No. 2 Oklahoma stakes playoff spot, 41-17 over No. 10 TCU

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baker Mayfield and No. 2 Oklahoma never fretted the potential consequences of having to play in the revived Big 12 championship game.

The Sooners just went out and proved how deserving they are of that playoff berth coming their way by dominating TCU again, 41-17 on Saturday in the second top-10 matchup in four weeks between the Big 12's top two teams.

"I'm really proud of our group for not listening to the entire narrative across the country that we shouldn't be playing this championship game and all that mess," coach Lincoln Riley said. "We knew there was going to be a championship game and that was just going to be part of our journey if we wanted to get to this place."

Mayfield, the Heisman Trophy front-runner, threw four touchdown passes as Oklahoma (12-1, CFP No. 3) won its record 11th Big 12 title.

"The reason I came back was to play for a national title," Mayfield said. "The most exciting thing about today is we control our destiny. ... That's all out in front of us."

The Sooners are a lock Sunday to be in the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons. They are the only Big 12 team to make the four-team playoff format that started in 2014.

Mayfield was so confident in the Sooners winning their third straight Big 12 title that in postgame he wore a shirt he had from back-to-back championships that already been updated, showing the three in a row he has won since transferring from Texas Tech.

"I had it updated before Bedlam," Mayfield said, referring to game against rival Oklahoma State a month ago.

The Sooners probably would have made the playoff even if the Big 12 hadn't played its first championship game since 2010. But a loss would have likely knocked OU out of contention.

Oklahoma jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead, including Caleb Kelly's 18-yard fumble return for a touchdown after running back Kyle Hicks' turnover on the first offensive play by TCU (10-3, No. 11).

Kenny Hill threw two TD passes to get the Horned Frogs within 24-17 at halftime, but Oklahoma was in total control after scoring twice on its first three offensive plays after the break.

"Big plays, we gave up a couple. ... Two plays basically in the second half," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "The worst thing that could happen in the third quarter happened."

A week before the Heisman winner will be named, Mayfield finished 15-of-23 passing for 243 yards and took game MVP honors. His first two touchdowns were to tight end Mark Andrews .

Hill opened the second half with three consecutive incompletions. On the first play after the punt, Mayfield hit Mykel Jones for a 55-yard catch-and-run score.

A fourth-and-1 stop by Oklahoma's defense, led another Sooners touchdown. Marquise Brown made an impressive over-the-shoulder grab for a 52-yard TD and a 38-17 lead.

Hill, who started his college career at Texas A&M behind Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, was 27-of-37 for 234 yards passing, and led TCU with 51 yards rushing.

"It's been a fun ride and a wild ride, and I think this guy (Patterson) here for giving me the opportunity to come here and play," Hill said. "As far as Baker goes, man, he looks like the Heisman."

THE TAKEAWAY

TCU: The Horned Frogs had allowed only six points (two field goals) combined after halftime in their last seven games. Even Oklahoma was scoreless in the second half of its 38-20 home win on Nov. 11. The 41 points are the most TCU has allowed this season.

Oklahoma: The Sooners' 11th Big 12 title overall was the first without Bob Stoops, the coach for their last national title in 2000 who resigned unexpectedly last summer. Riley, at 34 the youngest FBS head coach, is only the fifth coach in FBS history with no previous head coaching experience at a four-year college to win at least 12 games in his debut season.

TITLE GAMES

Oklahoma is 8-1 in Big 12 championship games, winning seven of them between 2000 and 2010, when the Sooners beat Nebraska in the league's last championship game until Saturday.

IMPRESSIVE GRAB

TCU was within 17-14 when John Diarse made a one-handed TD grab before falling out of bounds. Initially ruled an incompletion, TCU had a touchdown after the replay review. Diarse had immediately run to the sideline and told Patterson it was a catch. "I told him I would take it as a catch as soon as they put their hands up," the coach said.

