Vegas Classic & Kia Klassic (Fullerton, Calif.) + Big 12 Tournament (Oklahoma City) * Big 12 Conference Game = Game played at Long Beach City College? NCAA Regional No. 14 (Norman) Leading Off For the seventh time since 1997, the OU softball complex will be a host site for an NCAA Division I Softball Regional. The Sooners are seeded 14th nationally and number one in the Norman Regional. They will have to contend with (2) Oregon (34-23), (3) Louisiana Lafayette (50-8) and (4) Wichita State (46-16) during action this Friday-Sunday. The first pitch of Regional No. 14 is set for 5 p.m. Friday between Oregon and Lafayette. OU will open NCAA postseason play at 7:30 p.m. against WSU. The winners of both contests Friday will advance to a 1 p.m. meeting on Saturday, while the losers will advance to a 3:30 meeting. The four-team tourney is double elimination with the winner advancing to a Super Regional with the winner of Regional No. 3 next weekend. The complete schedule for competition is below: Friday - May 20 Game 1-5 p.m. - Oregon vs. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Game 2-7:30 p.m. - Oklahoma vs. Wichita State Saturday - May 21 Game 3-1 p.m. - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Game 4-3:30 p.m. - Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 Game 5-6 p.m. - Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 Sunday - May 22 Game 6-1 p.m. - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 Game 7-3:30 p.m. - If necessary game (only necessary if winner of Game 5 defeats winner of Game 3 at 1 p.m.) :: Vital Info >> Record Big 12 Record Non-Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Midwest Region Record Out of Region Record Vs. Ranked Teams Televised Games Streaks... Lost One USA Today/NFCA Ranking... No. 10 ESPN.com/USA Softball Ranking...No.11 OU enters with a record of 20-1 in its last five regional appearances. OU had won 19 straight regional contests before losing to ULL in the opener on Championship Sunday last season. They avenged that loss in the back end of the doubleheader with a 15-0 run rule, five inning win. Beyond the regionals, the Sooners route to a potential sixth Women s College World Series is also familiar to last season. Arizona, the third seed nationally, is favored to win its region and host the winner of the Norman Regional next weekend. Last season, OU won Tucson Regional after defeating Temple, Northwestern, top-ranked Arizona and ULL. ULL is the only team that OU has met in the postseason before. The Ragin Cajuns won the first meeting last season, 12-4, while OU clinched its WCWS berth with a 15-0 win. OU s opening game against WSU will be carried live on KOKC (1520 AM) and online through Yahoo! audio with the voice of OU softball Brian Brinkley on the one-man show. If the Sooners are able to stay in the winners bracket, all three games will be live on KOKC, if not, the schedule may be adjusted. All of OU s regional contests will be aired live on Yahoo! audio. Live stats will also be available through NCAASports.com. There will not be any television or webcasts available for the postseason tourney. Scouting Wichita State The Shockers of Wichita State enter weekend play with a overall record and a 23-4 Missouri Valley Conference mark. Head coach Tim Walton (Oklahoma 96) is in his third season with the team. Walton is assisted by Jennifer Jaime (Oklahoma 99) and Sondra Hall (South Carolina 00). Walton was the OU hitting coach from when he took his current position at WSU. The team is coming off a second-place finish in its conference tournament, losing in the championship game to Creighton, 2-0. Wichita State outscored its three other MVC tourney opponents, Offensively, the Shockers own a.286 team batting average on the year. They are led by Katie McGeeney, a freshman who is hitting.389 with 15 doubles, seven home runs and 108 total bases. The team s top power hitters are junior Ashley Lynn and sophomore Stephanie De La Riva. The two have combined for 23 home runs, 81 RBIs and 173 total bases. Lynn hits at a.259 clip, while De La Riva bats.287. On the mound, senior Lindsay Craig (22-7) and sophomore Margo Pruis (20-7) split time for the Shockers. Both pitchers have thrown 17 complete games. Pruis leads the way with a 1.45 ERA, while Craig sports a 1.53 figure. All-time OU leads the series with WSU 34-7 and has not lost to the Shockers since 1990, a span of 21 games. The last meeting between the programs was 2002 in the OU/Worth Invitational, when the Sooners trumped the regional rival 3-1 and 12-1.

2 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 Numerical Roster & Individual Notes 1 Jamie Fox UTL R/R 5-9 So. Lafayette, La. (Acadiana) Already has 77 RBI in first two seasons. 2 Jadyn Smith RHP R/R 5-8 Fr. Newcastle, Okla. (Newcastle) Surprise of the season, becoming shutdown reliever. 3 Stacy Braddock RHP R/R 6-1 Fr. Garland, Texas (Garland) Solid in losing effort against No. 7 Texas. 4 Kristin Vesely CF L/L 5-4 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain) USA Softball Player of the Year Semifinalist. 5 Nicole Denes RHP R/R 5-11 Jr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell) Solid in relief of Keiter in finale at Kansas. 6 Tayl'r Hollis INF R/R 5-8 Fr. Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More) Seven crucial RBI during the Big 12 regular season. 7 Kami Keiter P L/L 5-7 Sr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 3 RBI, 2 wins, 0.36 ERA in Big 12 Tourney. 9 Jessica Leslie OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Raytown, Mo. (Raytown) Tops in Big 12 with 21 doubles, third in RBI with Christina Enea 1B R/R 5-7 Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif (El Camino Real) Always been one of OU s best postseason hitters. 12 Savannah Long INF R/R 5-8 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City) Strong arm only bested by two monster HR this season. 13 Heather Scaglione C R/R 5-9 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo) USA Softball Player of the Year Semifinalist. 15 Norrelle Dickson 3B L/L 5-9 So. Orange, Calif. (El Modena) Led team with.393 BA during Big 12 play. 21 Jade Prather UTL S/R 5-7 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City Nt.) Key role player has more runs, 16, than AB, Susan Ogden C R/R 5-8 Fr. Sherman, Texas (Sherman) Rookie hitting.217 in 23 career at bats. 25 Alison Horne UTL R/R 5-11 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Fayette Coutny) Favorite pinch hitter is hitting.333 (4-for-12) in role. 28 Mariee Mena OF R/R 5-5 Jr. Escondido, Calif. (Escondido) Redshirting with medical issues. 30 Stacia Aleman 2B R/R 5-5 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mustang) Stuck behind hot-hitting Hollis at second base. 99 Amber Spaulding OF R/R 5-6 So. Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda) Usually the second pinch runner of the bench. Coaching Staff Head Coach Patty Gasso 11th Season Long Beach State, 1984 OU Record: (.752) Career Record: (.748) Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi Eighth Season Oklahoma, 1997 Duties: Pitchers & Catchers Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Third Season McNeese State, 1997 Duties: Hitting & Outfield GA Assistant Coach Melanie Meuchel First Season Mesa State, 2002 Director of Operations Nickie Engelbrecht Fourth Season Texas Woman s University, 2001 Scouting Oregon The University of Oregon enters NCAA Regional play with an overall record of The Ducks finished seventh in the Pac-10 conference with a record Oregon is coached by Kathy Arendsen (CSU-Chico 80), who is in her third season at the school. Arendsen is assisted by J. Gaudreau (St. Luke s 73) and Amy Hayes (Evansville 92). Offensively, the Ducks come into the NCAA Tournament hitting at a.263 clip. They are led by freshman T.J. Eadus who boasts a team-high batting average of.340 to go along with 19 RBIs. Freshman outfielder Lovena Chaput is hitting.320 and leads the team with 86 total bases. Oregon has a pair of speedsters on the base paths in junior Breanne Sabol and sophomore Suzie Barnes. They have stolen 19 and 12 bases, respectively. Sabol also sports the team s third-best batting average (.318). Pitching wise, Arendsen s preferred hurler is right-hander Amy Harris. The junior is and owns a 1.16 ERA. Harris pitched 20 complete games this season and posted nine shutouts. When Harris is not pitching, the Ducks usually turn to freshman right-hander Alicia Cook. Cook is 10-6 with a 1.96 ERA. Oregon and Oklahoma met earlier this season in the Las Vegas Classic and the Sooners were winning 2-1 in the top of the fourth inning before it was cancelled due to rain. Heather Scaglione had an RBI double and Jessica Leslie had an RBI single in the abandoned contest. Since The Start Of The Big 12 in 1996, No Conference School Exceeds OU with... 1 National Championship 4 USA Elite Team Members 5 Women s College World Series Appearances 5 NCAA Regional Championships 5 Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year Honors 10 Postseason Appearances 17 All-Americans 39 All-Big 12 First Team Honors 43 Player/Pitcher of the Week Honors 134 Big 12 Wins Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Oregon, 4-3. The Sooners have won three straight in the series with the most recent victory coming in 1999 at the UT-Arlington Tourney. Scouting Louisiana Lafayette Six-time defending Sun Belt champion Louisiana-Lafayette comes to Norman with a 50-8 overall record and a 19-1 Sun Belt Conference mark. The team is coached by co-head coaches Stefni (Louisiana-Lafayette 90) and Michael (Louisiana- Lafayette 85) Lotief. The Lotiefs are in their fifth season at the school and are assisted by Lacy Prejean (Alabama 03). The team carries a.291 batting average into the postseason to go with 77 doubles, 13 triples and 76 home runs. Senior Jill Robertson has the team s best batting average (.384) and has registered 11 stolen bases. Power-hitting junior Danyele Gomez hits at a.354 clip and leads the team in home runs (19), RBIs (64) and total bases (130). Sophomore Lacey Bertucci and junior Ashley Evans have hit 15 and 10 home runs, respectively. In the circle, the Ragin Cajuns usually throw senior Brooke Mitchell or sophomore Heather Bobbitt. Mitchell owns a 27-7 record and a 0.78 ERA. She has 23 complete games, 10 shutouts and 338 strikeouts. Bobbitt is a perfect 18-0 with a 1.22 ERA. OU defeated the Cajuns, 7-3, in the action at the KIA Klassic (Fullerton, Calif.) this season. Heather Scaglione had a two run homer, while Kami Keiter contributed a pair of RBI and Lafayette native Tayl r Hollis hit a solo jack. All-time Lafayette leads the series 14-5, but OU has won three of the last four meetings, including two straight. The last time they met in Norman was in 2002 in the OU/Nike Classic when OU triumphed 5-3. OU also defeated them 7-5 in the OU/Worth Invitational in Patty Gasso won the 700th game of her head coaching career (OU and Long Beach City College) with a 4-0 win vs. Nebraska on May 1.

3 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: SINGLE SEASON CHARTS Listed below are Sooners, that are moving up the single season record charts: Batting Average Kristin Vesely Becky Burroughs Heather Scaglione 2005 Runs Lisa Carey Becky Burroughs Kristin Vesely Norrelle Dickson 2005 Hits Becky Burroughs Kristin Vesely 2005 Doubles Becky Burroughs Jessica Leslie Kristin Vesely Heather Scaglione 2005 Home Runs Lynette Velasquez Lisa Carey Heather Scaglione 2005 Runs Batted In Lisa Carey Ashlie Barrett Christina Enea Heather Scaglione 2005 Extra Base Hits Becky Burroughs Heather Scaglione Jessica Leslie 2005 Total Bases Becky Burroughs Heather Scaglione Heather Scaglione 2005 Slugging Percentage Lynette Velasquez Becky Burroughs Heather Scaglione 2005 Walks Drawn Casey Dickson Heather Scaglione Jennifer Stump Heather Scaglione 2005 Stolen Bases Angie Holwell Kristin Vesely Norrelle Dickson 2005 Victories Jennifer Stewart Jill Most Kami Keiter 2005 Appearances Kami Keiter Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 2005 Strikeouts Jill Most Kami Keiter Kami Keiter 2005 Against The Field Year in and year out OU head coach Patty Gasso puts together one of the toughest schedules in the country. This year was no exception. OU played 52 percent of its games this season (32) against teams in the NCAA Postseason field of 64. The softballers from Norman won 19 of the those contest for a winning percentage of.594. OU also posted a 4-6 record against the top-16 national seeds. Against the 32 opponents that landed in the postseason, OU more than doubled its opponents in scoring at a rate of Forty percent of OU s runs this season (179-of-368) came against teams that are still playing. The only losses OU suffered against teams outside the NCAA postseason were to regional foe Tulsa. Two Sooners Make Player of the Year Semifinal List of 10 Oklahoma softball players Kristin Vesely and Heather Scaglione were named to the semifi nal list of 10 players for the USA Softball Player of the Year Award. It marks just the second time that an OU player has reached the fi nal 10 (Leah Gulla in 2003) and the fi rst such distinction for each player. OU and Michigan (Jennie Ritter and Jessica Merchant) are the only teams with two players on the semifi nalists. Jessica Leslie was on the initial list of 25 but did not make the semifi nal cut. Norrelle Dickson and Kami Keiter were on the preseason watch list, along with Scaglione, but did not make the fi rst cut of 25. The fi nal cut of three will be announced just before the WCWS on May 31. Below are profi les on the each of OU s candidates: To see where OU s Player of the Year candidates rank in the latest NCAA stats, check the left hand column on page 10. Player of the Year Profile - Heather Scaglione Perhaps the forgotten force in the OU lineup, Heather Scaglione needs to just step in the batter s box to understand the type of respect she has garnered. She has become the most feared hitter in the Big 12 after leading the league in 12 offensive categories (overall and Big 12 only) last season. This season in only conference games, she led the league in four categories (HR, RBI, TB, SLG, BB). If it weren t for her Big 12 leading 33 base on balls, Scaglione might be again dominating the conference offensive races. Regardless, her numbers are ahead of last year s pace in every category except base on balls. Below is a comparison of her 2004 numbers with her up-to-date stats for 2005: BA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB TB SLG% OB% In the Big 12 ranks for all games, Scaglione leads in total bases and walks, while ranking second in RBI and coming in no lower than seventh in home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and batting average. Player of the Year Profile - Kristin Vesely OU junior center fi elder Kristin Vesely is locked into a hitting zone that no other player in OU history has touched. She has hit safely in 48 of 62 games this season, including 46 of the last 54. The Phoenix, Ariz., native has already set career single season highs in runs (60), hits (91), doubles (18), RBI (30), total bases (119) and stolen bases (30). Vesely leads the Big 12 in batting average, hits and runs while ranking second in on-base percentage and fourth in doubles and sixth in total bases. She is ranked in the top-10 of every Big 12 offensive category except home runs, in which she has tied a career single season high with two blasts. She also set the OU record with a 23-game hitting streak during which time she hit.638 and improved her season average to.556. During the streak Vesely accumulated 32 runs, 51 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, one home run, 23 RBI, 69 total bases,.863 slugging percentage,.659 on-base percentage and 15 stolen bases. The smooth center fi elder, who gets as good of a jump on fl y balls as anyone in the country, has also been nearly fl awless in the fi eld. She recently had a 46-game errorless streak snapped (4/11). Regional Notebook * OU has handed ULL All-American ace Brooke Mitchell the three worst outings of her career in the last three meetings. Mitchell has allowed 20 earned runs on 22 hits over her last three starts against Oklahoma, including seven runs in two and two-thirds innings this season. Mitchell has allowed just 23 earned runs this season. * OU has outscored it opponents in the last fi ve regionals by a combined total of * Wichita State head coach Tim Walton worked as the OU hitting coach from * Additionally, assistant coach Jennifer Jaime earned three letters in Norman from and served as a graduate assistant coach ( ) after her career was complete. * OU starter Jamie Fox and Tayl r Hollis are both Lafayette natives and actually played club ball for UL Lafayette head coach Michael Lotief before he took his current position with the Ragin Cajuns. * Fox and Hollis have played with or against the majority of the ULL roster during either the club or high school seasons. * OU second baseman Stacia Aleman played high school softball at Mustang HS with WSU shortstop Miranda Feldman. * Sooner outfi elder Amber Spaulding played travel ball with WSU utility player Stephanie De La Riva for the Fontana Aftershock. The only team in the Region 14 Championship that OU has played in 2005 is Louisiana Lafayette, which it trumped 7-3 at the KIA Klassic.

4 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll (5/17) School Record Points Last 1. Michigan (20) California Arizona Stanford T5. Texas A&M T5. Texas Oregon State Alabama Georgia Baylor OKLAHOMA UCLA Tennessee Louisiana Lafayette Fresno State Missouri Georgia Tech Northwestern Iowa Auburn Washington Southern Illinois DePaul Nebraska BYU NR Others receiving votes: Florida (22); Oregon (21); Long Beach State (9); Kansas (6); Arizona State (5); Penn State (3); Seton Hall (3); Hofstra (2); Creighton (2). Bold indicates OU opponents USA Today/NFCA Poll (5/11) School Record Points Last 1. Michigan (22) California (1) Arizona Stanford Texas A&M Oregon State Texas Georgia Alabama OKLAHOMA Tennessee UCLA Baylor Louisiana-Lafayette Fresno State Missouri Georgia Tech Auburn Northwestern Southern Illinois Washington Iowa Florida Long Beach State Nebraska NR Others receiving votes: Oregon 19, Troy 13, UNLV 10, BYU 4, Notre Dame 4. Five teams received votes but only appeared on one ballot. Bold indicates OU opponents Streaks Notable streaks entering the Big 12 Tournament: Consecutive games started by Kristin Vesely Consecutive weeks since the inception of the NFCA Poll that OU has been ranked in the top Consecutive game errorless streak for Jessica Leslie that was snapped against Texas (4/9) Length of Kami Keiter s career best streak of innings without allowing an earned run. 31- Length of home winning streak that was snapped by Texas A&M on April School record winning streak set this season from Feb. 11 to March Game hitting streak by Kristin Vesely, which set the OU record before being broken against UTEP on March Consecutive seasons of 40 or more wins, 11 under Gasso, which OU clinced with DH sweep of Texas Tech on April Consecutive trips to the NCAA postseason Consecutive games that OU scored fi ve or more runs. The record streak was snapped vs. FSU (2/26) Career high hitting streak for Norrelle Dickson, that was snapped against UNLV (3/6). It is just the second of at least 12 games since Vesely s record streak is the other. 6 - Consecutive wins for OU in the Bedlam Series. 5 - Consecutive Regional Championships. 5 - Consecutive Women s College World Series appearances. Class Rank The 2005 senior class (Christina Enea, Heather Scaglione, Kami Keiter and Jessica Leslie) is entering its final collegiate postseason. The class may go out as the best in school history. In fact, based on career accomplishments, the 2005 class only competition is the 2001 six pack (LaKisha Washington, Lisa Carey, Jamie White, Ashli Barrett, Andrea Davis and Mandy Fulton). The 2001 group appeared on the OU career record lists 25 times going into its final season. The 2005 version appeared 21 times. The 2001 crew only improved its mark in its final season and currently appears 32 times on the career lists. As of May 6, the 2005 class appears on the career lists 31 times, which is significant considering its have two less players than The 2005 senior class holds a couple distinctions over The quartet is the first in OU history to have three different graduating-players with All-America honors. It also is more well rounded than its counterparts. The 2001 version did not have a pitcher on any lists. The 2005 team has Kami Keiter, who ranks in the top six of all nine career pitching categories. Balancing Act Balance is a magic word for any coach. The success of the Sooners this season is largely due to the balance throughout their offensive lineup and pitching staff. Seven regulars in OU head coach Patty Gasso s current lineup are hitting above.300, with junior Kristin Vesely (No. 1 or No. 2 hitter) leading the pack with a.457 batting average. Seven batters - Vesely, Christina Enea, Heather Scaglione, Jessica Leslie, Kami Keiter, Jamie Fox and Tayl r Hollis - have at least 22 RBI, with Scaglione heading the group at 58. In the circle OU s pitching staff has a solid ERA of Three pitchers - Kami Keiter (29-6), Nicole Denes (8-1), Stacy Braddock (7-7) - have at least seven wins. Four Reliable Arms With a full regular season under their belt, the OU pitching staff has shown why it may be the deepest of the Patty Gasso era. After carrying the team in the opening weekends, the staff has taken it to a new level. As a group they have a combined ERA of Senior Kami Keiter (29-6, 1.17) worked 79 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run during OU s record winning streak. Freshman Stacy Braddock (7-7, 2.37) has worked 85.2 innings and struck out 85, while developing into OU s No. 2 pitcher. Junior Nicole Denes (8-1, 2.68) has struck out 100 batters in 81 innings of work. Preseason No. 4 starter Jadyn Smith (3-1) has been the hottest hurler lately, which has helped drop her ERA to Big 12 Overall Standings & Final Conference Standings Conference Overall School W L T Pct. H A W L T Pct. H A N Last 5 Streak Texas A&M$* Lost 2 Oklahoma* Lost 1 Texas%* Won 7 Baylor* Lost 2 Missouri* Lost 1 Kansas* Lost 2 Nebraska* Lost 2 Oklahoma State* Lost 2 Texas Tech Lost 4 Iowa State Lost 4 $ - Regular Season Champion; % - Conference Tournament Champion; * - NCAA Championship Participant The leadoff duo of Norrelle Dickson and Kristin Vesely are reaching base at combined rate of.550 when they leadoff an inning.

5 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: OU UNDER GASSO (1995-PRESENT) Season Record (12-6) (11-7) (12-6) (14-2) (14-2) (17-1) (11-3) (12-5) (14-4) (17-5) (12-4) Overall Record (.752) Conference Record * *Big 8 Conference Big 12 Record (.766) Big 8 Record (.750) Overall Conf. Record (.764) Postseason NCAA Regional NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS* NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional * National Champions Big 12 Finish Second Fifth Fourth Second Second First First Second Second First First Team All-Big 12 Selections Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M All-America Selections (Since 1996) Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Missouri... 6 Oklahoma State... 6 Texas A&M... 4 Texas Tech... 2 Gasso Joins 500 & 700 Clubs OU head coach Patty Gasso won the 700th game of her collegiate head coaching career with a 4-0 defeat of Nebraska on May 1. The 700 victories have come during stops at OU and Long Beach City College. Gasso won the 500th game of her OU coaching career on Feb. 18 in a 11-1 win over Lipscomb. Her OU career mark is (.752). She distanced herself from the previous Sooner coaches a long time ago. In fact, the next closest in career wins is OU administrator Marita Hynes, who went from Her current career record (OU and LBCC) is (.749). The Gasso Timeline Date Win No. Significance 10/5/94 -- Hired as fi fth coach in OU softball history 2/15/95 1 First win came against Oklahoma State and also marked her fi rst conference (Big Eight) win. 2/17/95 2 First non-conference win in second career game, a 10-4 defeat of Texas-Arlington. 4/2/ th win of OU career, a 5-2 victory over Iowa State 5/19/95 41 First postseason win, a 7-1 victory over Utah. 5/20/95 43 Final win of her fi rst season at OU came in regional fi nal vs. UNLV (2-1). It was the 43rd win of the season, which at the time ranked as the fourth best single season total in OU softball history. 2/24/ th win of OU career, a 3-2 win over NE Louisiana at the Mardi Gras Classic (Monroe, La.) 3/30/96 68 First Big 12 win, again at the disposal of Iowa State by a score of /10/96 89,90,91 Three consecutive wins led OU to the inaugural Big 12 Tournament Championship. 2/21/ th win at OU came at the expense of Louisiana Tech by a score of 1-0 in Mardi Gras Classic. 5/17/ The Sooners only win in the fi rst of four NCAA Regionals they have hosted in Norman. 2/13/ th win came in Pepsi Intercollegiate Classic (Arlington, Texas) over Stephen F. Austin (8-0). 3/6/ OU s fi rst-ever win against a No. 1 ranked team came at Arizona by a score of /16/ Last of three wins to sweep season series from eventual national champion Fresno State. 2/12/ th win came in Norman against Mississippi by a score of /11/ Claimed her 50th Big 12 win in her 68th conference game (3-2 win over Iowa State), which made her the fi rst to 50 wins. The mark still stands as the quickest in Big 12 history to 50 wins. 4/30/ OU sweeps regular season series from Oklahoma State (6-2 loss) and clinches Big 12 title. 5/18/ The fi rst win (11-0 over Harvard) in what would become a 19-game winning streak in NCAA Regionals. 5/21/ OU claims its fi rst Regional Championship in Norman with a 3-2 win over Oregon State. 5/25/ OU s fi rst-ever win in the Women s College World Series, a 2-1 defeat of Cal. 5/29/ OU wins the National Championship, the fi rst and only in Big 12 history. Also is the fi rst for a woman s sport at OU. 4/1/ The fi rst (11-2 over Iowa State) of a school record 23 game winning streak. 5/20/ OU wins second NCAA Regional with 10-2 rout of Washington in Norman. 5/24/ Last game of 23-game winning streak that included Big 12 Tourney and NCAA Regionals. OU defeated Michigan 2-0 in its Women s College World Series opener. 5/17/ th win came in Norman Regional over Texas A&M by score of /19/ OU wins third consecutive NCAA Regional and advances to third consecutive WCWS. 3/20/ In record pace, OU becomes fi rst Big 12 team to claim 100 conference wins with a 1-0 win over Nebraska. 5/15/ OU defeats Bethune-Cookman to claim the 1,000 victory in OU softball program history. 5/18/ OU defeats Oregon State 7-2 in Gainsville, Fla., to claim fourth straight NCAA Regional Championship and the fi rst in program history that wasn t hosted in Norman. The win puts Sooners in fourth straight WCWS. 5/22/ OU defeats No. 1 Arizona, 3-2, in Tucson, marking the second time OU has defeated a top-ranked team. The win also helped end the NCAA record 16-year streak of WCWS appearances for U-of-A. 5/23/ OU defeats Louisiana-Lafayette, 15-0, only hours after losing to the Ragin Cajons earlier on Regional Championship Sunday. The win clinches a fi fth straight Regional Championship and WCWS and highlights OU s improbable run through the nation s toughest regional. 2/18/ Sooners thump Lipscomb by a score of 11-1 for Gasso s 500th win of her OU career. It also began a streak of four consecutive run-rule wins. 4/6/ In Gasso s 700th game with OU, the Sooners thump Oklahoma State in the Bedlam opener by a score of 9-0 in six innings. 5/1/ Gasso wins the 700th game of her head coaching career, when Sooners shut out Nebraska 4-0 to clinch second place in the Big 12. Long Arm She is just a freshman, but shortstop Savannah Long may have the strongest arm on the Oklahoma team. The rocket-armed rookie is the product of tremendous genes. Her uncles, Cale and Mike Gundy, are two of the most famous collegiate football quarterbacks in Oklahoma state history. Cale, who currently serves as OU s running back coach, was the Sooners QB from and ended his career with nearly every OU passing record. Mike, who is currently the head coach of Oklahoma State, was the Cowboy signal caller from and is the all-time leading passer in OSU history. Long s father, Jim, was a pitcher in the Anaheim Angels organization after a collegiate career at Duke. Four Big 12 players were named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Preseason Watch List. Three of them (Keiter, Scaglione, Dickson) were Sooners.

