THE UNEXPECTED. Oklahoma s 2008 season ended just one win shy of the program s sixth trip to the Women s College World Series

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2 THE UNEXPECTED Oklahoma s 2008 season ended just one win shy of the program s sixth trip to the Women s College World Series The Sooners finished their season with an overall mark of and finished second in the Big 12 with a 16-2 conference record, its second best league record in school history. Oklahoma also won the first Super Regional game in school his- tory after going 0-5 in its first five Super Regional contests dating back to The Sooners finished the year ranked 10th in the polls. I m so proud of this team for pushing until the very vp end, head coach Patty Gasso said of her 2008 squad. Obviously, you want to win all the championships you can, but this team surprised a lot of people this year. Most of all, they fought until the very end and that is all you can ask for. Non-Conference Play Another challenging nonconference cen schedule faced the Sooners in OU s first game was against 10th-ranked UCLA. During non-conference oā play, OU went and recorded key wins against San Diego State, Georgia and UCLA. Conference n Play The Sooners finished second in the league standings in 2008 with their only two losses coming to confer- ence champion Texas A&M. During league play, OU defeated Nebraska, Iowa State and Baylor in series on the road. The Sooners also retained the Bedlam Bell after sweeping the series with archrival Oklahoma State. BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SAVANNAH LONG Postseason Play Oklahoma won its ninth NCAA Regional, defeating Oregon (6-0, 11-0) and Arkansas (6-5) in Norman. The Sooners then advanced to the Tucson Super Regional. Arizona took the opening contest 3-1 but Oklahoma rallied back to win 2-0 to force a deciding third game. In that contest, OU came up short of another trip to the Women s College World Series as the Wildcats prevailed 5-2. Awards and Honors OU placed seven players on All-Big 12 teams as Amber Flores, Savannah Long, D.J. Mathis, Samantha Ricketts and Lindsey Vandever highlighted the coaches All-Big 12 first team. Seniors Susan Ogden and Lauren Eckermann collected second team honors. Ricketts picked up her third straight first team honor, while Flores recorded her second straight. Eckermann, Ogden and Long received the second All-Big 12 honor of their careers, while Mathis and Vandever made their first appearances on the All-Big 12 teams. The Sooners tied with Texas A&M, the Big 12 regular season champions, with the most first team selections. Oklahoma has placed at least five members on the All-Big 12 team every year since the inception of the league in Five Sooners were named to the All-Midwest Region team, including a regional-best four on the first team. Mathis, Vandever, Long and Flores were named to the first team, while Ricketts earned second team honors. It marked the second consecutive year the Sooners placed at least five players on the all-region squad. Oklahoma had three players named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America teams. Flores, Mathis and Long represented the Sooners on the second team All-America squads. It marked the first All-America honor for all three Sooners. Flores, a sophomore, was a first team All-Big 12 and All-Midwest Region selection and led the squad with a.381 batting average with 15 home runs and 46 RBI. Flores, an at-large selection, set an OU single season record with 45 walks on the year. She was also one of 25 quarterfinalists for USA Softball s National Player of the Year. Mathis was solid in the circle for the Sooners as she posted a 31-7 overall record and finished with a 1.18 earned run average. Mathis collected first team All-Big 12 and All-Midwest Region