The senior star is hitting .575 so far on the season with five homers to go along with it. The Sooners are pouring it on. Whaley did not respond to requests for comment from USA TODAY Sports. Well, I thought we came out on fire. The offensive domination continues, this time with Kinzie Hansen sending a two-run bomb over the center-field fence to take a 10-0 lead. 3 in the nation. White was ejected between the first We just wanna @alexstorakoEND 1 | OU 0, UCLA 0 | @FloSoftball pic.twitter.com/Y9SKBWuXWm, Who: No. The Longhorns coach looked to have some four letter words for umpire Bubba Ewald, which got him tossed out of the game. Scott had two runs, two hits and one RBI. No. UCLA, who has had a tremendous season in its own right, was the only other team to receive a first-place vote. There were no complaints cited in the review about the baptisms or other religious issues. 1 UCLA Bruins 14-0, Oklahoma Sooners extend streak to three with 10-3 win over Utah Utes, Sooners complete the Friday sweep with 8-0 shutout of Texas A&M, Oklahoma Sooners bounce back with run rule win over Cal State Fullerton, 'I don't want them to feel that kind of pressure': Patty Gasso taking a big picture approach, How to Watch No. They don't call them home run-U for nothing. He didnt agree with that. Virginia Tech then retaliated in the third inning, scoring two runs of its own. He did not like that. The school subsequently announced that it had retained an outside law firm to conduct a review of the "overall climate around issues of student-athlete well-being within the athletic department.". ANOTHER ONE! Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud. WebMen's and Women's Armed Forces National Championship added to 2023 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Two U.S. Olympians to be inducted in Pac-12 Hall of Honor as part of first-ever all-female class As Alexander sprinted for home, she was tagged out by Texas catcher Mary Iakopo as the two collided in the basepath a few feet in front of the plate. If a player is ejected from the first game of a doubleheader in softball, is she eligible to play in the second game of the doubleheader? The Sooners piled on some more runs, highlighted by Kinzie Hansen's second homer of the day for a 14-0 lead. The gesture was caught on ESPNs cameras and aired live. University of Texas head softball coach Mike White was thrown out of the Big 12 Championship semifinal game Friday, but it was the hand gesture he flashed on But it was wacky. 2 Oklahoma beats No. I know that I have embarrassed the University of Texas, the Texas softball program and my athletic director, Chris Del Conte, who have placed trust in me to lead this team in an honorable way. Texas softball coach Mike White was ejected after the first inning of his teams 6-1 loss to Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, and before exiting the field, made an obscene gesture. With the resignation of Texas Tech softball head coach Adrian Gregory on Sept. 22, an internal review of the program was expected to examine allegations of player Tensions are high in tournament style softball, and it seems that the pressure, and the Oklahoma humidity, got to head coach Mike White. What is even cooler about this is that Hansen is back from an appendix issue at the very beginning of the season just two weeks ago. The second reversal drew a more vehement protest from White, who appeared particularly upset with third base umpire Naomi Erdahl toward the end of his discussions. On the other hand, I cant say Im too shocked that such a thing would happen because theres a pretty strong evangelical culture in Lubbock.. No. Tennessee coach Vitello to return after suspension, No. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. Nick Williams. The Oklahoma Sooners bounced back from their first loss of the season to the Baylor Bears in ferocious fashion, going 5-0 at the Mary Nutter Classic. 4 min read. 4 0 obj @FloSoftball pic.twitter.com/eelqGzK7mm, . Lee sent the FOURTH home run of the inning over the fence for a 5-0 lead. stream What will future of Big 12 softball look like after OU & Texas flee to SEC? % As I said after the game, they were unacceptable, regrettable and reflected poorly on the Big 12 Conference, The University of Texas, my softball team and me personally. As he walked back to the dugout to leave the game, White turned back towards Erdahl and extended his middle finger toward her. Before leaving the field, White raised his middle finger in the direction of the umpires. The Longhorns will aim to avenge this loss as they face off against Virginia Tech again at 4:00 p.m on Saturday. She will coach the remainder of the season. A runner is rounding third base while the ball is relayed to home plate. Junior first baseman Courtney Day then hit the second home run for Texas into right center field, letting Scott and herself score two more runs in the third inning, putting the score at 5-2. 