6 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: CAREER CLIMBERS A look at the OU career pitching charts: Complete Games Patti Graham Cheryl Jacobs ' Kami Keiter 02-Present Innings Pitched Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 02-Present Strikeouts Jill Most Kami Keiter 02-Present Appearances Kami Keiter 02-Present Games Started Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 02-Present Victories Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 02- Present Shutouts Jill Most Cheryl Jacobs Kami Keiter 02-Present Winning Percentage Jennifer Stewart Nicole Denes 03-Present Kami Keiter '02-Present Lowest ERA Cheryl Jacobs Patti Graham Kami Keiter 02-Present RECENT MOVEMENT Kami Keiter became the all-time leader in pitching appearances during the Big 12 Tournament and could take the lead in innings pitched and career starts depending on the length of OU s postseason run. MORE CAREER CLIMBERS List below are the rankings of several players that appear in the OU career offensive records lists: Games Played Mindy Johnson ' Ashli Barrett ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present At Bats Lisa Carey ' Ashli Barrett ' Christina Enea '02-Present Heather Scaglione '02-Present Runs Christy Ring ' Erin Evans ' Christina Enea '02-Present Heather Scaglione '02-Present Kristin Vesely '03-Present 1, 2 Punch OU head coach Patty Gasso said at the beginning of the season that her interchangeable leadoff duo of Norrelle Dickson and Kristin Vesely could be the best in the country. The pair has not disappointed this season. They are the catalysts for the Sooner offense, which has been ranked the NCAA top-10 in batting average for six weeks. The Sooners are 29-2 when at least one of the players scores in the fi rst inning and are outscoring opponents on those occasions. For more information on the havoc the rally starting duo has caused for opponents this season, check the inset box (1, 2 Details) to the right.: More On The 1, 2 Punch How do Dickson and Vesely s stats compare to other 1-2 combos in the top 25? Well. In fact the Sooner duo s only competition, statistically, is at Arizona. Below is a comparison of OU leadoff duo with the well-respected Arizona duo of Caitlin Lowe and Autumn Champion. The Sooners compare favorably with the U-of-A duo in every category except batting average and on-base percentage. Originally, Vesely and Dickson were also listed with duos from Cal (Lindsay James and Vicky Galindo) and Tennessee (Lindsay Schuztler and Sarah Fekete), but one of the players on each team has been out with an injury for at least two weeks, which has skewed the comparisons. Oklahoma BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB SO OBP SB/A Norrelle Dickson Kristin Vesely Total Arizona Caitlin Lowe Autumn Champion Total Framing It A comparison with all the major conferences, puts a frame on OU s accomplishment of reaching fi ve straight Women s College World Series. Only the Pac 10 with 20 appearances by six teams has outdone OU. No other conference can total its WCWS appearances over the last fi ve years and match the Sooners. Below is the list: Pac 10 Oklahoma SEC Big 10 Rest of Big 12 ACC Conference USA Southland Comeback of the Year Oklahoma starting pitcher Nicole Denes was sidelined for the last 30 games of her sophomore season (2004) with a heart arrhythmia (medically termed Superventricular Tachycardia). Denes had an irregular heart beat while OU was at Texas A&M (3/28) and was held out of competition from that point. The condition was diagnosed by OU athletics staff cardiologist Dr. Phil Adamson. Denes was on medication for three months before undergoing successful heart surgery on July 9, Two weeks later she was cleared for full physical activity and is once again vying to be the No. 2 starter on the OU pitching staff. Denes fi nished her 2004 campaign with a 16-6 record and 1.82 ERA in innings of work. :: 1, 2 Details >> Reached As Leadoff Hitter (Percentage) Dickson (44-82) Vesely (28-49) With Bases Empty (Batting Average) Dickson (41-113) Vesely (43-96) When Both Score In First Inning OU is OU outscores opponents When Just One Scores In First Inning OU is OU outscores opponents When At Least One Scores in First Inning OU is OU outscores opponents All-Time Winningest I-A Softball Coaches (by winning pct.) Rk Coach, School Years Record Pct. 1. Sue Enquist, UCLA Mike Candrea, Arizona JoAnne Graf, Florida St. 21 1, Yvette Girouard, LSU Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia Margie Wright, Fresno St. 25 1, Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patrick Murphy, Alabama Joyce Compton, S. Carolina Numbers were taken at beginning of 2005 season. OU s 29-game winning streak was the 13th of 10 or more games under head coach Patty Gasso.

7 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Hits Lisa Carey ' Erin Evans ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Batting Average (2 years min.) Becky Burroughs ' Kelli Braitsch ' Kristin Vesely '03-Present Heather Scaglione '02-Present Runs Batted In Ashli Barrett ' Leah Gulla ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Home Runs Ashli Barrett ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Doubles Lisa Carey ' Leah Gulla ' Christina Enea '02-Present Heather Scaglione '02-Present Jessica Leslie '02-Present Kristin Vesely '03-Present Base On Balls Casey Dickson ' Christy Ring ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Extra Base Hits Kelli Braitsch ' Ashlie Barrett ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Total Bases Lisa Carey ' Kelli Braitsch ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Stolen Bases Christy Ring ' Angie Holwell ' Kristin Vesely '03-Present Norrelle Dickson '04-Present Jessica Leslie '02-Present Slugging Percentage Becky Burroughs ' Ashli Barrett ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present RECENT MOVEMENT Scaglione continues to make steady movement on the career home run list where she is two shy of tying Ashli Barrett for the record of Scags is also 58 bases shy of the total bases mark as well... She is also within striking distance of the top spot in walks (six away) and extra base hits (nine away)... The senior also became the first in her class to appear on the games played list (245)... She was joined by Christina Enea this week, who has played in 239 games... Enea moved up to No. 7 in career at bats. Keiter and Scaglione Earb All-Big 12 Tourney Honors For the fourth time in her career, senior Kami Keiter was named to All-Big 12 Tournament Team, while fellow senior Heather Scaglione earned the first such honor of her career. The pair of Oklahoma stars led the Sooners to a 2-2 mark in the conference tourney. Scaglione led the OU offense and ranked fourth among tourney participants with a.455 batting average. She collected five hits, one double and one RBI while also posting a perfect fielding percentage of Keiter worked 19.1 innings and allowed just one earned run - via a solo home run - for the Sooners. Her 0.36 ERA was second only to Tournament MVP Cat Osterman, who did not allow an earned run on the weekend. Five Sooners Garner First Team All-Big 12 Honors Christina Enea, Norrelle Dickson, Kami Keiter, Heather Scaglione and Kristin Vesely were named to the Coaches All-Big 12 First Team on Wednesday afternoon at the annual pre-big 12 Tournament Banquet. It marks the fourth time since the inception of the Big 12 (1996) that OU has placed at least five players on the first team. The school record of six was set in 2000 and For Keiter and Scaglione it was the fourth All-Big 12 honors of their careers. It marked the second first team honor for both players. It was the third honor of Enea and Vesely s careers, while it marked the first such honor for Dickson. It marked the third first team honor for Enea and the second for Vesely. Projections OU s offense has surpassed its 2004 totals in every category and could close in a few school records, below are the numbers: Avg. Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI SB Record OU Head Coach Patty Gasso A pioneer and legend after 10 years. Better believe it. Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso has blazed the trail for the Big 12, which has quickly gained national softball respect in just nine years of existence. No person has been more responsible for the conference rise in prominence than the winningest coach in its history. With five consecutive trips to the Women s College World Series, OU has not only earned respect but validated an entire conference. Her work at OU has done more than just net gains for her employers and league. The Midwest was a dormant recruiting area when she arrived in Presently, the Midwest and South (especially Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Florida) rank a very close second to California. All that without even mentioning her accomplishments. In 2003, Oklahoma was named the fifth best program of all-time by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Go back to 1994, before Gasso arrived in Norman, and it s a guarantee that OU doesn t even sniff the top-25. During her tenure, the Sooners have reached the postseason every year. They have claimed five Regional Championships, made five WCWS appearances and claimed one national championship. Not many coaches around the land can claim those credentials. Then again, if you tally the combined accomplishes of many conferences, and they can t either. So what s next? It would be a mistake to say more of the same. This program has risen dramatically for 10 years and Gasso doesn t intend to slow the pace one bit. Titles like Coaching Legend and Best Coach In Big 12 History are usually reserved for retired leaders. In Gasso s case, there is no need to wait, she has already earned both titles. OU and Arizona are the only programs to be ranked in the NFCA Top-25 every week of its existence. The streak is currently at 141 weeks.

8 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: OU In The National Polls OU and Arizona are the only programs to have been in the top-25 of every NFCA Poll since its inception, which spans 140 weeks. For the second consecutive season OU was picked No. 4 in the preseason poll, while also being picked in the top-10 for the fourth consecutive year. Below are OU's week-by-week rankings in the two national polls (USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball) : ESPN.com NFCA Preseason 4 4 Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five 12 9 Week Six 11 8 Week Seven 9 7 Week Eight 9 8 Week Nine 7 6 Week Week Week Week Week Week Big 12 Weekly Honors The 2005 Oklahoma softball team has claimed six Big 12 weekly honors after claiming seven last season. Below is a complete list of the Big 12 honors: Players of the Week 2/8 Kim Wilmoth... Baylor 2/15 Chelsi Lake... Baylor 2/22 Tessa Lynam... Baylor 3/1 Micaela Minner... Missouri 3/8 Kristin Vesely... Oklahoma 3/15 Jessica Leslie...Oklahoma* 3/22 Adrian Gregory... Texas A&M 3/29 Kristin Vesely... Oklahoma 4/5 Jessica Leslie... Oklahoma 4/12 Chez Sievers... Texas 4/19 Heather Scaglione... Oklahoma 4/26 Jessica Moppin...Kansas 5/3 Janessa Roening... Missouri 5/10 Destiny Frankenstein... Kansas Pitchers of the Week 2/8 Meagan Denny... Texas Amanda Scarborough... Texas A&M 2/15 Marjorie Johnson...Oklahoma State 2/22 Cat Osterman... Texas 3/1 Kami Keiter... Oklahoma 3/8 Jill Weynand... Texas A&M 3/15 Cat Osterman... Texas^ 3/22 Cat Osterman... Texas^ 3/29 Amanda Scarborough...Texas A&M^ 4/5 Marjorie Johnson...Oklahoma State 4/12 Cat Osterman... Texas 4/19 Ashley DeBuhr... Nebraska 4/26 Marjorie Johnson...Oklahoma State 5/3 Meagan Denny... Texas 5/10 Erin Kalka... Missouri * Leslie also garnered the Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week honor. ^ Also garnered the ESPN.com/USA Softball National Player of the Week award. Ranking The Regionals When OU head coach Patty Gasso watched the selection show and saw the teams coming to Norman she said it was the second toughest Regional in the country, behind the Fresno Regional (No. 3). Her assessment was dead on. The combined winning percentage of the teams (Cal, BYU, Fresno State and Long Beach State) in the Fresno Regional is.783, while the percentage of the teams headed for Norman is.741. The third best percentage is in South Bend, where Northwestern, Albany, Notre Dame and Louisville have combined winning percentage of.733. To the right are the combined record and winning percentages of all 16 regionals. Southern Power First came Lafayette, La., native Jamie Fox with seven HR and 34 RBI as a freshman in This year it s Tayl r Hollis, another Lafayette native, who is impressing with power that isn t usually seen by a rookie. Hollis has six HR, which ranks fourth on the team, and has driven in 22 runs. The infi elder isn t a one dimensional hitter though, she is managing to hit a solid.295 clip. As for Fox, forget the sophomore slump. She is third on the team with seven HR while hitting at a.304 clip. She also has 43 RBI, 30 runs and 11 doubles. OU Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi The same attributes that drew OU head coach Patty Gasso to Melyssa Lombardi as a player are the reasons that she has excelled as the pitching coach on the Oklahoma staff. Lombardi is renowned for her work ethic and softball mind. Watch her give pitching signs to her catchers and you ll quickly learn how complex her mind is. Listen to Lombardi break down opposing hitters on film or observe her meticulously chart her pitching staff and the work ethic will come beaming through. Those attributes are innate. Another one is uncanny... it s the fact that she is a Gasso clone. The head and assistant coach think on the same wave length and fall just short of finishing each other s sentences. It s no wonder that Lombardi has been on staff for seven years and despite being one of the hottest head coaching prospects in the country, she has shown little desire to venture out of Norman. All those traits have translated into one of the nation s best pitching staffs year in and year out. Three pitchers have garnered four All-America honors under her tutelage and the staff has continually ranked among the best in the Big 12 and country. The numbers below illustrate where the pitching staffs ranked in the Big 12 and NCAA, as well as the rank of the top pitcher on the respective staffs over the last five seasons: Team Big 12/NCAA Individual Big 12/NCAA /25 4/ /NR 3/NR /18 1/ /18 4/ /NR 4/ /25 5/30 :: Regional Records >> Regional No.1 - Ann Arbor (.705) Regional No. 2 - Fresno (.783) Regional No. 3 - Tucson (.718) Regional No. 4 - Austin (.705) Regional No. 5 - College Station (.617) Regional No. 6 - Columbia (.724) Regional No. 7 - Los Angeles (.659) Regional No. 8 - Corvallis (.662) Regional No. 9 - South Bend (.733) Regional No Athens (.693) Regional No Knoxville (.710) Regional No Tuscaloosa (.681) Regional No Gainsville (.653) Regional No Norman (.741) Regional No Auburn (.661) Regional No Lincoln (.712) OU Head Coach Patty Gasso claimed the 500th victory of her Sooner career on Friday, Feb. 18 with a 11-1 win over Lipscomb.

9 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Team Records OU has broken and tied several single game records, below is the list: Hits New Record 20 3/4/05 vs. Illinois-Chicago Old Record 19 2/4/05 vs. Florida Atlantic Stolen Bases New Record 9 3/4/05 vs. Illinois-Chicago Old Record 8 4/26/77 vs. Oklahoma Baptist Doubles Tied Record 6 2/4/05 vs. Florida Atlantic Previous Times 3/3/00 vs. Mississippi State 3/14/04 vs. Centenary Home Runs Tied Record 5 4/16/05 vs. Texas A&M Previous Times 4/11/96 vs. Tulsa Written In Dirt Senior Heather Scaglione, a USA Softball Player of the Year candidate and 2004 First Team All-American, goes through a couple unique pre-game rituals. With her bat Scaglione writes the initials, J.A.S., of her deceased mother, Joyce Ann Scaglione, in the dirt behind home plate before each game. Usually, if OU is visiting, the opposing catcher will wipe the initials away thinking that Scaglione is just marking her territory. Scaglione will inform the home plate umpire the next inning and he ll inform the opponent. She also writes her mother s initials on her left wrist with a Sharpie before every game. Her mother passed away in her sleep during the fall season (2002) of her sophomore year. The team was taking pre-game batting practice before facing Neosho County Junior College when a police offi cer and priest came to fi eld to break the news to Scaglione. :: Top 10 In The NCAA >> The top 10 team batting averages as reported by the NCAA (5/1): 1. Texas A&M Texas San Antonio Tennessee Oklahoma Michigan Georgia Ohio State Baylor Bethune Cookman BYU Broadcast Scedule Radio Oklahoma State April 6 KOKC, Yahoo! at Texas April 9 KOKC, Yahoo! at Texas April 10 Yahoo! at Texas Tech (Game 1) April 11 Yahoo! at Texas Tech (Game 2 April 11 KOKC, Yahoo! Baylor (Game 1) April 18 Yahoo! Baylor (Game 2) April 18 KOKC, Yahoo! Tulsa April 20 KOKC, Yahoo! Oklahoma State April 27 KOCK, Yahoo! Nebraska April 30 KOKC, Yahoo! Nebraska May 1 KOKC, Yahoo! North Texas May 4 KOKC, Yahoo! Nebraska/Iowa State May 11 KOKC, Yahoo! TBA May 12 KOKC (PM), Yahoo! TBA May 13 Yahoo! TBA May 14 KOKC, Yahoo! Television Oklahoma State April 6 Cox (local) at Texas April 9 CSTV at Texas April 10 CSTV Nebraska April 30 ESPN2 Nebraska May 1 ESPNU 1000-Plus Games at OU Softball Complex Attendance Opponent Date 1. 1,623 Oklahoma State 4/28/ ,480 Texas 5/18/ ,476 Texas 4/14/ ,433 Texas A&M 5/19/ ,432 Washington 5/20/ ,365 Oklahoma State 4/2/ ,357 Washington 5/19/ ,327 North Carolina 5/18/ ,320 Oklahoma State 4/19/ ,304 Oklahoma State 4/24/ ,236 Oregon State 4/21/ ,271 Oklahoma State 4/7/ ,201 Oklahoma State 4/4/ ,173 Oklahoma State 4/21/ ,163 Texas A&M 4/16/ ,153 Oklahoma State 4/22/ ,083 Texas 4/3/ ,056 Utah 5/16/ ,021 Texas A&M 5/17/02 OU Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Howard Dobson has quickly made a name for himself in collegiate softball. The time line of his rise to national recognition is impressive. Dobson began to gain national respect when he arrived at Houston. He was on the first coaching staff for the Cougars in 2000 and helped lead the rookie program to a fifth place finish in Conference USA. Two years later he had the Cougar offense at the top of Conference USA with league best marks in hits, runs, slugging percentage, RBI and home runs. That squad ranked 12th in the country in batting average and 30th in runs per game. When Dobson took the job at Oklahoma, he had to live up to a serious legacy. The OU softball team had led the conference in hitting for three consecutive years. Dobson s first season saw the Sooners finish second in the batting average race but they topped the conference in runs and slugging percentage while also ranking third in on-base percentage. He also guided former all-conference player Leah Gulla to First Team All-America status. During the 2003 season, she led the Big 12 in three individual offense categories and ranked second in two others. In 2004 OU won the Big 12 team batting title and led the conference in nine offensive categories. Heather Scaglione broke through and was hands down the most dominant hitter in the conference. Her work garnered her First Team All-America honors, thanks to leading the Big 12 in five offensive categories. Yet that wasn t his most impressive work of the year. Dobson was the star of OU s improbable postseason run. Through hours of preparation, he was able to lay out a flawless game plan for the NCAA Regional in Tucson. OU put together the best offensive numbers among the 64 teams in regionals and soundly defeated the top two pitchers (statistically) in the nation - Alicia Hollowell (Arizona) and Brooke Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette). Keiter s ERA this season (1.17) is just above her career postseason ERA

10 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: NCAA Rankings Below are the NCAA rankings, as well as where OU ranks in the raw numbers as opposed to per game number on relevant cateories: OU In NCAA Team Rankings (As of 5/17) Stat Rank Total Rank Batting Average Scoring (368) WL Percentage HR Per Game (54) Doubles Per Game (114) SB Per Game (104) Slugging Percentage OU Individuals Rankings (As of 5/17) Batting Average Kristin Vesely RBI Per Game Heather Scaglione (58) Doubles Per Game Jessica Leslie (21) ERA Kami Keiter Stolen Bases Kristin Vesely (30) Victories Kami Keiter Slugging Percentage Heather Scaglione Runs Per Game Kristin Vesely (60) Hit By Pitch Norrelle Dickson (10) Longest Winning Streaks of Gasso Era OU set a school record with a 29-game winning streak this season. All-time, OU has 17 winning streaks of at least 10 games and 13 of those have come under Patty Gasso s direction. Below is the list of 10 or more game winning streaks since Gasso arrive in 1995: # Year Dates /11-3/19 * /1-5/ /19/00-2/23/ /28-3/ /16-4/ /8-2/ /9-2/ /23-3/ /1-3/ /20-4/ /11-2/ /25-4/ /14-5/ /13-2/ /4-4/16 * Indicates the previous school record. OU Ties Program Record With Seven Academic All Big 12 Honorees The Oklahoma softball team tied a record by landing seven student-athletes on the Academic All Big 12 Teams. The seven pack was led by first team honorees Jamie Fox and Kami Keiter, who were recognized by the conference for recording 4.0 GPAs. Stacia Aleman, Nicole Denes, Norrelle Dickson and Jade Prather were also named to the first team. Christina Enea earned her first Academic honor by landing on the second team. The seven honorees ties the 1997 team for most awards since the start of the Big 12 in The Winning Streak OU set a school record by winning 29 consecutive games from Feb. 11 to March 19. Below are the details: >> The steak is the longest in OU history. The previous record was a 23-gamer from >> OU s streak began with a 1-0 win over Sam Houston State on Feb. 11 and ended with a 4-0 loss to then-no. 1 Arizona. >> OU s streak was the longest streak in the NCAA Division I softball, until they relinquished the honor to No. 1 Michigan, which has current streak of 27. >> OU outscored its opponents during the streak. >> The offense hit.387 with 29 home runs, 207 RBI and 63 stolen bases. >> Eight regulars hit above.300 with three (Vesely, Dickson, Scaglione) of those topping.400. >> OU scored 10 or more runs six times during the streak. The Sooners reached 10 or more hits 19 times and run-ruled opponents 10 times. >> The pitching staff had a combined ERA of 1.13 and ace Kami Keiter is allowed just three earned runs in 88 innings. >> No. 2 hitter Kristin Vesely hit safely in 27 of the last 29 games, which includes the OU record hitting streak of 23 games. She hit.576 with 57 hits, 16 extra base hits, 23 RBI, 18 stolen bases and a.604 on-base percentage during the streak. >> Leadoff hitter Norrelle Dickson also caught fire with a.447 batting average during the streak. The 1-2 duo of Dickson and Vesely scored at least one run in 27 of the 29 games. >> OU scored five or more runs in 10 consecutive contests (Feb ), which is a school record. The previous best was seven, which was set five times. The most recent time was in >> The streak was the 17th of 10 or more games in OU history. Thirteen of those stretches have come under current head coach Patty Gasso. Weekly Honors OU leads all Big 12 schools with 43 Player/Pitcher of the Week awards since 1996, including six awards this season. Below are the details: Heather Scaglione was announced as the Big 12 Player of the Week for the games of April Scaglione powered the fi fth-ranked Sooners to a 3-1 record, including a split with Big 12 leading Texas A&M, last week by hitting.583 with three home runs and 11 RBI. The Sooner signal caller had seven hits in 12 at bats, scored fi ve runs, recorded two doubles, a slugging percentage of and an on-base percentage of.688. She became the 24th player in OU history to tie the school record with two HR in a single game. Scaglione set a Big 12 record by earning fi ve POW honors last season. She also owns the career mark for Player of the Week honors with seven. For the second time this season Jessica Leslie was named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 5. The Raytown, Mo., native compiled a.500 batting average (5-for-10) with five RBI, one home run, one triple, one double and four runs scored. Leslie s three-run home run that sealed the victory against No. 15 Missouri (6-4) highlighted her performance. All-America candidate Kristin Vesely was named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 29, which marks the second weekly honor for OU s center fi elder this season. Vesely hit.700 last week and led OU to a 2-1 mark, including a sweep in the conference opener against Iowa State. In 10 at-bats, Vesely recorded seven hits, one double, one run scored, one RBI, two stolen bases, an.800 slugging percentage and a.728 on-base percentage. Oklahoma outfi elder Jessica Leslie was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the week for the games of March She was also named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the same time period. Leslie, a senior from Raytown, Mo., hit.500 in the Sooners six games while delivering 14 RBI to help No. 8 Oklahoma win its 25th consecutive game. Senior Kami Keiter was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the games of Feb , the league offi ce announced. Keiter (6-1) extended her scoreless innings streak to 35 innings and her consecutive shutout streak to four while leading the Sooners to the NFCA Leadoff Classic championship. Vesely was named Big 12 Conference Softball Player of the Week for the games of March 1-7. Vesely hit.667 while extending her hitting streak to 18 in OU s six wins during the previous week. The Phoenix, Ariz., native s streak was tied for the longest stretch in school history. On the week, Vesely recorded nine runs, 14 hits (14-for-21), seven RBI, four doubles, six stolen bases, and an.857 slugging percentage and a.696 on base percentage. On March 16, senior Jessica Leslie became the first Sooner since Leah Gulla in 2003 to garner National Player of the Week honors.

11 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS General School University of Oklahoma City Norman, Okla. Zip Code Founded Enrollment ,954 Nickname Sooners School Colors Crimson & Cream Home Field OU Softball Complex Marita Hynes Field Capacity ,000 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big 12 President David L. Boren (Yale, 63) Athletics Director.. Joe Castiglione (Maryland, 79) Ticket Office (800) 456-GoOU History First Year of Softball All-Time Record , (.632) All-Time Big 12 Record (.777) NCAA Tournament Appearances (1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, '04) Regional Titles Five (2000, 01, 02, 03, '04) WCWS Appearances Five (2000, 01, 02, 03, 04') WCWS Titles One (2000) Media Relations Softball Contact Chris Freet Alma Mater, Yr UC Santa Barbara, 02 Office Phone (405) Media Relations Main (405) Press Box Phone (405) Fax (405) cfreet@ou.edu Coaching Staff Head Coach Patty Gasso Alma Mater, Yr Long Beach State, 84 Years Coaching Career Record (Pct.) (.747) Years at OU is 11th season Record at OU (Pct.) (.752) Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi Alma Mater, Yr Oklahoma, 97 Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Alma Mater, Yr McNeese State, 97 Director of Opperations Nickie Engelbrecht Grad. Asst. Coach Melanie Meuchel Softball Office Phone (405) Team Information 2004 Overall Record (.662) 2004 Big 12 Record (.611) 2004 Big 12 Regular Season Fifth 2004 Big 12 Tournament Third 2004 Postseason Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Regional, WCWS Final 2004 Ranking No. 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /2 Media Information Athletics Web Site SoonerSports.com :: OU Offensive Outbursts >> At least 10 hits...27 times At least 10 runs...9 times Win by 5 or more runs...27 times Held Scoreless...4 times Individual 3 RBI game...21 times Individual 4 RBI game...12 times Individual 5 RBI game...2 times Individual 3 hit game...24 times Individual 4 hit game...4 times 10-plus game hitting streak...4 times Run Rule Wins...15 Run Rule Losses...0 Record OU scores Record OU scores Record OU scores Worth Noting... Kami Keiter is two wins shy of the 100th of her career... Five times this season OU s POY candidates Jessica Leslie, Heather Scaglione and Kristin Vesely have been held hitless in the same contest, all five of those occasions were losses (Florida, Louisville, DePaul, Texas A&M and Baylor)... Leslie and Scaglione are just the third duo to have 50 RBI in the same season... Three players reached the plateau in 2000 and two in Jessica Leslie is already tied for No.2 on the single season doubles chart with 21, while Vesely and Scaglione are right behind at No. 5 with The record of 24 was set by Becky Burroughs in The Big 12 record of 22 was set by Jamie Foutch of OSU in Scaglione RBI total of 58 is tied for 10th in the Big 12 record books... Leslie s RBI total of 55 ranks as the 12th best single season total in Big 12 history... OU already has 114 doubles, which is tied for the best total in Big 12 and OU history... By starting against Florida Atlantic (2/4) freshman Savannah Long became the second consecutive freshman to start the season at shortstop for OU head coach Patty Gasso... In 2004 Norrelle Dickson began at short before moving to third base... OU tied the single game record with six doubles against FAU, which has now happened on seven occasions in school history... Scaglione tied the OU single game record for doubles (3) against FAU and now shares the mark with three others... Stacia Aleman set a career-high with four RBI, which all came on her first career home run - a grand slam - against Lipscomb (2/18)... OU freshman Stacy Braddock set a new career high with 13 strikeouts against Texas Tech (4/11)... Tayl r Hollis became the first freshman in OU history to hit a home run in three straight games when she did it against Lipscomb, North Texas and Michigan State. Horne Returns To Softball Program Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso and the OU compliance offi ce announced Friday, Feb. 18, that Alison Horne had passed a pair of NCAA wavers and was cleared to begin collegiate competition for the softball team. Horne originally sided a National Letter of Intent in the fall of 2002 and joined the program at the beginning of the school year. She was stricken with a breathing disorder that kept her from competing. Horne chose to return home to her native Fayetteville, Ga., and seek medical attention while residing with her parents. She enrolled at the University of Georgia in the spring of 2004 before eventually returning to Norman during the summer of 2004 with her breathing ailments diagnosed. Horne has a vocal-cord disfunction and Hashimoto s Thyroiditis, both of which she treats with medication. Before Horne could play for Oklahoma, NCAA clearance was required due to her enrollment in Georgia. We all thought that her career was done because we couldn t fi gure out her breathing ailment, said Gasso. She returned to Norman on her own accord because she really loved our program. She had the courage to come back and ask me for a second chance with the team. She felt like we could make it work. That was a very big step in my eyes. Since that time we have done everything we could do to make it happen. She will have an impact offensively for us. Defensively, she is a little rusty but she ll work her way into the lineup because she has a big stick. Senior Class Drafted By LPFA Tour The entire senior class of the No. 8 Oklahoma softball team was drafted in the 2005 LPFA Tour Senior Class Draft on Wednesday, March 16. Christina Enea, Kami Keiter, Jessica Leslie and Heather Scaglione will have the option of playing for the fl edgling organization when their collegiate careers are complete. The top 27 collegiate seniors were selected in the 2005 LPFA Tour College Senior Draft. Each player included in the LPFA Tour inaugural draft has had tremendous success over their college career and will fi t in very nicely with our business strategy, said Tom McCarthy, President and CEO. I want to thank our network of scouts who worked tirelessly evaluating these players and communicating with their college coaches and sports information directors continued McCarthy. Keiter was the fi rst Sooner off the board with the second pick in the draft. The LPFA said of Keiter, who was picked after No. 1 selection Jamie Southern, that her, distinguished pitching career starts with command of the strike zone. Next to go was Scaglione as the No. 8 pick. The LPFA praised the San Diego native as the, best defensive catcher with power at the plate. Enea was picked at No. 19 and was described as a, pure hitter. Leslie was the fi nal Sooner taken at No. 27 and was characterized as a player who, excels at all facets of the game. Local Newspapers: Norman Transcript normantranscript.com The Oklahoman oklahoman.com Tulsa World tulsaworld.com The Oklahoma softball team has more players selected than any other school in both the NPF and the LPFA Tour drafts,

12 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #10CHRISTINAENEA :: 1B :: R/R :: 5-7 :: SENIOR :: WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF :: EL CAMINO REAL :: First Team All-Big 12 >> :: Second Team Academic All-Big 12 >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Entering her favorite part of the year, post-season, when she has hit.351 during her career... Effi cient senior has 53 hits and 42 RBI... All-America and All-Midwest Region... Named to the Coaches All-Big 12 First Team for the third time in her career... Knocked in two or more runs on 13 occasions... Already has her second highest season total for RBI with Only struck out 13 times in 168 at bats (1 K per 12.9 AB)... Swiped 13 bases this season and is perfect for her career (27-27)... Hitting.480 (12-25) against lefties this season... Hitting.380 (27-71) with runners in scoring position... Missed eight games prior to KIA Klassic with high ankle sprain... Tied a career high with an 11- game hitting streak that began DePaul (2/6) and ended against Michigan State (2/25)... At the time the streak was the third longest by any player since Hit a two-run homer in a run-rule victory over Lipscomb (2/18)... Drove in fi ve runs in doubleheader against Arkansas (3/2)... Haunted OSU again with three RBI, including the game winner in a nine inning, 3-2, Bedlam win (4/27)... Drove in all of OU s runs in a 4-0 win over Nebraska (5/1). :: #10 CHRISTINA ENEA >> CAREER STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% TOTAL After injuring her Achilles late in the 2004 season, Enea missed the opener of the Big 12 Tournament before hitting.421 during the postseason.