UP NEXT

TCU: The Horned Frogs could still possibly make it into one of the New Year's Six bowl games, and if not likely will be the Big 12 representative in the Alamo Bowl.

Oklahoma: The Sooners wait to find out who they will play and in which national semifinal game, the Rose Bowl or Sugar Bowl.

Top 25 NCAAF roundup: Bedlam - No. 8 Oklahoma outscores No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bedlam sure lived up to its name.

Baker Mayfield passed for a school-record 598 yards and No. 8 Oklahoma outlasted No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52 on Saturday in one of the highest-scoring games in the history of the rivalry.

Mayfield threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to outduel Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph in a battle of two Heisman Trophy contenders. Rudolph passed for 448 yards and five touchdowns, but he had three turnovers in the second half.

Marquise Brown caught nine passes for a school-record 265 yards, and he had touchdown receptions of 84 and 77 yards for the Sooners (8-1, 5-1 Big 12, No. 5 CFP). Oklahoma gained 785 total yards.

Oklahoma State (7-2, 4-2, No. 11 CFP) appeared to have lost its last chance when Oklahoma's Tre Brown intercepted the ball off a deflection with 1:56 remaining and the Cowboys trailing 55-52. A targeting penalty against Oklahoma's Will Johnson negated the play, but the Cowboys couldn't take advantage of the extra opportunity.

Justice Hill ran for a career-high 228 yards for Oklahoma State and James Washington caught seven passes for 128 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game in the second half with an ankle injury.

The game was tied at 38-all at halftime. In the second quarter, the teams combined for 52 points and 540 yards. Mayfield passed for a school-record 387 yards in the first half. Rudolph hung in there with him and passed for 258 yards and three touchdowns. Brown tied Juaquin Iglesias' school record for yards receiving in a half with 178 before the break.

IOWA 55, NO. 3 OHIO STATE 24

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Nate Stanley threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns, and Iowa throttled Ohio State, dealing a likely fatal blow to the Buckeyes' playoff hopes.

Josh Jackson added three interceptions for the Hawkeyes (6-3, 3-3), who beat their fourth top-five opponent in their last five tries at home.

Iowa raced out to a 31-17 halftime lead on Stanley's two TD passes to Noah Fant.

Stanley, following a successful and highly unusual fake field goal, later fired a 2-yard TD pass with a defender hanging onto his foot that put the Hawkeyes ahead 38-17 late in the third quarter.

J.T. Barrett threw a career-high four interceptions for Ohio State (7-2, 5-1, No. 6 CFP). The Buckeyes allowed their most points in a game under coach Urban Meyer. They committed nine penalties and gained just 371 yards in their most lopsided defeat since last year's 31-0 loss to eventual national champion Clemson in the playoffs.

NO. 1 ALABAMA 24, NO. 19 LSU 10.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Hurts passed for a touchdown and ran for a score and Alabama sweated out a bruising victory over LSU.

The Crimson Tide (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) had to withstand a rare challenge this season from a league opponent, managing it with big plays from the defense and a handful of timely ones from Hurts.

Alabama was ranked No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, which clinched the SEC East with a 24-10 victory over South Carolina.

The Tigers (6-3, 3-2) kept getting defensive stops in the fourth quarter but couldn't muster a threat. They had to punt twice and then managed to squeeze out only a couple of first downs after taking over at their own 8 with 4:39 left.

Quarterback Danny Etling completed a couple of short passes and gave way to backup Myles Brennan, who couldn't push them much further. He was sacked on fourth-and-long by freshman linebacker Dylan Moses.

Alabama ran out the clock on its seventh straight win in the SEC West rivalry.

NO. 2 GEORGIA 24, SOUTH CAROLINA 10

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jake Fromm proved he can throw — and block a little, too — in leading Georgia past South Carolina.

Fromm, the freshman best known for handing off to a deep group of tailbacks, was underestimated this week by South Carolina defensive back Chris Lammons, who said the Bulldogs "can't pass."

