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The Oklahoma Sooners got off to a roaring start in their super regional matchup with the Florida State Seminoles. They struck first with a Tiare Jennings home run and ran away from the Seminoles in an 11-3 win on Thursday evening.
Jennings is now tied with Sooners legend Lauren Chamberlain for third all-time in career home runs.
Alyssa Brito had a pair of home runs and Kinzie Hansen added to the power display to give the Sooners four home runs in the win. In total, OU recorded 11 hits, 8 walks, and no strikeouts.
On a night when Kelly Maxwell wasn’t her sharpest, the offense picked her up with a fantastic showing in their first game of the Super Regionals.
“You know what, Kelly fought her rear-end off for this (victory),” Patty Gasso said after the win. “That’s a tough-hitting team. It’s like facing our own team. They swing. One thing they’re so good at, they probably hit 40 foul balls. Their at-bats lasted forever. I credit them for just being tough hitters, but I also credit Kelly for having to bear down and get through it. Holding them to three runs is big-time.”
Brito had a huge night, reaching base in all four plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, and three RBIs. The home runs were her first since April 26 against UCF. Kasidi Pickering also reached base four times in her 2-for-2 night with two walks and an RBI.
Now the pressure shifts to Florida State to try and extend the series to a game three. With the way the schedule sets up, Oklahoma may get an extended break if they were to close out the super regional with a win on Friday night. OU vs. Florida State was just one of two matchups to play on Thursday night, so the Sooners could get an extra day of rest ahead of the Women’s College World Series if they can secure the series tonight.
The Sooners and Seminoles will to Love’s Field at 7 p.m. CT and the game can be seen on ESPN2.
Here are the best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners 11-3 win over FSU.
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Oklahoma utility Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma utility Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning of a…
Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) slides home to score a run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) slides home to score a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) runs home to score a run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) runs home to score a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) throws to first for an out in the first inning of…
Oklahoma pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) throws to first for an out in the first inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma pitching coach Jennifer Rocha talks with pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) beside catcher Kinzie Hansen (9)…
Oklahoma pitching coach Jennifer Rocha talks with pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) beside catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Florida State infielder Jaysoni Beachum (42) slides back to second base under Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40)…
Florida State infielder Jaysoni Beachum (42) slides back to second base under Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40) in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) throws to first for an out in the first inning of…
Oklahoma pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) throws to first for an out in the first inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma's Kelly Maxwell (28) pitches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the…
Oklahoma's Kelly Maxwell (28) pitches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso hugs Florida State coach Lonni Alameda before a softball game between the…
Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso hugs Florida State coach Lonni Alameda before a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) slides home to score a run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) slides home to score a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) bunts and runs to first base in the third inning of…
Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) bunts and runs to first base in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma utility Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma utility Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning of a…
Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Florida State infielder Jaysoni Beachum (42) slides back to second base under Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40)…
Florida State infielder Jaysoni Beachum (42) slides back to second base under Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40) in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) runs home to score a run in the third inning of…
Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) runs home to score a run in the third inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Florida State's Ashtyn Danley (11) pitches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and…
Florida State's Ashtyn Danley (11) pitches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma infielder Ella Parker (5) celebrates after getting walked in the fifth inning of a softball…
Oklahoma infielder Ella Parker (5) celebrates after getting walked in the fifth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a…
Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso watches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the…
Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso watches during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after an out during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners…
Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after an out during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a…
Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito (33) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma infielder Ella Parker (5) celebrates after a base hit in the fourth inning of a…
Oklahoma infielder Ella Parker (5) celebrates after a base hit in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a getting walked with the bases load to end the…
Oklahoma outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a getting walked with the bases load to end the game in the fifth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) celebrates as she scores a run in the fourth inning of…
Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) celebrates as she scores a run in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of…
Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) scores on a walk to end the game in the fifth…
Oklahoma outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) scores on a walk to end the game in the fifth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) celebrates as she scores a run in the fourth inning of…
Oklahoma outfielder Rylie Boone (0) celebrates as she scores a run in the fourth inning of a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Florida State Seminoles during the first game of the Norman Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Oklahoma won on a run rule 11-3.
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By: John Williams
Title: Best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners 11-3 win over the Florida State Seminoles
Sourced From: soonerswire.usatoday.com/gallery/oklahoma-sooners-softball-florida-state-seminoles-super-regionals-alyssa-brito-kinzie-hansen-ncaa-tournament/
Published Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000