honors and earned the conference ERA title in overall games and league games during the regular season. Mathis joined Flores as one of 25 finalists for USA Softball s National Player of the Year. Senior captain Long closed out her career with a solid season, hitting.359 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI. The shortstop also became the first non-catcher to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year since its inception in The shortstop was solid on the defensive end where she recorded a.974 fielding percentage and only five errors on the year. Four Sooners were named to the Academic All-Big 12 team. Leading the pack were first-team honorees Eckermann, Long and Ricketts. Listed on the second team was Mathis. Long made her second career appearance on the Academic All-Big 12 team while Eckermann, Ricketts and Mathis each received their first career honor. Eckermann was named to the ESPN the Magazine/ Academic All-District VI Softball first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Eckermann was also recognized for her community involvement as she was chosen as one of 10 softball finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. Ricketts was named to the Big 12 s All-Tournament team after going 3-for-3 with two home runs and a double. She also added four RBI in OU s 6-5 loss to Nebraska. The three-time All-Big 12 selection tied her single-game best in the contest with 10 total bases. She also tied the OU single season record with two home runs in a game BREAKDOWN Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (Second) Non-Conference Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Against Ranked Opponents ESPN.com/USA Softball Final Ranking...10 USA Today/NFCA Final Ranking...10 NCAA Regional Champions NCAA Super Regional 15th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance Awards and Honors NFCA Second Team All-America Amber Flores D.J. Mathis Savannah Long NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team D.J. Mathis Lindsey Vandever Savannah Long Amber Flores NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team Samantha Ricketts Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Savannah Long All-Big 12 First Team Amber Flores Savannah Long D.J. Mathis Samantha Ricketts Linsey Vandever All-Big 12 Second Team Susan Ogden Lauren Eckermann All-Big 12 Tournament Team Samantha Ricketts ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Lauren Eckermann Academic All-Big 12 First Team Lauren Eckermann Savannah Long Samantha Ricketts Academic All-Big 12 Second Team D.J. Mathis 108

3 OKLAHOMA IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Team Rankings Fielding Percentage Slugging Percentage Runs Per Game W-L Percentage Earned Run Average Batting Average Individual Rankings Sacrifice Flies Samantha Ricketts T3 6 Victories D.J. Mathis T11 31 Runs Per Game Amber Flores T On-Base Percentage Amber Flores Earned Run Average D.J. Mathis OKLAHOMA S SEASON ENDS IN ARIZONA OU battled until the end, but its season ended in Tucson as the Sooners fell to Arizona, 5-2, in the third and deciding game in the Super Regional. Oklahoma battled to force the third game in the best-of-three series by shutting out the Wildcats, 2-0, in the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday to even the series at 1-1. Arizona won the opening contest 3-1 to take a 1-0 series lead. FLORES BREAKS SINGLE SEASON WALKS MARK OU s leadoff batter Amber Flores was solid, leading the team in batting average and walks. Flores set a single season record for walks with 45 on the year. The previous season high was 41 set by Casey Dickson (1997) and Heather Scaglione (2004). Below is a look at where each player sits on the single season list. Number Year 1 Amber Flores Casey Dickson Heather Scaglione Christy