Fromm was accurate and efficient, completing 16 of 22 passes for 196 yards with scoring passes of 10 yards to Javon Wims and 20 yards to Mecole Hardman. He did not throw an interception.

Fromm also had the final block to clear the way for Sony Michel to score on a direct-snap, 8-yard run in the first quarter.

Georgia (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference, No. 1 College Football Playoff) has won its first nine games for the first time since 1982. The Bulldogs needed a Mississippi win over Kentucky on Saturday to clinch a spot in the SEC championship game.

South Carolina (6-3, 4-3) had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Gamecocks also lost hopes for winning the SEC East.

Nick Chubb ran for 102 yards on 20 carries for Georgia. Michel added 81 yards rushing.

NO. 4 WISCONSIN 45, INDIANA 17

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jonathan Taylor rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown and Alec Ingold had three scores to help Wisconsin beat Indiana.

The Badgers (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) extended the nation's second-longest winning streak to 10 and their school record for consecutive Big Ten victories to 12. They also remained one of a handful of unbeaten teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. A win next week would give Wisconsin the West Division title and its fifth ticket in seven years to the Big Ten championship game.

Wisconsin started the game by giving up the first 10 points, then charged back by scoring 24 straight to take control midway through the third quarter.

The Hoosiers cut it to 24-17 on Richard Lagow's 17-yard pass to Simmie Cobbs Jr. with 4:12 left in the third. But Joe Ferguson picked off Lagow's passes in Indiana territory on each of the Hoosiers' next two drives. Ingold capped both with 1-yard TD plunges to seal the win. Bradrick Shaw added another 1-yard run after Indiana gave up the ball on downs.

NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 48, WAKE FOREST 37

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Wimbush passed for a career-high 280 yards, ran for two touchdowns and shook off an injury to help Notre Dame win its seventh straight.

Wimbush was 15-of-30 passing and threw a 34-yard touchdown to sophomore Chase Claypool, who had a career-high 180 yards on nine receptions. Wimbush also had 110 yards on 12 carries and the second TD was a 50-yarder in the second quarter.

Wake Forest (5-3) did not go down without a fight, piling up 587 yards against a defense directed by former Demon Deacons coordinator Mike Elko.

Notre Dame star running back Josh Adams left the field late in the first quarter and Wimbush joined him late in the first half. Wimbush was hit on his planted left leg after a 28-yard gain, but left the field on his own power. He had a bandage on his left hand after the game.

Wimbush returned for the second half while Adams rode a stationary bike on the sideline as the Irish (8-1, No. 3 CFP) totaled season highs in passing (340) and total yards (720) to set up a showdown with No. 9 Miami (No. 10 CFP) next Saturday night.

NO. 6 CLEMSON 38, NO. 20 N.C. STATE 31

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tavien Feaster had an 89-yard touchdown run to end the third quarter and K'Von Wallace picked off Ryan Finley's pass on the game's final play to help Clemson hold off North Carolina State.

Feaster's break-loose run up the middle and gave Clemson (8-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 4 CFP) a 31-21 lead entering the fourth, then the Tigers had to hang on in the final seconds as the Wolfpack (6-3, 4-1, No. 20 CFP) got one more shot to tie the game in the final minute.

That drive pushed to the Clemson 28. Wallace broke up a pass to Jaylen Samuels a few yards short of the goal line, and then an illegal formation penalty by North Carolina wiped out completion that would have given the Wolfpack a first-and-goal.

Wallace picked off Finley's final overthrown fourth-down ball and returned it 55 yards to burn the clock and keep the Tigers on course for a third straight trip to the College Football Playoff.

Finley threw three touchdown passes for N.C. State.

NO. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 27, NO. 7 PENN STATE 24

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift Michigan State past Penn State in a game delayed nearly 3 1/2 hours by severe weather in the second quarter.