13 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #7KAMIKEITER :: LHP :: L/L :: 5-7 :: SENIOR :: ARVADA, COLO. :: ARVADA WEST :: First Team All-Big 12 >> :: First Team Academic All-Big 12 >> :: All-Big 12 Tournament Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> In the midst of a tremendous season with a 29-6 record... Two wins shy of the 100th of her career... All-America and All-Midwest Region... Named to the Coaches All-Big 12 First Team for the second time in her career... Barring a terrible postseason, Keiter wil go down with the lowest career ERA in Big 12 history... Had a streak of 79 innings without allowing an earned run snapped against No. 7 Louisiana Lafayette (3/17)... Set career-high with 48 inning scoreless streak earlier in the season start has senior climbing up the OU career charts... Opponents hitting just.181 when runners are on base and just.160 with two outs... Holding lefties to a.171 batting average shutouts ties career single season high... Named to USA Softball Player of the Year Preseason Watch List... Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on March 1... Named to NFCA Leadoff Classic all-tournament team... Threw second one hitter of the season and eighth of her career against Michigan State (2/25).... Brilliant in one hit, 12 strikeout shutout against Creighton (2/18)... Dominant in three-hit shutout of No. 4 Texas (4/10)... Also tossed another three hit shutout in fi rst game of doubleheader against No. 8 Baylor... Dealed crucial slump-ending shutout vs. Nebraska (5/1)... Tossed four shutout innings, while striking out eight on Senior Night against North Texas (5/4)... Dealt a two hit shutout against Kansas during Big 12 Tournament play... Named to the All-Big 12 Tournament Team after recording two wins and 0.36 ERA... Has made the all-tourney every year of her career. :: #7 KAMI KEITER >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK CBO / / / / TOTAL / :: #7 KAMI KEITER >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% TOTAL IP H R ER BB SO W-L CG SHO/CBO SV ERA / TOTAL / Kami Keiter has a career postseason record of with a 1.16 ERA.

14 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #9JESSICALESLIE :: LF :: R/R :: 5-5 :: SENIOR :: RAYTOWN, MO. :: RAYTOWN :: USA Softball Player of the Year Quarterfinalist >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> All-America and All-Midwest Region candidate is in the midst of the best season of her career... Third in the Big 12 and fourth nationally with 55 RBI... Leads Big 12 with 21 doubles, while ranking third in Division I softball in the category... Hitting.347 (47-95) with runners in scoring position... Has driven in at least two runs on 14 occasions... Current doubles total (21) ranks as the second best single season mark in OU history... Doubles mark is one shy of tying the Big 12 record held by Jamie Foutch of OSU (1997)... Nineteen multi-hit games... Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA and Big 12 Player of the Week on March Also named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 5... Hit.500 with 14 RBI during the week (3/8-14) she won the weekly honors... Drove in season-high three runs in 8-3 win over Oklahoma City (2/22)... Set a career high with four hits in season opener against Florida Atlantic (2/4)... In her fi rst game fi lling in Christina Enea s No. 3 spot in the lineup, Leslie drove in a career high four runs against Valparaiso (3/10)... Returned to home state and hit game winning home run in 6-4 defeat of Missouri (4/3)... Hit walk off three-run homer in Bedlam (4/6) opener to seal 9-0 run rule victory game errorless streak was snapped in opener at Texas (4/9)... Snapped 10 game RBI-less streak with a sac fl y against North Texas (5/4)... Knocked in two crucial runs in defeat of Kansas during the Big 12 Tournament (5/12). :: #9 JESSICA LESLIE >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% TOTAL Jessica Leslie had the best postseason of her career in 2004, when she hit.314 with five RBI.

15 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #13HEATHERSCAGLIONE :: C :: R/R :: 5-8 :: SENIOR :: SAN DIEGO, CALIF. :: RANCO BERNARDO :: USA Softball Player of the Year Semifinalist >> :: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year >> :: First Team All-Big 12 >> :: All-Big 12 Tournament Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> 2004 All-American is having another standout season... Arguably the best all-around catcher in the country... All- America, USA Softball Player of the Year Candidate and All-Midwest Region... Named to the Coaches All-Big 12 Team for the fourth time in her career multi-hit games, four with three hits, one with four hits... Sixteen multi-rbi games, eight with three or more RBI... In conference only games she led Big 12 in home runs, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage... Hitting.407 off lefties (11-27),.424 with runners on base (42-99) and.405 with runners in scoring position (30-74)... Has driven in four or more runs on fi ve different occasions... Named to Preseason Player of the Year Watch List... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on April Tied a career-high with three runs scored against Creighton (2/19/05)... Tied school record with three doubles in season opener against Florida Atlantic (2/4)... Also tied career-high with four hits against FAU... Had three RBI in both games against Creighton (2/18,19) in the OU/Nike Classic... Set career high with fi ve RBI against Illinois-Chicago (3/4)... Went 2-for-3 with four RBI against Nicholls State (3/14)... Drove in two runs with a monster home run off All-American Mitchell of Louisiana Lafayette (3/17)... Sixth home run of the season came off Iowa State pitcher Katie Reichling and cleared two fences before exiting the OU Softball Complex (3/25)... Hit monster two-run homer off Texas s Meagan Denny to clinch 4-0 win over Longhorns (4/10)... Collected eight RBI in doubleheader sweep of Texas Tech (4/11)... Over fi ve game span, including No. 4 Texas, Texas Tech and No. 7 Texas A&M, she drove in 13 runs and hit four home runs... Drove in three and became 24th player in OU history to hit two HR in the same game in a 15-7 rout of No. 7 Texas A&M (4/17)... For the second time this season she tied the school record by slugging two HR in 6-4 loss to No. 25 Nebraska (4/30). :: #13 HEATHER SCAGLIONE >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% TOTAL A bad ankle injury hampered Heather Scaglione during the entire 2004 postseason, when she hit just.178.

16 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #5NICOLEDENES :: RHP :: R/R :: 5-11 :: JUNIOR :: COPPELL, TEXAS :: COPPELL :: Academic All-Big 12 First Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Junior has dazzled at times in her fi rst season since heart surgery... Hitting.421 (8-19) with runners in scoring position... Won fi rst eight decisions this season... Tossed one hitter for her eighth win of the season against North Texas (3/30)... Solid in relief of Kami Keiter against No. 1 Arizona (3/19)... Clutch in relief effort against Seton Hall in championship round of NFCA Leadoff Classic (2/26)... Struck out nine in four innings of work against Lehigh (2/25)... Struck out 10 and limited North Texas to one run in complete game victory (2/20)... Hit home runs in the fi rst two games of the season. :: #5 NICOLE DENES >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK CBO / / / TOTAL / :: #5 NICOLE DENES >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL Nicole Denes has made just one postseason pitching appearance, which was against Texas A&M during this season Big 12 Tournament.

17 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #4KRISTINVESELY :: CF :: L/L :: 5-4 :: JUNIOR :: PHOENIX, ARIZ. :: SHADOW MOUNTAIN :: USA Softball Player of the Year Semifinalist >> :: First Team All-Big 12 >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Unquestionably one of the best players in softball this season... Making a strong push at USA Softball Player of the Year honors... All-America, USA Softball Player of the Year and All-Midwest Region... Earned All-Big 12 honors for third time in her career... Set an OU record with a 23-game hitting streak... Hitting at an almost unbelievable.457 clip... Dipped under.500 following the Texas A&M series for the fi rst time in 25 games, dating back to March 5 vs. Washington... If she can continue anywhere near her current pace, she will shatter numerous OU single-season offensive records... Leads team with.457 batting average, 91 hits, 60 runs, 30 stolen bases and a.509 on-base percentage... Already eclipsed 2004 totals in hits, runs, doubles, RBI, total bases and stolen bases... Two or more hits in 30 games, three hits in nine contests and four in two games... Hitting.477 vs righties (82-172),.466 with runners on base ( ) and.397 with runners in scoring position (25-63)... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 29 after hitting.700 in three games during the previous week... Named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 8 after hitting.667 during play the previous week... Continued torrid pace by hitting.667 the next week... Drove in eight runs during a three-game span against Sam Houston State, Houston and Lipscomb... Home run against Sam Houston State (2/12) was her fi rst in a span of 84 games... Collected fi ve hits and two RBI in doubleheader against Arkansas (3/2)... Had a hit in nine consecutive plate appearances spanning from Valparaiso (3/10) to Nicholls State (3/13)... Went 4-for-4 for the second time in a her career against Tulsa (3/23)... Collected two RBI, including one on a solo home run, against No. 7 Texas A&M (4/16)... The HR against the Aggies was just her fourth home run of her career but it cleared the bleachers in right fi eld... Showing no ill effects from off-season shoulder surgery... Flawless and dazzling play in center fi eld has been overshadowed by her offensive production. :: #4 KRISTIN VESELY >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% TOTAL Kristin Vesely took off offensively during the 2004 postseason and carried that momentum into her tremendous 2005 campaign.

18 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #30STACIAALEMAN :: 2B :: R/R :: 5-5 :: SOPHOMORE :: OKLAHOMA CITY :: MUSTANG :: First Team Academic All-Big 12 >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Sophomore had solidifi ed herself in the OU lineup beforing aggravating her right quadricep... Nearing 100 percent, but now she fi nds herself behind freshman Tayl r Hollis... Plate discipline (9 BB) should lead to an increased batting average (.219)... One RBI short of her 2004 total of seven... First career home run was a grand slam against Lipscomb (2/18) in the OU/Nike Classic. :: #30 STACIA ALEMAN >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT Total :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL Stacia Aleman has one hit in 10 career postseason at bats.

19 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #15NORRELLEDICKSON :: 3B :: L/R :: 5-9 :: SOPHOMORE :: ORANGE, CALIF. :: EL MODENA :: First Team All-Big 12 >> :: Academic All-Big 12 First Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Sophomore was named to Preseason Player of the Year Watch List and remains an All-America and All-Midwest Region candidate... Named to the Coaches All-Big 12 First Team... Third on the team with a.369 batting average, while ranking second with 23 stolen bases... Third in Big 12 during conference only games with a.393 mark... Hitting.447 with runners in scoring position (17-38)... Teaming with Kristin Vesely to form arguably the most potent leadoff duo in college softball... Started every game of her career (83) before sitting out three games against Oklahoma City, Michigan State and Lehigh due to sprained ankle... Recorded 17 multi-hit games, including four contests with three hits... Leadoff hitter is reaching base at.522 clip when she begins an inning... Already tallied fi ve doubles after collecting just two as a freshman... Hit her fi rst career triple against Creighton (2/19)... Reached 10 RBI total with a 2-for-4, one RBI outing against No. 7 Texas A&M (4/16)... Underrated defensively as a third baseman. :: #15 NORRELLE DICKSON >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL Norrelle Dickson hit.308 while serving as OU s leadoff hitter during the entire 2004 postseason.

20 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #1JAMIEFOX :: RF :: R/R :: 5-9 :: SOPHOMORE :: LAFAYETTE, LA. :: ACADIANA :: Academic All-Big 12 First Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Despite slow fi rst two weekends of the season, she is hitting.304 on the season... Collected 77 RBI (43 this season) in fi rst two collegiate seasons, which is second best production on team behind Christina Enea, who had 84 RBI in fi rst two years... Recorded 10 multi-rbi games, including three, four RBI contests... Twelve multi-hit games... Tied career high with four RBI against Sam Houston State (2/12)... Also had four RBI in defeat of Drake (3/6) at the Las Vegas Classic... In the following game against Valparaiso (3/10), Fox drove in three runs and tied school record with a pair of home runs... Also fi lled in at fi rst base for injured Christina Enea following Valpo game... Solo home run began rally in come from behind defeat of Indiana (3/15)... Drove in four runs in Big 12 opener against Iowa State (3/25)... Knocked in game winning two-run double in 2-0 defeat of No. 8 Baylor (4/18)... Knocked in three runs on a 2-for-3 night against North Texas (5/4)... Has not shown any ill effects from off season shoulder surgery. :: #1 JAMIE FOX >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL Jamie Fox rebounded from a shaky Big 12 season in 2004 to hit.364 during OU s run to the WCWS.

21 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #21JADEPRATHER :: UTL :: L/R :: 5-9 :: SOPHOMORE :: OKLAHOMA CITY :: PUTNAM CITY NORTH :: Academic All-Big 12 First Team >> :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Sophomore slapper has taken on an increased role this season... After serving as pinch runner and defensive replacement as a freshman, speedy outfi elder has been given numerous at bats this season... Singled in her fi rst career at bat against Florida Atlantic (2/4)... Went 1-for-3 in fi rst career start against Lipscomb (2/18). :: #21 JADE PRATHER >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL #99AMBERSPAULDING :: OF :: R/R :: 5-6 :: SOPHOMORE :: FONTANA, CALIF. :: ETIWANDA :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Regular pinch runner... Battling for time in the outfi eld... Scored nine runs... Collected fi rst hit of the season against Arkansas (3/2)... Roped double against UTEP (3/13). :: #99 AMBER SPAULDING >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL :: CAREER POSTSEASON STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT TOTAL Jade Prather and Amber Spaulding will be the first pinch runners off the bench during the postseason.

22 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #3STACYBRADDOCK :: RHP :: R/R :: 6-1 :: FRESHMAN :: GARLAND, TEXAS :: GARLAND :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Freshman hurler has shown the ability to dominate... Taken role as No. 2 starter and could be relied upon heavily during the postseason... Off to a 7-7 start with a 2.37 ERA... Struck out 85 batters in 85.2 innings of work... Began career with 12.2 inning scoreless streak... Tossed one hitter and struck out eight against No. 13 Alabama... Struck out 10 in six innings of work against Oklahoma City... Set new career high with 13 strikeouts against Texas Tech (4/11)... Off to a 1-3 start in Big Outstanding in 5.1 innings of work in the Bedlam fi nale. :: #3 STACEY BRADDOCK >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK CBO / #6TAYL RHOLLIS :: SS :: R/R :: 5-8 :: FRESHMAN :: LAFAYETTE, LA. :: ST. THOMAS MORE :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Shown the most offensive promise of freshmen... Hitting at a.295 clip with 13 extra base hits... Great change up hitter, who rarely gets fooled... Hitting.368 against lefties (7-19),.351 with runners on base (20-57) and.324 with runners in scoring position (12-37)... First freshman in OU history to hit a home run in three straight games (Lipscomb, North Texas, Michigan State)... Drove in game winner in tight contest with Indiana (3/16)... Drove in two runs with crucial rally starting single in 15-7 win over No. 7 Texas A&M... Sent game into extra frame with a solo HR against Kansas (4/23). :: #6 TAYL R HOLLIS >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT Tayl r Hollis and Stacy Braddock will likely carry the heaviest postseason loads of the freshman class.

23 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #25ALISONHORNE :: UTL :: R/R :: 5-11 :: FRESHMAN :: FAYETTEVILLE, GA. :: FAYETTEVILLE COUNT :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> The staff s favorite pinch hitter at the moment... Doesn t get cheated in at bats and rarely does not put a good lick on the ball... Hitting.333 as a pinch hitter (4-for-12)... Four of nine career hits have gone for extra bases... Freshman cleared NCAA waivers and was eligible for competition for the OU/Nike Classic (2/18)... Hit a two-run home run in her second career at bat against Creighton (2/19)... Absolutely crushed a triple to center fi eld against North Texas (3/30)... Drilled a double down the left fi eld line in Bedlam opener (4/6)... Singled and gave OU short live two run lead against Kansas (4/23)... Singled as pinch hitter in Bedlam fi nale. :: #25 ALISON HORNE >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT #12SAVANNAHLONG :: UTL :: R/R :: 5-8 :: FRESHMAN :: MIDWEST CITY, OKLA. :: MIDWEST CITY :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Flame throwing shortstop is getting the majority of the time at shortstop with Tayl r Hollis holding down second base... Usually just a defensive starter, who only registered 13 at bats in Big 12 play... First career hit came against North Texas (2/20)... Doubled against Oklahoma City (2/22)... First career home run came against Arkansas (3/2) and was a mammoth shot that cleared two fences and left the OU Softball Complex... Also skyed a home run against UNLV (3/5) that was the eventual game winner. :: #12 SAVANNAH LONG >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT Based on match OU Head ups, Coach Savannah Patty Long Gasso should is just platoon one win with shy Hollis of the at 500th shorstop of her during 11-year the majority Sooner career. of the postseason.

24 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: #23SUSANOGDEN :: C :: R/R :: 5-8 :: FRESHMAN :: SHERMAN, TEXAS :: SHERMAN :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Freshman is backing up and learning from All-American Heather Scaglione... One of the most promising hitters in the freshman class... Hitting.217 in 23 career at bats... Singled and drove in a run in her fi rst career at bat against Florida Atlantic (2/4). :: #23 SUSAN OGDEN >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT #2JADYNSMITH :: RHP :: R/R :: 5-8 :: FRESHMAN :: NEWCASTLE, OKLA. :: NEWCASTLE :: 2005 Highlights and Notes >> Rookie is one of the hottest hurlers on OU pitching staff... Shown ability to be a very reliable reliever... Garnered fi rst Big 12 start against Iowa State and limited the Cyclones to no runs on three hits over fi ve innings... Struck out side in one inning debut against Appalachian State (2/4)... Worked fi ve innings allowing one earned run in fi rst career start against DePaul... Tossed 5.1 innings to pick up her fi rst career win against UTEP (3/14)... Started against No. 21 Arizona State (3/18) and worked 4.1 inning of three hit ball. :: #2 JADYN SMITH >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK CBO / OU Head Jadyn Coach Smith Patty could Gasso be is used just as one a spot win shy reliever of the for 500th OU during of her the 11-year postseason. Sooner career.

25 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: (2) Oregon (34-23) Game NCAA Division I SOFTBALL REGIONAL COMPETITION (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Friday Game 3 (3) UL Lafayette (50-8) (4) Wichita State (46-16) Game 2 Saturday Game 6 (1) Oklahoma (47-15) Sunday Game 7 Loser G1 Saturday Loser G3 Sunday Game 5 (if necessary) Regional Game 4 Saturday Champion Loser G6 Loser G2 Day 1-2 games (1 through 2) Day 2-3 games (3, 4 and 5) Day 3-2 games (6 and 7--if necessary) :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

26 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: REGIONALS May NCAA Division I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUPER REGIONALS May SUPER REGIONAL 1 Michigan* (55-4) 3 Arizona* (39 Canisius (22-17) Lehigh (41-8 North Carolina (36-27) Princeton (3 Seton Hall (33-13) Oklahoma S Regional Champions Regional Champions Iowa (48-12) Oregon (34- Super Regional Champion 1 Super Regional Champion 3 Nebraska* (35-21) La.-Lafayette Creighton (44-11) Wichita St. (4 16 Washington (31-20) 14 Oklahoma* ( WCWS Game 3 WCWS Game 1 9 Northwestern (38-15) 11 Tennessee* Albany (N.Y.) (35-12) Miami (Ohio Louisville (42-18) Col. of Charl Notre Dame* (44-13) Virginia Tech Regional Champions Regional Champions DePaul (39-18) Missouri* (42 Super Regional Champion 8 Super Regional Champion 6 Wisconsin* (31-22) Southern Ill. Wis.-Green Bay (26-16) Women's College World Series Teams Robert Morri 8 Oregon St. (40-14) Stanford (40 5 Texas A&M* (44-8) UCLA* (30-1 McNeese St. (33-33) Loyola Mary Centenary (La.) (31-26) Cal St. Fulle Penn St. (34-21) UNLV (43-17 Regional Champions Regional Champions Arizona St. (29-24) Kansas (30- Super Regional Champion 5 Super Regional Champion 7 Hofstra (40-8-1) Georgia Tec Mississippi Val. (34-29) Tennessee T 12 Alabama* (57-13) 10 Georgia* (51 WCWS Game 4 WCWS Game 2 13 Florida* (41-21) 15 Baylor (47-1 Bethune-Cookman (47-17) Florida A&M South Fla. (40-25) Florida St. (3 UCF ( ) Auburn* (49- Regional Champions Regional Champions Mississippi St. (33-29) Fresno St.* ( Super Regional Champion 4 Super Regional Champion 2 Tex. A&M-Corp. Chris. (41-9) Long Beach Massachusetts ( ) Brigham You 4 Texas* (42-11) 2 California (4 :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

27 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: :: CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS (5/17) >> :: #1 Jamie Fox >> Runs: 3 vs. Texas A&M, 4/16/05 Hits: 4 (Twice) last vs. Missouri, 5/15/2004 Doubles: 2 vs. Texas A&M, 4/16/05 HR: 2 vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 TB: 8 vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 RBI: 4 (Twice) last vs. Iowa State, 3/25/05 Walks: 2 (Five times) last vs.texas, 5/13/05 Hitting Streak: 11, 2/20/04-2/29/04 :: #2 Jadyn Smith >> PITCHING Strikeouts: 3 (Twice) last vs. Iowa State, 3/25/05 IP: 5.1 vs. UTEP, 3/13/05 :: #3 Stacey Braddock >> PITCHING Strikeouts: 13 vs. Texas Tech, 4/11/05 Hits Allowed: 1 (Three times) last vs. Lehigh, 2/25/05 IP: 7, (three times) last vs. Texas Tech, 4/11/05 :: #4 Kristin Vesely >> Runs: 3 vs. UTEP, 3/12/05 Hits: 4 (Twice) last vs. Tulsa, 3/23/05 Doubles: 2 (Twice) last vs. Arkansas, 3/2/05 HR: 2 vs. Texas A&M, 4/16/05 TB: 5 (Four times) last vs. Arkansas, 3/2/05 RBI: 3 (Three times) last vs. Houston, 2/12/05 SB: 3 at Oklahoma State 4/27/05 Walks: 3 last vs. Louisville, 2/20/04 Hitting Streak: 23, 2/12/05-3/13/05 :: #5 Nicole Denes >> PITCHING IP: 8.0 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 Strikeouts: 11 vs. Florida State, 2/28/04 Hits Allowed: 1 (Twice) last vs. Lehigh, 2/25/05 Walks Allowed: Zero (10 times) last vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 HITTING Hits: Three (Twice) vs. Syracuse, 3/18/05 RBI: Four vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Hitting streak: 3 (Twice) last 2/12/05-2/18/05 :: #6 Tayl r Hollis >> Runs: 3 vs.illinois Chicago, 3/4/05 Hits: 3 (twice) last vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 Doubles: 1 (Seven times) last vs. Kansas, 5/12/05 HR: 1 (Six times) last at Kansas, 4/23/05 RBI: 3 vs.illinois Chicago, 3/4/05 Hitting Streak: 5, 2/19/05-2/25/05 :: #7 Kami Keiter >> PITCHING Strikeouts: 14 at Nebraska, 5/20/2003 Hits Allowed: Zero (Twice) last vs. Arkansas, 3/2/05 IP: 12.2 vs. Missouri, 5/15/04 HITTING Hits: 2 (20 times) last vs. Baylor, 4/18/05 RBI: 5 vs. Baylor, 4/18/05 HR: 2 (twice) last vs. Baylor, 4/18/05 Hitting Streak: 6, 5/23/04-2/4/05 :: Keiter Has Recorded A... >> Shutout: 33 times, last vs. Kansas, 5/112/05 CG: 87 times, last vs. Kansas, 5/12/05 No-Hitter: Twice, last vs. Tulsa, 4/22/03 One-Hitter: Eight times, last vs. Michigan State, 2/25/ Strikeouts: Six times, last vs. Nebraska (10), 4/30/05 :: #9 Jessica Leslie >> Runs: 3 (Three times) last vs. Sam Houston St., 2/12/05 Hits: 4 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Doubles: 1 (37 times) last vs. Texas Tech, 4/11/05 Triples: 1 (Four times) last vs, Tulsa, 4/20/05 HR: 1 (15 times) last vs. Oklahoma State, 4/6/05 Grand Slam: One vs. Texas, 4/4/04 RBI: 4 (Twice) last vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 SB: 2 vs. UTEP, 3/12/05 Hitting Streak: 9, 2/23-3/7/02 :: #10 Christina Enea >> Runs: 3 (Seven Times) last vs. ULL, 5/23/04 Hits: 4 vs. Drake, 2/16/02 RBI: 5 vs. Texas A&M CC, 3/8/02 Doubles: 2 (Twice) last vs. OKC, 2/19/02 Triples: 1 (Four times) last vs. Illinois Chicago, 3/4/05 HR: 2 vs. Wichita State, 3/8/02 Walks: 3 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 SB: 2 vs. Illinois Chicago, 3/4/05 Hitting Streak: 11 (Twice) last 2/6/05-2/22/05 :: #12 Savannah Long >> Runs: 2 (Twice) last vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/05 Hits: 2 vs. Nicholls State, 3/12/05 Doubles: 1 (Three) last vs. Nicholls State 3/12/05 HR: 1 (Twice) last vs. UNLV, 3/5/05 RBI: 2 vs. UNLV, 3/5/05 Hitting Streak: 5, 2/20/05-3/12/05 :: #13 Heather Scaglione >> Runs: 3 vs. (Twice) last vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 Hits: 4 (Twice) last vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Doubles: 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Triples: 1 (Five times) last vs. Arkansas, 3/2/05 HR: 2 (Twice) last vs. Nebraska, 4/30/05 RBI: 5 vs. Illinois-Chicago, 3/4/05 SB: 1 (16 times) last vs. North Texas, 5/4/05 Walks: 3 (Three times) last vs. Texas Tech, 4/21/04 Intentional Base On Balls: 2 last vs. Texas Tech, 4/21/04 Hitting streak: 9, 2/20/04-2/28/04 :: #15 Norrelle Dickson >> Runs: 3 (Twice) last vs. Iowa State, 4/30/04 Hits: 4 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 Doubles: 1 (Seven times) last at Kansas, 4/24/05 Triples: 1 vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 HR: 1 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 TB: 6 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 RBI: 3 vs. Centenary, 3/14/04 SB: 3 (Twice) last at Nebraska, 4/17/04 Walks: Two (Five times) last vs. UTEP, 3/13/05 Hitting Streak: 12, 2/12/05-03/02/05 :: #21 Jade Prather >> Runs: 1 (22 times) last vs. Nebraska, 4/30/05 Hits: 1 (Twice) last vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 Hitting Streak: 2, 2/04/05-2/18/05 :: #23 Susan Ogden >> Runs: 1 (Three) last vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 Hits: 1 (Five) last vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/05 RBI: 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/04/05 :: #25 Alison Horne >> Runs: 1 (Nine times) last vs. North Texas, 5/4/05 Hits: 1 (Nine times) last vs. North Texas, 5/4/05 HR: 1 last vs. Baylor, 4/18/05 Doubles: 1(Twice) vs. Baylor, 48/05 Triples: 1 at North Texas, 3/30/05 RBI: 2 at. Creighton, 2/19/05 Hitting Streak: 3, 4/23/05-4/27/05 :: #30 Stacia Aleman >> Runs: 2 (Twice) last vs. Lehigh 2/25/05 Hits: 2 (Seven times) last vs. Arkansas,3/2/05 Doubles: 1 (Four times) last vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 HR: 1 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 RBI: 4 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 TB: 4 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 SB: 2 vs. Iowa State, 5/1/04 Walks: 2 (Twice) last vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 Hitting Streak: 3 (Twice), last 3/02/05-3/05/05 :: #99 Amber Spaulding >> Runs: 1 (23 times) last at Oklahoma State, 4/27/05 Hits: 2 (Twice) last vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 TB: 4 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 RBI: 3 (Twice) last vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 Hitting Streak: 3, 2/2204-2/28/04 :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