Ring Samantha Ricketts EXTRA INNINGS The Sooners played five extra-inning contests in 2008 and were perfect in those contests with a 5-0 record. Oklahoma topped Arkansas, 6-5, in 11 innings in the Norman Regional. The Sooners only other extra-inning win at home was a inning win over Texas Tech in the first game of a doubleheader. OU topped Cal Poly in eight innings on a neutral field (Sacramento, Calif.) while taking two extra-innings wins on the road. The Sooners went eight innings at Arkansas, s, but came out with the 3-2 win. Oklahoma beat Baylor in its gest game of the year as the Sooners won, 9-4, in 12 innings. lon- nings. ECKERMANN THROWS PERFECT GAME Senior pitcher Lauren Eckermann, 2007 s Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, got back in the groove against St. Gregory s on Feb. 12. Eckermann threw the first perfect game of her career. Eckermann picked up her first win of the season in dramatic fashion as she became only the sixth OU player since the start of Big 12 play to throw a perfect game and the first pitcher to do it since Jennifer Stewart tossed a perfect game against Texas-Arlington on Feb. 8, The perfect game also marked the fourth no-hitter of Eckermann s career at OU as she tossed three during the 2007 season. 14TH STRAIGHT 40-WIN SEASON Head coach Patty Gasso notched her 14th straight 40-win season with a sweep of Texas. It marked the 15th straight 40-win season for the program and the 18th time in school history. The Sooners are the only team in Big 12 Conference history to notch 40-win seasons in all 13 years of the league s existence. Below is a look at the number of 40-win seasons by each Big 12 teams since the conference began. Team 40-Win seasons since 1996 Oklahoma 13 Nebraska 7 Texas 6 Texas A&M 5 Baylor 4 Missouri 4 Oklahoma State 2 Texas Tech 1 OU BREAKS HOME RUN RECORD The Sooners set a school record against Pacific on Feb. 22 as Oklahoma pounded six home runs. The previous OU record for home runs in a game was five and it had been done twice. The 1996 squad pounded five against Tulsa (April 11) while the 2005 team hammered five against ain Texas A&M. OPPONENTS NOT STEALING ON VANDEVER Sophomore catcher Lindsey Vandever made a name for herself as one of the top catchers in the league and around the country. Her reputation showed in conference play as Big 12 teams attempted a conference-low 15 stolen base against the Sooners and were successful only nine times. Three of those successful attempts came against replacement Susan Ogden as Vandever missed the Missouri series. In overall games, opponents stole 21-of-34 bases on Vandever. HOME IS WHERE THE W IS The Sooners closed out their home season with a 23-1 home record at the OU Softball Complex. Its only blemish of the season was a 3-2 loss against Missouri State. MATHIS, FLORES QUARTER FINALISTS FOR POY OU junior pitcher D.J. Mathis and sophomore infielder Amber Flores were named two of the 25 candidates for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, announced the Amateur Softball Association, the national governing body of softball in the United States, on April 9. However, neither was selected as one of the 10 semifinalists for the award. It marks the sixth straight season that the Sooners have had at least one candidate on the list of 25 and the second consecutive year that OU has had two players on the list. Last season, Samantha Ricketts was one of three finalists for the award. Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team with more than one candidate on the list. Texas A&M s Megan Gibson is the only other Big 12 player on the list. Neither Mathis or Flores were on the Preseason Watch List comprised of 40 players. TEAM USA EDGES OKLAHOMA, 2-0 Playing the nation s top softball players on March 25, the Oklahoma softball team kept it close as the USA National Team edged the Sooners, 2-0, in front of 3,591 fans at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The exhibition game did not count toward OU s overall stats this season, but Oklahoma kept the game entertaining. OU starter D.J. Mathis gave up two earned runs on four hits while walking one and striking out one in 5.1 innings of work. HALEY ANDERSON 109