Brian Lewerke threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 24 CFP), and Michigan State was aided at the end by a roughing the passer call on Penn State's Marcus Allen. Lewerke was hit by Allen on a third-down pass that fell incomplete in the final minute. The penalty moved the ball to the Penn State 22, and the Spartans were able to run the clock before Coghlin's winning kick.

It was the second straight tough loss for Penn State (7-2, 4-2, No. 7 CFP), which fell 39-38 at Ohio State last weekend and may have had its national title hopes crumble for good Saturday. Now it's Michigan State — which went 3-9 last season — that will take its improbable division title hopes into a showdown at Ohio State next weekend.

Trace McSorley threw for 381 yards and three touchdowns for Penn State, but Nittany Lions star Saquon Barkley was held in check. He had 0 yards rushing in the first half and finished with only 63. McSorley was intercepted three times.

Penn State was ahead 14-7 in the second quarter when the game was halted for a lengthy weather delay. The game had a noon start time and didn't end until after dark.

NO. 9 MIAMI 28, NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 10

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malik Rosier threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Travis Homer had a 64-yard touchdown run and Miami moved to the brink of clinching what would be its first spot in an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Braxton Berrios and Christopher Herndon IV had touchdown catches for Miami (8-0, 6-0 ACC, No. 10 CFP), which extended the nation's longest current winning streak to 13 games.

Rosier survived a three-interception night, helped out by Miami's turnover chain — the gaudy bauble that gets awarded amid much fanfare on the sideline when the Hurricanes get a takeaway — making four appearances to the delight of Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez and about 63,000 other people in the crowd.

Virginia Tech (7-2, 3-2) got a touchdown run from quarterback Josh Jackson. He was 20 of 32 passing for 197 yards and two interceptions.

NO. 10 TCU 24, TEXAS 7

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Hicks ran for two touchdowns and TCU rebounded from its only loss, staying tied for the Big 12 lead and in contention for a playoff spot.

In a game dominated by two of the Big 12's best defenses, Hicks had 41 yards rushing on 11 carries. That included his 1-yard TD to end TCU's opening drive and his 14-yarder that put the Horned Frogs (8-1, 5-1 Big 12, No. 8 CFP) up 17-0 early in the second quarter. Texas (4-5, 3-3) managed only 263 total yards in its biggest losing margin in coach Tom Herman's first season.

With freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger missing his second straight game for the Longhorns, Shane Buechele completed 21 of 44 passes for 254 yards with a 33-yard scoring pass to Collin Johnson.

NO. 12 WASHINGTON 38, OREGON 3

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Dante Pettis became the NCAA's all-time leader in punt return touchdowns and had a 47-yard TD reception.

A year after breaking a 12-game losing streak to the Ducks, Washington (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12, No. 12 CFP) kept alive its hopes for a return to the College Football Playoff by thumping its rival to the south.

Pettis sparked Washington's blowout on a frigid, wet night along the shore of Lake Washington. After a sluggish start, Pettis' ninth career punt return TD started an avalanche of Washington points.

Washington quarterback Jake Browning threw for 204 yards, and his two TD passes tied Keith Price for the school record at 75.

Brandon Burmeister started at quarterback for Oregon as the Ducks (5-5, 2-5) kept Justin Herbert out for one more game due to a collarbone injury. Herbert has not played since being injured in late September. Royce Freeman rushed for 122 yards, but the Ducks had almost no passing attack.

WEST VIRGINIA 20, NO. 14 IOWA STATE 16

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Will Grier threw two touchdown passes and Justin Crawford broke out of a three-game slump with 102 yards rushing for West Virginia.

West Virginia (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) became bowl eligible and knocked the Cyclones (6-3, 4-2, No. 15 CFP) out of a four-way tie for first place.

Iowa State trailed 20-0 late in the second quarter and never recovered in losing on the road for the first time. Grier rebounded from his worst performance of the season last week when he threw four interceptions in a loss to Oklahoma State.