28 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OVERALL STATISTICS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Overall Statistics for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 21-4 Away: 9-4 Neutral: 17-7 BIG 12: 12-6 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 4 Vesely, Kristin Scaglione, Heathe Dickson, Norrelle Leslie, Jessica Enea, Christina Denes, Nicole Fox, Jamie Hollis, Tayl'r Keiter, Kami Aleman, Stacia Prather, Jade Ogden, Susa Spaulding, Amber Long, Savannah Horne, Alison Braddock, Stacy Totals Opponents LOB - Team (381), Opp (318). DPs turned - Team (19), Opp (15). IBB - Team (2), Scaglione 2, Opp (1). Picked off - Prather 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Keiter, Kami / Smith, Jadyn / Braddock, Stacy / Denes, Nicole / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (9), Scaglione 9, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (3), Scaglione 3, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Scaglione (21-28), Braddock (10-13), Keiter (5-10), Smith (5-5), Ogden (1-2), Denes (2-2). :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

29 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 CONFERENCE STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Overall Statistics for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 01, 2005) (BIG 12 games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 12-6 Home: 6-3 Away: 6-3 BIG 12: 12-6 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 15 Dickson, Norrelle Scaglione, Heathe Enea, Christina Vesely, Kristin Fox, Jamie Horne, Alison Hollis, Tayl'r Keiter, Kami Leslie, Jessica Spaulding, Amber Long, Savannah Aleman, Stacia Denes, Nicole Ogden, Susa Prather, Jade Totals Opponents LOB - Team (113), Opp (102). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (5). IBB - Team (1), Scaglione 1. Picked off - Prather 1. (BIG 12 games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Keiter, Kami / Smith, Jadyn / Denes, Nicole / Braddock, Stacy / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), Scaglione 4, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Scaglione 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Scaglione (12-16), Braddock (6-7), Keiter (4-7), Smith (1-1), Denes (1-1). :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

30 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 POSTSEASON STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Overall Statistics for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (Big 12 Tournament Cumm Stats Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 2-2 BIG 12: 0-0 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 13 Scaglione, Heathe Vesely, Kristin Keiter, Kami Enea, Christina Hollis, Tayl'r Fox, Jamie Leslie, Jessica Dickson, Norrelle Horne, Alison Aleman, Stacia Long, Savannah Denes, Nicole Ogden, Susa Prather, Jade Spaulding, Amber Totals Opponents LOB - Team (26), Opp (30). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), Scaglione 1. (Big 12 Tournament Cumm Stats Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2 Smith, Jadyn / Keiter, Kami / Braddock, Stacy / Denes, Nicole / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Scaglione 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Scaglione (2-3), Braddock (2-2), Keiter (0-1). :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

31 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Game Results for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall BIG 12 Pitcher of record Attend Time / !Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic W / Keiter (W 1-0) 75 1:54!Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State W / Braddock (W 1-0) 78 2:20!Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals 1-2 L 1 1 2/ Braddock (L 1-1) 76 2:19!Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators 0-3 L 0 2 0/ Keiter (L 1-1) 123 2:03!Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul 1-4 L 1 3 2/ Smith (L 0-1) 24 11, 2005 vs #13 Alabama Crimson 0-2 L 0 3 1/ Braddock (L 1-2) 0 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State W / Keiter (W 2-1) 0 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State W / Denes (W 1-0) , 2005 at Houston Cougars W / Braddock (W 2-2) 186 2:11 #Feb 18, 2005 vs Lipscomb W / Denes (W 2-0) - 1:42 #Feb 18, 2005 Creighton W / Keiter (W 2-1) 407 1:58 #Feb 19, 2005 vs Creighton W / Braddock (W 3-2) 678 2:04 #Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb W / Keiter (W 3-1) - 1:37 #Feb 20, 2005 North Texas W / Denes (W 3-0) 729 2:14 Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City W / Braddock (W 4-2) 412 2:18 $Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State W / Keiter (W 5-1) - 1:34 $Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh W / Denes (W 4-0) :48 $Feb 26, 2005 vs #21 Florida State W / Keiter (W 6-1) - 1:49 $Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall W / Denes (W 5-0) :00 Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs W / Keiter (W 7-1) - 1:40 Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs W / Braddock (W 5-2) 507 2:06 %Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago W / ( 8) Keiter (W 8-1) - 3:13 %Mar 05, 2005 vs #14 Washington Huski W / Keiter (W 9-1) 226 2:27 %Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV W / Keiter (W 10-1) 306 2:00 %Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs W / Keiter (W 11-1) 234 1:25 Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso W / Denes (W 6-0) - 2:05 Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso W / Braddock (W 6-2) 386 1:59 ^Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State W / Denes (W 7-0) - 1:56 ^Mar 12, 2005 vs UTEP W / Keiter (W 12-1) 587 1:46 ^Mar 13, 2005 vs Nicholls State W / Keiter (W 13-1) - 2:06 ^Mar 13, 2005 UTEP W / Smith (W 1-1) 534 2:39 Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana W / Smith (W 2-1) 150 2:30 &Mar 17, 2005 vs #7 Louisiana Lafayet W / Keiter (W 14-1) - 2:07 &Mar 17, 2005 vs #21 Arizona State W / Keiter (W 15-1) :55 &Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse W / Keiter (W 16-1) :45 &Mar 19, 2005 vs #1 Arizona Wildcats 0-4 L 0 4 0/ Keiter (L 16-2) :21 Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa 2-4 L 2 9 1/ Keiter (L 16-3) 724 1:49 *Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State W / Keiter (W 17-3) - 2:24 *Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State W / Smith (W 3-1) 556 1:48 Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas W / Denes (W 8-0) 250 1:52 *Apr 02, 2005 at #15 Missouri Tigers W / Keiter (W 18-3) 465 2:23 *Apr 03, 2005 at #15 Missouri Tigers W / Keiter (W 19-3) 290 2:15 *Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State W / Keiter (W 20-3) :05 *Apr 09, 2005 at #4 Texas Longhorns 2-4 L 2 6 3/ Keiter (L 20-4) :07 *Apr 10, 2005 at #4 Texas Longhorns W / Keiter (W 21-4) :32 *Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech W / Keiter (W 22-4) - 2:37 *Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech W / Braddock (W 7-2) 276 2:58 *Apr 16, 2005 #7 Texas A&M W / Keiter (W 23-4) :10 *Apr 17, 2005 #7 Texas A&M 1-4 L 1 2 2/ Braddock (L 7-3) 811 2:21 *Apr 18, 2005 #5 Baylor W / Keiter (W 24-4) - 1:46 2*Apr 18, 2005 #8 Baylor 5-6 L 5 9 2/ Braddock (L 7-4) 589 2:43 Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa 2-6 L 2 6 2/ Denes (L 8-1) 667 2:20 *Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks 4-5 L 4 9 0/ ( 9) Braddock (L 7-5) 388 2:43 *Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks 1-4 L 1 4 0/ Keiter (L 24-5) 312 1:43 *Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State W / ( 9) Keiter (W 25-5) :17 *Apr 30, 2005 #25 Nebraska Huskers 4-6 L 4 6 3/ Braddock (L 7-6) 701 2:27 *May 01, 2005 #25 Nebraska Huskers W / Keiter (W 26-5) 711 1:53 May 04, 2005 North Texas W / Keiter (W 27-5) 654 2:05 +May 11, 2005 vs #24 Nebraska Huskers 0-1 L 0 2 2/ Keiter (L 27-6) 0 2:03 +May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks W / Keiter (W 28-5) 960 1:55 +May 13, 2005 vs #4 Texas A&M W / Keiter (W 29-6) 0 2:17 +May 13, 2005 vs #7 Texas Longhorns 1-3 L 1 7 2/ Braddock (L 7-7) 0 2:47! = Clearwater Invitational = Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational # = OU/Nike Classic (Norman) $ = NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) % = Las Vegas Classic ^ = OU/Worth Invitational (Norman) & = Kia Klassic (Fullerton, Calif.) + = BIg 12 Tournament (Oklahoma City) * = Big 12 game () extra inning game 2005 GAME RESULTS :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

32 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME HITTING STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Team Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) Batting (All games) Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb Feb 18, 2005 Creighton Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb Feb 20, 2005 North Texas Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa Mar 25, 2005 *Iowa State Mar 25, 2005 *Iowa State Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 02, 2005 at *Missouri Tigers Apr 03, 2005 at *Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 *Oklahoma State Apr 09, 2005 at *Texas Longhorns Apr 10, 2005 at *Texas Longhorns Apr 11, 2005 at *Texas Tech Apr 11, 2005 at *Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 *Texas A&M Apr 17, 2005 *Texas A&M Apr 18, 2005 *Baylor Apr 18, 2005 *Baylor Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa Apr 23, 2005 at *Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at *Kansas Jayhawks Apr 27, 2005 at *Oklahoma State Apr 30, 2005 *Nebraska Huskers May 01, 2005 *Nebraska Huskers May 04, 2005 North Texas May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

33 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME PITCHING STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Team Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb Feb 18, 2005 Creighton Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb Feb 20, 2005 North Texas Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa Mar 25, 2005 *Iowa State Mar 25, 2005 *Iowa State Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 02, 2005 at *Missouri Tigers Apr 03, 2005 at *Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 *Oklahoma State Apr 09, 2005 at *Texas Longhorns Apr 10, 2005 at *Texas Longhorns Apr 11, 2005 at *Texas Tech Apr 11, 2005 at *Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 *Texas A&M Apr 17, 2005 *Texas A&M Apr 18, 2005 *Baylor Apr 18, 2005 *Baylor Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa Apr 23, 2005 at *Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at *Kansas Jayhawks Apr 27, 2005 at *Oklahoma State Apr 30, 2005 *Nebraska Huskers May 01, 2005 *Nebraska Huskers May 04, 2005 North Texas May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals * = BIG 12 game :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

34 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 GAMES SUMMARY 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Games Summary for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games) Inning-by-inning Total OKLAHOMA SOONERS Opponents Win-Loss Record When Overall After 4 leading Conference trailing Non-Conference tied Home games After 5 leading Away games trailing Neutral site tied Day games After 6 leading Night games trailing vs Left starter tied vs Right starter Run games Hit 0 home runs Run games home run Run games home runs Extra innings Shutouts Opponent 0 home runs home run Scoring 0-2 runs HRs runs runs Made 0 errors runs error errors Opponent 0-2 runs runs Opp. made 0 errors runs error runs errors Scored in 1st inning 29-2 Out-hit opponent Opp. scored in 1st Out-hit by opponent Scores first Hits are tied Opp. scores first Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak : 1 Longest winning streak : 29 Longest losing streak : 4 Home attendance : ( 17 dates avg = 665 ) Away attendance : ( 32 dates avg = 633 ) Total attendance: ( 49 dates avg = 644 ) :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

35 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: SITUATIONAL STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL BATTING ANALYSIS for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games Sorted by Player Name) vs Left vs Right w/runners On w/bases Empty w/bases Loaded Rch as Leadoff Fly Gnd Fly/ Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct Out Out Gnd Aleman, Stacia Denes, Nicole Dickson, Norrelle Enea, Christina Fox, Jamie Hollis, Tayl'r Horne, Alison Keiter, Kami Leslie, Jessica Long, Savannah Ogden, Susa Prather, Jade Scaglione, Heathe Spaulding, Amber Vesely, Kristin Totals Opponents With Runners w/rnr on 3rd 2- Success #Rnrs Pinch Hitting In Scoring Pos And LT 2 Out With 2 Out Out Advancing Rnrs Adv Rnrs Rch Rch Player H AB Avg H AB Avg RBI Ops Pct H AB Avg RBI Adv Ops Pct w/out LOB Err FC KL Aleman, Stacia Denes, Nicole Dickson, Norrelle Enea, Christina Fox, Jamie Hollis, Tayl'r Horne, Alison Keiter, Kami Leslie, Jessica Long, Savannah Ogden, Susa Prather, Jade Scaglione, Heathe Spaulding, Amber Vesely, Kristin Totals Opponents Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance #Rnrs Adv w/out = TOTAL number of runners advanced when the player made an out vs Left vs Right w/runners On w/bases Empty Rch by Leadoff with 2 Outs Fly Gnd Fly/ Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct H AB Avg Out Out Gnd Braddock, Stacy Denes, Nicole Keiter, Kami Smith, Jadyn Totals Opponents IP/ K/BB Stolen Bases Player App-GS App *H/g *R/g *ER/g *BB/g *SO/g Ratio *2B/g *3B/g *HR/g *FO/g *GO/g *BF/g SBA ATT Pct Braddock, Stacy Denes, Nicole Keiter, Kami Smith, Jadyn Totals Opponents * = average based on 7-inning game :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

36 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Miscellaneous Stats for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games) MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot Vesely, Kristin Scaglione, Heathe Scaglione, Heathe Leslie, Jessica Leslie, Jessica Enea, Christina Dickson, Norrelle Fox, Jamie Enea, Christina Keiter, Kami Fox, Jamie Vesely, Kristin Hollis, Tayl'r Hollis, Tayl'r Keiter, Kami Denes, Nicole Denes, Nicole Long, Savannah Aleman, Stacia Horne, Alison Long, Savannah Aleman, Stacia Ogden, Susa TEAM TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Vesely, Kristin Dickson, Norrelle Enea, Christina Scaglione, Heathe Leslie, Jessica Denes, Nicole Long, Savannah Hollis, Tayl'r Fox, Jamie Keiter, Kami Aleman, Stacia Horne, Alison Spaulding, Amber Prather, Jade Ogden, Susa :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

37 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Miscellaneous Stats for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games) STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT (Team W-L record when starter) (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: LEADOFF: 7 Keiter, Kami (25-7) 15 Dickson, Norrelle 46 (33-13) 3 Braddock, Stacy.. 14 (8-6) 4 Vesely, Kristin.. 16 (14-2) 5 Denes, Nicole (11-1) 2ND SPOT: 2 Smith, Jadyn... 4 (3-1) 4 Vesely, Kristin.. 46 (33-13) CATCHER: 15 Dickson, Norrelle 13 (11-2) 13 Scaglione, Heathe 59 (44-15) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 3 (3-0) 23 Ogden, Susa... 2 (2-0) 3RD SPOT: 4 Vesely, Kristin.. 1 (1-0) 10 Enea, Christina.. 35 (26-9) FIRST BASE: 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 23 (18-5) 10 Enea, Christina.. 56 (41-15) 13 Scaglione, Heathe 4 (3-1) 5 Denes, Nicole... 4 (4-0) CLEANUP: 1 Fox, Jamie... 1 (1-0) 13 Scaglione, Heathe 57 (43-14) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 1 (1-0) 10 Enea, Christina.. 4 (3-1) SECOND BASE: 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 1 (1-0) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r (25-8) 5TH SPOT: 30 Aleman, Stacia (18-6) 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 35 (28-7) 12 Long, Savannah... 5 (4-1) 1 Fox, Jamie (12-0) THIRD BASE: 10 Enea, Christina.. 12 (7-5) 15 Dickson, Norrelle 58 (43-15) 5 Denes, Nicole... 3 (0-3) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r... 4 (4-0) 6TH SPOT: SHORTSTOP: 1 Fox, Jamie (26-13) 12 Long, Savannah (38-10) 7 Keiter, Kami (10-0) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r (8-5) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r... 7 (7-0) 25 Horne, Alison... 1 (1-0) 10 Enea, Christina.. 2 (2-0) LEFT FIELD: 5 Denes, Nicole... 2 (2-0) 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 62 (47-15) 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 2 (0-2) CENTER FIELD: 7TH SPOT: 4 Vesely, Kristin.. 61 (46-15) 7 Keiter, Kami (25-12) 21 Prather, Jade... 1 (1-0) 1 Fox, Jamie... 9 (7-2) RIGHT FIELD: 6 Hollis, Tayl'r... 7 (7-0) 1 Fox, Jamie (46-15) 5 Denes, Nicole... 4 (4-0) 99 Spaulding, Amber. 1 (1-0) 10 Enea, Christina.. 3 (3-0) DESIGNATED HITTER: 9 Leslie, Jessica.. 1 (0-1) 7 Keiter, Kami (45-13) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 1 (1-0) 5 Denes, Nicole (18-7) 8TH SPOT: 25 Horne, Alison (7-3) 5 Denes, Nicole (15-4) 99 Spaulding, Amber. 4 (4-0) 25 Horne, Alison (8-3) 13 Scaglione, Heathe 2 (2-0) 7 Keiter, Kami (9-1) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r... 1 (1-0) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 9 (6-3) 3 Braddock, Stacy.. 1 (1-0) 12 Long, Savannah... 8 (4-4) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 1 (1-0) 23 Ogden, Susa... 2 (2-0) 23 Ogden, Susa... 1 (1-0) 99 Spaulding, Amber. 1 (1-0) 15 Dickson, Norrelle 1 (1-0) 1 Fox, Jamie... 1 (1-0) 6 Hollis, Tayl'r... 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: 6 Hollis, Tayl'r (23-13) 12 Long, Savannah (10-1) 30 Aleman, Stacia... 9 (8-1) 99 Spaulding, Amber. 2 (2-0) 23 Ogden, Susa... 1 (1-0) 21 Prather, Jade... 1 (1-0) 1 Fox, Jamie... 1 (1-0) 5 Denes, Nicole... 1 (1-0) :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

38 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Miscellaneous Stats for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) (All games) STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 4 Vesely, Kristin Fox, Jamie Leslie, Jessica Scaglione, Heathe Dickson, Norrelle Keiter, Kami Enea, Christina Long, Savannah Hollis, Tayl'r Denes, Nicole Aleman, Stacia Braddock, Stacy Horne, Alison Spaulding, Amber Smith, Jadyn Ogden, Susa Prather, Jade :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

39 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: OU IN THE LAST FIVE GAMES 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Overall Statistics for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 05, 2005) ( Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3-2 Home: 2-1 Away: 1-1 BIG 12: 2-2 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 13 Scaglione, Heathe Dickson, Norrelle Enea, Christina Vesely, Kristin Horne, Alison Fox, Jamie Keiter, Kami Aleman, Stacia Hollis, Tayl'r Leslie, Jessica Denes, Nicole Long, Savannah Prather, Jade Spaulding, Amber Ogden, Susa Totals Opponents LOB - Team (25), Opp (29). DPs turned - Team (3). ( Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Keiter, Kami / Braddock, Stacy / Denes, Nicole / Totals / Opponents / SBA/ATT - Scaglione (2-3), Keiter (1-2), Denes (1-1). :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

40 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Big 12 Statistics 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 14, 2005 (All games) TEAM BATTING G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF Texas A&M Oklahoma Baylor Missouri Oklahoma State Nebraska Kansas Texas Texas Tech Iowa State TEAM PITCHING G ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/ Texas Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska Texas A&M Baylor Oklahoma State Kansas Iowa State Texas Tech INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 2.0 AB/Team game CL G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Wilmoth,Kim BU... SR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Steffan,Anne NU... SR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Scott,Shanel OS... SO Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Rock,Elizabeth NU... JR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Roening,Janessa MU... JR James,Jana TA... SR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Spencer,Rocky TA... JR INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game CL G GS ERA BAvg W-L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/ Osterman,Cat UT... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Denny,Meagan UT... FR Peterson,Erica MU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Keen,Jordan NU... FR Bruck,Jen MU... FR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Ross,Christina KU... FR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Kalka,Erin MU... SR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Vitek,Cristin BU... SR Braddock,Stacy OU... FR Denes,Nicole OU... JR Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Reichling,Katie IS... SO Weynand,Jill TA... SO :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

41 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Big 12 Offensive Statistics 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 14, 2005 (All games) HITS CL G H H/G RUNS SCORED CL G R R/G Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Steffan,Anne NU... SR Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Scott,Shanel OS... SO Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Bowers,Leanne MU... SO Wilmoth,Kim BU... SR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Leslie,Jessica OU... SR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Minner,Micaela MU... FR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Scott,Shanel OS... SO HOME RUNS CL G HR HR/G DOUBLES CL G 2B 2B/G Gibson,Megan TA... FR Leslie,Jessica OU... SR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR James,Jana TA... SR Pomes,Stephanie BU... SR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Lynam,Tessa BU... JR tied with 13 double(s) TRIPLES CL G 3B 3B/G RUNS BATTED IN CL G RBI RBI/G Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Rodgers,Kim IS... SR Gibson,Megan TA... FR tied with 3 triple(s) 4. Leslie,Jessica OU... SR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Lawrick,Sheena NU... SR tied with 43 RBI(s) STOLEN BASES CL G SB SB/G TOTAL BASES CL G TB TB/G McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Steffan,Anne NU... SR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Davis,Joy TA... SO Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Yoachim,Jessica NU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Wilmoth,Kim BU... SR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Minner,Micaela MU... FR tied with 21 stolen base(s) 10.Leslie,Jessica OU... SR WALKS CL G BB BB/G ON BASE PERCENTAGE CL G AB H BB HBP SF OB% Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Lawrick,Sheena NU... SR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Williams,Desiree UT... FR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Wilmoth,Kim BU... SR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Fox,Jamie OU... SO Reichling,Katie IS... SO Reichling,Katie IS... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR tied with 22 walk(s) 10.Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR SLUGGING PERCENTAGE CL G AB H 2B 3B HR SLUG% Gibson,Megan TA... FR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

42 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Big 12 Pitching Statistics 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 14, 2005 (All games) WINS CL G W-L INNINGS PITCHED CL G IP IP/G Keiter,Kami OU... SR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Keiter,Kami OU... SR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Peterson,Erica MU... SO Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Crawford,Erin TT... JR Peterson,Erica MU... SO tied with 13 victory(s) 10.Ross,Christina KU... FR STRIKEOUTS CL G SO SO/G APPEARANCES CL App GS W L Sv Osterman,Cat UT... JR Peterson,Erica MU... SO DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Peterson,Erica MU... SO Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Denny,Meagan UT... FR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Ross,Christina KU... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Crawford,Erin TT... JR SAVES CL G Sv GAMES STARTED CL App GS W L Sv Peterson,Erica MU... SO DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Hauck TT... JR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Osterman,Cat UT... JR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Ross,Christina KU... FR Denes,Nicole OU... JR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR tied with 1 save(s) 4 tied with 22 game(s) started SHUTOUTS CL G ShO COMPLETE GAMES CL App GS CG W L Osterman,Cat UT... JR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Denny,Meagan UT... FR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR 27 6 Keiter,Kami OU... SR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Ross,Christina KU... FR Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Gibson,Megan TA... FR Ross,Christina KU... FR tied with 9 complete game(s) OPP. BATTING AVERAGE CL G AB H AVG. TEAM FIELDING PO A E Pct DP SBA-ATT Osterman,Cat UT... JR Texas Denny,Meagan UT... FR Kansas Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Texas A&M Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Missouri Peterson,Erica MU... SO Oklahoma DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Baylor Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Oklahoma State Keiter,Kami OU... SR Nebraska Vitek,Cristin BU... SR Iowa State Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Texas Tech :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

43 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Conference Only Leaderboard 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 09, 2005 (Big 12 games only) TEAM BATTING G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma Baylor Missouri Oklahoma State Texas Nebraska Iowa State Texas Tech TEAM PITCHING G ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/ Texas Texas A&M Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Baylor Kansas Iowa State Texas Tech INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 2.0 AB/Team game CL G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR James,Jana TA... SR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Stanley,Heather KU... JR McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Wilmoth,Kim BU... SR Enea,Christina OU... SR Moppin,Jessica KU... JR Roening,Janessa MU... JR Renth,Amanda MU... FR Scott,Shanel OS... SO Spencer,Rocky TA... JR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Yoachim,Jessica NU... JR Masterson,Kathy MU... SO Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Pottorf,Elle KU... FR Padilla,MicKayla UT... FR Hinshaw,Jamie TA... FR Park,Lindsay TA... JR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game CL G GS ERA BAvg W-L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/ Osterman,Cat UT... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Peterson,Erica MU... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Denny,Meagan UT... FR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Bruck,Jen MU... FR Ross,Christina KU... FR Kalka,Erin MU... SR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Hauck TT... JR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Vitek,Cristin BU... SR Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Braddock,Stacy OU... FR Hoppock,Jessica OS... SO Reichling,Katie IS... SO Losleben,Sarah TT... FR Crawford,Erin TT... JR :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

44 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Conference Only Offensive Leaders 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 09, 2005 (Big 12 games only) HITS CL G H H/G RUNS SCORED CL G R R/G Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO James,Jana TA... SR Bowers,Leanne MU... SO Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Hinshaw,Jamie TA... FR Scott,Shanel OS... SO Roening,Janessa MU... JR McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR tied with 19 hit(s) Pomes,Stephanie BU... SR tied with 11 run(s) scored HOME RUNS CL G HR HR/G DOUBLES CL G 2B 2B/G Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR James,Jana TA... SR Pomes,Stephanie BU... SR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR tied with 5 double(s) Lake,Chelsi BU... SO tied with 4 home run(s) TRIPLES CL G 3B 3B/G RUNS BATTED IN CL G RBI RBI/G Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Hinshaw,Jamie TA... FR Roening,Janessa MU... JR Roening,Janessa MU... JR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Gibson,Megan TA... FR tied with 1 triple(s) Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR James,Jana TA... SR Moppin,Jessica KU... JR Fierros,Nettie KU... JR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR tied with 12 RBI(s) STOLEN BASES CL G SB SB/G TOTAL BASES CL G TB TB/G McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Schwethelm,Harmony BU... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Davis,Joy TA... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR Roening,Janessa MU... JR James,Jana TA... SR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Yoachim,Jessica NU... JR Pomes,Stephanie BU... SR Hinshaw,Jamie TA... FR Lake,Chelsi BU... SO Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO James,Jana TA... SR Prather,Jade OU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR tied with 4 stolen base(s) 4 tied with 30 total base(s) WALKS CL G BB BB/G ON BASE PERCENTAGE CL G AB H BB HBP SF OB% Spencer,Rocky TA... JR James,Jana TA... SR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Dickson,Norrelle OU... SO Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Spencer,Rocky TA... JR Davis,Joy TA... SO Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR James,Jana TA... SR Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Gibson,Megan TA... FR Lawrick,Sheena NU... SR Stanley,Heather KU... JR Osburn,Kelly BU... JR Minner,Micaela MU... FR Vesely,Kristin OU... JR McDonald,Sharonda TA... SO SLUGGING PERCENTAGE CL G AB H 2B 3B HR SLUG% Scaglione,Heather OU... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Frankenstein,Destiny KU... JR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Roening,Janessa MU... JR Kunkel,Heather MU... SR Bruck,Jen MU... FR Pomes,Stephanie BU... SR Nicholson,Stephanie OS... SR Minner,Micaela MU... FR :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