4 2008 RESULTS SAMANTHA RICKETTS Date Opponent Win-Loss Score Innings Pitcher of Record Attendance Time 2/8 at #10 UCLA L Eckermann (L 0-1) -- 2:20 vs UCSB W Mathis (W 1-0) 566 2:00 2/9 vs Nevada W Mathis (W 2-0) -- 1:52 at #21 Cal St. Fullerton L Eckermann (L 0-2) 273 1:39 2/10 at #10 UCLA W Mathis (W 3-0) 297 2:15 2/12 ST GREGORYS W Eckermann (W 1-2) 393 1:37 2/15 vs BYU W Mathis (W 4-0) -- 2:55 vs Northridge W Eckermann (W 2-2) -- 1:45 2/16 vs South Carolina W Eckermann (W 3-2) -- 1:50 vs Illinois W Mathis (W 5-0) -- 1:40 2/17 vs Cal Poly W Mathis (W 6-0) -- 2:22 2/22 vs #12 Stanford L Mathis (L 6-1) 278 2:00 vs Pacific W Smith (W 1-0) 260 2:00 2/23 vs Oregon L Smith (L 1-1) 145 1:45 vs #6 San Diego State W Mathis (W 7-1) 235 1:30 2/24 vs #18 Georgia W Mathis (W 8-1) 431 1:36 2/27 TULSA W Mathis (W 9-1) 534 1:59 3/1 NORTH TEXAS W Mathis (W 10-1) -- 1:30 MEMPHIS W Mathis (W 11-1) 731 1:45 3/2 MEMPHIS W Mathis (W 12-1) -- 1:45 NORTH TEXAS W Mathis (W 13-1) 485 1:30 3/5 at Tulsa L Mathis (L 13-2) 687 1:59 3/8 MCNEESE STATE W Eckermann (W 4-2) -- 1:28 DRAKE W Mathis (W 14-2) 458 2:05 3/9 DRAKE W Mathis (W 15-2) -- 1:40 MCNEESE STATE W Smith (W 2-1) 525 1:45 3/13 at #18 Fresno State L Smith (L 2-2) :56 3/14 vs Cal Poly W Mathis (W 16-2) -- 2:28 vs Colorado State W Eckermann (W 5-2) 411 2:10 3/15 at Sacramento State W Eckermann (W 6-2) -- 1:40 vs California L Mathis (L 16-3) -- 2:10 3/16 vs Princeton W Eckermann (W 7-2) -- 1:48 3/19 MISSOURI STATE L Eckermann (L 7-3) 613 1:58 3/21 KANSAS W Mathis (W 17-3) 838 2:05 3/22 KANSAS W Eckermann (W 8-3) 664 1:43 3/26 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W Eckermann (W 9-3) 660 1:50 3/29 at Nebraska W Mathis (W 18-13) -- 2:13 at Nebraska W Eckermann (W 10-3) 562 2:12 4/5 MISSOURI W Mathis (W 19-3) 576 2:00 4/6 MISSOURI W Mathis (W 20-3) 871 2:06 4/7 at Arkansas L Mathis (L 20-4) -- 2:16 at Arkansas W Mathis (W 21-4) 345 2:08 4/10 TEXAS TECH W Mathis (W 22-4) -- 3:15 TEXAS TECH W Smith (W 3-2) 583 2:02 3/12 at #5 Texas A&M L Mathis (L 22-5) :57 3/13 at #5 Texas A&M L Eckermann (L 10-4) :43 4/19 at Iowa State W Mathis (W 23-5) 253 2:00 4/20 at Iowa State W Eckermann (W 11-4) 272 2:10 4/22 at Oklahoma State W Mathis (W 24-5) 404 2:14 4/23 OKLAHOMA STATE W Eckermann (W 12-4) :38 4/26 TEXAS W Mathis (W 25-5) :12 4/27 TEXAS W Eckermann (W 13-4) :43 4/30 at Baylor W Mathis (W 26-5) -- 1:56 at Baylor W Mathis (W 27-5) 859 3:28 5/10 vs Nebraska L Smith (L 3-3) -- 2:33 5/16 OREGON W Mathis (W 28-5) :55 5/17 ARKANSAS W Mathis (W 29-5) :36 5/18 OREGON W Mathis (W 30-5) 931 1:58 5/23 at #9 Arizona L Mathis (L 30-6) :10 5/24 at #9 Arizona W Mathis (W 31-6) -- 2:03 at #9 Arizona L Mathis (L 31-7) :10 110

5 BATTING AND FIELDING (sorted by batting average) # Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 4 Flores, Amber Long, Savannah Ricketts, Samantha Dickenson, Traci Vandever, Lindsey Ogden, Susan Trott, Wendy Anderson, Haley Huey, Krystle Legendre, Jessica McDonald, Iver Jones, Chana e Douglas, Jeannie Dobbs, Dani Mathis, D.J Totals Opponents STATISTICS LAUREN ECKERMANN PITCHING (sorted by earned run average) # Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 11 Mathis, D.J / Smith, Jadyn / Eckermann, Lauren / Hudsonpillar, Morgan / Totals / Opponents / MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Oklahoma Opponent Left on Base Double Plays Turned Pickoffs 8 3 Intentional Walks Ricketts (6), Trott (2), Vandever (1) Picked Off McDonald (1), Vandever (1), Dickenson (1) Passed Balls Vandever (5), Ogden (2) SBA/ATT Vandever (21-34), Mathis (12-19), Eckermann (8-13), Smith (4-4), Ogden (4-4), Hudsonpillar (1-2) 111