Grier had scoring passes of 10 yards to David Sills and 55 yards to Ka'Raun White. Grier finished 20 of 25 for 316 yards, his eighth 300-yard performance of the season.

NO. 15 UCF 31, SMU 24

DALLAS (AP) — McKenzie Milton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Adrian Killins Jr. rushed for two more touchdowns and UCF stayed undefeated.

The Knights (8-0, 5-0 AAC, No. 18 CFP) remained the only undefeated team in the Group of Five, keeping them on track to play in a major New Year's Day bowl game if they can win out.

SMU's best opportunity at an upset fizzled with 5:10 remaining when wideout Trey Quinn dropped a pass on fourth-and-3 that would have given the Mustangs (6-3, 3-2) a first down deep in UCF territory.

Killins scored on runs of 64 yards and 34 yards for UCF, splitting defenders and shedding would-be tacklers along the way. And early in the second quarter, Milton found wide receiver Gabriel Davis down the right sideline for an 80-yard touchdown strike.

NO. 16 AUBURN 42, TEXAS A&M 27

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns and Auburn pulled away in the second half against Texas.

Kerryon Johnson added 145 yards rushing and a touchdown and provided a highlight-reel play with a nifty one-handed catch for an 11-yard gain on third down in the fourth quarter. Eli Stove capped that possession with a 4-yard touchdown run that pushed the lead to 42-20.

Auburn (7-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 14 CFP) led by eight at halftime and made it 28-13 when Stidham connected with Ryan Davis on a 4-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter.

The Aggies (5-4, 3-3) were forced to punt on their next drive and Shane Tripucka, who had a punt blocked for a touchdown in the first half, didn't get this one off cleanly and it went just 16 yards to give Auburn good field position.

NO. 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 49, NO. 23 ARIZONA 35

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Jones II rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and Southern California overcame a big second-half rally led by Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate.

Sam Darnold passed for 311 yards and two TDs for the Trojans (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12), who led 28-6 midway through the third quarter before Tate finally got the Wildcats (6-3, 4-2) rolling. Arizona scored 29 points in about 11 minutes, tying it at 35 on Zach Green's TD run and a 2-point conversion with 8:23 to play.

But Jones ran wild in the fourth quarter, racking up 96 yards while scoring the tiebreaking touchdown with 5:37 to play and adding another score with 3:09 left as the Trojans pulled away.

USC is alone atop the Pac-12 South after its 15th consecutive victory at the Coliseum. One victory in the Trojans' final two games against Colorado and UCLA will put them in the conference title game next month.

NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI ST 34, UMASS 23

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Nick Fitzgerald ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns to lead Mississippi State past UMass.

Mississippi State (7-2, No. 16 CFP) trailed 20-13 at halftime, but scored two quick touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 27-20 advantage. UMass pulled to 27-23 on a short field goal in the fourth quarter, but couldn't move the ball in the final minutes.

Aeris Williams added 114 yards rushing on 24 carries for Mississippi State.

UMass (2-7) had the ball in the fourth quarter with a chance to drive for the go-ahead score, but went three-and-out. Mississippi State's Deddrick Thomas returned the ensuing punt 83 yards for a touchdown.

NO. 25 WASHINGTON STATE 24, NO. 18 STANFORD 21

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Luke Falk threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns and Washington State beat No, keeping alive its hopes for a Pac-12 North title.

Snow started to fall heavily at the end of the first quarter. Stanford hadn't played in snow since a 1936 game against Columbia in New York.

Jamal Morrow rushed for 66 yards for Washington State (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12, No. 25 CFP), chewing up time at the end of the game. Bryce Love, slowed by an ankle injury, was held to 69 yards, his worst outing of the season for Stanford (6-3, 5-2, No. 21 CFP). He came in as the nation's leading rusher, averaging 198 yards a game. The Cougars finished 7-0 in Pullman this season.