45 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: Conference Only Pitching Leaders 2005 Big 12 Conference Softball Big 12 Statistics as of May 09, 2005 (Big 12 games only) WINS CL G W-L INNINGS PITCHED CL G IP IP/G Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Kalka,Erin MU... SR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Kalka,Erin MU... SR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Ross,Christina KU... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Ross,Christina KU... FR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Crawford,Erin TT... JR STRIKEOUTS CL G SO SO/G APPEARANCES CL App GS W L Sv Osterman,Cat UT... JR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Kalka,Erin MU... SR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Kalka,Erin MU... SR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Keiter,Kami OU... SR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Peterson,Erica MU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Denny,Meagan UT... FR Crawford,Erin TT... JR Ross,Christina KU... FR tied with 13 appearance(s) SAVES CL G Sv GAMES STARTED CL App GS W L Sv Gibson,Megan TA... FR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Settlemier,Serena KU... JR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Denes,Nicole OU... JR Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Ross,Christina KU... FR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Vitek,Cristin BU... SR 9 1 Keiter,Kami OU... SR Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Kalka,Erin MU... SR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Ferguson,Lisa BU... SO Ross,Christina KU... FR Crawford,Erin TT... JR SHUTOUTS CL G ShO COMPLETE GAMES CL App GS CG W L Osterman,Cat UT... JR DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Keiter,Kami OU... SR Osterman,Cat UT... JR Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Keiter,Kami OU... SR tied with 1 shutout(s) 5. Ransom,Alyssa IS... SO Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Gibson,Megan TA... FR tied with 3 complete game(s) OPP. BATTING AVERAGE CL G AB H AVG. TEAM FIELDING PO A E Pct DP SBA-ATT Osterman,Cat UT... JR Missouri Johnson, Marjorie OS... FR Texas Denny,Meagan UT... FR Kansas Lynam,Tessa BU... JR Nebraska Scarborough,Amanda TA... FR Oklahoma Peterson,Erica MU... SO Texas A&M DeBuhr,Ashley NU... SO Oklahoma State Gibson,Megan TA... FR Iowa State Keiter,Kami OU... SR Baylor Ross,Christina KU... FR Texas Tech :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

46 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #30 Aleman, Stacia - 36 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

47 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #3 Braddock, Stacy - 15 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals #3 Braddock, Stacy - 22 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

48 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #5 Denes, Nicole - 41 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

49 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #5 Denes, Nicole - 27 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks May 04, 2005 North Texas May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

50 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #15 Dickson, Norrelle - 59 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

51 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #10 Enea, Christina - 56 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

52 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #1 Fox, Jamie - 62 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

53 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #6 Hollis, Tayl'r - 54 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

54 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #25 Horne, Alison - 31 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 18, 2005 Creighton Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

55 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #7 Keiter, Kami - 61 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

56 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #7 Keiter, Kami - 43 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

57 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #9 Leslie, Jessica - 62 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

58 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #12 Long, Savannah - 60 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

59 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #23 Ogden, Susa - 19 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech May 04, 2005 North Texas May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

60 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #21 Prather, Jade - 46 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb Feb 20, 2005 North Texas Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M Apr 18, 2005 Baylor Apr 18, 2005 Baylor Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

61 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #13 Scaglione, Heather - 61 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

62 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #2 Smith, Jadyn - 6 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Totals #2 Smith, Jadyn - 16 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

63 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #99 Spaulding, Amber - 36 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars Feb 18, 2005 Creighton Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State May 04, 2005 North Texas May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

64 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: OVERALL RECORD :: NO. 14 NATIONAL SEED :: HOST OF THE NORMAN REGIONAL :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL Individual Game-by-Game for OKLAHOMA SOONERS (as of May 15, 2005) #4 Vesely, Kristin - 62 games (All games) Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 04, 2005 vs Florida Atlantic * Feb 04, 2005 vs Appalachian State * Feb 05, 2005 vs Louisville Cardinals * Feb 05, 2005 vs Florida Gators * Feb 06, 2005 vs DePaul * Feb 11, 2005 vs Alabama Crimson Tide * Feb 11, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 vs Sam Houston State * Feb 12, 2005 at Houston Cougars * Feb 18, 2005 at Lipscomb-1 * Feb 18, 2005 Creighton-2 * Feb 19, 2005 at Creighton * Feb 20, 2005 Lipscomb-1 * Feb 20, 2005 North Texas-2 * Feb 22, 2005 Oklahoma City * Feb 25, 2005 vs Michigan State-1 * Feb 25, 2005 vs Lehigh * Feb 26, 2005 vs Florida State-1 * Feb 26, 2005 vs Seton Hall-2 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-1 * Mar 02, 2005 Arkansas Lady'Backs-2 * Mar 04, 2005 vs Illinois-Chicago-1 * Mar 05, 2005 vs Washington Huskies-1 * Mar 05, 2005 at UNLV-2 * Mar 06, 2005 vs Drake Bulldogs * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-1 * Mar 10, 2005 Valparaiso-2 * Mar 12, 2005 Nicholls State-1 * Mar 12, 2005 at UTEP-2 * Mar 13, 2005 at Nicholls State-1 * Mar 13, 2005 UTEP-2 * Mar 15, 2005 vs Indiana * Mar 17, 2005 vs Louisiana Lafayette-1 * Mar 17, 2005 vs Arizona State-2 * Mar 18, 2005 vs Syracuse * Mar 19, 2005 vs Arizona Wildcats * Mar 23, 2005 at Tulsa * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-1 * Mar 25, 2005 Iowa State-2 * Mar 30, 2005 at North Texas * Apr 02, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 03, 2005 at Missouri Tigers * Apr 06, 2005 Oklahoma State * Apr 09, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 10, 2005 at Texas Longhorns * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech-1 * Apr 11, 2005 at Texas Tech * Apr 16, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 17, 2005 Texas A&M * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-1 * Apr 18, 2005 Baylor-2 * Apr 20, 2005 Tulsa * Apr 23, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 24, 2005 at Kansas Jayhawks * Apr 27, 2005 at Oklahoma State * Apr 30, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 01, 2005 Nebraska Huskers * May 04, 2005 North Texas * May 11, 2005 vs Nebraska Huskers * May 12, 2005 vs Kansas Jayhawks * May 13, 2005 vs Texas A&M * May 13, 2005 vs Texas Longhorns * Totals :: Oklahoma Postseason Media Guide :: Five Straight Regional Championships :: Five Straight Women s College World Series Appearances ::

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66 Double duty Kristin Vesely plays on the OU soccer and softball teams. By Jack Beesley Oklahoma Daily October 14, 2004 Vesely said that she enjoys playing both sports, but that it can present challenges for her athletically. In an age where two-sport athletes have become a dying breed, the OU soccer team and softball team have found a player who likes to pull double duty. I love both sports and I didn t really want to give one up for the other, Vesely said. It s a challenge; sometimes it wears and tears on your body. Junior Kristin Vesely has transcended the boundaries of both sports, becoming a starter for the soccer team while playing fall softball, where she earned the honor of being named to the 2004 Coaches All-Big 12 First Team for last season. Vesely said playing the two sports, especially when fall softball coincides with soccer, can present challenges to her as an athlete. I just try to get in as much work as I can with both sports, Vesely said. I have to go extra sometimes for softball and then come here [to soccer] for practice. The idea of playing both sports at the college level is nothing new to Vesely. Gasso said that when she went to Vesely s house for a recruiting visit in high school, Vesely really wanted to play soccer in college, but that Gasso really wanted her to come to OU for softball. So, they found a happy medium, in that she would play both. She s so determined and such a hard worker, Gasso said. Every single day she s doing something. Coach Evans said Vesely s accomplishments are special, as she is an impact player for both teams. Pulling double duty during the fall can present some challenges to her coaches. It s pretty difficult for her and it can be pretty difficult for us, softball head coach Patty Gasso said. We would like her to be with us more in the fall. It s a great tribute to her, Evans said. She s playing well enough to start for us, and I know she s All-Big 12 for them. Soccer head coach Randy Evans said the burden of playing soccer and fall softball at the same time lies solely on Vesely. All the limitations and the hardships are really on her, Evans said. We ask her to go through everything that every other player is going through. If she s a little tired, we certainly understand that and might give her part of a session off. Vesely s role with the soccer team has increased this season with the early exit of junior midfielder Lauren MacIver, who tore her left ACL several weeks ago. Along with a few other players, most notably sophomore midfielder Savannah Scott, Vesely has had to fill the void left by MacIver. And for Vesely, that is no easy duty. On Sept. 24, she went 2-for-2 as the Sooners designated hitter against Neosho County in a fall softball game, then had to go across the street to play in the soccer game against Missouri.

67 Sooners lose twice Staff Reports Norman Transcript February 6, 2005 CLEARWATER, Fla. It was a rough day for the No. 4 Sooners. After a quick 2-0 start Friday, the Oklahoma softball team (2-2) ran into a brick wall Saturday at the Clearwater Invitational, losing 3-0 to Florida and 2-1 to Louisville. Kami Keiter allowed all three runs to the Gators in the Sooners second loss of the day. OU never got going at the plage and the Gators scored the first three earned runs against the Sooner pitching staff in 22 innings. Florida pitcher Stacey Stevens improved to 2-0 on the season, and the Gators improved 6-0 with the victory. Stevens allowed two hits and struck out seven. Keiter fell to 1-1 with the loss. In the earlier game, Louisville (2-1) also quited the Sooners bats on the way to a 2-1 decision. The Cardinals got some help, when a two-out error in the fourth inning by freshman shortstop Tayl r Hollis put Louisville runners at second and third. UL s Aja Sherman responded with a two-run single. Freshman pitcher Stacy Braddock had a solid start for OU, allowing only the two unearned runs and four hits in five innings. It took a walk, a passed ball and a wild pitch for Jade Prather to score the Sooners only run against UL pitcher Catherine Bishop. The Sooners will finish up at the Clearwater Invitational today at 11 a.m.

68 Softball team starts sluggishly The OU softball team lost three of five games this weekend. Staff Reports Norman Transcript February 8, 2005 The No. 4 OU women s softball team picked up three losses this weekend at the Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. The Sooners (2-3) fell to DePaul (3-2) on Sunday afternoon in their final game of the Invitational. It was also the third straight loss for the Sooners. OU started the season 2-0 with wins over Florida Atlantic and Appalachian State on Friday. The Sooners got started on the wrong foot Saturday when Louisville handed the team its first loss of the season, 2-1. The bleeding didn t continue that afternoon as Florida handed the Sooners its second loss, 3-0. OU scored 18 runs in its first two games of the tournament, but picked up just two runs and six hits in its final three games of the Invitational. The Sooners will return to action Friday when they play in the Houston Hilton Classic. OU will play No. 12 Alabama at noon from the Cougar Softball Complex.

69 A Sooner with a Heartfelt History Junior pitcher Nicole Denes had heart arrhythmia surgery in July and is back playing with OU this season. By Matt Montgomery Oklahoma Daily February 11, 2005 The bench was not the place Nicole Denes expected to be when the Sooners advanced to their fifth straight Women s College World Series. The then-sophomore pitcher was having a career year for OU, going 16-6 with a 1.87 ERA. But all that changed when OU traveled south to play a double-header against Texas A&M in March. Denes was called to close the game for the Sooners, but once on the mound, she began feeling her heart beating faster than usual. She knew something was wrong, but finished the game anyway. Not telling the OU coaching staff about her rapidly working heart, Denes boarded the team bus for a trip to Waco for another double-header against Baylor the next day. Outfielder Kristin Vesely, Denes good friend on the team, said that night Denes heart was still beating fast and she told her to tell the trainers about it. OU trainer Jennifer Stanion took Denes to a Waco emergency room to investigate the problem. I knew something wasn t right, but I didn t know what, Vesely said. We didn t know it was that serious, pretty much. The Waco medical staff tried three times to regulate Denes heartbeat. Denes described the experience as something right out of the television show ER, with doctors and nurses running around frantically trying to get her back to normal. Denes heart was beating around 160 to 170 beats per minute, when the normal rate is somewhere between 60 to 80 beats per minute. The next Wednesday, Denes met with team doctor Philip Adamson to find out what happened to her that night in Waco. After meeting with Denes, and reviewing her EKG from Waco, Adamson called Denes mother, Chris, in Coppell, Texas, to explain what happened. Chris said Adamson told her Nicole had a heart arrhythmia, a condition that causes the electrical impulses that coordinate heartbeats to function abnormally. Adamson told Chris the arrhythmia was in Nicole s lower chamber where re-oxygenated blood pumps back into the body. If the re-oxygenated blood isn t pumped back out, the patient could die, Chris said. Andy [Nicole s father] and I went numb, Chris said. Never had we thought that something this serious could happen to a 19-year-old athlete who took such good care of herself. Chris Denes spent an hour talking with Adamson about family genetics to see if they could pinpoint Nicole s problem. The Denes family had no history of the condition and Nicole had never shown signs of arrhythmia before, Chris said. Nicole was told she could die if she took the mound for the Sooners without surgery. Denes said the entire OU softball organization was shocked when Adamson relayed the news to them. Denes decided to abandon her spectacular season and take a medical redshirt. It sucked because I wasn t a part of [the season]. I didn t feel like I was part of it, even though I was, Denes said. It was just really difficult. Denes said the reality of dying was what made her sit the rest of the season out. Head coach Patty Gasso sat her pitcher down and explained that softball is just a game, not something she has to live with the rest of her life, like a bad heart. The news came at a time when the Sooners needed Denes to continue her brilliance on the field, Gasso said, but solving the problem before it ended in tragedy was more important. [I m] thankful that [Denes] is alive, because that s how bad it was, Gasso said. I felt bad for Nicole throughout the season because I know how bad she wanted to play. It was very hard for her to sit there and watch all of this happen with the team and wish that she could help contribute. Second baseman Stacia Aleman, Denes roommate, said the team tried to keep Denes spirits up through her difficult decisions. Denes stayed pretty controlled for the rest of the year and tried to keep the team focus on winning a national title, not her ailing heart. Aleman doesn t know what she would do if she was the one with heart problems. [I d] hopefully handle it as well as she did, Aleman said. That s tough. I don t know how to put yourself into those shoes. Surgery was performed on Denes in July. Chris said Nicole had to undergo Radio Frequency Ablation to resume playing. OU would not allow Nicole to play until the procedure was successfully completed. Chris began researching heart arrhythmia, reading all the available literature on the topic and ing her daughter with Web sites from the Internet. Nicole checked into the OU Medical Center on a Thursday morning for tests and preparation. The surgery was scheduled for the next morning at 6 a.m. Chris said Nicole was sarcastically thrilled to be the youngest patient on the cardiology floor. Despite the overwhelming support, Chris said she felt lost because she couldn t figure out what was wrong with her daughter. Chris admits she didn t cope with the helplessness very well. Every parent wants to make bad things go away and shield their kids from pain, Chris said. I couldn t make it go away and I couldn t change places with her, which I would have gladly done many times over the last five months. After the surgery, Chris said Nicole was trying to text message her teammates about how she was feeling. Nicole s teammates were cheerleaders throughout the entire ordeal. Some even called her Aorta for laughs. Gasso said the OU softball team hasn t experienced anything like this in the team s history. The possibility of having a Sooner die on the field scared the players and staff. Now, Gasso cherishes having Denes on the team. This season Denes wears a chain with her initials inscribed on a heart pendant. She also drew a heart with her jersey No. 5 in the middle on her glove to remind her of how far she s come since her frightening wake-up call. Denes said the realization of near death is tough to take in and that it could make her hold back. However, she said it is just like any other game now and she will continue to play her best.

70 Gasso says slow start atypical for Sooners By Matt Doyle Tulsa World February 16, 2005 Strong pitching talent leads OU, as offense begins to show improvement. Patty Gasso lives by a simple credo when it comes to her University of Oklahoma softball team s pre- Big 12 Conference schedule. While attaining success in the win-loss column is always the desired goal, developing a solid unit into a confident group in February and early March hopefully will pay off in May. OU s 5-4 start through two weeks of play is atypical of a Gasso team. The pitching always has been a strong suit. The talent, bolstered by five consecutive Women s College World Series appearances, is still in place. But the Sooner bats did not come out of hibernation until late in the second weekend of this season. with seven RBIs thus far. Senior catcher Heather Scaglione has hit.333 (8-of-24) through the first nine games. The pitching has been promising so far. Senior Kami Keiter is 1-1 in four appearances, while freshman Stacy Braddock has emerged as a pleasant surprise in the pitching circle. Braddock is 2-2 in five games with a team-best 0.37 earned run average. I think we re on track to getting things back to the way we re used to, said Gasso, one win shy of.500 for her OU career. This start has made them work harder and let them know they will have to be on their A game every day. We re not ready for our A game yet. But if I m saying the same thing in late March or early April, then we have some major problems. Cause for concern? Hardly. We re not panicking yet, Gasso said. But this is an uncharacteristically slow start for us. After stumbling at the Clearwater (Fla.) Invitational two weeks ago, the Sooners recovered to win three of four games in the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational last weekend. The Sooners were led by a pitching staff that allowed four runs, three of which were earned, in four games. Junior outfielder Kristin Vesely also impressed with six RBIs for the weekend. The Houston experience was a step toward progress. OU entered the season ranked fourth, largely based on having eight returning starters and last season s surprising run to the WCWS. But Gasso called the end of the Clearwater trip -- where OU fell to Louisville, Florida and DePaul -- an ambush. Everyone is out to get you, and I don t think our team was conditioned for that approach, Gasso said. We took our lumps out there. Pretty good, actually. Our offense was nonexistent in Florida, and that s not who we are. OU scored two runs combined in the three losses in Florida and was held to three hits in a 2-0 setback to Alabama in the opening game of the Houston tournament. In Gasso s estimation, the offensive punch will come around. Vesely s performance in Houston was encouraging. Returning All-American Christina Enea had four RBIs in Houston. The tandem leads the team

71 OU blisters Houston Staff Reports Norman Transcript February 13, 2005 HOUSTON For a change, Oklahoma brought its bats and its pitching to the same game Saturday at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational. Facing the host school, the Sooners 12th-ranked softball team racked up eight hits, including a home run from Heather Scaglione, while pitchers Kami Keiter and Stacy Braddock combined to throw a one-hitter in OU s 7-0 victory over Houston. Keiter threw no-hit ball at the Cougars for three innings before Braddock came in for the last four. Keiter was put in a position to relax early, as the Sooners put up two runs in the first inning and four more in the second. Though Scaglione s shot was a solo, she still finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Norrelle Dickson, in the leadoff spot, went 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Christina Enea went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and Kristin Vesely went 1-for-3 with a three-run double in the second inning. Now 5-4 on the season, the Sooners complete their tournament run today when they meet Houston for a second time at 9 a.m.

72 Top of the World Three OU softball players joined the USA Elite team last fall and won gold at the World University Games. By Matt Montgomery Oklahoma Daily February 18, 2005 Keiter said the tournament couldn t compare to playing in the College World Series, but she still had a good time. played a part in their selection onto the Elite team. Dickson felt the Sooners were in better shape because they conditioned harder than other teams. For the first time in OU softball history, the Sooners sent three players to the USA Elite team last fall. The adrenaline and the fact of having the USA jersey on it s a totally different feeling and a great honor, Keiter said. We could run faster, run longer, throw the ball harder, Dickson said. I feel we conditioned harder [at OU] than other teams. Seniors Kami Keiter and Heather Scaglione and sophomore Norrelle Dickson played in the inaugural World University Games in Plant City, Fla. from Oct. 26 to 31, The Sooner trio made up all of the Big 12 players on the Elite team, which consisted of some of the best talent from softball hotbeds like Arizona and California. This was the first time, in any sport, that the conference had three players from the same college playing on such a high level. Keiter said the Sooners selections are a testament to OU head coach Patty Gasso s system. It s awesome to know you re coming from a program that has the capability of bringing three people to [the Elite team], Keiter said. Everything that [Gasso] teaches us is pretty much all you could ever need because she teaches us at that high level at all times. For Dickson, this marked her fifth appearance for the Elite team. Keiter and Scaglione got their feet wet with their first venture into international competition. Scaglione said having two of her teammates along for the ride made her debut easier. [Norrelle] and Kami were a safety net of comfort to be with, Scaglione said. But after awhile I had fun just being with the other girls and had no problem fitting in. Dickson added to her international resume, starting all nine games at designated player. She scored three runs, hit two RBIs and stole two bases. Dickson was third on the team with a.364 batting average. Scaglione started five of the six games she played in. She had a.250 batting average with two runs scored and three RBIs. Scaglione also committed no errors as the Elite team s catcher. She recalled her experience as really exciting. There s nothing like playing with the best girls in college against the best college players in the world, Scaglione said. Keiter appeared in two games for the Elite team, and pitched a perfect game with Amy Harre of Southern Illinois against Guatemala on Oct. 29. It was the only perfect game in the tournament. Keiter posted 1-0 record with a.84 ERA in just over eight innings at pitcher. She struck out nine batters. USA Elite head coach Jay Miller said the Sooners performed solidly for the team. [They] did a good job, worked hard and got better, Miller said. What you look for is progress and performance. They all did a good job of that this summer. Since the Elite team is a stepping stone toward playing for the Olympic squad, Scaglione hopes to take that step to play for her country. She said the Elite team goes about its business the same way as the Olympians. I hope I get the chance to play in the next Olympics with everyone. That d be awesome, Scaglione said. Coach Miller and everyone are really helping me to be my best. Miller said Scaglione is the closest of the Sooners to making the big team. [Catcher is a] weak position. It s harder to find good, quality catchers, Miller said. [Scaglione] impressed people. Keiter and Dickson are too green right now to compete for the Olympic team, Miller said. The girls performance at softball camps will give them the tools to go farther in their careers, he said. Dickson views the Olympic team as a goal of hers, but she wants to keep softball in perspective. It s an honor, of course, to play for your country, no matter what level, whatever team you re playing on, Dickson said. I also don t want to get my hopes up too high. You just kind of have to take it as it is and keep working hard. All three players said OU s conditioning program The Elite team won gold medals with a 1-0 win over Chinese Taipei in the tournament s final game. USA finished with a 8-1 record.

73 Best LI players are hard to keep Steven Marcus Newsday February 18, 2005 Port Jefferson senior Jessica Legendre, an all-state shortstop and the top high school softball player on Long Island, became an Oklahoma fan watching College World Series games on television. When she visited as a recruit, it was all she thought it would be. So she said yes to the Sooners and turned down Hofstra. I just loved it. Softball is like God down there, she said. The people at Hofstra are very nice and they have a great program, but I just fell in love with Oklahoma. I m comfortable with his recruiting practices, said McGowan, who never has had a player signed by Edwards. But I think from a coaching point of view, of course you d like to have one of the top Division I programs in the East go after your kids. But it s not like, Bill, I don t know why you aren t going after any of my kids. Edwards answers, You need to understand that we are playing at such a high level and recruiting the top 1 percent of the softball players in the country. How many of those people are on Long Island? That s recruiting life for Hofstra coach Bill Edwards. Players of Legendre s talent level are rare on Long Island, Edwards said, and those good enough to play at Hofstra often want to go somewhere else. So he has built his program by getting out-of-towners who are drawn by Hofstra s proximity to New York. Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said she feels lucky to have beaten out Hofstra for Legendre, whose decision cost Edwards his best shortstop prospect since All-American Crystal Boyd in the 1990s. Legendre has a career batting average of.533 with 126 RBIs in four years on the varsity at Port Jefferson. We recruited her like crazy, Edwards said. She could and might be the real deal. She just wanted to go away. Danielle Henderson, a student of Edwards in the Commack school district before he moved to Hofstra, selected UMass over Hofstra. She pitched her college team to the World Series in 1997 and 98 and was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team in Going away was a different experience, Henderson said. Steve Smith, Legendre s high school coach, echoed the sentiments he hears from athletes. Girls would look at it that if you are not going away to school, you are not really going anywhere, he said. Edwards believes some local coaches are critical of him for not having more of their players on his roster. He has four this season, two in the starting lineup. Bay Shore coach Jim McGowan has won five state titles in 22 years on the job.

74 Sooners ready to open tourney By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript February 18, 2005 It hasn t been the greatest way start in recent Oklahoma softball history, but the No. 13 Sooners will finally have their chance at home when they host the OU/Nike Classic this weekend. OU (5-4) started out with a bang, scoring 18 runs in wins over Florida Atlantic and Appalachian State at the Clearwater (Fla.) Invitational, but the Sooners responded with four straight losses, scoring only two collective runs against Louisville, Florida, DePaul and Alabama. In the second game of the Houston Plaza Cougar Classic last weekend, the Sooners turned things around, topping Sam Houston State 1-0, thanks to a complete-game shutout from senior pitcher Kami Keiter. Then the bats came alive in a 12-2 victory over SHSU and a 7-0 win over Houston. and score some runs early and make them more comfortable. As for this weekend, the Sooners are looking to start a winning streak, before extending it Tuesday against Oklahoma City University, and then heading to Columbus, Ga., next weekend for the NFCA Leadoff Classic full of confidence against a very tough field. I think our whole perspective on this we look at this weekend as being really big for us, Gasso said. Regardless of the outcome, we want to realize we re making strides. We just know the strides need to come quicker than they are right now. I think we re getting on the right track. She ll start finding out today if she s right. So maybe things are getting better. We re heading in the right direction, Sooner coach Patty Gasso said. We had a really great Saturday last week. We re just getting better at a slower pace than we re used to. Not only does OU open up its home schedule today at 1 p.m. against Lipscomb, and then against Creighton at 3:15 p.m., but a win in either will give Gasso 500 victories since arriving in Norman. Her career record is , between Long Beach City College and OU. It s a milestone not many coaches reach, but it s not something Gasso or her team consider a distraction. I don t know about it, nobody really knows about it but people that read our Web site, Gasso said. It s pretty cool that we re going to be at home for it. It s not going to phase any of us. I definitely can t take any of the credit. I ve been blessed with athletes that respond and work hard and step up. It s shared by the rest of the coaching staff and the entire program. While some lineup spots remain up for grabs, particularly the middle infielders, Sooner pitching has been strong. With Keiter, junior Nicole Denes and freshmen Stacey Braddock and Jadyn Smith, OU has four strong arms. Every game these pitchers have thrown in, they ve pitched good enough to win, Gasso said. We can t expect our pitchers to be perfect, but we can make them even better if we can come out

75 OU: Gasso gets milestone win Staff Reports Tulsa World February 19, 2005 Sooners coach collects her 500th and 501st career victories. NORMAN -- Patty Gasso earned her 500th and 501st wins as softball coach at the University of Oklahoma on Friday at the OU/Nike Classic. The No. 13 Sooners (7-4) banged out 10 hits in an 11-1 win over Lipscomb. Then, Kami Keiter struck out 12 and allowed one hit as the Sooners blanked Creighton 8-0. Gasso is now in 11 seasons at OU. Her career record is , which includes four years at Long Beach College. Honestly, it s very rewarding. But as a coach, my goals are not individual, Gasso said. I m just kind of the orchestra leader, so I don t always have a lot to do with it. All this stuff doesn t happen without great athletes and a lot of other people. Christina Enea and Stacia Aleman belted home runs in the win over Lipscomb. Enea hit a two-run shot in the first which gave OU all the runs it would need. Aleman smacked a grand slam off the foul pole in left field in the sixth to put the Sooners ahead 6-0. Against Creighton, Keiter s command in the circle was unusually effective, Gasso said. Keiter struck out the first seven Bluejays and eight of the first nine. The offense threw its support behind Keiter with 12 hits. Striking out 12 is something uncharacteristic for her, Gasso said of Keiter. She threw real well. She had good command from the start and everyone else fell into place behind her. OU, which has won five straight games, plays Creighton again at 3:15 Saturday. On Sunday, the Sooners will take on Lipscomb and North Texas. We played really well, Gasso said. This is the best we ve played thus far this season. The hitters have done their jobs and the pitching staff is on fire. Everyone did their jobs.