6 HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date SUSAN OGDEN Da Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k avg. po a e 2/8 at UCLA vs UCSB /9 vs Nevada at Cal State Fullerton /10 UCLA /12 Saint Gregory s /15 vs BYU vs Northridge /16 vs South Carolina vs Illinois /17 vs Cal Poly /22 vs Stanford vs Pacific /23 vs Oregon vs San Diego State /24 vs Georgia /27 Tulsa /1 North Texas Memphis /2 Memphis North Texas /5 at Tulsa /8 McNeese State Drake /9 Drake McNeese State /13 at Fresno State /14 vs Cal Poly vs Colorado State /15 Sacramento State vs California /16 vs Princeton /19 Missouri State /21 Kansas /22 Kansas /26 Central Arkansas /29 at Nebraska /29 at Nebraska /5 Missouri /6 Missouri /7 at Arkansas at Arkansas /10 Texas Tech Texas Tech /12 at Texas A&M /13 at Texas A&M /19 at Iowa State /20 at Iowa State /22 at Oklahoma State /23 Oklahoma State /26 Texas /27 Texas /30 at Baylor at Baylor /10 vs Nebraska /16 Oregon /17 Arkansas /18 Oregon /23 at Arizona /24 Arizona Arizona Totals

7 Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era 2/8 at UCLA vs UCSB /9 vs Nevada at Cal State Fullerton /10 UCLA /12 Saint Gregorys /15 vs BYU vs Northridge /16 vs South Carolina vs Illinois /17 vs Cal Poly /22 vs Stanford vs Pacific /23 vs Oregon vs San Diego State /24 vs Georgia /27 Tulsa /1 North Texas at Memphis /2 Memphis at North Texas /5 at Tulsa /8 McNeese State at Drake /9 Drake at McNeese State /13 at Fresno State /14 vs Cal Poly vs Colorado State /15 Sacramento State vs California /16 vs Princeton /19 Missouri State /21 Kansas /22 Kansas /26 Central Arkansas /29 at Nebraska at Nebraska /5 Missouri /6 Missouri /7 at Arkansas at Arkansas /10 Texas Tech Texas Tech /12 at Texas A&M /13 at Texas A&M /19 at Iowa State /20 at Iowa State /22 at Oklahoma State /23 Oklahoma State /26 Texas /27 Texas /30 at Baylor at Baylor /10 vs Nebraska /16 Oregon /17 at Arkansas /18 at Oregon /23 at Arizona /24 Arizona Arizona Totals PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME D.J. MATHIS 113

8 BIG 12 STATS AMBER FLORES BATTING AND FIELDING (sorted by batting average) # Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 12 Long, Savannah Ricketts, Samantha Vandever, Lindsey Flores, Amber Ogden, Susan Anderson, Haley Huey, Krystle Jones, Chana e Legendre, Jessica Trott, Wendy Dickenson, Traci Dobbs, Dani McDonald, Iver Douglas, Jeannie Totals Opponents PITCHING (sorted by earned run average) # Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 11 Mathis, D.J / Smith, Jadyn / Eckermann, Lauren / Totals / Opponents / MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Oklahoma Opponent Left on Base Double Plays Turned 7 1 Pickoffs 0 2 Intentional Walks Ricketts (5), Trott (2), Vandever (1) Picked Off McDonald (1), Dickenson (1) Passed Balls Ogden (2), Vandever (1) SBA/ATT AT Vandever (6-12), Mathis (6-10), Eckermann (3-5), Ogden (3-3) 114

9 BIG 12 HONORS ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM FINAL BIG 12 STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W L T Pct. H A W L T Pct. H A N Last 5 Streak Texas A&M Lost 2 Oklahoma Lost 1 Missouri Lost 2 Texas Lost 1 Oklahoma State Lost 1 Texas Tech Lost 1 Kansas Lost 1 Baylor Lost 3 Iowa State Lost 1 Nebraska Lost BIG 12 POSTSEASON HONORS Player of the Year: Megan Gibson, Texas A&M, P/1B, Sr., Spring, Texas/Spring Pitcher of the Year: Megan Gibson, Texas A&M, P/1B, Sr., Spring, Texas/Spring Freshman of the Year: Rhea Taylor, Baylor, OF, Fr., Buford, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Defensive Player of the Year: Savannah Long, Oklahoma, SS, Sr., Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City Coach of the Year: Jo Evans, Texas A&M ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Overall Conference Only Batting Average Rhea Taylor, Missouri Rhea Taylor, Missouri Hits Rhea Taylor, Missouri...88 Rhea Taylor, Missouri Runs Scored Rhea Taylor, Missouri...64 Rhea Taylor, Missouri Home Runs Amanda Renth, Missouri...20 Amanda Renth, Missouri... 