Wednesday, March 12
Tulsa, Okla.
5:00 p.m.
Tulsa
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Oklahoma
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Weekend Series Awaits at East Carolina
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team (12-11, 2-1 The American) hosts the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners in a rematch at the Collins Family Softball Complex before traveling to Greenville, N.C. for a weekend conference series with East Carolina.
WEEK SCHEDULE
Collins Family Softball Complex
Wednesday, March 12 at 5:00 p.m. | Tulsa vs #1 Oklahoma
Max R. Joyner Family Stadium – Greenville, N.C.
Friday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
Saturday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
Sunday, March 16 at 11 a.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tulsa's game against the Oklahoma Sooners will air on ESPN+ with Josh Haley and Haley Meinen on the call. The first two contests of the series at ECU will air on ESPN+ as well, with the finale streaming at ECUPirates.com. Live stats will be available at Statbroadcast.com.
TULSA vs. THE FIELD
Oklahoma (22-0, 3-0 SEC) – TU and OU meet for the 60th time in a series OU leads 49-10. The Hurricane is 6-15 at home against the Sooners and seeks the first win in the series since 2011, when the teams met five times. The Hurricane won two of those meetings, including once in Tulsa and other in the Norman Regional. The Hurricane and Sooners met earlier this season in Norman, Tulsa's first appearance at Love's Field. OU walked away with an 8-0 win in five innings in its home opener.
EAST CAROLINA (15-7, 3-0 The American) – The Golden Hurricane holds a commanding 42-14 lead in the series against the Pirates as the teams meet for games 57, 58 and 59 over the weekend. Most of ECU's wins have come at home, where Tulsa still leads 20-9. The teams split the meeting a year ago with Tulsa sandwiching the loss with a pair of wins. East Carolina's win in game two snapped an 11-game winning streak in the series for TU.
THE SEASON SO FAR
After winning its opening conference season against Memphis, Tulsa enters the week with a 12-11 record and 2-1 in The American. The Hurricane is now batting .254 on the season while allowing opponents to bat .286. Tulsa has 141 hits, 18 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs leading to 81 RBIs this season. Celeste Wood is leading the way with 20 driven in, followed by Claira Skaggs at 16. Wood's four home runs also top the charts for TU. Annika Dill leads the team with 21 hits.
In the circle, Maura Moore holds an 8-5 record after a pair of complete game wins, including a shutout, over the weekend. She has six complete games this season and holds a 3.36 ERA. She leads the team with 49 strikeouts and has the fewest walks allowed in her 68.2 innings of work. As a while, the TU pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA with 89 earn runs allowed.
TULSA TAMES TIGERS
The Golden Hurricane opened American Athletic Conference at home against the Memphis Tigers, taking two of three from the conference foes. This was the third year in a row TU and the UofM opened league play against each other.
Tulsa won the opening game 7-3. After falling behind 1-0, Tulsa scored one in the bottom of the first, four in the third and one each in the fifth and sixth while keeping the Tigers scoreless after the first until the final at-bats. Celeste Wood collected four RBI in the win and Paige Knight added a pair.
Memphis responded in game two with a 13-3 win in five innings. Wood added her fifth RBI of the weekend, but Tulsa could not get out of its own way, committing five errors as the Tigers had innings of five runs and eight runs in the third and fourth.
Maura Moore tossed her second complete game of the weekend and first shutout of the season to help Tulsa win the rubber match 8-0 in five innings in the Sunday finale. Moore struck out three and allowed five hits in the five innings. Freshman catcher Amber Turner did a lot of damage at the plate, driving in five with a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly.
CELESTE WOOD AND MAURA MOORE ON THE AMERICAN HONOR ROLL
Senior outfielder and first baseman Celeste Wood and pitcher Maura Moore each made their mark in Tulsa's series win over the Memphis Tigers. They both picked up recognition in the conference's weekly honor roll for their efforts. Wood batted .857 over the three games with six hits, a home run and five driven in. She came around to score five times and drew a pair of walks.
