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Liberty Tops Tulsa, Falls to No. 1 Oklahoma on Day 1 in Norman
3/1/2024 9:21:00 PM | Softball
NORMAN, Okla. – Liberty defeated Tulsa 10-6 at Marita Hynes on Friday afternoon, before falling to No. 1 Oklahoma, 8-0 in five innings at brand-new Love's Field, Friday night.  Â
The Lady Flames (8-8) saw their winning streak snapped at six games. Meanwhile, three-time defending national champion Oklahoma extended its NCAA Division I-record winning streak to 69 games with wins over Miami (Ohio) and Liberty on its first day at the new 4,200-seat Love's Field. Tulsa fell to 9-6 with the loss to the Lady Flames.
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Liberty 10, Tulsa 6
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to left, 1-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe homers to right, Barrett scores, 3-0
Tulsa – 4th INNING – Jones homers to right center, 3-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Kersten homers to right, Wilson scores, 5-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Kersten doubles to left center, Wilson advances, Heidorn and Roberts score, 7-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey singles on the infield, Tuck advances, Wilson scores, 8-1
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Cole doubles to right center, Jones scores, 8-2
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Wood homers to left center, Cole scores, 8-4
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Bearpaw singles to left, Skaggs advances, Morgan and Denson score, 8-6
Liberty – 6th INNING – Fortner reaches on fielder's choice, Roberts advances, Roupe scores, 9-6
Liberty – 6th INNING – Wilson reaches on fielder's choice, Roberts scores from second, 10-6
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Turning Point
Notable Numbers
Scoring Summary
Oklahoma – 2nd INNING – Pickering homers to right, 1-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Ludlam reaches on fielder's choice, advances to second on throwing error, Hansen scores, 2-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Ludlam scores on a wild pitch, 3-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Sanders singles to left, Boone and Torres advance, Pickering scores, 4-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Coleman sacrifice fly, Boone advances, Torres scores, 5-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Sanders steals second, advances to third, Boone steals home, 6-0
Oklahoma – 5th INNING – Torres doubles to left center, Ludlam and Parker score, 8-0
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Turning Point
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Beyond the Box Score
Up Next
     The Lady Flames will take on No. 1 Oklahoma at 2:45 p.m. ET (1:45 p.m. CT) tomorrow, followed by a 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT) game against Louisiana.
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The Lady Flames (8-8) saw their winning streak snapped at six games. Meanwhile, three-time defending national champion Oklahoma extended its NCAA Division I-record winning streak to 69 games with wins over Miami (Ohio) and Liberty on its first day at the new 4,200-seat Love's Field. Tulsa fell to 9-6 with the loss to the Lady Flames.
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Liberty 10, Tulsa 6
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to left, 1-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe homers to right, Barrett scores, 3-0
Tulsa – 4th INNING – Jones homers to right center, 3-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Kersten homers to right, Wilson scores, 5-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Kersten doubles to left center, Wilson advances, Heidorn and Roberts score, 7-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey singles on the infield, Tuck advances, Wilson scores, 8-1
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Cole doubles to right center, Jones scores, 8-2
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Wood homers to left center, Cole scores, 8-4
Tulsa – 6th INNING – Bearpaw singles to left, Skaggs advances, Morgan and Denson score, 8-6
Liberty – 6th INNING – Fortner reaches on fielder's choice, Roberts advances, Roupe scores, 9-6
Liberty – 6th INNING – Wilson reaches on fielder's choice, Roberts scores from second, 10-6
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Turning Point
- Liberty scored in five out of its six innings at bat, building an 8-1 lead after a three-run fifth.
- Tulsa battled back by scoring five times in the top of the sixth. Katie Love came on with two on and two out with an 8-6 lead and pitched a four-out save. Â
Notable Numbers
- Tulsa outhit Liberty 13-11 for the game, with both teams committing an error. The Golden Hurricane left 10 runners on base, compared to six stranded for the Lady Flames.
- Elena Escobar (4-0) earned the win, allowing four runs on nine hits, walking two and striking out two in five innings pitched. Tyler Oubre allowed two runs in 2 2/3 innings. Love earned her first career save, yielding one hit in a scoreless 1 1/3 innings.
- Maura Moore (4-3) drew the loss, yielding five runs on four hits, walking three and fanning one in three innings. Kylee Nash gave up five runs in three innings of relief.
