Oklahoma Sooners Plays For Moore Than Their Team, Win WCWS In Two Games

Oct 13, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners ruf/nek waves the flag during the game against the Texas Longhorns during the red river rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma beat Texas 63-21. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

They only needed two games to claim their title, and the Oklahoma Sooners are your new NCAA Women’s Softball National Champions.

It was a game the Sooners commanded from the beginning. It was like their momentum from the twelfth inning yesterday carried over. It didn’t take eleven innings to get a score this game, as the Sooners were on the board in the third thanks to a three run homerun from Keilani Ricketts.

Keilani was once again the winning factor for the Sooners, and she didn’t even pitch tonight. Instead it was Michelle Gascoigne, a senior from Benicia, California. Gascoigne has been just as effective as Ricketts this year, going 18-3, with a 0.92 ERA. And she proved her dominance in game two of the finals, striking out twelve, walking zero, and gets the win.

It was a rough start for Tennessee starting pitcher Ivy Renfroe. She had three earned runs, two strikeouts, two walks, and was replaced in the third by sister Ellen Renfroe after giving up a three run homerun to Ricketts.

Ellen Renfroe did just as well as she did last night. She had three strikeouts, one walk, and most importantly kept the Sooners from scoring the rest of the night. That is, until the top of the seventh. Lauren Chamberlain triples, and is then driven in by who else, but Keilani Ricketts. Ricketts was responsible for every run on the board for the Sooners.

It was up to the Lady Vols to mount a comeback in the seventh, but they just couldn’t do it. Raven Chavanne strikes out for the first out. Madison Shipman grounds out to short. Lexi Overstreet strikes out. Game over.

In light of recent events, it would definitely be safe to say Oklahoma was playing this championship inspired. Two deadly tornadoes ripped through their state within the past two weeks, in which friends, family, and loved ones were killed or injured. This win was not just for their school; it was for the entire state of Oklahoma. Their motto, “we play for Moore than ourselves.”

Congratulations ladies, you earned it. You have brought pride and hope back to the state of Oklahoma.