Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics
WICHITA, Kan. — No. 1/2 Oklahoma scored seven runs in the first two innings and cruised from there to defeat Wichita State, 7-0, Tuesday night at Wilkins Stadium.
Wichita State (18-15) dropped its 42nd straight game to the Sooners and 5-53 all-time against OU.The Shockers managed just four hits on the night, one each from CC Wong, Addison Barnard, Caroline Tallent and Jessica Garcia.
Lauren Howell (3-3) took the loss in just 1.0 inning in the start. Oklahoma scored all seven of its runs off Howell on just three hits and five walks.
The performance of the night belonged to Alison Cooper out of the bullpen. The lefty held the Sooners scoreless over the final 6.0 innings, allowing just six hits to go with one walk and five strikeouts.
Oklahoma did all of its damage in the first and second innings. A leadoff walk in the top of the first led to an RBI double from Alyssa Brito to open the scoring.
The Sooners would tack on two more on an RBI double from Kinzie Hansen and an RBI groundout from Kasidi Pickering.In the second, an infield single and three straight walks made it 4-0. A sac fly and a two-run double upped the lead to 7-0 and that would be it for the scoring on the night.
Wichita State's best scoring opportunity came in the bottom of the sixth when Wong drew a walk and Barnard doubled to put runners on second and third with only one out, but a strikeout and a lineout left them stranded.
Wichita State heads to the Sunshine State to face South Florida for a three-game series, April 12-14.