76 Gasso s milestone By Clay Horning Norman Transcript February 19, 2005 Patty Gasso won her 500th game as a Sooner Friday afternoon. Oklahoma pounded Libscomb 11-1 in a five-inning run-rule and that was that. A little later it was 501 for the university s most successful coach, needing just six innings to end it early, 8-0, against Creighton. It rained a good bit of the day. It was sort of dreary. It wasn t the biggest crowd out there watching the Sooners win twice at the OU/Nike Classic. And even after 11 innings of dominant softball at Marita Hines Field, the jury s still out on this year s Sooners, who began the season in the top 10 only to enter the weekend No. 13 and are still just 7-4 on the young season even after dropping the Bison and Blue Jays by convincing counts. But chances are they ll be all right. Because that s Patty Gasso over there in the third base coaches box. This is her 11th Norman season. Friday marked games No. 668 and 669, which is the long way of explaining she s won 501 and lost only 166. She s taken the Sooners to five straight Women s College World Series, which is a lot like playing in five straight BCS bowls or going to five straight Elite Eights, which no basketball or football coach in this town has ever done. She s done so much and it just about kills her to talk about it. The day before she won No. 500 she said she definitely couldn t take any of the credit, almost like it was somebody else who recruited Jennifer Stewart and Kelli Braitsch and Lisa Carey and Leah Gulla and Heather Scaglione and every other All-American that s come to town since Gasso was hired away from Long Beach City College. And she wasn t much better after the fact. I don t know how to do that, she said. I just know that there s so much behind everything that I do that I feel like it s selfish for me to talk to you about me getting 500 because it s all of us. But somebody has to lead. It wasn t like OU had never won a softball game before Gasso arrived. In Jim Beitia s one and only season, the Sooners went and finished third in the Big Eight. But OU had never been a consistent winner and had never been a powerhouse. Before Gasso, the last Sooner softball coach to field consecutive winners was Michelle Thomas- Grost 26-17, in 1986 and 87. Gasso arrived in 1995 and won 43 games, then 50, then 55, then 49, then 40, then 66 and the 2000 national title. And the 40 she won in 1999? Hardly a down year, the Sooners went 17-1 in the conference. I wanted to come to this program and turn it around and win a lot of games and give us a chance to compete for a national championship, she said. Thankfully, that s happened. If it happens again this season, if the Sooners are to make it six straight WCWS trips, senior pitcher Kami Keiter will be a big part of the reason why. Friday, she struck out 12 over six innings while limiting Creighton to a single hit. But she saved her best pitches for Gasso. She awesome. Definitely the best coach I ve ever played for, Keiter said. She has a drive. Never once has she given up on us. She lays awake at night trying to figure out what we can do. And going on 11 years, she s come up with the answers. To really appreciate what Gasso s accomplished, you have to understand that the Sooners are an anomaly. They don t make sense. No softball program is supposed to be so good year in and year out in this part of the country. The Sooner Nation is a football nation. But it is also a softball nation. Thanks to Gasso. She has this blue collar mentality and it s rubbed off on us, said Jessica Leslie, who smacked a firstinning two-run homer against the Blue Jays. She gives us the intensity and the will and the drive. Not to mention a whole lot of wins. Not to mention, because the coach just can t. Heck, she hardly claims them as her own. Maybe other people can look at (500 wins), but I don t look at it that way, she said. If I m looking at another coach, I might. But when I m talking about myself, I don t know how to answer that. Honestly, I don t. Some coaches like to tell you everything they ve accomplished. Some keep it under wraps. And then there s Patty Gasso, who doesn t seem so sure she s accomplished anything, just that she s been around while everybody else has done all these wonderful things. But she brought them here. She told them where to go, what to do and how to do it. She made it happen. Maybe the only thing she ll take credit for are the expectations. To be one of the best, Gasso said. Well, OU s certainly that. It starts with the coach.

77 Turnaround continues OU dominates Creighton to win fifth straight By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript February 20, 2005 The gloomy sky and damp conditions couldn t keep the Oklahoma softball team down Saturday at Marita Hynes Field. The Sooners (8-4) jumped all over Creighton (1-2) en route to a 14-2, five-inning, run-rule victory on the second day of the OU/Nike Classic. Showing the depth of its pitching staff, OU started freshman Stacy Braddock, who struck out eight of the 15 batters she faced in four innings of work, allowing only two hits and no runs. Stacy Braddock can really dominate a game, OU coach Patty Gasso said. She really had her ball moving today, too. Right now, everyone has thrown well this weekend. It s been a while since we had this deep a pitching staff. It s a nice problem to have. And when the Sooners hit the ball the way they did Saturday, the pitching staff s margin of error is pretty big. I really like what we re doing right now, Gasso said. The way we re scoring, it allows our pitcher to go out there and be confident. OU got things going in the first inning, when catcher Heather Scaglione hit a grounder to second and Creighton second baseman Lauren Flores tried to backhand it. The ball bounced off her glove and OU center fielder Kristin Vesely scored. Kami Keiter followed with a bases-loaded double, putting the Sooners up 4-0 after one. The Sooners scored in every inning and picked up home runs from Jessica Leslie, Allison Horne and Scaglione. Everyone s getting a little more aggressive at the plate, said Scaglione, who belted a three-run shot in the fifth. We re playing with a little more fire. We re still trying to figure things out. We have a lot of young players, but we re getting there. Since starting the season 2-4, OU has hit.414 as a team over its last five games and outscored its opponents It s quite a turnaround from where we were two weeks ago, Gasso said. Our philosophy this weekend was to go out and swing at one of the first three pitches. We thought we were taking too many. That plan is working. Creighton s Abby Johnson gave up nine hits and 11 runs, five earned, in 31/3 innings. OU is in action again at 12:15 p.m. today against Lipscomb and at 4:45 p.m. against North Texas in the final game of the Classic.

78 Sooners back on track The OU softball team has won seven straight as of press time. Staff Reports The Oklahoman February 20, 2005 The No. 13 OU softball team scored its fourth straight run rule Sunday afternoon at the OU/Nike Classic. The Sooners crushed Lipscomb 8-0 in just five innings before the game was declared a run rule. As of press time, the Sooners have defeated four straight opponents by run rule. OU was led in Sunday s game by senior pitcher Kami Keiter. She improved her record to 3-1 on the season and her scoreless innings streak to 23. Keiter also landed her second shutout of the weekend. Keiter was strong from the mound and on the plate. Beside allowing just four hits and a walk, Keiter knocked a pitch out of the park for a solo home run. Earlier in the weekend the Sooners started its run rule streak with a 14-2 win Saturday against Creighton. Friday OU took down Lipscomb 11-1 in the afternoon and capped the day with an 8-0 win over Creighton. The first win of the weekend was more than just the beginning of a run-rule streak for the Sooners. It was also head coach Patti Gasso s 500th win as the Sooners coach. In a press release following the game, Gasso commented on her honor. I feel honored because so many people were involved in this accomplishment, said Gasso. It is a credit to all the players and fellow coaches I have worked with over the years. Our fans have always been tremendous and their applause after the game was very special. I am glad I could share the moment with them and hopefully I will be here for another 500. OU still had one more game left in the OU/Nike Classic, but as of press time the contest against North Texas was still in progress.

79 Pro softball league tags Rancho Bernardo alum; Catcher selected fourth overall By Kevin Gemmell The San Diego Union-Tribune February 20, 2005 Heather Scaglione is a gamer, always has been. The University of Oklahoma catcher scoffs at pressure, makes opposing pitchers break out in hives and handles her own pitchers with the subtle coolness of Crash Davis. That s why the Rancho Bernardo High grad was drafted fourth overall by the New York-New Jersey Juggernaut. The team is a member of National Pro Fastpitch, a second-year professional softball league with seven franchises scattered across the country. I think her (college) career speaks for itself, said Juggernaut coach Julie Smith, whose team won the inaugural title last year. She s great the way she handles her staff, she s great defensively and offensively she s a threat. I want people coming into our program who aren t going to sit back. I don t see her taking a back seat. I view her as walking in and making an immediate impact. News of her selection came as a shock to Scaglione, who didn t find out she d been chosen until her father told her two days after the fact. The original draft was supposed to be Jan. 31, but a family emergency involving a team owner postponed it by a week. Everyone knew but me, said Scaglione, who graduated from Rancho Bernardo in It had been up on the Web site for two days before I even found out. I couldn t believe it. As the Sooners begin the 2005 season, their catcher already is being touted as an All-American and National Player of the Year candidate. The 5- foot-8 right-hander had a watershed junior season, earning All-America and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors. She also led the Big 12 in home runs (16), RBI (49), total bases (134) and slugging percentage (.698). I was just hoping that I would get picked, Scaglione said. There was some speculation that I would go early, but I didn t think I d get picked as early as I did. Scaglione may have been surprised, but her high school coach wasn t. Tracy Stowe remembers a younger Scaglione as a gritty player with poise and grace under pressure. Heather is very self-driven and she works really hard, said Stowe, in her 10th season at RB. I m not surprised she s done as well as she has. She is only going to get better, which is pretty scary. With every level she goes up, she rises to that level and beyond. The Juggernaut took a risk by using its top pick on Scaglione. Not that she isn t worth it, but she s going to try out for the USA Elite Team, a feeder squad into the U.S. Olympic program. Scaglione could miss approximately eight weeks of the NPF season. She played on the Elite 2004 squad. Smith said the chance to obtain a player like Scaglione was worth the risk. I m going after champions, said Smith, a former Olympian. That s how I view her. She s an ambassador for the sport and that is the type of athlete I want. Scaglione already has East Coast roots. Her father s family is from New York. She said the idea of playing softball for money seemed far-fetched a few years ago. I just thought there weren t too many options for female athletes after basketball, said Scaglione, who was also an all-league basketball player for the Broncos. I figured I d play (softball) for four more years. These were going to be the last four years to play a sport I ve been playing my entire life. I never even imagined I d be playing professionally. Scaglione said she s not looking past her senior year. Reaching the College World Series and giving the sport more national exposure are her top priorities. But she knows when she graduates she s got a pretty cool job lined up.

80 Make it 8 straight By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript February 21, 2005 It wasn t easy, even though it should have been, but the Oklahoma softball team improved to 10-4 with a 5-1 victory over 1-9 North Texas Sunday night in the finale of the OU/Nike Classic. After run-ruling five of their last six opponents (including four straight) and scoring six or more runs in six straight games for the first time in school history, it looked like the late game against the Mean Green would provide more batting practice for the Sooners. done this, Gasso said. We have our program in a position that we should have won like we did. It was a good opportunity to give chances to a lot of players, and everyone stepped up and made the most of their opportunities. Dickson suffered a high-ankle sprain and is doubtful for Tuesday s game against Oklahoma City University at the OU Softball Complex. However, Gasso said she will be ready by the weekend. However, things soured in the bottom half of the first inning, when third baseman Norrelle Dickson rolled her ankle rounding third base and had to leave the game. The Sooners scored pinch runner Jade Prather two batters later on an errant throw to second from UNT catcher Christina DeLaRosa when Kristin Vesely took off from first. But the Mean Green responded in the top of the second, scoring on a sacrifice fly from Katya Muller. Tonight s game was more of a battle than we ve had, OU coach Patty Gasso said. We made a couple of mistakes in the first inning that let them come back on us and think they were in the game. I didn t think we had won it until the fifth inning. That s when OU came alive. Vesely led off with a double and scored on Christina Enea s single. Then Enea made her way around the bases and scored on a passed ball by DeLaRosa to give OU a 4-1 lead. Shortstop Tayl r Hollis hit her first career home run in the bottom of the sixth to finish off the scoring. Starting pitcher Nicole Denes improved to 3-0 on the season, striking out 10 and allowing one run on four hits. I really like what Nicole Denes did, Gasso said. It s really tough to go up against a team like that that is full of such free-swingers. In the day s earlier game, the Sooners beat Lipscomb 8-0 in five innings. Kami Keiter picked up her third win and hit her first home run in the win. The Sooners are now riding an eight-game winning streak, and have seen the emergence of a powerful offense and strong pitching staff. Over the last three days, OU s batting average jumped more than 50 points, while the Sooners hit better than.400. This was a weekend where we felt we should have

81 OU wins twice, finishes Classic unbeaten Staff Reports The Oklahoman February 21, 2005 NORMAN - The 13th-ranked Oklahoma softball team finished the OU/Nike Classic unbeaten, thumping North Texas 5-1 and Lipsomb (Tenn.) 8-0 on Sunday. The Sooners (10-4) outscored opponents a combined 46-4 over five Classic games. OU also had four consecutive run-rule victories, including the win Sunday over Lipscomb. Tayl r Hollis homered and doubled for the Sooners in the win over North Texas (1-9). Nicole Denes threw a complete game, allowing four hits and a walk. She struck out 10. OU won the game vs. Lipscomb in five innings. Kristin Vesely ended the game with a two-run single. Oklahoma next plays at 3 p.m. Tuesday against visiting NAIA power OCU.

82 Softball brings down stars The Sooners have won nine consecutive games. By Matt Montgomery Oklahoma Daily February 23, 2005 Several OU softball streaks continued on Tuesday when OU beat Oklahoma City University 8-3 at the OU Softball Complex. Tuesday s win against the Stars gives No. 14 OU its ninth consecutive victory. The Sooners took the lead in the bottom of the first inning, and never looked back at the Stars. Senior outfielder Jessica Leslie went yard with a three-run home run. Leslie has been on a streak of her own, hitting three home runs in five games, and extending her hitting streak to six games. Senior first baseman Christina Enea also continued her hitting streak to 11 games, tying her career high. Enea had two hits, one run scored and two RBI against OCU. Freshman pitcher Stacy Braddock allowed six hits and three runs in six innings to bring her record to 4-2. She struck out 10 OCU batters, a career high. Junior Nicole Denes pitched the last inning for OU, striking out two batters. Junior outfielder Kristin Vesely and freshman third baseman Tayl r Hollis added to the scoreboard in the second and third innings respectively. Vesely hit a triple and scored when OCU overthrew to third base. Vesely currently is on an eight-game hitting streak. Hollis hit a home run for the second straight game. This weekend the Sooners travel to Georgia for the NFCA Leadoff Classic. OU opens against Michigan State on Friday.

83 Leslie s homer keys OU win Staff Reports The Oklahoman February 23, 2005 NORMAN - Jessica Leslie s three-run homer sparked an early onslaught Tuesday, and Oklahoma whipped NAIA power Oklahoma City 8-3 at the OU Softball Complex. Leslie s homer, her third in the last five games, keyed the Sooners five-run first inning. That was all OU would need against OCU (2-2). Both OCU losses have come to NCAA Division I teams, including Oklahoma State. Christina Enea extended her hitting streak to 11 games in the big first inning with a two-run single.

84 500 wins for Gasso, 500 more to go OU softball head coach Patty Gasso started coaching at OU in By Matt Montgomery Oklahoma Daily February 25, 2005 The winningest coach at OU doesn t make a million dollars. The winningest coach at OU doesn t have a radio show on the Sports Animal. The winningest coach at OU doesn t even play to sold-out crowds every weekend. In fact, the Red-White football game draws more fans to Norman, and that s a glorified practice. The winningest coach at OU isn t barking orders on a football field, or choosing which tie to wear with his blue shirt. Actually, the winningest coach at OU doesn t even wear a tie. Softball s Patty Gasso is just as comfortable in her OU warm-ups and visor. Since the Big 12 started in 1996, OU leads the conference with 11 softball records. One national championship, nine postseason appearances, three Big 12 titles, 5 consecutive Women s College World Series berths, 17 All-Americans. The accolades travel as far as a dinger off the end of senior superstar Heather Scaglione s bat. And Gasso achieved another milestone last week 500 wins at OU. Against Lipscomb last Friday in the OU/Nike Classic, the Sooners earned an 11-1 run-rule, ending the game early in true Gasso fashion. The Sooners won the tournament for the seventh straight year and outscored opponents 46-4 over the weekend. Former associate athletics director and Senior Women s Administrator Marita Hynes remembers her first meeting with Gasso, then head coach at Long Beach City College. She said Gasso would come up to her at the WCWS every year, shake her hand and ask about the OU softball coaching job. When Hynes was asked to find a coach for the team in 1996, she remembered the tenacious, blonde-haired firecracker. I knew [Gasso] had the desire and the passion and the knowledge... I knew she had the background and the knowledge to be a good coach, Hynes said. Gasso began her career as a speedy, strongarmed infielder with an above average bat at Long Beach State. She became head coach of the LBCC Vikings in Four years later she made the move to Norman. Hynes said Gasso is a very demanding coach. That drive to be the best is what puts OU softball so far ahead of other programs, Hynes said. Gasso only recruits the players that are the right fit for OU, not necessarily the best players. She came in and she wanted this, and wanted this changed, Hynes said. I knew she was going to be a success. OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione said Gasso embodies the characteristics of a champion. She does so many things well, especially battling for the best players. We ve often said that a champion is not solely defined by their finish, or the number of first-place awards they receive, Castiglione said, but they understand what it takes to become a champion and a type of individual that others want to follow. Intensity could define what Gasso brings to the field, but Castiglione said she is passionate about softball. Gasso s intensity and passion and focus is passed on to her team and become s its identity, he said. Those attributes have to be found in a head coach for a team to be great against the best talent in the country. Winning at the highest level doesn t come as easy as people think, Castiglione said. It takes certain characteristics to make championship teams and championship programs, and [Gasso s] figured it out. Gasso s players echo her philosophy on and off the field. They fight for every last inch of the diamond. Senior first baseman Christina Enea said Gasso makes intensity a requirement to play for the Sooners. Everyone [on the team] buys into it, and everyone [on the team] loves playing it, Enea said. Enea said Gasso s knowledge of the sport and her psychological ploys during practice and games and combination of the two make her the best coach ever. A lot of coaches can know the game but not know how to teach it, and [Gasso] knows how to do both very well and I think that s very important. Enea said. Freshman infielder Savannah Long said she came to OU because of Gasso. Her success and knowledge enables Long to mature into a better player and leave OU a complete individual. Gasso truly cares about her players becoming successful women and that s hard to find in college sports, Long said. And you can t ignore her accomplishments, Long said. To do what she s done in the past years, there s no question in my mind where she ranks, Long said. She ranks up there as my No. 1 choice and that s why I came here. Off the field, Enea and Long both say Gasso is like a friend. Hynes said Gasso becomes the team s surrogate mother, a woman the players can come to with any problem they need taken care of. The OU softball team is like a family and Gasso wants it to be that way, she said. She takes care of kids when she gets them here and makes sure they adjust well to college life and things, Hynes said. Gasso is equally known for grooming her assistant coaches into valuable pieces of the machine. The group has garnered five Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year awards. In 2000, the team s national championship season, the OU coaches won the NFC Coaching Staff of the Year honor. Assistant coach Melyssa Lombardi absorbed Gasso s teachings as a Sooner catcher and an assistant coach. Lombardi said the most important lesson Gasso taught her is to fight for everything whether it be professional or personal and never give up. [Gasso told me to] always give everything you can because you know the game is never over, Lombardi said. Lombardi said her greatest memory with Gasso is winning the 2000 national championship and seeing how far the program has come the last 10 years. She said Gasso is actually very funny off the field, a stark contrast to the scowl she wears while patrolling the OU baseline. That s the one thing I really like about her, Lombardi said. She s funny and a lot of people really don t know that because they always see her so intense during the games. With Gasso s legacy firmly entrenched in history, she can put the 500-win milestone behind her. Gasso s future at OU is certain, Hynes wants to be on the field when she wins her 1,000 game, and Castiglione said she is the one constant in the continuous shift of college sports.

85 Oklahoma knocks off Seton Hall Staff Reports The Oklahoman February 27, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ga. - Thirteenth-ranked Oklahoma beat Seton Hall 4-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 13 games and improve to 4-0 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Junior Nicole Denes dominated in relief for the Sooners, and senior Jessica Leslie contributed two crucial RBIs to beat the eighth- seeded Pirates. In the first game, OU pitcher Kami Keiter threw ashutout in a 3-0 win over No. 21 Florida State.

86 Razorbacks no match for Sooners bats OU rolls to doubleheader sweep of Arkansas By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript March 3, 2005 When things are going good, they re really going good for the Oklahoma softball team. The offensive explosion continued for the Sooners Wednesday at Marita Hynes Field as they run-ruled the visiting Arkansas Razorbacks both games of a doubleheader, 12-0 and 8-0. Center fielder Kristin Vesely lifted her average to.471 thanks to a 5-for-7 day and drove in two to lead OU s offensive charge, while also making two diving catches in center field. The Sooners outhit the Razorbacks 22-5 in the two games and pitchers Kami Keiter and Stacy Braddock each picked up a win. Enea finished the day with five RBIs and Keiter picked up her seventh victory. Everyone contributed in the doubleheader as 11 different Sooners got hits. But it was Enea and Vesely who led the charge It s exciting to see everybody clicking, Gasso said. We needed our leaders to get going, and they ve started to do that. Our early problems are gone. Our leaders decided to put that behind us and get going forward. They have, and as the Sooners travel to Las Vegas this week for the Las Vegas Classic, they know they score runs and have a strong pitching staff. Our goal is to go out and score in the first inning, and we re doing that, Gasso said. That makes our pitchers better and we re playing really well. It d be easy to say OU (17-4) is playing at its best right now. Don t say that, Sooner coach Patty Gasso said with a laugh. It s too early. But we ve really been playing well at every part of our game. Game 2 wasn t as easy as the first romp, but the Sooners got out to an early 3-0 lead and rode Braddock s arm to the sixth. That s when shortstop Savannah Long hit her first career home run, a monster shot that cleared both fences and the left-field bleachers to land outside the stadium, and Christina Enea singled in the final two runs needed for the 8-0 run-rule. Offensive support like that is a pitcher s dream and it s something the Sooner pitching staff is getting used to. It s kind of a game, Braddock said. We try to see, if the offense gives us runs, we see if we can go out and shut down the other team real fast. We compete against each other. The friendly competition has paid off. Every pitcher wants to go back on the mound in the second inning with a 3-0 lead. It really takes the pressure off, Braddock said. I love it. We started out a little bit rough (at the beginning of the season), but once we started hitting, we knew we d be crushing the ball. In the opener, Oklahoma s bats came alive and the Razorbacks couldn t get anything going against Keiter. The Sooners put together an eight-run third inning, winning 12-0 in five innings.

87 Sooners streaking into Fullerton By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript March 17, 2005 After Tuesday s 7-4 victory over Indiana, Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso found something to take pride in. The No. 9 Sooners not only increased their schoolrecord winning streak to 26 games, but they had to mount a rally to do it. OU (28-4) was in an unusual position, down 4-2 to a lackluster Indiana squad at Gasso s first coaching spot, Long Beach City College. But the Sooners pulled it out. The Sooners have won their blowouts, but a win like Tuesday s shows a resilience they might need as they head into the Kia Klassic at Cal-State Fullerton where they will play Louisiana-Lafayette and Arizona State today. Our veterans know what this tournament is about, Gasso said. It s a lot of great teams. There s not one game where you can think you ll get an easy win. The tournament is a good benchmark for the Sooners, who visit Tulsa Wednesday before beginning Big 12 play at home against Iowa State next weekend. If the Sooners exit Fullerton with its winning streak intact, they ll really be on to something But what Oklahoma learned Tuesday, is that it has a team identity. This team is never out of it, Gasso said. That s a good thing to know today, when the competition gets quite a bit tougher. We didn t play very well against Indiana, Gasso said. But you know, this is a team that doesn t give up. We probably played our worst softball. I m proud that (we) found a way to win. It s the sign of a good team, winning while playing less than it s best. But the speed bump against Indiana was just that. The Sooners are cruising along right now and clicking in all areas. A 26-game winning streak doesn t happen every season, or any season before this one at OU. We ve really been playing well, pitcher Kami Keiter said. We re hitting well, and a lot of people are getting a chance to play. It gives us confidence. We have a solid defense and a solid lineup. But don t ask the Sooners about the streak. Gasso said that if the media, the fans and the OU Web Site didn t mention it, the team would never know about it. But the secret s out, and while they don t want to talk about it, the Sooners can look back on this streak and know they ve accomplished something big. We really don t pay attention to it, Keiter said. I don t talk about it. I m superstitious. We just enjoy winning games and playing well. We have a lot of confidence right now. It s in the back of our minds maybe, but I really couldn t tell you anything about it. Right now, the Sooners just want to concentrate on getting through a very tough Kia Klassic against Top 25 teams like UL-L, ASU and Syracuse.

88 Vesely leads hit parade By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript March 23, 2005 Kristin Vesely is on a tear. How hot is Oklahoma s junior center fielder? Gasso won t underplay the challenge Every team in the Big 12 is a good team, she said. But some may be better than others. Named All-Big 12 last season after hitting.308, Vesely s making it look like a weak opening act. This season she s hit safely in 29 of OU s last 30 games, and is batting a ridiculous.537. Vesely has already passed her 2004 numbers in hits (66), doubles (15), RBIs (24), home runs (1), runs (41) and stolen bases (20). It looks so easy for her, OU coach Patty Gasso said. She s so focused, she s so attuned. You dream for a hitter to get in a zone like this. And it s lasted so long. It s like hitting a beach ball up there for her. It s something I don t like talking about because I m afraid it will go away, and I don t want to change anything. Vesely doesn t want to change anything either. To call what she s doing in the zone must still be considered an understatement. She s the two-hole hitter on the second-most potent hitting team in the Big 12. Her job is to get on base and score runs, and she s leading the league in both categories on the eve of conference play. The Sooners play host to Iowa State in a doubleheader today at 4 p.m. I just go out and play, and don t really try to pay attention to it, Vesely said. I just see myself playing well, and want everyone on the team to play well. Oklahoma is hitting.353 as a team, trailing only Texas A&M s.357 in the conference. Besides Vesely, the Sooners have other hard-hitting bats. Third baseman Norelle Dickson is leading off and hitting.376. Catcher Heather Scaglione is hitting.400 and left fielder Jessica Leslie is hitting.377 with five home runs and 40 RBIs. We see (today) as the start to our second season, Vesely said. We have the preseason, the Big 12 season, and the postseason. The Cyclones certainly have a challenge ahead of them when they visit Marita Hynes Field. Not only is ISU hitting a league-worst.217, it s also sporting a league-high 2.71 earned run average.

89 OU s Vesely benefits from injury time off By Justin Harper The Oklahoman March 25, 2005 NORMAN - Since she couldn t throw, Kristin Vesely stood around and watched pitchers toss the ball. And, partly because of what she saw, the Oklahoma junior is now the hottest hitter in the country. Last fall, while recovering from rotator cuff surgery, the Sooners center fielder found herself with not enough to do physically. So, when her outfield teammates were working in the field, Vesely zoned in on OU s pitchers. She watched their every move. She watched the ball s every move, too. When she wasn t doing that, she hit. And hit. And hit. I wasn t able to throw a ball yet, so I just hit all the time, Vesely said of the Sooners fall season. Between all the hitting and watching our pitchers, I just started seeing the ball better. These days she s seeing the ball squirt through holes in the infield or drop into gaps in the outfield with remarkable frequency. Vesely is batting.537 and recently set an OU school record with a 23- game hitting streak. Vesely will take her hot bat into conference play today as the No. 8 Sooners host Iowa State at 4 and 6 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex. The doubleheader between the 31-6 Sooners and 9-13 Cyclones is the Big 12 opener for both squads. We try to feed off each other, Dickson said. We know most teams aren t going to be able to get both of us out. Already known for her ability to break down opposing pitchers techniques, the time Vesely spent dissecting OU pitchers throws last fall has paid massive dividends. A good hitter wants to learn and the more information they can get the better, OU coach Patty Gasso said. That s what Kristin Vesely is all about. Of all the players on the team, she s always trying to learn more so that she can pick up an advantage. In fact, sometimes she even has advice for us as coaches. Gasso chuckled at that last part. Still, Vesely has proven to be an astute observer. Being a good athlete is just a part of being a good player, Vesely said. If I can see something that helps me get better, I m going to pay attention. And let others know about it in the process. She has figured out that she s got something good going, Gasso said. And she s trying to get people to follow her lead. OU has lost two straight after posting a schoolrecord 29-game winning streak from Feb. 11 to March 19. Vesely s success was a major factor for the streak. She has reached base in 31 of 37 games. And even in the Sooners surprising loss to Tulsa Wednesday night, Vesely didn t waver, going 4-for-4 to raise her average 16 points. Vesely, who has started 154 straight games for OU, hit.257 as a freshman and.308 as a sophomore. This season, though, she appears to be in one of those zones where everything slows down and the ball looks like a cantaloupe. There are days like that, said Vesely, who also starts for the OU soccer team. But they don t happen very often. I m just trying to stay consistent. I think I m a tougher out this season, but not necessarily a better hitter. Batting in the second slot behind leadoff hitter Norrelle Dickson has helped that cause. Dickson, hitting.392, joins Vesely to make up the top 1-2 combo of all teams ranked in the Top 25. The duo has combined for over 100 hits.

