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If you’re a fan of one of the seven teams not named the Oklahoma Sooners, there was a time you felt pretty good about your team’s chances to win it all in 2024. Well, that time may have passed after Oklahoma’s 9-1 run-rule win over the Duke Blue Devils to open the Women’s College World Series.
In Duke, the Sooners faced the team with the best ERA and opponents’ batting average of the eight team field. And Oklahoma had 11 hits, three walks, and nine runs in the win.
The Sooners earned four extra-base hits, led by a trio of two-run homers from Kinzie Hansen, Alynah Torres, and Cydney Sanders. Hansen’s homer was the sixth WCWS of her career, moving her into third all-time. As she’s done over and over again, Hansen continues to assert herself as one of the best postseason performers of all-time.
In the win, the Sooners move on to face the UCLA Bruins on Saturday in the winner’s bracket.
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) catches a fly…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) catches a fly ball as outfielder Kasidi Pickering (7) looks on in the first inning of a Women's College World Series softball game against the Duke Blue Devils at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners starting pitcher/relief pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) delivers…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners starting pitcher/relief pitcher Kelly Maxwell (28) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) throws the ball…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) throws the ball to first base in the first inning of a Women's College World Series softball game against the Duke Blue Devils at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners fans cheer in the first inning agains…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners fans cheer in the first inning agains the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) swings at a…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) swings at a pitch in the first inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Patty Gasso looks on in…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Patty Gasso looks on in the first inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) watches a fly…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman (24) watches a fly ball in the first inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils outfielder D'Auna Jennings (10) waits on…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils outfielder D'Auna Jennings (10) waits on a fly ball and makes the catch in the first inning against the Oklahoma Sooners during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils starting pitcher Cassidy Curd (19) delivers…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils starting pitcher Cassidy Curd (19) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Oklahoma Sooners during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) hits a line…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) hits a line drive in the first inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils infielder Jada Baker (25) throws to…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils infielder Jada Baker (25) throws to first base for an out in the first inning against the Oklahoma Sooners during a Women's College World Series softball gameat Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils catcher Francesca Frelick (13) reacts after…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils catcher Francesca Frelick (13) reacts after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Oklahoma Sooners during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Rylie Boone (0) makes a catch…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners outfielder Rylie Boone (0) makes a catch for an out in the second inning agains the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) hits a single…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) hits a single in the second inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils outfielder D'Auna Jennings (10) mishandles the…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Duke Blue Devils outfielder D'Auna Jennings (10) mishandles the ball but still makes the catch for an out in the second inning against the Oklahoma Sooners during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates a home run in the third inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma's Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates a home run in the third inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Fans go after the home run ball of Oklahoma…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Fans go after the home run ball of Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kinzie Hansen (not pictured) as Duke Blue Devils outfielder Amiah Burgess (5) looks on in the third inning during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates a home run next to Duke's Jada Baker (25) in the…
Oklahoma's Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates a home run next to Duke's Jada Baker (25) in the third inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after hitting…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kinzie Hansen (9) celebrates after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) reacts after getting…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) reacts after getting walked in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) hits a two…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) hits a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) scores after utility…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alyssa Brito (33) scores after utility Alynah Torres (not pictured) hit a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates with head…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates with head coach Patty Gasso after her two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40) celebrates a home run in the third inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma's Alynah Torres (40) celebrates a home run in the third inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates after hitting…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma celebrates a Alynah Torres (40) home run in the third inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma celebrates a Alynah Torres (40) home run in the third inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma celebrates a Alynah Torres (40) home run in the third inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma celebrates a Alynah Torres (40) home run in the third inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates with teammates…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners utility Alynah Torres (40) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Softball: Womens College World Series
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners fans and players celebrate after utility Alynah…
May 30, 2024; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners fans and players celebrate after utility Alynah Torres (40) hit a two run home run in the third inning against the Duke Blue Devils during a Women's College World Series softball game at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Jayda Coleman (24) makes a diving catch in the fourth inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma's Jayda Coleman (24) makes a diving catch in the fourth inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Cydney Sanders (1) celebrates a home run in the fourth inning of the Women's College…
Oklahoma's Cydney Sanders (1) celebrates a home run in the fourth inning of the Women's College World Series game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Duke at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May, 30, 2024.
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By: John Williams
Title: Best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners 9-1 WCWS win over Duke
Sourced From: soonerswire.usatoday.com/gallery/oklahoma-sooners-softball-duke-blue-devils-ncaa-tournament-womens-college-world-series-kinzie-hansen-cydney-sanders-alynah-torres/
Published Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 00:33:31 +0000
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