Moore spun two complete games, including a complete game shutout in the 8-0 five-inning win to clinch the series on Sunday. Moore recorded a 1.75 ERA in 12 innings of work with 11 strikeouts.
WOOD DRIVES THEM HOME
Senior Celeste Wood is batting .317 this season, second best on the team, and has the team lead with 20 RBIs. The outfielder/first baseman, who is slugging .571, is tied for the team with six extra-base hits, hitting two doubles, a triple and four home runs.
DON'T RUN ON AMBER
Freshman Amber Turner is already showing off her talent behind the plate early in her Tulsa career. Turner has caught seven runners attempting to steal, which is second in the conference, one behind UTSA's Kalee Rochinski. Nationally, Turner ranks 21st in runners caught stealing.
TAKE A WALK
Senior infielder Maci Cole has drawn a team-leading 17 walks at the plate this season, which leads all batters in The American. Her 0.74 walks per game is first in the league and 56th in the NCAA.
MAGNIFICANT MAURA
Senior pitcher Maura Moore has been busy, throwing 68.2 innings, nearly half of Tulsa's innings for the season. She the third in The American for innings pitched and 45th nationally. She leads the conference in games started (13) and complete games (6), ranking 8th and 45th in the NCAA, respectively.
CLAIRA IS GRAND
Senior third baseman Claira Skaggs played a huge role in Tulsa's 6-2 win over Lamar. She hit a solo home run to give TU a lead in the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh with the game tied at two, Skaggs stepped up with the bases loaded and smashed a grand slam to vie the Hurricane a 6-2 win.
WELCOME TO TULSA
Freshmen Aliya Scarborough and Annika Dill introduced themselves to Tulsa fans in the opening weekend in big ways. In her first at-bat in the season opener, Dill doubled down the line to drive in a row. And then in her first at-bat of her second game, she homered down the left field line, scoring two. Scarborough made a big bang in her first plate appearance of her career. Facing the No. 2 Texas Longhorns as a designated player, Scarborough halved the Texas lead in the bottom of the third with a solo home run.
NEXT UP
The Hurricane stays out east for a midweek doubleheader against Western Carolina on Wednesday in Cullowhee, N.C. Tulsa then heads to Birmingham to face UAB for a three-game series over the weekend.
WEEK SCHEDULE
Collins Family Softball Complex
Wednesday, March 12 at 5:00 p.m. | Tulsa vs #1 Oklahoma
Max R. Joyner Family Stadium – Greenville, N.C.
Friday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
Saturday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
Sunday, March 16 at 11 a.m. (CT) | Tulsa at East Carolina
HOW TO FOLLOW
Tulsa's game against the Oklahoma Sooners will air on ESPN+ with Josh Haley and Haley Meinen on the call. The first two contests of the series at ECU will air on ESPN+ as well, with the finale streaming at ECUPirates.com. Live stats will be available at Statbroadcast.com.
TULSA vs. THE FIELD
Oklahoma (22-0, 3-0 SEC) – TU and OU meet for the 60th time in a series OU leads 49-10. The Hurricane is 6-15 at home against the Sooners and seeks the first win in the series since 2011, when the teams met five times. The Hurricane won two of those meetings, including once in Tulsa and other in the Norman Regional. The Hurricane and Sooners met earlier this season in Norman, Tulsa's first appearance at Love's Field. OU walked away with an 8-0 win in five innings in its home opener.
EAST CAROLINA (15-7, 3-0 The American) – The Golden Hurricane holds a commanding 42-14 lead in the series against the Pirates as the teams meet for games 57, 58 and 59 over the weekend. Most of ECU's wins have come at home, where Tulsa still leads 20-9. The teams split the meeting a year ago with Tulsa sandwiching the loss with a pair of wins. East Carolina's win in game two snapped an 11-game winning streak in the series for TU.
THE SEASON SO FAR
After winning its opening conference season against Memphis, Tulsa enters the week with a 12-11 record and 2-1 in The American. The Hurricane is now batting .254 on the season while allowing opponents to bat .286. Tulsa has 141 hits, 18 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs leading to 81 RBIs this season. Celeste Wood is leading the way with 20 driven in, followed by Claira Skaggs at 16. Wood's four home runs also top the charts for TU. Annika Dill leads the team with 21 hits.