9 Doubles Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...17 Andee Allen, Missouri... 6 Jamie Hinshaw, Texas A&M... 6 Triples Andee Allen, Missouri...4 Leah Legler, Texas Tech... 4 Courtney Wray, Iowa State...4 Natalie Villarreal, Texas A&M... 4 Leah Legler, Texas Tech...4 Rhea Taylor...4 Natalie Villarreal, Texas A&M...4 RBI Amanda Renth, Missouri...60 Amanda Renth, Missouri Stolen Bases Rhea Taylor, Missouri...57 Rhea Taylor, Missouri Total Bases Amanda Renth, Missouri Amanda Renth, Missouri Walks Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...55 Jen Bruck, Missouri Hit by Pitch Savannah Long, Oklahoma...22 Savannah Long, Oklahoma... 9 On-Base % Amber Flores, Oklahoma Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Slugging % Amanda Renth, Missouri Amanda Renth, Missouri Fielding % Several with Several with Putouts Erin Glasco, Texas A&M Erin Glasco, Texas A&M Assists Jennifer Bowers, Texas Tech Jennifer Bowers, Texas Tech Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Brette Reagan, Baylor 3B Jr. Magnolia, Texas/Tomball Nicole Wesley, Baylor CF So. Baton Rouge, La./Parkview Baptist Andee Allen, Missouri 2B Jr. Barnhart, Mo./Windsor Jen Bruck, Missouri UT Sr. St. Peters, Mo./Fort Zumalt West Amanda Renth, Missouri 1B Sr. Mascoutah, Ill./Mascoutah Rhea Taylor, Missouri OF Fr. Buford, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Crystal Carwile, Nebraska IF Jr. Chino, Calif./Don Antonio Lugo Amber Flores, Oklahoma UT So. Calexico, Calif./Southwest Savannah Long, Oklahoma SS Sr. Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City D.J. Mathis, Oklahoma P Jr. East Alton, Ill./Roxana Samantha Ricketts, Oklahoma 1B Jr. San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty Lindsey Vandever, Oklahoma C So. Davenport, Okla./Davenport Meagan Denny, Texas P Sr. Crowley, Texas/Crowley Loryn Johnson, Texas SS So. Alvin, Texas/Alvin Megan Gibson, Texas A&M P Sr. Spring, Texas/Spring Jamie Hinshaw, Texas A&M 3B Sr. Missouri City, Texas/Elkins Jami Lobpries, Texas A&M CF Sr. Wharton, Texas/Wharton Alex Reynolds, Texas A&M DP So. Tomball, Texas/Tomball Holly Ridley, Texas A&M RF Jr. Sugarland, Texas/Clements Name, School Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Kirsten Shortridge, Baylor RF So. Keller, Texas/Keller Sydni Jones, Iowa State IF So. Enid, Okla./Rogers State Amanda Jobe, Kansas 3B So. Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Miss. NW Dougie McCaulley, Kansas OF Jr. Victorville, Calif./Odessa JC Betsy Wilson, Kansas OF Sr. Salina, Kan./Arizona Stacy Delaney, Missouri P Jr. Freeland, Mich./Michigan Lindsey Ubrun, Missouri 3B Jr. Riverside, Calif./Maryland Meghan Mullin, Nebraska OF Jr. Mesa, Ariz./Seton Catholic Lauren Eckermann, Oklahoma P Sr. Brenham, Texas/Temple JC Susan Ogden, Oklahoma RF Sr. Sherman, Texas/Sherman Mariah Gearhart, Oklahoma St. SS Fr. Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista Alysia Hamilton, Oklahoma St. 2B Fr. Moore, Okla./Moore Kim Kaye, Oklahoma St. OF Sr. San Diego, Calif./Mt. SAC Tallie Thrasher, Texas DP So. Southlake, Texas/Carroll Desiree Williams, Texas IF Jr. Tuscon, Ariz./Flowing Wells Natalie Villarreal, Texas A&M 2B Fr. Frisco, Texas/Frisco Jennifer Corkin, Texas Tech 1B Sr. Avondale, Ariz./Westview High Leah Legler, Texas Tech SS So. Houston, Texas/Episcopal Montana Patin, Texas Tech OF Jr. Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek Earned Run Avg. D.J. Mathis, Oklahoma D.J. Mathis, Oklahoma Opp. Batting Avg. D.J. Mathis, Oklahoma D.J. Mathis, Oklahoma Wins Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...41 Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Innings Pitched Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Strikeouts Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Shutouts Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...21 Megan Gibson, Texas A&M... 6 Appearances Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...46 Rachel Zabriskie, Iowa State Valerie George, Kansas Complete Games Megan Gibson, Texas A&M...42 Megan Gibson, Texas A&M Saves Valerie George, Kansas...3 Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State... 2 Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State...3 Meagan Denny, Texas

10 SINGLE GAME HIGHS KRYSTLE HUEY BATTING TEAM HIGHS At bats vs Baylor ( ) Runs scored vs Central Arkansas ( ) Hits vs Central Arkansas ( ) RBI vs Central Arkansas ( ) Doubles...5 vs UCSB (2-8-08) Triples... 1, 10 times Home runs... 6 vs Pacific ( ) Total bases vs Central Arkansas ( ) Walks vs Tulsa ( ) Strikeouts vs Arizona ( ) Sacrifice hits...3 vs Stanford ( ) Sacrifice flies...2 vs Missouri State ( ) Stolen bases... 4 vs Oklahoma State ( ) Hit by pitch...4 vs UCLA ( )...vs Baylor ( ) Caught stealing...3 vs Sacramento St. ( ) Runners LOB vs Arkansas ( ) Hit into DP... 1, 13 times FIELDING TEAM HIGHS Putouts vs Baylor ( ) Assists vs Texas Tech ( ) Errors... 3 vs Oklahoma State ( ) Passed balls...2 vs Missouri State ( )...vs Missouri (4-6-08) DPs turned...2 vs Sacramento St. ( )...vs Baylor ( ) PITCHING TEAM HIGHS Innings pitched vs Baylor ( ) Runs allowed...10 vs Cal St. Fullerton (2-9-08) Earned runs...5 vs UCLA (2-8-08)...vs Arkansas ( )... vs Arizona ( ) Walks allowed... 7 vs Arizona ( ) Strikeouts vs California ( ) Hits allowed...14 vs UCLA (2-8-08) Doubles allowed...4 vs Cal St. Fullerton (2-9-08) Triples allowed... 1, 6 times Homers allowed... 4 vs Arizona ( ) Wild pitches...2 vs Nebraska ( ) Hit batters... 3, 6 times INDIVIDUAL BATTING GAME HIGHS At bats... 6, 7 times Runs scored... 4 by Dickenson, Traci vs Pacific ( )... by Flores, Amber vs Central Arkansas ( ) Hits... 4 by Flores, Amber vs Central Arkansas ( )... by Trott, Wendy vs Central Arkansas ( ) RBIs... 6 by Dickenson, Traci vs Memphis (3-1-08)... by Ogden, Susan vs Central Arkansas ( ) Doubles... 2, 4 times Triples... 1, 10 times Home runs... 2, 7 times Total bases by Dickenson, Traci vs Pacific ( )...by Ricketts, Samantha vs Nebraska ( ) Walks... 4 by Flores, Amber vs Texas ( ) Strikeouts... 3 by Ogden, Susan vs Arizona ( )...by Long, Savannah vs Arizona ( ) Sacrifice hits... 2 by Long, Savannah vs Kansas ( ) Sacrifice flies... 1, 10 times Stolen bases...2 by Flores, Amber vs Iowa State ( ) INDIVIDUAL FIELDING GAME HIGHS Putouts...15 by Ricketts, Samantha vs Texas Tech ( ) Assists...7 by Legendre, Jessica vs Missouri (4-5-08)... by Mathis, D.J. vs Baylor ( ) Errors... 2 by Long, Savannah vs Pacific ( )...by Vandever, Lindsey vs Texas A&M ( )... by Vandever, Lindsey vs Nebraska ( ) Passed balls...2 by Vandever, Lindsey vs Missouri State ( )...by Ogden, Susan vs Missouri (4-6-08) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING GAME HIGHS Innings pitched by Mathis, D.J. vs Arkansas ( ) Runs allowed...6 by Eckermann, Lauren vs UCLA (2-8-08) Earned runs...5 by Eckermann, Lauren vs UCLA (2-8-08)... by Mathis, D.J. vs Arkansas ( ) Walks allowed... 7 by Mathis, D.J. vs Arizona ( ) Strikeouts by Mathis, D.J. vs California ( ) Hits allowed...13 by Eckermann, Lauren vs UCLA (2-8-08)... by Mathis, D.J. vs Arkansas ( ) Doubles allowed...3 by Eckermann, Lauren vs UCLA (2-8-08) Triples allowed... 1, 6 times Homers allowed... 2, 6 times Wild pitches...2 by Mathis, D.J. vs Nebraska ( ) Hit batters... 3, 5 times 11616