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Oklahoma Announces Fall Softball Schedule

The Sooners' fall schedule includes two games and six intrasquad scrimmages as Patty Gasso's team prepares to chase its fourth straight national title.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma Announces Fall Softball Schedule
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Oklahoma announced its annual fall softball schedule on Thursday.

The three-time defending national champs will open the fall exhibition season on Oct. 4, and will conclude the fall season on Nov. 9.

The schedule features games against North Central Texas (Oct. 16) and Seminole State (Oct. 23), plus six intrasquad scrimmages called the "Battle Series," which features aggregate scoring and a unique scoring system.

In addition to the team vs. team competitions, similar to last fall, a cumulative points system will be used to determine MVPs and an individual champion will be named at the conclusion of the series.ย 

All Battle Series games will be televised on ESPN+.

All games will be played at OU's Marita Hynes Field -- the last time OU will play there, as brand new Love's Field is scheduled to open in time for the Sooners' pursuit of a fourth straight national title in the spring.

Tickets will be available for purchase online at www.SoonerSports.com/tickets beginning Friday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. CT and at the gate on game days. All tickets will be general admission and cost $15.

OU Athletics' clear-bag policy will be in effect and walk-through metal detectors will be utilized.

During each of OU's eight fall games, the Sooners will hold a food drive in conjunction with the OU Food Pantry. Fans who participate in the food drive will receive a Whataburger coupon for their donation at the front gate. Fans are encouraged to bring canned or nonperishable items to donate (toothpaste/toothbrushes, soap, feminine care products, peanut butter, jelly, cereals [cups or boxes], soups, boxed pastas, mac and cheese, canned tuna/chicken, rice and snack items).

The Sooners return 13 players for the 2024 season, including four 2023 All-Americans (utility player Alyssa Brito, outfielder Jayda Coleman, catcher Kinzie Hansen and infielder Tiare Jennings), and welcome eight newcomers.

Oklahoma won its third straight national championship last season after posting a 61-1 record, which was good for the best winning percentage (.984) in NCAA Division I history. OU also set the NCAA Division I record for longest winning streak, prevailing in each of its final 53 games of the season.

Twenty-eight of the team's 61 wins came via run-rule, as the Sooners outscored opponents 501-59. OU registered a nation-leading and school-record 35 shutouts and threw four no-hitters.

OU media relations contributed to this report.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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