Oklahoma defends softball title with 5-4 win over Florida

By CLIFF BRUNT
Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Even as defending champions, it seemed for most of the season that Oklahoma was unlikely to repeat.

The Sooners earned just a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They lost their NCAA opener to North Dakota State before rallying, then had to go to Auburn and win a super regional.

Even when they recovered at the Women’s College World Series and reached the championship round, they faced No. 1 seed Florida and its two All-American pitchers.

In the end, Oklahoma found a way, including a 17-inning win in Game 1. On Tuesday night, Shay Knighten hit a three-run double in the second inning, and the Sooners defeated Florida 5-4 to win it all again.

The Sooners (61-9) took both games from Florida in the best-of-three series to earn their third NCAA title in five years.

“I still cannot believe that this happened, with where we started and where we finished,” Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said.

“There’s so many stories. The journey was unbelievable. I think if you looked at us in February and March, even parts of April, you would never imagine us sitting here right now with trophies in front of us.”

Knighten, who hit a three-run homer in the 17th inning on Monday, was selected the World Series’ Most Outstanding Player.

Oklahoma freshman Mariah Lopez (18-1) got the win in relief of Paige Parker. Though Parker has an 8-0 career World Series record, she struggled on Tuesday and lasted just 1 2-3 innings. She threw 108 pitches in the 5½-hour game on Monday night.

“I think Paige probably could tell you she didn’t have her best stuff, but she is the reason why we’re sitting here right now, and she knows that. I know she knows that,” Gasso said.

“To be able to give Mariah (Lopez) the ball, a freshman who’s been waiting patiently, and for her to step up and do what we asked her to do in that setting was another reason why we’re sitting here with a trophy. It’s another reason why we’re here, period.”

Paige Lowary stepped in and threw two innings of perfect relief for her nation-leading 11th save. With a one-run lead, she retired Florida’s Nos. 2-4 hitters in order in the seventh. On Monday night, ESPN announcers said one of her pitches reached 75 mph on the radar gun.

“Paige Lowary came in, and she was hot,” Gasso said. “She was ready. I don’t know how hard she was throwing, but it looked like 100 miles an hour. The adrenaline was there and she was hitting her spots just so confident.”

Florida (58-10) did not allow an earned run in three games to reach the championship series, but the Sooners were able to break through against what statistically was the nation’s best pitching staff.

Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill, USA Softball’s National Collegiate Player of the Year, did not play Tuesday. Florida coach Tim Walton went with No. 3 pitcher Alesia Ocasio (8-2), and she got the loss. Delaney Gourley allowed the double to Knighten in relief.

“It just wasn’t our tournament,” Walton said. “You look at the statistics, it’s eerie how close the games were statistically. So I think that you’ve got two evenly matched teams. One just found a way to hit the ball over the fence more than we did, and give them a lot of credit.”

Oklahoma’s Nicole Mendes homered on Ocasio’s third pitch of the game to give the Sooners a 1-0 lead. Sophia Reynoso responded with a solo shot for Florida in the second.

With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the second, Ocasio singled to knock in Justine McLean, then Kayli Kvistad walked with the bases loaded to score Amanda Lorenz and make it 3-1.

Knighten’s big hit in the bottom of the second put Oklahoma up 5-3.

“Being in those moments, I’ve just got to keep myself calm, just stay relaxed and just kind of not think about what if, just kind of go for it,” she said. “And it paid off.”

Florida’s Chelsea Herndon came back with a solo blast in the third to cut Oklahoma’s lead to 5-4. The pitchers took over from there.

“Just a hard-fought two games,” Walton said. “Wish we could have pushed it to a third, and give us a chance. But I thought overall our players — really proud of our team.”

Oklahoma had just one senior in its lineup and has no senior pitchers. Gasso said her team will be focused again next season.