90 Nice start Sooners got the hits when they needed them against the Cyclones By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript March 26, 2005 kind of sat back and let things happen. We can t do that in the Big 12 and expect to win. We have to be awake. Oklahoma opened up its Big 12 softball schedule with a bang Friday, downing Iowa State Cyclones 7-3 and 2-0 to improve to 33-6 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Kami Keiter and Heather Scaglione both homered in the nightcap, giving the Sooners the only two runs they d need behind freshman pitcher Jadyn Smith, who threw five innings of shutout ball, while allowing only three hits. Nicole Denes finished up the sixth and seventh inning to pick up her second save of the season. She struck out two and kept the Cyclones (9-15) off the basepaths for the final six outs. I was very pleased with the job our pitchers did, OU coach Patty Gasso said. Jadyn did the job we asked her to do. Then Nicole came in and did what we wanted her to. Jadyn threw a strong five innings and Nicole came in like a true closer and shut the door. OU only amassed five hits of its own, but Keiter s laser over the leftfield wall and Scaglione s blast over both the inner and outer fences over center field were big enough to give the team a victory. While the other Sooner bats were quiet, it was the two seniors who stepped up when they were needed the most. We seniors expect to show stuff like that, Scaglione said. We expect to hit the ball hard in clutch situations. I think we kind of thought we had (the second game) under control and were a little laid back. In the first game, Oklahoma got off to a slow start offensively, but came alive late, scoring in each of the last four innings to win going away. The two wins over ISU gives Oklahoma a seasonsweep of the Cyclones for the first time in three years. More importantly, it gets the Sooners off and running in conference play, coming off a two-game losing streak. Jamie Fox drove in four runs and Kami Keiter picked up her 17th win of the season, going the distance and allowing three earned runs on five hits. Still, Gasso wanted more. The Sooners are on the road at North Texas Tuesday. It s good to be 2-0 in the Big 12, but I really wanted our approach in the second game to be more forceful, in your face, she said. I think we OU returns to conference play next Saturday at Missouri.

91 Smith strong as OU takes two from Cyclones By Justin Harper The Oklahoman March 26, 2005 Standing on the steps of the Oklahoma dugout in the fifth inning of the first game of an OU-Iowa State doubleheader Friday at the OU Softball Complex, OU coach Patty Gasso went to Jadyn Smith and gave her the news: Smith was in the circle for the second game. The freshman, who had started just three other times in the No. 7 Sooners first 38 games, did what she s known for doing. I got kind of fired up, said the 18-year-old from Newcastle. Then I had to calm myself down so I wouldn t get butterflies out there in the first inning. No such problem, as Smith threw five strong innings to lead the Sooners (33-6, 2-0) to a 2-0 win over the Cyclones in the nightcap. OU popped Iowa State (9-15, 0-2) 7-3 in the opener. The twogame set, played in front of a hot-cocoa-sipping crowd of 556, was the conference opener for both squads. That s one thing coach recruited me for -- my mentality, my spark, Smith said, who is now 3-1 on the season. I am pretty fiery. The Sooners rang up 15 hits in the opener, the fourth-most of the season. Kristin Vesely went 2-for-3 from the leadoff spot with a run and an RBI, while Norelle Dickson and Jamie Fox were 3-for-4. Combined, Vesely was 3-for-6 on the night, putting her batting average at a scorching.535. Keiter (17-3) got the complete-game win in the opener, allowing five hits and three runs, striking out four and walking one. The Sooners scored two runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to start the rout. OU shelled Iowa State starter Alyssa Ransom (5-9), clobbering the Cyclone ace for 12 hits and five runs in four innings. As for Smith, the youngest player on the Sooner roster, she allowed no runs and no hits, walking none and striking out three. I can be better, she said. I think it was an average outing, but the next time I get out there I ll be even stronger. Known for her confidence -- and an inside drop ball -- Smith was the perfect matchup against Iowa State. Jadyn did a great job. She did exactly what I asked her to do, Gasso said. I thought she could be pretty effective. She always fires everyone up. Even if she hadn t, a pair of home runs from Kami Keiter and Heather Scaglione would have done the trick. Keiter s fifth-inning shot was the game winner, an opposite field job that squeaked over the left field fence with millimeters to spare. Scaglione s sixth blast of the year came an inning later, clearing the center field fence by 30 feet as it sailed completely out of the complex. Smith s showing, as well as Nicole Denes two innings of no-hit relief, were something the Sooners sought heading into Big 12 play. I don t even rank our pitchers right now, Gasso said. Kami obviously is our No. 1, but Jadyn and Nicole are still battling for innings. This was a good opportunity for Jadyn to gain some confidence. Which she did, although admitting to not lacking any beforehand.

92 Green not very mean By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript March 21, 2005 DENTON, Texas Things went smoothly for No. 8 Oklahoma at North Texas Wednesday night. The Sooners scored early and often and cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Mean Green. With the Big 12 being such a strong conference, every win is huge, Gasso said. This is an unbelievably strong conference, with so many good teams. Every game is just a huge game for us now. OU came out swinging, and North Texas had no answer against Nicole Denes, who allowed one run on one hit, while striking out eight over four innings, retiring the last seven batters she faced. Still, the bats were the big story. The Sooners did what they like to do, jumping on the Mean Green right from the start. I like that. We were really trying hard to get everyone on track together, Sooner coach Patty Gasso said. Everyone came up tonight just blistering the ball. Even on outs, they were hit really hard. We attacked from the start and that s exactly what we want to do. Jessica Leslie got things going with an RBI triple in the opening frame. Jamie Fox then followed with a two-run double before Tayl r Hollis singled home Fox. The offensive explosion continued in the second inning when Denes helped her own cause with a single that brought home Kami Keiter. After only two innings, the Sooners owned an 8-1 lead. We knew we wanted to start of quickly and we came out on fire, Leslie said. We came out and had a lot of fun tonight, and we want to take that into this weekend. The Sooners get back into Big 12 action against Missouri Saturday in Columbia. Seven different Sooners hit safely against North Texas pitching, and Gasso was able to get 14 players into the game. OU s five doubles came one short of tying the school record for two-baggers in a game, and Norrelle Dickson broke out of a slump with a 2-for-3 night at the plate, stealing two bases and scoring two runs. Denes improved to 8-0 on the season. Keiter came in for an inning, allowing a hit and striking out one. Having swept Iowa State in their conference-opening series, and winning easily Wednesday, the Sooners are a confident bunch.

93 Sooners ready for rivalry week OU going for fifth straight Bedlam win By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript Sports Writer April 6, 2005 Things get a lot tougher for No. 8 Oklahoma this week. Not only do the Sooners host this season s first Bedlam game at 7 p.m. tonight at Marita Hynes Field, but this weekend they ll travel to Austin to take on No. 4 Texas. But the Sooners might have chips on their shoulders, too. Getting to play them is really awesome and everyone gets up for it, sophomore outfielder and Putnam City North graduate Jade Prather said. I think it means more to us that grew up around the rivalry, though, and know how much it means. There s bragging rights involved. The better you know someone, the more you want to beat them. And the Sooners feel they re ready to do just that. So, before they can get excited about being in the top 10 with a 36-6 overall record and starting Big 12 play 4-0, the Sooners have to be prepared to run the rivalry gauntlet, starting with in-state foe Oklahoma State. It s a good matchup, they re a very good team, OU coach Patty Gasso said. They ve had some big wins, and we know what they re capable of. We thrive on that. We relish the opportunity to play good teams, especially at home in front of a big crowd. The Cowgirls (27-11, 2-2 Big 12) aren t a team ready to set the Big 12 on fire and punch a ticket to the Women s College World Series. However, this is Bedlam. And, as the loss at Tulsa a few weeks ago showed, in-state teams love to play their best games against the Sooners. While only a freshman, OU shortstop Savannah Long is savvy on what a Bedlam game is all about. After all, she s less than a year removed from Midwest City High School, and knows what this rivalry means. With the Big 12 s leading hitter (Kristin Vesely), this week s conference and national player of the week (Jessica Leslie) and Cowgirl killer Christina Enea (.421 with one home run, eight RBIs and three game-winning hits in the last three years in Bedlam games) in the lineup, OU is on a roll offensively. Combine that with pitcher Kami Keiter s success against Oklahoma State (2-0 last year with two earned runs) and the Sooners are poised for a fifth straight Bedlam and conference victory. Everybody is contributing, one through nine, Gasso said. You look at every spot in the lineup and feel confident every person can contribute. I m happy with where we re at and what we re doing in the Big 12. A win over OSU tonight would make her even happier. It would be one more battle down, with two big ones looming on the horizon this weekend. It s like Texas-OU, Long said. It s always different because there s so much adrenaline involved. There s so many different things going on. It s just a matter of who wants it more. And the Sooners have a challenge ahead of them when it comes to that. A program like OU can recruit nationally, bringing in players from across the country to play and compete for a WCWS berth every year. That leaves some local kids on the outside looking in. Plus, OU has won four straight against the Cowgirls. It all adds up to a potential speed bump before visiting the Longhorns. I think they get up for it more, Long said. I think as well as we ve been playing and that we beat them last year, they ll definitely come down with a chip on their shoulder.

94 Bedlam game could be large on pitching O-State freshman Johnson throws hard; OU senior Keiter wins. By Guerin Emig Tulsa World April 6, 2005 NORMAN -- As the college softball season reaches Bedlam, Oklahoma State s 19-year-old kid from Bishop Kelley is all the rage. OSU coach Margaret Rebenar won t tip her hand, but it would be a shock if freshman Marjorie Johnson doesn t start the 7 p.m. Wednesday encounter at Oklahoma. I would think so, said Patty Gasso, coach of the seventh-ranked Sooners (36-6). Johnson one-hit No. 10 Baylor last weekend. She blew away Tulsa a few days before that. Back on Feb. 26, she beat softball monolith UCLA 2-1. Rebenar is dialing down the hype machine, saying only, I see her coming on strong. It might be too late for that, though. She throws the ball hard, Gasso said of Johnson. She s real smooth. Moves the ball around. Has a good jump on her ball so she can get people chasing balls out of the strike zone. We re very aware of how good she can be. One thing comforting Gasso is how good her own Bedlam starter has proven to be. While Johnson draws the next-big-thing attention, Sooner senior Kami Keiter cruises along as usual. She takes a 19-3 record into the circle against the Cowgirls. She won two games at No. 15 Missouri last weekend to give her 88 career victories, second to Jennifer Stewart on OU s all-time list. And now she even has the luxury of kicking her feet up and enjoying herself. She is having a blast, Gasso said. She s much more relaxed. I think a lot of it is she s pain-free. That wasn t the case the last couple years, when Keiter s left arm and shoulder were worn ragged. She finished the 2004 season and put the arm and shoulder on vacation. Then she reported for 05 to find Gasso had surrounded her with a staff. Stacy Braddock, Jadyn Smith and Nicole Denes have all taken innings off Keiter s back. That should help OU make a run at a sixth-consecutive WCWS appearance. It has already helped Keiter enjoy the ride a little more

95 Enea and Sooners ready for Bedlam By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 6, 2005 NORMAN - It s a stupid question, and Christina Enea knows it. But she hears it at this time of year. Bedlam softball 7 tonight What is it about Oklahoma State that makes you play so well? The reason Enea finds the question a bit silly is that the answer people want to hear isn t the reason at all. No, she doesn t hate OSU. If it were that simple, Enea would fabricate a rivalry in her head for every opponent in order to perform the way she has against OSU. It s really not even a Bedlam thing. Put simply, it s been opportunity. Right place, right time, Enea said. Really, I ve just been lucky to be in the situations against them that I ve been in. Anyone on our team could have done what I ve done. Well, that might be a stretch. But when the No. 7 Sooners (36-6, 4-0 Big 12) host Oklahoma State (27-11, 2-2) at 7 tonight at the OU Softball Complex, no one will hear Enea popping off about how she s guaranteed to go 4-for-4 with a couple of home runs. has rather stout numbers against the in-state rival. As a freshman, Enea twice beat OSU. She delivered an RBI single in the seventh inning to cap a five-run rally in the final frame of a 6-5 victory. Later that season, her two-run single gave OU an extrainning win over OSU. Last year, her two-run home run was the difference in OU s 2-1 Bedlam triumph. All told, Enea has gone 8-for-19 (.421) with a home run, eight RBIs, four runs scored and three gamewinning hits when facing OSU. The 21-year-old does have an explanation for the heroics: When the stakes are raised, so is her game. I think that definitely is it. I like to play in big situations, said Enea. And OSU has always ended up being a big game because they play out of their minds against us. They almost always play us tough, and that creates big opportunities. Enea, who is hitting.324 this season and.455 since the start of Big 12 play, no doubt would like to step to the plate in another tight situation tonight. A great nickname for Christina is Clutch, OU coach Patty Gasso said. When we need her most, she gets so tuned in. You can see it in her face. She goes to another level. And I think you ll see that again (tonight). It s not like that at all, Enea said, laughing. I don t feel like I m going to have a big game just because we re playing a certain team. I always try to have a big game, no matter who it is. So why the questions? The senior first baseman

96 Sooners offense blindsides Cowgirls By Jenni Carlson The Oklahoman April 7, 2005 NORMAN - Oklahoma failed to notch a hit, much less a run, for four innings Wednesday night. Highlights You could sense a Bedlam blowout brewing. Who d have thought it would be Oklahoma State getting whacked? In the fifth and sixth innings, the Sooners pounded five hits and scored nine runs, chasing the starting pitcher and ending the game early with Jessica Leslie s run-rule-invoking, walk-off home run. OU 9, OSU 0. Didn t see that one coming, Leslie said. This Sooners offense can blindside just about anyone. It is so powerful, too powerful for the Cowgirls on Wednesday, too powerful for almost any squad in the country. It s an offense good enough to carry the Sooners back to the Women s College World Series. These Sooners are hitting.350, second-best among top 25 teams, and they average more than six runs a game. It s production that harkens back to the days of Lisa Carey and Ashli Barrett, times when the Sooners scored runs like bananas. In bunches. Yet while this offense scores runs like the Sooners earlier this decade did, these gals do it differently. You look at us, third baseman Norelle Dickson said, and we don t have one big girl where you say, Whoa, back up. These Sooners don t have the home-run hitters of old, but all of them hit the ball hard. Because they aren t looking to hit the ball into tomorrow, though, they aren t striking out much. They have about three a game, half as many as those big-bopper teams did. From top to bottom, every hitter is capable of poking a line drive into the gap, shooting a screamer down the line or putting the ball where it needs to go to manufacture a run. That s what happened against the Cowgirls. For four innings, OSU righty Marjorie Johnson played like a veteran, not a true freshman in her first Bedlam battle. She started out on shaky ground; none of her first nine pitches found the strike zone. Almost inexplicably, Leslie swung at Johnson s next pitch. Instead of leaving the bat on her shoulder and waiting for Johnson to throw a strike, something she looked entirely unable to do, Leslie gave her an out. Foul ball. Strike one. And like that, Johnson settled down. She mowed down the Sooners murderers row, Leslie on a fly ball to left, Heather Scaglione on a ground ball and Christina Enea on a pop out in foul territory. Then we got a little frustrated, OU coach Patty Gasso said. Did they ever. For the next three innings, the Sooners would ve needed a bloodhound to sniff a hit. They struck out, grounded out, popped out. They hit only one ball hard. They know, though, what they can do. We like to score first... score early, but if it doesn t happen, we won t press, right fielder Jamie Fox said. We knew in the dugout that we were going to do it. So when Johnson issued back-to-back walks in the fifth inning, the Sooners smelled opportunity. Gasso called for a double steal, which moved the runners to second and third. All that Tayl r Hollis had to do was hit the ball to the right side. You ve got to have a bang-bang play to get us out, Gasso said. The Cowgirls weren t quite fast enough on Hollis grounder to second. A run scored, and the avalanche began. An RBI single. A two-run double. A line drive into the corner. And when Leslie smashed a towering three-run shot to left, the carnage was complete. Our offense is so explosive, Leslie said. The Cowgirls felt the full brunt of it. They won t be the last.

97 After sluggish start, OU run rules Oklahoma State 9-0 By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 7, 2005 NORMAN - First, No. 6 Oklahoma was baffled. Then the Sooners delivered a clinic in small ball. After that, they flexed their muscle. Carlson: Sooners offense blindsides Cowgirls Highlights Strung together, it amounted to a 9-0 run-rule blistering of Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at the OU Softball Complex. The score is not indicative of how the game went, that s for sure, OU coach Patty Gasso said. I think you look at the score and say, Wow, OU owned them. We didn t. Everyone here knows that. After OSU freshman pitcher Marjorie Johnson held OU (37-6, 5-0 Big 12) scoreless for 41/3 innings, extending her scoreless-innings streak to 351/3, the wheels came off for the Cowgirls. The Sooners erupted for two runs in the fifth inning and seven more in the sixth. I thought she had a pretty decent game, OSU coach Margaret Rebenar said of Johnson, who threw five innings before being replaced by Jessica Hoppock. But we didn t do our job tonight. That s the bottom line. single. But the big inning was yet to come. Jamie Fox delivered a two-run double in the sixth to make it 4-0 before Alison Horne drove in Fox with an RBI double. Kristin Vesely s bloop double to center field brought in Horne for a 6-0 lead. Then Jessica Leslie brought the run-rule into play with a three-run smash to left field that cleared the fence by 10 feet despite a strong north wind. Obviously, we d like to score early, Fox said. But the most important thing is not to push too hard. We didn t, and it worked out later in the game. Keiter improved to 20-3 on the season and 8-1 against OSU (27-12, 2-3). The senior went six innings, allowing three hits, walking three and striking out one. Johnson, who started the game throwing ninestraight balls before settling into a zone, walked four and struck out four. She dropped to 9-3. Hoppock allowed four hits and seven runs (two earned) in two-thirds of an inning. Vesely was 1-for-3, putting her season average at.518. She reached base safely for the 34th time in OU s last 36 games. The win was OU s 19th in its last 20 games against OSU. The line that most reflected the way the game went was OU s. The Sooners had just five hits, with no one getting more than one in the game. Nine runs on five hits tells you base-on-balls were involved and timely hits, Gasso said. OU s Tayl r Hollis delivered the most timely hit, even though it didn t go in the books as one. After Johnson had built a streak of retiring 13-straight OU batters, Kami Keiter and Nicole Denes walked back to back in the bottom of the fifth. Pinch-runner Jade Prather stole third, and Denes went to second before Hollis slapped a grounder to second baseman Tara Jeffery, whose throw home was wide, allowing Prather to score. I was just running hard trying to get to first base and didn t even see what happened, said Hollis, whose hit was ruled a fielder s choice. Anytime you even score one run in a game like this, you get pumped up. But I was happy to score nine, too. Hollis also scored in the fifth, on Norrelle Dickson s

98 OU rattles Oklahoma State in Bedlam play By Guerin Emig Tulsa World April 7, 2005 NORMAN -- Oklahoma State coach Margaret Rebenar told the story of her team s 9-0 softball loss to Oklahoma 36 hours before it played out. Defensive errors have put us at a disadvantage, Rebenar said from her office late Tuesday morning. Not for lack of preparation but lack of focus. We ve lost a handful of games we should have won by shooting ourselves in the foot. This was definitely a game where the score does not tell the story, OU coach Patty Gasso said after her club improved to 37-6 and took sole possession of first place in the Big 12. We were starting to get frustrated. Johnson, the 9-3 freshman pitcher for the Cowgirls, can do that to an offense, even as one as prolific as OU s (team batting average:.350). She doesn t seem like a freshman to me, Keiter said. She looks confident out there. You can t say the Cowgirls should have won Wednesday. Kami Keiter pitched a three-hitter through the wind and chill of the OU Softball Complex to raise her record to OSU put runners on base in the first and second innings, but Keiter induced soft groundouts to end both threats. The Sooners managed just five hits of their own, but they ripped relief pitcher Jessica Hoppock in the game-ending bottom of the sixth. Jamie Fox and pinch-hitter Alison Horne laced RBI doubles into the corner, then Jessica Leslie launched her seventh home run into the wind and over the leftfield fence. Before that outburst, OSU freshman starter Marjorie Johnson, the former Kelley standout, had a pretty firm grip on OU s lineup. She hadn t allowed a hit before walking Keiter and Nicole Denes with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Pinch runners Jade Prather and Amber Spaulding worked a double steal, then the Cowgirls shot off a toe. Ninth-place hitter Tayl r Hollis rolled a ball to second baseman Tara Jeffery, who came up with it cleanly and fired home to nail Prather. Only, the throw was low and to the first-base backhand side of catcher Courtney Totte. Prather tapped home and it was 1-0. Two batters later, Norrelle Dickson beat out a single to the shortstop and Spaulding scored. Keiter sailed through the sixth, then the Sooners mopped up against Hoppock after Christina Enea s grounder squirted through Jeffery s legs.

99 Sooners get creative, win Bedlam By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript Writer April 7, 2005 If Oklahoma didn t look dangerous enough already, Wednesday s 9-0 Bedlam victory should have turned some heads. The No. 7 Sooners (37-6, 5-0 Big 12) were already hitting.353, but when the hits stopped coming against Oklahoma State (27-12, 2-3), OU found a new way to score runs. OSU starting pitcher Marjorie Johnson, a freshman from Tulsa s Bishop Kelley High School, threw nine straight balls to start the game, but quickly settled down and held the Sooners hitless through four innings. OU s normally potent offense was as quiet as the crowd of 1,200 that braved the windy and cold conditions at Marita Hynes Field. The Sooners needed to be creative. In a game like Bedlam, you have to take advantage of your opportunities, and we let some of them get away, OU coach Patty Gasso said. Then we tried to figure out Marjorie Johnson, who s an outstanding pitcher. Dickson s two-out infield single made it 2-0 and the Sooners had twice what they d need behind Keiter, who won her 20th game for the third straight season and improved to By the time Jamie Fox doubled in Heather Scaglione and Christina Enea off of OSU reliever Jessica Hoppock in the sixth, making it 4-0 OU, the game was decided. Allison Horne followed Fox s double with one of her own, and Jessica Leslie hit a three-run home run into the wind that went over the left-field fence to seal the run-rule. When it was over, it looked like just another blowout. Yet it all started when the Sooners showed some versatility. We just stayed patient and believed in ourselves and trusted that it was going to come, Fox said. Of course, you like to score earlier and more often, but sometimes it s just not going to work like that. Finding a new way to win might come in handy as soon as this weekend, when OU visits No. 4 Texas and Olympic pitcher Cat Osterman. We didn t want to sit back and wait for something to happen. We wanted to be aggressive and make it happen for us. So they did. In the fifth inning, Johnson opened the door again when she failed to find the plate. Pitcher Kami Keiter took a free pass and the speedy Jade Prather pinch ran. Nicole Denes walked and Tayl r Hollis came up with runners on first and second. Hollis faked a bunt brilliantly through the strike zone, trading a strike for a double-steal as Prather slid into third base and Denes strode into second. With the runners going on a ground ball, Hollis grounded one to OSU second baseman Tara Jeffery. Jeffery was off target coming to the plate and Prather slid in with the only run the Sooners would need. The biggest play of the game was the double steal, which allowed us to get runners in scoring position, Gasso said. Then Tayl r Hollis did a great job of hitting the ball to the right side on the ground, right where we want it. Then, here comes Norrelle Dickson, putting it on the ground and beating it out for another run.

100 Longhorn pitchers deal with hot-hitting Sooners By Matt Greer Daily Texan April 12, 2005 Austin, TX (U-WIRE) -- The No. 4 Texas and No. 7 Oklahoma batteries proved to be the deciding factor in this weekend s series, as the Longhorn and Sooner softball teams split the two-game set one apiece. Heading into the weekend, Texas head coach Connie Clark sung praises of the Sooner battery, pitcher Kami Keiter and catcher Heather Scaglione, but it was the Longhorn combination of Cat Osterman and Megan Willis that provided the decisive edge in Game 1 as the Longhorns earned a 4-2 win. In Game 2, however, Keiter and Scaglione returned to form. Scaglione hit a two-run home run, while Keiter pitched a three-hit shutout as Oklahoma won 4-0. [Keiter and Scaglione] have been there four years, and they re veterans, Clark said. I think as they go, their club goes and they were hot today. Oklahoma entered the series as the leading offensive team in the Big 12 with its leadoff hitter, junior Kristin Vesely, hitting a.518 clip. The top of the Sooner lineup was a thorn in the side of the Longhorn pitching staff all weekend. The combination of Vesely, Norrelle Dickson, Jessica Leslie and Scaglione hit a combined.360 off the Longhorn pitchers, tagging them for four RBIs and five runs. A defensive lapse in center field by freshman MicKayla Padilla gave the Sooners a 1-0 lead in the third. Then a line drive that snuck through the legs of Padilla allowed Dickson to score. The next batter, Scaglione, crushed a Meagan Denny pitch over the left-center field fence and on to 21st Street. Scaglione s towering home run gave the Oklahoma a 3-0 lead. With the lead, Keiter started mowing through the Longhorn lineup, taking a no-hitter in the sixth inning. I thought she threw a really good ball game, and I have to give it up to her, Texas second baseman Chez Seivers said. She hit her spots, and she did what she needed to do. Things didn t go as smoothly for Keiter in Game 1, even when her team staked her to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Against the former Olympian Osterman, the Sooner bats weren t fazed. After Vesely smacked an Osterman pitch into right field to start the game, Leslie drove an outside curveball off the left-center field fence, scoring Vesely. Two batters later, Christina Enea hit a sharp come-backer to Osterman that bounced off her glove. The junior chased down the ball and fired home, trying to catch Leslie, who was racing to the plate, but her throw instead bounced into the Texas dugout. With some help from a sellout crowd, Osterman bounced back from a rocky first inning to quiet the Big 12-leading Sooner bats, while Willis delivered clutch hits. When we came in for the first at-bat, our bench got the crowd into it and the crowd responded, Clark said. You could feel the momentum shift, and it s just like having that extra pinch-hitter in the mix. After the shaky top half of the first, the Longhorn bats wasted no time getting the runs back. Freshman Desiree Williams drove a pitch into right field that bounced off the glove of Jamie Fox, allowing Rachael Cook to score. Then Willis delivered a twoout RBI when she lined a 3-2 pitch to right center, plating Chez Sievers. The game tied, Osterman had a clean slate and settled into a grove. It s obviously not fun to go into the bottom of the first down 2-0. We were putting the bat on the ball, so I was excited to see that, Osterman said. I just went back out, and it was like a 0-0 game in the second inning. Willis delivered again with two outs in the bottom of the third. In what on most days would have likely been a deep fly-ball, a stiff wind blowing out to left field caught Willis fly ball and carried to the warning track, where it glanced off the outstretched glove of Leslie, scoring Seivers and Jaqueline Williams. The last at-bat she went outside, and I hit that, Willis said. So I figured they were going to try and go inside, so I just sat on it, and I loved it. The two-game split left the Longhorns (30-6, 5-2) in third in the Big 12 standing as Oklahoma (38-7, 6-1) climbed into second place behind Texas A&M. A case of softball fever might be breaking out over Austin as Saturday s game was the third consecutive sellout at Red McCombs Field. Wednesday, Texas looks to avenge its March 30 loss to No. 8 Baylor, when it hosts the Bears at McCombs Field.

101 Scaglione s eight RBIs help Sooners sweep Texas Tech Staff Reports The Oklahoman April 12, 2005 LUBBOCK, Texas - Heather Scaglione had eight runs batted in Monday, helping Oklahoma sweep Texas Tech in a Big 12 softball doubleheader. Scaglione had a double, home run and four RBIs in the first game, an 8-5 OU win. She added three hits and four more RBIs as the Sooners won the nightcap 9-2. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma improved to 40-7 overall and 8-1 in the Big 12. The sweep put the Sooners one game ahead of Texas A&M for first place in the league. Stacy Braddock (7-2) tossed a complete game for OU in the second game.

102 Sooners hit five homers en route to 15-7 victory over Texas A&M By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 17, 2005 NORMAN - Allowing three runs in the first inning was hardly the way Oklahoma pitcher Kami Keiter wanted to start Saturday s showdown between the No. 5 Sooners and No. 7 Texas A&M. The way she ended it was more to her liking, blasting a three-run homer in a 15-7 Sooners victory. The way OU has been battering the ball of late, Keiter had plenty of reasons not to worry -- one of which being her own bat. Keiter and Heather Scaglione each hit a pair of home runs Saturday at the OU Softball Complex. Keiter s second was a walk-off job as the Sooners run-ruled the Aggies to take over sole possession of first place in the Big 12. After that first inning, we were saying, You guys, this is going to be a high-scoring game, Scaglione said of falling behind quick. That just made us that much more determined. I think it was actually kind of good for us. The Aggies didn t use ace pitcher Amanda Scarborough in the circle despite her 22-1 record. Instead, Megan Gibson took the loss (8-2) after being rocked for eight hits and seven runs in four innings. Scarborough led the Aggies at the plate, though, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. The teams play again at noon today at the OU Softball Complex. (Today) wasn t so great ERA-wise, Keiter said. But I love hitting a lot. It s huge to be able to go up there and help yourself out. Keiter, who improved to 23-4, helped herself out plenty, going 2- for-2 with her first career twohomer game. She scored three runs and logged a game-high four RBIs. Even so, her teammates picked her up, too. Six Sooners recorded two hits en route to a 13-hit barrage that included a school-record-tying five home runs. Scaglione was 2-for-3 with both hits leaving the yard. Kristin Vesely, who s hitting.506, was 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. Keiter went six innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs. She walked one and struck out two. In a game pitting the nation s top two squads in batting average, the Sooners (41-7, 9-1 in the Big 12) out-smashed the Aggies (38-4, 9-2). We were really excited about this game because our numbers on paper are just about identical, OU coach Patty Gasso said. So, really, this wasn t just about who leads the Big 12, but (finding out) who s better here. OU clearly was Saturday. Despite falling behind 3-0 in the top of the first, the Sooners never flinched, scoring two in the bottom of the frame. That was followed by single runs in the second and third, two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and six more in the sixth.