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We're back in action next weekend in Norman!#WeAreUK x @KYBloodCenter pic.twitter.com/EGPsFdQXXY, Kentucky Softball (@UKsoftball) February 26, 2023, #Pac12SB Player of the Week: Devyn Netz, @ArizonaSoftball , Full release https://t.co/O2mK12uvYJ#BearDown | @RawlingsSB pic.twitter.com/MD6wh7eWel, Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) February 27, 2023. STEPPING DOWN:Texas Tech softball coach steps down after review of program, WOMEN'S HOOPS:Texas Tech fires coach Marlene Stollings amid abuse claims within program. Texas Tech softball coach Adrian Gregory resigned Monday, marking the second abrupt departure in as many months by a coach of one of the school's women's 1 UCLA vs. No. The Horned Frogs are 7-20, 1-15 in the Big 12 and will be the No. Schools have been doing it and getting away with it because whos going to bother to sue, right? James said. The Bubble. Tiare Jennings is hitting .385 with one home run, which normally is pretty good. The Sooners are looking to make a big-time statement here today after losing a close game to Baylor last week. Then, to end the second inning, the Cowgirls were awarded a second run after review when Chyenne Factor was found to have scored before Texas recorded a double-play at second base. He wouldnt let go of that. But new pitcher, same story and Haley Lee was at the plate. Hansen then wanted in on the party. X{%F3CF968%nJ{HZR&U+:_e,?rYI6*k}!a@w$=`0x)br/H ]~]8MH ])8X[o+ Apparently losing track of the outs, the runner on second base failed to tag up. He currently resides in Kansas City where he is a talk show host and program director at KCMO Talk Radio. The offensive domination all started in the top of the second inning Alyssa Brito and Jayda Coleman hit back-to-back homers off of Megan Faraimo, and it didn't end there. The Sooners chased Megan Faraimo out of the game in just the second inning. Dolcini caught the runner at third base, Chelsea Alexander, in a rundown that ended with Texas catcher Mary Iakopo tagging Alexander out at the plate for the apparent second out. According to the review, there were allegedly three incidents involving Gregory grabbing team personnel, two involving players and another with a former assistant coach who said Gregory bruised her arm. The review included interviews with 29 people and was conducted between Aug. 20 and Sept. 21. Typically, losses are early and often in softball, but for Oklahoma, this was odd. Before taking over at TCU, Pebley spent two years at Fresno State, where the Bulldogs won the Mountain West Conference tournament both seasons and reached the NCAA Tournament. UK ends the road trip 7-3 and now sits 10-3-1 overall. @FloSoftball pic.twitter.com/Nn8dDhzUXX. Thats what video review confirmed. Chenise Delce being named SEC Pitcher of the Week. On the same day, Edwards said, Texas Tech associate head coach Sam Marder was baptized at the softball facility. ET Sunday, Feb. 26Where: Mary Nutter Classic Cathedral City, CA Big League Dreams Sports ParkHow to watch: Livestreamon FloSoftball. Additionally, the game will be aired on tape delay on MLB Network at 10 p.m. Maybe someone should ask him? Simply put, the best to ever do it. Sure, theyd played great until they ran into the buzzsaw that was the Sooners, but they had no answers for Oklahomas lineup in the circle or at the plate against Alex Storako. As he walked to his dugout on the other side of the field, White appeared to first respond to jeers from the crowd along the third base line, largely composed of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State fans, before gesturing toward his own teams fans behind the Texas dugout to get up. The throw home was too late to get Factor, but Texas got the ball back to second base to double off Elish for the final out of the inning. 10/12 Virginia Tech in the Lone Star State invitational in extra innings. The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the No. What's valuable is the response, the rebound and the extra work that is going to be put in to make us better. In addition to the review of the softball team, the school conducted two reviews of the womens basketball program before a USA TODAY Sports investigation made public a culture of abuse under head coach Marlene Stollings, who was fired Aug. 6. March 11. Matthew Pehl, an adjunct instructor at Texas Tech whose academic interests include religion, said the obvious protest people would make is Texas Tech is a public, taxpayer-funded university campus and the baptisms are a private religious activity. >> https://t.co/tm1IVbPZHk#MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/Rxk8yhjQ9h, Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) February 27, 2023, DYK: The Hokies currently lead @NCAASoftball with home runs on the season so far pic.twitter.com/TnTeJJAVAq, Virginia Tech Softball (@HokiesSoftball) February 27, 2023, Citlaly Gutierrez records 9 K, 0 Walks, 0 Hits through 5 innings as @TexasSoftball beats Texas Southern 22-0. pic.twitter.com/V8R0pESXxa, Longhorn Network (@LonghornNetwork) February 26, 2023, Final #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/wCQUHmbB6Y, Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) February 25, 2023, Following a complete-game shutout victory over No. As he walked to his position, he clapped very intently at Erdahl, who promptly ejected the Longhorns head coach from the game. Following two shutouts, Ruby Meylan has been named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week! The flip-flop happened just last week when Oklahoma lost an unexpected matchup to Baylor. !