- Rachel Roupe went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and three runs scored, her second straight two-homer game. Sierra Kersten batted 2-for-3 with a homer, four RBI and one run. KK Madrey went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and one RBI.
- For Tulsa, Abby Jones went 3-for-4 with a homer, one RBI and two runs scored. Celeste Wood batted 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and one run. Imani Edwards and Claira Skaggs contributed two hits each.Â
- Liberty and Tulsa are now 1-1 against each other in softball. Both meetings have come at Oklahoma's Marita Hynes Field, as the Golden Hurricane topped the Lady Flames here in 2014. Â
- Starting as the leadoff batter for the first time in her career, Roupe launched the first pitch she saw deep to left. She is the first Lady Flame since Devyn Howard against Virginia, March 7, 2023, to lead off a game with a home run.
- Roupe is the first Lady Flame since Caroline Hudson, March 5 in both games of a doubleheader versus Radford, with back-to-back two-homer games.
- Roupe homered in three straight at bats, dating to Liberty's 10-1 win over Morgan State on Sunday. She is the first Liberty player since Amber Bishop, Feb. 23, 2020, to hit home runs in three consecutive at bats.
- Kersten posted her third career four-RBI game and second of this season. She drove in four runs against Penn State on Feb. 23.
- Roberts improved her hitting streak to seven straight games.Â
Scoring Summary
Oklahoma – 2nd INNING – Pickering homers to right, 1-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Ludlam reaches on fielder's choice, advances to second on throwing error, Hansen scores, 2-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Ludlam scores on a wild pitch, 3-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Sanders singles to left, Boone and Torres advance, Pickering scores, 4-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Coleman sacrifice fly, Boone advances, Torres scores, 5-0
Oklahoma – 4th INNING – Sanders steals second, advances to third, Boone steals home, 6-0
Oklahoma – 5th INNING – Torres doubles to left center, Ludlam and Parker score, 8-0
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Turning Point
- Kaylan Yoder held the high-scoring Sooners to one run on one hit through three innings. Oklahoma broke the game open with a five-run fourth during which Paige Bachman and Tyler Oubre pitched in relief.
Notable Numbers
- Oklahoma outhit Liberty 7-2 for the game, while the Lady Flames committing the game's lone error. The Sooners left four runners on base, while Liberty stranded one.
- Kelly Maxwell (5-0) tossed a two-hit shutout for the Sooners, striking out seven.
- Yoder (2-3) drew the loss, allowing three runs on two hits, walking three in three innings before giving was to Bachman and Oubre.
- Alynah Torres went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI and one run. Kasidi Pickering batted 1-for-1 with a homer, one RBI and two runs scored. Riley Ludlam also scored twice.
- Savannah Jessee batted 2-for-2 with a double for the Lady Flames.
Beyond the Box Score
- Oklahoma is now 5-0 all-time against Liberty in softball. The Sooners edged the Lady Flames 1-0 in eight innings in Irvine, Calif., in last year's season opener.
- Oklahoma's last loss was Feb. 19, 2023 at Baylor.
- Jessee, who celebrated her 20th birthday today, posted her second two-hit game of the season for the Lady Flames.
Up Next
     The Lady Flames will take on No. 1 Oklahoma at 2:45 p.m. ET (1:45 p.m. CT) tomorrow, followed by a 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT) game against Louisiana.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Escobar, Elena (4-0)
L: MOORE, Maura (4-3)
S: Love, Katie (1)
Batting:
2B: DENSON, MacKenzie 1 ; COLE, Maci 1
HR: JONES, Abby 1 ; WOOD, Celeste 1
RBI: BEARPAW, Kailyn 2 ; JONES, Abby 1 ; COLE, Maci 1 ; WOOD, Celeste 2
Base Running:
RUNS: DENSON, MacKenzie 1 ; MORGAN, Haley 1 ; JONES, Abby 2 ; COLE, Maci 1 ; WOOD, Celeste 1
SB: JONES, Abby 2
Batting:
2B: Kersten, Sierra 1 ; Madrey, KK 1
HR: Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Kersten, Sierra 1
RBI: Roupe, Rachel 3 ; Fortner, Megan 1 ; Kersten, Sierra 4 ; Madrey, KK 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roupe, Rachel 3 ; Roberts, Brooke 2 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Wilson, Mary Claire 2 ; Kersten, Sierra 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
SB: Wilson, Mary Claire 1 ; Madrey, KK 1
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