“We learned a lesson,” she said. “We are good at learning lessons. We’re not going to let this get in our way.”

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Box Score

2017 Oklahoma Softball
#1 Florida vs #10 Oklahoma
Jun 06, 2017 at Oklahoma City, Okla. (USA Softball Stadium)

Florida 4 (58-10)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Lorenz lf	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	1
DeWitt 2b	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Ocasio p/3b	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
Kvistad 1b	2	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	0
Wheaton c	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Reynoso ss	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0
Clemens dp	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
J. Roberts ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Voss pr/cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herndon rf/dp	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
McLean cf/rf	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hoover 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gourley p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	26	4	6	4	3	5	18	5	6
Oklahoma 5 (61-9)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Mendes, Nicole rf/p	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1
Clifton, Caleigh 2b	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0
Knighten, Shay 1b	3	0	1	3	0	1	8	0	1
Aviu, Fale dp/rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pendley, Nicole cf	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
Romero, Sydney 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Hatfield, Macey lf	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0
Wodach, Lea c	2	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0
Arnold, Kelsey ss	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
Parker, Paige p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lopez, Mariah p/dp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lowary, Paige p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	26	5	8	5	2	5	21	7	5

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Florida............. 031 000 0 - 4 6 1 Oklahoma............ 140 000 X - 5 8 1 -----------------------------------------

E - DeWitt(3); Hatfield, M.(2). DP - UF 1. LOB - UF 6; OU 5. 2B - Knighten, S.(13). HR - Reynoso(3); Herndon(5); Mendes, N.(7). HBP - Kvistad. SH - DeWitt(6). SB - Aviu, Fale(6); Arnold, K.(10).

Florida	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Ocasio L,8-2	1.1	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	9	0	4	42
Gourley	4.2	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	18	19	5	3	69
Oklahoma	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Parker, Paige	1.2	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	2	3	44
Lopez, Mariah W,18-1	2.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	9	4	1	28
Mendes, Nicole	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2	20
Lowary, Paige S,11	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	6	1	2	29

Win - Lopez, M. (18-1). Loss - Ocasio (8-2). Save - Lowary, P. (11). HBP - by Lopez, M. (Kvistad). Inherited runners/scored: Gourley 3/3; Lopez, M. 3/1; Lowary, P. 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Ocasio 42/25; Gourley 69/46; Parker, P. 44/23; Lopez, M. 28/21; Mendes, N. 20/11; Lowary, P. 29/22. Umpires - HP: Terry Holt 1B: Scott Thomas 3B: Erin Peterson Start: 7:07 pm Time: 2:21 Attendance: 8507 Weather: Clear, 89F, N 6mph Mendes, N. faced 1 batter in the 6th.

Play-by-Play

2017 Oklahoma Softball
#1 Florida vs #10 Oklahoma
Jun 06, 2017 at Oklahoma City, Okla. (USA Softball Stadium)

Florida starters: 18/lf Lorenz; 23/2b DeWitt; 8/p Ocasio; 21/1b Kvistad; 25/c Wheaton; 74/ss Reynoso; 28/dp Clemens; 19/rf Herndon; 52/cf McLean; 9/3b Hoover;

Oklahoma starters: 11/rf Mendes, N.; 20/2b Clifton, C.; 17/1b Knighten, S.; 34/dp Aviu, Fale; 1/cf Pendley, N.; 2/3b Romero, S.; 6/lf Hatfield, M.; 15/c Wodach, Lea; 3/ss Arnold, K.; 8/p Parker, P.;