In the circle, Maura Moore holds an 8-5 record after a pair of complete game wins, including a shutout, over the weekend. She has six complete games this season and holds a 3.36 ERA. She leads the team with 49 strikeouts and has the fewest walks allowed in her 68.2 innings of work. As a while, the TU pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA with 89 earn runs allowed.
TULSA TAMES TIGERS
The Golden Hurricane opened American Athletic Conference at home against the Memphis Tigers, taking two of three from the conference foes. This was the third year in a row TU and the UofM opened league play against each other.
Tulsa won the opening game 7-3. After falling behind 1-0, Tulsa scored one in the bottom of the first, four in the third and one each in the fifth and sixth while keeping the Tigers scoreless after the first until the final at-bats. Celeste Wood collected four RBI in the win and Paige Knight added a pair.
Memphis responded in game two with a 13-3 win in five innings. Wood added her fifth RBI of the weekend, but Tulsa could not get out of its own way, committing five errors as the Tigers had innings of five runs and eight runs in the third and fourth.
Maura Moore tossed her second complete game of the weekend and first shutout of the season to help Tulsa win the rubber match 8-0 in five innings in the Sunday finale. Moore struck out three and allowed five hits in the five innings. Freshman catcher Amber Turner did a lot of damage at the plate, driving in five with a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly.
CELESTE WOOD AND MAURA MOORE ON THE AMERICAN HONOR ROLL
Senior outfielder and first baseman Celeste Wood and pitcher Maura Moore each made their mark in Tulsa's series win over the Memphis Tigers. They both picked up recognition in the conference's weekly honor roll for their efforts. Wood batted .857 over the three games with six hits, a home run and five driven in. She came around to score five times and drew a pair of walks.
Moore spun two complete games, including a complete game shutout in the 8-0 five-inning win to clinch the series on Sunday. Moore recorded a 1.75 ERA in 12 innings of work with 11 strikeouts.
WOOD DRIVES THEM HOME
Senior Celeste Wood is batting .317 this season, second best on the team, and has the team lead with 20 RBIs. The outfielder/first baseman, who is slugging .571, is tied for the team with six extra-base hits, hitting two doubles, a triple and four home runs.
DON'T RUN ON AMBER
Freshman Amber Turner is already showing off her talent behind the plate early in her Tulsa career. Turner has caught seven runners attempting to steal, which is second in the conference, one behind UTSA's Kalee Rochinski. Nationally, Turner ranks 21st in runners caught stealing.
TAKE A WALK
Senior infielder Maci Cole has drawn a team-leading 17 walks at the plate this season, which leads all batters in The American. Her 0.74 walks per game is first in the league and 56th in the NCAA.
MAGNIFICANT MAURA
Senior pitcher Maura Moore has been busy, throwing 68.2 innings, nearly half of Tulsa's innings for the season. She the third in The American for innings pitched and 45th nationally. She leads the conference in games started (13) and complete games (6), ranking 8th and 45th in the NCAA, respectively.
CLAIRA IS GRAND
Senior third baseman Claira Skaggs played a huge role in Tulsa's 6-2 win over Lamar. She hit a solo home run to give TU a lead in the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh with the game tied at two, Skaggs stepped up with the bases loaded and smashed a grand slam to vie the Hurricane a 6-2 win.
WELCOME TO TULSA
Freshmen Aliya Scarborough and Annika Dill introduced themselves to Tulsa fans in the opening weekend in big ways. In her first at-bat in the season opener, Dill doubled down the line to drive in a row. And then in her first at-bat of her second game, she homered down the left field line, scoring two. Scarborough made a big bang in her first plate appearance of her career. Facing the No. 2 Texas Longhorns as a designated player, Scarborough halved the Texas lead in the bottom of the third with a solo home run.
NEXT UP
The Hurricane stays out east for a midweek doubleheader against Western Carolina on Wednesday in Cullowhee, N.C. Tulsa then heads to Birmingham to face UAB for a three-game series over the weekend.
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