Softball Plays Host to #8 Oklahoma Tuesday
3/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 22, 2010
TULSA, Okla. - After being frozen out of a conference series last weekend by a late-winter weather storm, The University of Tulsa softball team returns to the diamond Tuesday evening as it plays host to Oklahoma at 6 p.m. at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex.
Live stats will be available via Gametracker and live video will be available on Hurricane Vision on www.TulsaHurricane.com. The game can be heard on 88.7 FM HD3 Hurricane Spirit Radio.
Tulsa (15-12, 2-1 C-USA) was snowed out last weekend, canceling its league series against East Carolina. TU won two of three games at UAB to open C-USA play, and went 1-2 in midweek games, beating Mercer and falling Georgia State and Northern Iowa.
The Golden Hurricane is hitting .280 (203-for-726) on the season with 129 runs, 121 RBI, 33 doubles, 29 home runs, 84 walks, a .445 slugging percentage and a .358 on-base percentage. TU pitchers carry a 3.45 ERA in 108.1 innings, allowing 173 hits, 104 runs, 89 earned runs, 85 walks and 192 strikeouts, and a .252 opponent batting average.
Tulsa is led in hitting by senior right fielder Lauren Lindsay who is hitting .444 (36-for-81) with 26 runs, 28 RBI, seven doubles, 13 home runs, 19 walks, a 1.012 slugging percentage, and a .549 on-base percentage. Freshman shortstop Samantha Cobb leads the team with 31 RBI and is hitting .366 (34-for-93) with 17 runs, nine home runs, four doubles, three walks, a .699 slugging percentage and a .388 OBP.
In the circle, junior Jordan Kinard is 5-4 with a 3.52 ERA and has allowed 63 hits, 34 runs, 30 earned runs, 33 walks, 69 strikeouts and a .273 Opp. BA in 59.2 innings. Senior Jackie Lawrence is 5-5 with a 3.68 ERA and has allowed 78 hits, 43 runs, 37 earned runs, 28 walks, 61 strikeouts and a .283 Opp. BA in 70.1 innings. Freshman Kalynn Schrock is 5-3 with a 3.06 ERA and has allowed 32 hits, 27 runs, 22 earned runs, 24 walks, 62 strikeouts and a .178 Opp. BA in 50.1 innings.
Oklahoma (25-6) enters the game with a .290 batting average (232-for-799) with 196 runs, 180 RBI, 37 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs, 130 walks, a .501 slugging percentage, and a .408 on-base percentage. OU pitchers carry a 1.53 ERA in 201.2 innings, allowing 133 hits, 57 runs, 44 earned runs, 68 walks, 203 strikeouts and a .185 opponent batting average.
Oklahoma's leading hitter is senior catcher Lindsey Vandever, who has a .397 batting average, 23 RBI, 23 runs scored, six doubles and five home runs. She slugs .712, and has a .537 on-base percentage. Senior second baseman Amber Flores hits .388, has scored 37 runs , driven in 19 runs, hit four doubles and seven home runs and has a .700 slugging percentage and a .561 OBP. The Sooners are led in the circle by freshman Keilani Ricketts (15-5) and sophomore Allee Allen (5-0). Ricketts has a 1.39 ERA in 111.0 innings and has walked 40 batters and struck out 135. Allen has a 1.58 ERA in 44.1 innings, walking 11 batters with 33 strikeouts.
Tulsa trails the all-time series against Oklahoma, 32-7. The Sooners won the first meeting this season by a 7-0 score in Norman on March 3. The Golden Hurricane went 1-2 against OU last season, and has taken at least one game from the Sooners each year since 2004.
Tickets for all Tulsa softball home games are $6 for adults and $4 for youth. Tickets can be purchased at the TU Athletics Ticket Office, by calling 631-GoTU (4688), or at the gate.
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