Saturday, April 29
Collins Family Softball Complex
2 PM
Tulsa
vs
Wichita State
Golden Hurricane Set for Final Homestand
4/25/2023 4:06:00 PM | Softball
Tulsa faces #1 Oklahoma on Wednesday; #19/21 Wichita State over the Weekend
Tulsa Notes | OU Notes
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team is back in the Collins Family Softball Complex for the final time this week as the Golden Hurricane host No. 1 Oklahoma Wednesday and No. 19/21 Wichita State over the weekend.
The game against the top-ranked Sooners is set for a 5 p.m. first pitch and will be played in front of a sold-out home crowd. The Hurricane and Shockers will play at 5 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Sunday game is also Tulsa's Senior Day, where the Hurricane will honor seniors Gracie Jarvis and Rylee Keith as they play in front of the TU faithful for the final time in the regular season.
All games of the series will air on ESPN+ with Bruce Howard bringing fans the action. He will have a bevy of guests join him in the final week. On Wednesday, Eric Bailey will serve as the guest analyst while Michelle Montaine acts as the sideline reporter. Friday night's action will feature KJRH sports director Cayden McFarland as the analyst. On Saturday, former Tulsa first baseman and current Fox 23 evening anchor Sara Whaley will join Howard. Tulsa Hall of Famer Jerry Ostroski will work side-by-side with Howard in the home finale on Sunday.
The Golden Hurricane enters the week with a 20-23 record, 6-6 in The American, after sweeping the Houston Cougars in last weekend's AAC action. Tulsa rolled to a 7-0 win in the weekend opener thanks to four RBI from Keith and another complete game shutout from Maura Moore. Imani Edward's grand slam lifted Tulsa to a 4-2 win on Saturday and on Sunday, the Golden Hurricane rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the seventh to win 6-4.
Oklahoma (42-1, 12-0 Big 12) rides a nation-leading 34-game winning streak into its final nonconference game of the season. The Sooners were set to play Wichita State in Wichita, Kan. on Tuesday, but weather canceled the top-25 showdown. The Shockers (40-8, 13-2 The American) have had a fantastic year, touting top-10 wins over Arkansas and twice against Oklahoma State.
The Sooners hold the advantage in the series against the Golden Hurricane, winning 46 of the 56 previous matchups including 12 straight. The Golden Hurricane is 6-14 at home against the Sooners with the last win at home coming on March 23, 2011, a 1-0 win.
The Shockers and Hurricane will meet for the 61st time when the series starts on Friday, with Wichita State enjoying a 34-27 advantage. In Tulsa, TU is 17-16 against WSU, thought the Shockers have won four straight games in the series and seven of the past 10, which includes last season's sweep in Wichita.
Tulsa is batting .276 this season with 20 home runs and 160 RBI. Haley Morgan leads the way with a .397 batting average. Her 39 runs scored leads the team and she's tied with Claira Skaggs for second on the team with 23 RBI behind Kailyn Bearpaw's 29. Imani Edwards has bumped her average up to .390 this season and has four triples, a pair of homers and 18 RBI.
In conference play, Morgan and Edwards have been phenomenal. Both are hitting well above .400 and have higher slugging percentages and on-base percentages as well. Also stepping up is the senior Keith, who has four home runs in league play with a team-high 11 RBI. Bearpaw is right behind her with 10 driven in.
For her performance in Houston, Edwards was named The American Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week. She hit .400 over the three-game span with three RBI, including the runs that proved to be the game winners in Friday and Saturday's action. Her grand slam in the third inning of game two powered the Tulsa win.
Kylee Nash also had a great weekend, earning a spot on the conference honor roll. She tossed 8.1 innings with nine strikeouts, allowing only three hits and two runs and she picked up a pair of wins. The junior pitched a complete game on Saturday and then came on in relief Sunday to help Tulsa start the comeback, adding a single with two outs in the seventh that started the rally.
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team is back in the Collins Family Softball Complex for the final time this week as the Golden Hurricane host No. 1 Oklahoma Wednesday and No. 19/21 Wichita State over the weekend.
The game against the top-ranked Sooners is set for a 5 p.m. first pitch and will be played in front of a sold-out home crowd. The Hurricane and Shockers will play at 5 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Sunday game is also Tulsa's Senior Day, where the Hurricane will honor seniors Gracie Jarvis and Rylee Keith as they play in front of the TU faithful for the final time in the regular season.
All games of the series will air on ESPN+ with Bruce Howard bringing fans the action. He will have a bevy of guests join him in the final week. On Wednesday, Eric Bailey will serve as the guest analyst while Michelle Montaine acts as the sideline reporter. Friday night's action will feature KJRH sports director Cayden McFarland as the analyst. On Saturday, former Tulsa first baseman and current Fox 23 evening anchor Sara Whaley will join Howard. Tulsa Hall of Famer Jerry Ostroski will work side-by-side with Howard in the home finale on Sunday.
The Golden Hurricane enters the week with a 20-23 record, 6-6 in The American, after sweeping the Houston Cougars in last weekend's AAC action. Tulsa rolled to a 7-0 win in the weekend opener thanks to four RBI from Keith and another complete game shutout from Maura Moore. Imani Edward's grand slam lifted Tulsa to a 4-2 win on Saturday and on Sunday, the Golden Hurricane rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the seventh to win 6-4.
Oklahoma (42-1, 12-0 Big 12) rides a nation-leading 34-game winning streak into its final nonconference game of the season. The Sooners were set to play Wichita State in Wichita, Kan. on Tuesday, but weather canceled the top-25 showdown. The Shockers (40-8, 13-2 The American) have had a fantastic year, touting top-10 wins over Arkansas and twice against Oklahoma State.
The Sooners hold the advantage in the series against the Golden Hurricane, winning 46 of the 56 previous matchups including 12 straight. The Golden Hurricane is 6-14 at home against the Sooners with the last win at home coming on March 23, 2011, a 1-0 win.
The Shockers and Hurricane will meet for the 61st time when the series starts on Friday, with Wichita State enjoying a 34-27 advantage. In Tulsa, TU is 17-16 against WSU, thought the Shockers have won four straight games in the series and seven of the past 10, which includes last season's sweep in Wichita.
Tulsa is batting .276 this season with 20 home runs and 160 RBI. Haley Morgan leads the way with a .397 batting average. Her 39 runs scored leads the team and she's tied with Claira Skaggs for second on the team with 23 RBI behind Kailyn Bearpaw's 29. Imani Edwards has bumped her average up to .390 this season and has four triples, a pair of homers and 18 RBI.
In conference play, Morgan and Edwards have been phenomenal. Both are hitting well above .400 and have higher slugging percentages and on-base percentages as well. Also stepping up is the senior Keith, who has four home runs in league play with a team-high 11 RBI. Bearpaw is right behind her with 10 driven in.
For her performance in Houston, Edwards was named The American Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week. She hit .400 over the three-game span with three RBI, including the runs that proved to be the game winners in Friday and Saturday's action. Her grand slam in the third inning of game two powered the Tulsa win.
Kylee Nash also had a great weekend, earning a spot on the conference honor roll. She tossed 8.1 innings with nine strikeouts, allowing only three hits and two runs and she picked up a pair of wins. The junior pitched a complete game on Saturday and then came on in relief Sunday to help Tulsa start the comeback, adding a single with two outs in the seventh that started the rally.
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