103 Sooners pound Texas A&M, take Big 12 lead By Scott Moore Norman Transcript April 17, 2005 Shortly after Oklahoma s game with Texas A&M Saturday, Sooner coach Patty Gasso said she had nothing to say. She was joking, of course. But in retrospect, Gasso, or any of the Sooners for that matter, really didn t need to say anything at all. Fifth ranked OU did all of its talking with its bats, pounding the seventh ranked Aggies 15-7 in six innings at Marita Hynes Field. The Sooners entered the game as the nations top offensive machine with a team batting average of.346. They backed up those numbers with 13 hits Saturday, including five homeruns. Catcher Heather Scaglione and pitcher Kami Keiter led the charge with two homers each, while centerfielder Kristin Vesely also added a round-tripper Keiter s three-run shot to right field with no outs in the bottom of the sixth gave the Sooners the run-rule win. Everybody contributed today, said Gasso. It was nice to see everyone looking so confident and hitting the ball so hard. It was the Sooners biggest offensive display of the season. It wasn t their most runs OU beat Illinois Chicago on March 4 but it was the Sooners most explosive output against a quality opponent this year. Both the Aggies and the Sooners were tied for first in the Big 12, but OU s win moves it into the top spot with a 9-1 record. The Sooners improved to 41-7 overall, while A&M dropped to 38-4 and 9-2. The two teams will play again at noon today. Making the matchup even more intriguing was that A&M had the nation s second-best offense, hitting at.342. So it s no surprise that the two teams would combine for 21 hits and seven homers. We were really excited about this because our numbers were almost identical, Gasso said. So not only was this a chance to see who was ahead in the Big 12, but it was also a chance to see who had the better offense and the better pitching staff. But the Sooners answered in the bottom of that inning when Scaglione hit the first of her two homers, sending a line drive shot to left to cut the lead to 3-2. After that first inning when (Scarborough) hit that homerun, the first thing we said to each other was, Guys, this is going to be a high-scoring game, Scaglione said. We just had to score more. A solo shot by Keiter in the second tied the game at 3-3 and a leadoff homer by Vesely in the third gave the Sooners a 4-3 lead. But the Aggies regained the advantage in the top of the fourth with two runs off two hits and a pair of errors to go up 5-4. The Sooners answered again in the bottom of that inning to take the lead for good in the on a single by Norrelle Dickson, scoring Jade Prather to give OU a 6-5 lead. The Sooners added three more runs in the fifth, including a solo homer from Scaglione, to stretch their lead to 9-5. It was Scaglione s 10th homer of the year. The Aggies weren t finished, getting a two-run shot from Lindsay Park in the sixth to cut the lead to 9-7. But A&M began to unravel in the bottom of that inning as OU scored three runs on two errors and a wild pitch before Keiter ended the game by taking a Lisa Gorzycki pitch to right field. For Keiter, it was a perfect ending for an atypical day for the Sooner ace. She entered the contest with an earned run average of 0.90, but gave up five earned runs on eight hits Saturday. She improved to From top to bottom, they re a great hitting team, Keiter said. They came out really aggressive, but my teammates were there to answer back with a big hit or a defensive play. And Keiter helped herself, getting her fifth and sixth homers of the year. I love hitting. I enjoy it a lot, Keiter said. It s huge to be able to help yourself out like that. But it was A&M who flexed its muscles first, getting three runs in the top of the first off Keiter on three hits, including a two-run homer by Amanda Scarborough.

104 Loss puts OU title hopes in jeopardy By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 18, 2005 NORMAN - All set to put the Big 12 Conference title in its back pocket, Oklahoma s softball team left itself with some work to do. The Sooners 4-1 loss to Texas A&M Sunday means they ll head into today s doubleheader with Baylor a half-game out of first place and with little room for error. We came into this game not wanting anyone else to do our work for us, said OU s Jamie Fox, whose team began the day with a chance to end it in first place with a two-game lead. We knew how important this game was. Now we have to take care of business in the Big 12 the rest of the way. If we go undefeated, we ll control our own destiny. Maybe. Seventh-ranked A&M took over first place by snapping OU s 31-game home winning streak. The Aggies improved to 39-4 and 10-2 in the conference. The Sooners, who host No. 8 Baylor at 5 and 7 p.m. today, dropped to 41-7, 9-2. They have seven league games remaining. OU lost it in the field. Two errors, two wild pitches and five A&M stolen bases (three coming when OU failed to cover second base in time) gave the Aggies all they needed on the scoreboard. We gave this game away, said OU coach Patty Gasso. OU took a 1-0 lead in the second when A&M shortstop Rocky Spencer booted a hard shot from Norrelle Dickson, allowing Fox to score from third. However, the Aggies answered with a run in the third, one in the sixth and two in the seventh. OU rested ace Kami Keiter, throwing freshman Stacy Braddock, who allowed eight hits, striking out six and walking one while falling to 7-3.

105 Sooners split against Lady Bears By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript April 19, 2005 Kami Keiter had a big day, Jamie Fox had a big hit, but Oklahoma couldn t pull off the sweep of Baylor Monday, winning the first game 2-0 but dropping the second 6-5 in a doubleheader at Marita Hynes Field. Keiter knocked in all five OU runs in the nightcap, thanks to two monstrous home runs. But she gave up a big hit from the circle that ended up deciding the game. Freshman Stacy Braddock started for the Sooners, and took a 3-2 lead into the fifth inning. Braddock walked Baylor left fielder Kelly Osburn on four pitches and allowed Harmony Schwethelm to single. I thought Stacy Braddock pitched very well, OU coach Patty Gasso said. But the one thing we talked about was after we took the lead, she threw four straight balls, then allowed the hit, and it took all our momentum away. So, Keiter came in from the bullpen to take over. It was shaping up perfectly for OU. The team s top pitcher was on the mound one inning after hitting a mammoth three-run homer over the rightfield fence to give OU the lead. But it didn t work out as planned. The Lady Bears big stick, first baseman Chelsi Lake, doubled off Keiter s first pitch down the rightfield line, scoring Osburn and tying the game at 3-3. Then, Stephanie Pomes hit a home run of her own to center field that left Keiter shaking her head and put Baylor up 6-3. They were coming out swinging no matter what, Keiter said. They were swinging at the first pitch. If I could do it over again, I d definitely take a different approach. The four-run fifth inning put the Lady Bears in control, and despite a two-run Keiter homer in the sixth, the Sooners were never able to catch up. We re just not playing as sharp as we need to beat teams like this, Gasso said. We had some big opportunities that we just didn t cash in on. When we get a lead, we have to shut the door, and we didn t do that. a trip to Stillwater for the year s second Bedlam game and host Nebraska. In the first game, Fox, the Sooners right fielder, doubled in the game s only runs in the sixth inning. All are games the Sooners should win. The split leaves the Sooners stuck behind Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 standings. Texas is third. Oklahoma split a weekend series at home with the Aggies. I still think we re in a good position in the Big 12, Gasso said. But I think that if we want to win the Big 12, we have to run the table. We re looking to fix things and catch a second breath. OU s remaining schedule certainly favors a lateseason run. After Wednesday s non-conference game at home against Tulsa, the Sooners travel for a weekend series at Kansas, then have But Monday s split with Baylor means they have to watch what Texas A&M and Texas do instead of having control of their conference destiny. A sweep would have benefited us, but a split we can live with, Gasso said. It just puts a little more pressure on us.

106 Sooners, Baylor split a twin bill By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 19, 2005 NORMAN - Win them all. For an Oklahoma softball team looking for its first Big 12 title since 2001, perfection from here on out is pretty much the only way it s going to happen. And even then, the Sooners might need a little help. After a doubleheader split with No. 8-ranked Baylor on Monday night at the OU Softball Complex -- winning 2-0 in the opener, losing 6-5 in the nightcap -- the No. 5 Sooners are 42-9 overall and 10-3 in the Big 12. That puts OU and Texas each with three league losses and Texas A&M with two. Just being confident at the plate, I guess. Keiter picked up the win in the circle in the opener, improving to In the second game, she came in for Stacy Braddock in the fifth inning and immediately gave up an RBI double and a three-run homer on just two pitches. The runs gave the Bears (40-8, 8-5) a 6-3 lead. Keiter s second long ball came in the bottom of the sixth and drew OU within 6-5, but the rally ended there. The Sooners have five games left, but none are against anyone in the top half of the Big 12 standings. A&M still has games remaining with both Texas and Baylor. We re still in pretty good position, but the attitude for us now if we want to win the Big 12 is we have to go 5-0, said OU coach Patty Gasso, whose club next plays at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Tulsa in Norman. A sweep against Baylor would have kept the Sooners atop the Big 12 standings by a half game. Instead, a split with Texas A&M over the weekend and the split with the Bears kept OU somewhat running in place. We act like it s so easy to sweep these teams, Gasso said. These are top teams. True enough. Texas A&M is ranked seventh nationally and Baylor eighth. However, even a 5-0 close to the season for OU would require another loss along the way from A&M. Gasso likes those odds. I do, she said. Yeah, I do. If we go 5-0, we ve put ourselves in position to win it. And we re capable of doing that. It will only help OU s chances if Kami Keiter keeps up a recent trend. The Sooners ace pitcher has suddenly become their ace run-producer. The senior blasted two home runs in Monday s second game -- both of which left the facility completely, clearing the outside retaining fence. Keiter had a career-high five RBIs. It was Keiter s second two-home run game in three days. She has four home runs and nine RBIs in her last four games. I don t know what s going on, Keiter laughed.

107 Softball: Tulsa rallies to upset Sooners Staff Reports The Oklahoman April 21, 2005 NORMAN - Tulsa s bats got hot in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and the Golden Hurricane smacked No. 5 Oklahoma 6-2. The Sooners (42-10) led 2-1 with two outs and the bases loaded. Tulsa s Lindsey Tower lined a single to center field, and two runners scored to give Tulsa the lead. The Hurricane built on that with a three-run double by Sara Dyer. Oklahoma starter Nicole Denes had controlled the game until the final inning, then suffered her first loss of the season. Her offense was a shining spot, though. She finished 2-for-3 and joined Kristin Vesely (also 2-for-3) as leaders. Wednesday s game marked the second time in a month Tulsa beat OU. The Hurricane won 4-2 on March 23. there.

108 Bedlam has added importance Late-season skid has OU in great need of a win By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript April 27, 2005 Simply put, things aren t going great for Oklahoma right now. Two weeks ago, the sixth-ranked Sooners were on top of the Big 12 Conference standings with Texas A&M and Baylor coming to Marita Hynes Field for consecutive series. Sweeps would have made OU the front-runner for the conference title. Tonight, the Sooners can expect another tough game. The last time the teams met in Norman, April 6, Oklahoma State freshman starting pitcher Marjorie Johnson held the Sooners hitless until the fifth inning, when OU put two runs on the board and scored their first run without a hit. The Sooners bats came alive in the sixth inning and OU unloaded on OSU reliever Jessica Hoppock for seven runs in the frame, run-ruling the Cowgirls. The Sooners, however, split with both teams. A loss at Tulsa, a game that doesn t hurt the conference standings but stings nevertheless, followed. Then, OU s conference season hit rock bottom last weekend at Kansas. The Jayhawks swept the Sooners for the first time since 1993, and now, everything OU found so easy earlier in the year (hitting, pitching, fielding, winning), is harder to come by. At 7 p.m. tonight, OU travels to Stillwater for the second edition of Bedlam. The Sooners need a win against Oklahoma State, but they re not putting pressure on themselves. Every game, from this point on, is big for us with all the things we want to accomplish, OU coach Patty Gasso said. It being Bedlam makes it even tougher, up there in front of their fans. We re not pressing for anything. We just want to stay resilient. We want to concentrate on the things that got us here in the first place. If we re able to do that, a win will come, but we re not coming into this thinking we have to win. Any time we play like that, we don t respond very well. It just kind of took us by surprise. I m very confident we re going to work through this and it will work itself out. The Sooners (42-12, 10-5 Big 12) have a track record they can take some confidence from. They started the season 2-4. Things weren t looking too good then either. OU found a way to score without the big offense, something it may have to do again to get out of its slump. We know we can come out of this and it won t take us very long to do it, Gasso said. We re going to keep working and keep perservering and just stay locked in together and weather this storm together. The Sooners hope to take some lessons learned from their four straight losses and leave some other things behind. We re going to go into (tonight s game) with a plan of attack, but we re not going to panic if things all of a sudden don t go our way, Scaglione said. I think every loss we take something from it. The good thing about Kansas is that we hit the ball hard. We just hit the ball to people. The Sooners still have a chance at the conference title. Texas and Texas A&M, which are both ahead of OU in the Big 12 standings, have one more game against each other. And the Big 12 is so tough any team could play spoiler for the Longhorns or Aggies if the Sooners are able to win out tonight at OSU (32-17, 7-8) and at home Saturday and Sunday against Nebraska. We still think we re a good team, and we remain confident, Scaglione said. Anything can happen in the Big 12 and down south. But OU rattled off a team-record 29 straight victories to improve to We know things will work itself out, All-American catcher Heather Scaglione said. We had a tough start, then went on a big winning streak. You can t play perfect all year. You re going to have some tough times. It s better to have it now than in regionals.

109 OU s recent fall could hurt Series By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 27, 2005 NORMAN A move back on the calendar and a move down in the polls could keep this year s Women s College World Series from another record-breaking crowd. The NCAA caused the move back. Oklahoma, which visits Oklahoma State at 7 tonight, is responsible for the move down. But at this point, neither figure to be good business at the gate when the World Series arrives at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City six weeks from now. The World Series has encountered an attendance boom in the past five years, starting with OU s national title in The Sooners have made the eight-team field every year since, bringing fans to Hall of Fame Stadium in record numbers so much so the stadium had to be expanded. However, prior to this season, the NCAA announced it was changing postseason softball to match college baseball. This year s plan includes a regional, super regional and World Series tournament with a two-of-three finale. In years past, the national championship game was a one-game, winner-take-all affair. The additional games mean the start of the World Series won t finish Memorial Day weekend. Instead, the tournament begins on June 2 and runs through either June 7 or 8. Taking the event off a holiday weekend could hurt attendance. That was (the NCAA s) deal, said Tim Brassfield, executive director of the Oklahoma City All Sports Association. They wanted to have super regionals, and that necessitated moving (the World Series) back a week. Changing the date is not a move we would have been in favor of, but we ll have to see how it all turns out. Obviously, OU s five-year run of consecutive appearances is also a major influence in local attendance. And as recently as a week ago, including the Sooners in this year s field seemed to be a lock. OU was ranked fifth in the country, had the nation s best batting average, three finalists for the national player of the year and a school-record 29- game winning streak earlier in the season. On the other hand... It s ridiculous to even talk about that stuff right now, OU coach Patty Gasso said of penciling in World Series participants. To say right now that any team is a lock to go to the Women s College World Series is kind of stupid because it s so wide open right now. So many teams can beat so many other teams and teams can get hot at the right time and get cold at the wrong time. The latter is the concern. In the midst of one of the best seasons in school history, OU has suddenly dropped four straight games and four of its last five Big 12 games. What s more, three of the losses (one to Tulsa, two to Kansas) came from teams not even in the hunt for a regional, let alone the World Series. It was Kansas first sweep of OU since 1993 and put the Sooners three games back from league-leader Texas A&M in the Big 12 title race. Granted, there is plenty of softball to be played, starting with tonight s Bedlam duel. And the Sooners have made the World Series with lesser teams and worse records. Still, OU s swoon has raised concern for those who had already banked on seeing the Sooners in the World Series. We talk about going to the Women s College World Series, Gasso said. We talk about those things, but there s nothing we can do about it but play good softball. Right now, the difficult thing is the timing (of the losing streak). But we re not panicking. I know this group and I know their resiliency. These players are strong. They know how to work through it. Last year s tournament set an attendence record of more than 38,000 fans for the week. The record had been set in 2000, the year of OU s title. Since 2000, crowds have never dipped below 30,000. There s no question it helps the event, Brassfield said of OU being in the field. Advance ticket sales for the World Series are 20 percent lower than a year ago. However, four Big 12 teams are ranked nationally in the top eight, and one (or more) of those teams could provide local flavor even if OU doesn t make it. What s more, history shows that 60 percent of all ticket sales for the World Series are purchased by out-of-state fans. Talking just ticket sales, those would be two negatives, Brassfield said of the later-date and no-ou scenario. But if I were comparing the two, I would say moving the date would have the more adverse affect. So many people plan around (Memorial Day) weekend. For her part, Gasso isn t in favor of the calendar move. Until I see how it goes, I m not a fan of it, she said. I guess I enjoy the tradition of seeing families come out for Memorial Day weekend. I m not a big fan at all of the move. Now if we win it all, I guess I ll change my mind. But for now, I ll just wait and see.

110 They ll take it Sooners get much needed Bedlam victory By Jeff Johncox Norman Transcript April 28, 2005 STILLWATER It s safe to say the city of Stillwater will be happy to see Christina Enea graduate this May. For the fourth time in her career, the Oklahoma senior first baseman drove in the winning run against Oklahoma State. Wednesday night, Enea s heroics gave the Sooners a 3-2 extra-inning victory in their final conference road game of the year. ironic that it fell to me again. Anyone on our team could have come through in the same situation. Enea finished her career against the Cowgirls with 11 RBIs in eight games, including four game-winning RBIs and a.370 average (10-for-22). This was such a big win just to get our confidence back, Enea said. This is a huge game. No matter what else is going on, you re able to take yourself away from it and look at things and go This is OU-OSU. It s a great win. The win earned the Sooners a sweep of their regular-season series against the Cowgirls and improved OU s record to overall and 11-5 in the Big 12. More importantly, the win put an end to a four-game losing streak and has the Sooners feeling a little better heading into this weekend s final conference series against Nebraska. To tell the truth, we needed this game, OU coach Patty Gasso said. To see our players running around this field celebrating tonight was great. The victory might be an indication OU s ready to get back in the conference race. The Sooners still have a shot at a share Big 12 regular-season title despite Texas A&M clinching at least a share of the conference crown with a 5-3 victory over Texas Wednesday. I just saw our team do something I haven t seen in a while, Gasso said. They were able to come back and win in extra innings. They really earned this victory. We worked very hard for this win tonight. Very tenacious effort. When we hit some bumps, we just bounced back up and kept fighting. The Sooners got things started in the third inning when Enea knocked in Tayl r Hollis and Kristin Vesely to give OU a 2-0 advantage. OU freshman starting pitcher Stacy Braddock held the Cowgirls hitless until the fourth inning when OSU got a leadoff single from Shanel Scott. Later, Scott scored on a wild pitch by Braddock to get the Cowgirls within a run. OSU tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning off Sooner reliever Kami Keiter. The Sooner ace loaded the bases by plunking Lacy Darity. Scott then singled home Megan Carey to send the game into extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, Keiter singled but was stranded on the basepaths. In the bottom half, OSU s Tara Jeffery singled before getting thrown out trying to steal. In the top of the ninth, Enea came up again with pinch-runner Amber Spaulding on second base and Vesely on third. Enea hit a grounder to shortstop. The throw to the plate was wide, allowing Spaulding to slide home with the game-winning run. When I went up to bat, I was just like OK, I m going to have to win this game, Enea said. It s just

111 Keiter holds key to the rest of OU s year By Jenni Carlson The Oklahoman April 28, 2005 STILLWATER - Kami Keiter bounded off the field, a Bedlam battle won, a losing skid halted. There were high fives and hugs all around for the Oklahoma pitcher after a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. She scrapped and stumbled against Oklahoma State but managed to pick herself up, notch an extra-innings win and end OU s four-game losing streak. It s been awhile to feel that, Keiter said of the feelgood, game-ending emotions. Our team needs that, needs that glory. So does Keiter. As she goes, so goes her team. The Sooners will not make it to the Women s College World Series without their most dominant arm doing what she does best. Keiter has to be confident. She hasn t been of late. Keiter has been struggling so much, in fact, that Sooner coach Patty Gasso started Stacy Braddock against the Cowgirls. The true freshman went 51/3 innings, allowing one run and scattering five hits. As well as Braddock performed, though, the Sooners have to have Keiter. We need everybody, Braddock said. We need Heather Scaglione. We need Christina Enea. We need Kami. We need everybody. It s not just one person we need. Yet no person is as important as Keiter. Winning in college softball comes down to pitching. Teams without hearty hurlers don t win much, and they certainly don t advance to the world series. Hockey teams without top-shelf goalies and football teams without franchise quarterbacks can compensate for that deficiency. There s no hiding in softball if you don t have a great pitcher. Keiter is the Sooners great arm, and they will be exposed without her on top of her game. Even though Braddock is the Sooners star of the future, Keiter is the star of the present. That means she has to be better than she s been lately. Less than two weeks ago, she entered a weekend series against Texas A&M with a 0.92 ERA. She was nowhere near the top of the conference rankings -- that distinction goes to Olympian and Texas studette Cat Osterman -- only three other pitchers in the Big 12 had ERAs lower than one. Now Keiter has a 1.34 ERA. Sure, it s less than half-a-point increase, but to increase so much in such a short amount of time is significant. She got hit hard last weekend at Kansas, surrendering seven earned runs in eight innings. The Jayhawks rank as one of the worst hitting teams in the conference, still sitting seventh after sweeping the Sooners over the weekend. They tattooed Keiter for three home runs. She is better than that, and she has to play as such. As good as the OU offense is -- and it is mighty powerful -- the Sooners should cancel those hotel rooms in Oklahoma City unless Keiter takes the wheel. She has to be the driving force. That s who I need to be on the mound in order to lead the team... be confident and show my confidence, she said. Rebuilding that confidence was at the heart of Gasso s decision to start Braddock. She would get the lead, work late into the game, then turn the ball over to Keiter for the save. It didn t work out exactly as planned. After replacing Braddock in the sixth, striking out two of the next three batters and getting out of the inning, Keiter squandered the Sooners one-run lead. She loaded the bases in the seventh, then allowed an RBI single that sent the game to extra innings. If not for the OU offense eking out a run in the ninth inning, it would ve been another loss and a devastating blow to the Sooners psyche. Keiter would ve been on the hook for it. Instead, she hung tough and snagged the victory. As the Cowgirls batted in the bottom of the ninth and the game hung in the balance, the coaches shouted encouragement at Keiter. Take us home, they hollered. Keiter gave a resolute nod. I got it, she seemed to say. Gasso said, She didn t have that kind of confidence the past couple outings. It s been awhile since I ve seen it in her eyes like that. Keiter must have that foresight for her team the rest of the season. She must guide the Sooners. Without her direction, they won t find their way to Oklahoma City.

112 Sooners end losing skid against Cowgirls By Justin Harper The Oklahoman April 28, 2005 STILLWATER Oklahoma badly wanted to end a streak of futility. Oklahoma State wanted the same thing. But one way or another, one team s run of misfortune was going to continue at the hands of the other. Considering the way it played out, it was hardly a surprise that OU s Christina Enea determined the fate of both teams. It took nine innings to decide, but OU s 3-2 victory Wednesday night at Cowgirl Stadium left only one nasty streak alive. The No. 9 Sooners win ended a four-game losing skid and gave OU (43-12, 11-5 Big 12) just its second Big 12 triumph in its last seven league games. As for OSU (32-18, 7-9), the Cowgirls lost to their Bedlam rival for the sixth consecutive time and 20th time in their last 21 meetings with the Sooners. Kami Keiter got the win in the circle, improving to 25-5 on the season and 9-1 against OSU. However, Stacy Braddock got the start, throwing 5Ð innings, allowing five hits and one run before being relieved by Keiter. Keiter allowed four hits and a run in 3Ò innings. OSU ace Marjorie Johnson went the distance, allowing six hits, walking seven and striking out 11. The freshman took the loss to drop to After Enea provided OU the 2-0 lead with a single that scored Kristin Vesely and Hollis in the third, OSU got one back in the fourth. The Cowgirls tied it at the last possible moment. Shanel Scott s RBI single came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. That set the stage for yet another heroic turn for Enea. I don t want to let this one leave, OU coach Patty Gasso said of Enea. She thrives in these situations. You can see it in her eyes. When the game has a situation like we had tonight, there s no one better. Enea continued another streak a personal one. The senior has been a Cowgirls killer throughout her career and did it again Wednesday, providing the game-winning hit in the top of the ninth and knocking in all three OU runs in the game. This was very important just to get our confidence back, Enea said. Confidence seldom seems to be a problem for Enea when playing OSU. The first baseman has now recorded the game-winning hit against the Cowgirls four times. Wednesday she was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. She had a double, a two-rbi single in the third and a fielder s choice in the top of the ninth that left her on second base and drove in the winning run. For her career against OSU, Enea has gone 10- for-27 (.370), with a home run, five runs scored and 11 RBIs. And, of course, four game-winning hits in eight career games. When I went up to bat (in the ninth), I was like, OK, I m going to have win this game again, Enea said. I think it s ironic. I just happen to get up (against OSU) in these situations almost every time. Enea s hit drove in Amber Spaulding from third. Spaulding was pinch-running for Tayl r Hollis, who had walked to lead off the ninth.

113 Sooners, Enea dump Cowgirls Oklahoma ends losing skid with 3-2 Bedlam battle victory. By Matt Doyle Tulsa World April 28, 2005 STILLWATER -- Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso used the term persevere. Her standout player Christina Enea interrupted her and said it was resiliency. No matter the term, the Sooners gained something much needed Wednesday night on the softball diamond. The fact it came against in-state rival Oklahoma State made the accomplishment that much sweeter. Enea helped the ninth-ranked Sooners snap a four-game losing streak with a run-scoring fielder s choice in the top of the ninth inning to down the Cowgirls 3-2 before an overflow crowd of 1,109 fans at Cowgirl Stadium. I think believing and confidence are the two most important things in softball, said Enea, who also drove in OU s first two runs with a single in the third inning. If you don t believe you can do it, then it s not going to happen. Just like when I went up to bat, I knew I could do it. Enea has had confidence throughout her four-year career against the Cowgirls. The senior first baseman went 2-for-5 Wednesday to improve her career totals against OSU to 10-for27 (.370) with 11 RBIs and four game-winning hits. OU (43-12, 11-5 in the Big 12) has won six consecutive games against OSU (32-18, 7-9 Big 12) and 20 of the last 21. The Cowgirls, though, made it tough on their Bedlam series rival. After squandering scoring chances the previous three innings, Oklahoma State tied the game in the last of the seventh inning off OU pitcher Kami Keiter. Megan Carey and Dominique Van Nortwick opened the inning with singles and Lacy Darity reached base with two outs after getting hit with a 3-2 pitch from Keiter. Shanel Scott then followed with a slap single past shortstop Tayl r Hollis to score pinch runner Lauren Kitchens with the tying run. Instead of feeling sorry for themselves after Oklahoma State rallied, the Sooners found a way to win the game in extra innings. Hollis and Kristin Vesely drew walks off OSU pitcher Marjorie Johnson in the ninth. Enea slapped a sharp one-hopper to OSU shortstop Stephanie Nicholson. But OU pinch runner Amber Spaulding beat Nicholson s throw to catcher Courtney Totte to score the go-ahead run. These girls were not going to quit. If you had asked me that a few weeks ago, we might have had a bit of a letdown, Gasso said. What we saw tonight made our team stronger. It s been a while since we came back to win a game like this. We needed something like this. We earned that one.