Florida 1st - Lorenz walked (3-0 BBBB). DeWitt out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Lorenz advanced to second. Ocasio popped up to 1b (0-1 K). Kvistad walked (3-0 BBBB). Wheaton grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Oklahoma 1st - Mendes, N. homered to left field, RBI (2-1 BKB). Clifton, C. singled to right field (2-1 KBB). Knighten, S. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 KFB); Clifton, C. out at second ss to 2b. Aviu, Fale grounded out to 2b (1-2 BFF); Knighten, S. advanced to second. Pendley, N. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-2 BBFK); Knighten, S. out at second ss unassisted, interference. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Florida 2nd - Reynoso homered to left field, RBI (1-2 BFFF). Clemens flied out to cf (3-2 BBKBK). Herndon grounded out to ss (0-0). McLean singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (1-2 SKB). Lorenz intentionally walked (3-1 BKBBB). DeWitt singled to left field (1-2 BKF); Lorenz advanced to second; McLean advanced to third. Ocasio singled to right field, RBI (3-2 BBKFB); DeWitt advanced to second; Lorenz advanced to third; McLean scored. Lopez, M. to p for Parker, P.. Kvistad hit by pitch, RBI (1-1 KB); Ocasio advanced to second; DeWitt advanced to third; Lorenz scored. Wheaton fouled out to lf (0-1 K). 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Oklahoma 2nd - Romero, S. grounded out to ss (2-2 KKFBB). Hatfield, M. singled through the left side (1-2 FFBF). Wodach, Lea walked (3-1 BBKBB); Hatfield, M. advanced to second. Arnold, K. singled to catcher (2-2 BFBF); Wodach, Lea advanced to second; Hatfield, M. advanced to third. Ocasio to 3b. Gourley to p for Hoover. Mendes, N. struck out swinging (0-2 FKFS). Clifton, C. walked, RBI (3-2 BKSBBB); Arnold, K. advanced to second; Wodach, Lea advanced to third; Hatfield, M. scored. Knighten, S. doubled to right center, 3 RBI (0-0); Clifton, C. scored; Arnold, K. scored; Wodach, Lea scored. Aviu, Fale singled through the left side (0-2 KFF); Knighten, S. advanced to third. Aviu, Fale stole second. Pendley, N. flied out to rf (1-1 KB). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Florida 3rd - Reynoso lined out to lf (1-0 B). Clemens struck out swinging (1-2 KSBFS). Herndon homered to center field, RBI (0-0). McLean grounded out to ss (1-2 KKBF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 3rd - Romero, S. flied out to rf (0-0). Hatfield, M. grounded out to ss (0-0). Wodach, Lea flied out to lf (1-2 BKFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Florida 4th - Lorenz flied out to cf (2-2 KBKBF). DeWitt flied out to lf (0-0). Ocasio struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 4th - Arnold, K. grounded out to ss (2-1 BBK). Mendes, N. flied out to lf (1-0 B). Clifton, C. singled to right field (1-1 BK). Knighten, S. struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Florida 5th - Mendes, N. to p. Aviu, Fale to rf. Lopez, M.. Kvistad popped up to 3b (3-1 BKBB). Wheaton grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK). Reynoso grounded out to ss (2-2 BBKSF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma 5th - Aviu, Fale grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 BBKBK). Pendley, N. singled to left field (3-0 BBB). Romero, S. lined into double play 1b unassisted (0-1 K); Pendley, N. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Florida 6th - J. Roberts pinch hit for Clemens. J. Roberts singled through the left side (3-2 BKFBB). Voss pinch ran for J. Roberts. Mendes, N. to rf. Aviu, Fale to dp. Lowary, P. to p for Lopez, M.. Herndon grounded out to 2b (1-2 BFF); Voss advanced to second. McLean lined out to lf (0-2 KFFFF). Lorenz struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma 6th - Voss to cf. Herndon to dp. McLean to rf. Hatfield, M. struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS). Wodach, Lea struck out swinging (1-2 KBKFS). Arnold, K. reached on a fielding error by 2b (2-2 BSFB). Arnold, K. stole second. Mendes, N. struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Florida 7th - DeWitt struck out swinging (2-2 FSFBBS). Ocasio struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS). Kvistad grounded out to p (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.