#SicEm pic.twitter.com/sf2OuRiZJJ, Baylor Softball (@BaylorSoftball) February 26, 2023, BOOOOOOM!#GoDucks | #Version5 pic.twitter.com/Q3iYxH7DDz, Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 27, 2023, : https://t.co/2dCZI3evKq#WarEagle | @briellis1 pic.twitter.com/n3fNEqtOcQ, Auburn Softball (@AuburnSoftball) February 27, 2023, @KerpicsMadison is the @SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week , 0 runs in 19 innings3-0 record18 strikeouts .111 batting average against, https://t.co/FAtiaEUwsZ#Team27 | #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/lI1N6N6e3f, Georgia Softball (@UGASoftball) February 27, 2023. x@8cwL{gdqhcLj)J?@)mHsfeeUW7>\7??n6~q7w/NKtn&OoGt Pebley played her college basketball at Colorado and parlayed that into a short career in the WNBA. . Others receiving votes:Texas A&M (54), Louisiana (33),Arizona State (19), BYU (17), San Diego State (7), Mississippi State (6), Cal State Fullerton (4), Louisville (3),North Texas (2), UNC Charlotte (2), California (1). Texas Tech fired women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings in August amid allegations of a toxic and abusive atmosphere within that program. The school has not announced an interim softball coach. White was ejected between the first and second innings of his teams tournament semifinal game against the rival Cowgirls. Raiza Aguilar. Section 1208 (i): MINIMUM PENALTY FOR MISCONDUCT (1) Automatic Minimum Penalty. White The Sooners are now up 6-0 after a four-home run inning. But there were problems elsewhere, according to the report. Q: On the next run that scored on the double play in the bottom of the first inning, also after review, do you know what the initial ruling was, regarding why the run was said to not count? White immediately began arguing with umpires after the review, eventually taking his place in the third-base coaching box for the top of the second inning. You can find Matthew Postins on Twitter @PostinsPostcard. Neither the school nor Gregory gave a reason for her departure Tuesday, a little more than a year after she signed a five-year extension. @alyss_33 With her first inning single Sydney McKinney becomes the first Shocker in school history to record 300 career hits. So we went to review, and as soon as the run scores, and the subsequent third out of the inning was made at second base, thats a timing play. Following that fourth home run, Alynah Torres came up to plate and singled for the seventh consecutive hit for Oklahoma. Not to mention, Alex Storako is performing really well for OU in the circle. With the resignation of Texas Tech softball head coach Adrian Gregory on Sept. 22, an internal review of the program was expected to examine allegations of player abuse and racial insensitivity. I would like to apologize to everyone involved including the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State, my softball team and all Texas fans for my actions after being ejected, White said in a statement. Finally, as he neared the top step of the dugout, White turned and made the obscene gesture in the direction of the field and Erdahl. So, the loss likely shouldn't give Sooners fans any worry. 1 UCLA vs. No. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> 5 Clemson, Karlyn Pickens has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week #LadyVols #GBO pic.twitter.com/VqdGUEwRuJ, Tennessee Softball (@Vol_Softball) February 27, 2023, Death. ET Sunday night. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Baylor, who holds the only win over Oklahoma this season, moved up four spots to No. Today was certainly not the right way to conduct oneself during softball competition. WebCompliance / NCAA Rules. In addition to that statement, I also want to publicly apologize to the umpiring crew, that was calling the game, and specifically umpire Naomi Urdahl. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter Image; Craig Snider: Head Coach Let's go to the Beach-each, let's go get a wave , Closing the @NutterClassic on a high note with a run-rule win over Long Beach State. We came out and we stuck to our game plan, we did a really good job of hitting the ball and putting some runs up on the board. Katie Borchetta, General Sports ReporterFebruary 24, 2023. Camp Preview: New York Lady Nightmares Bring ODM Testing to Long Island on Sat. 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