NCAA Super Regional, game 2

OU softball vs. Arizona on Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Norman, Okla. The Sooners beat the Wildcats, 7-1, and advance to the Women's College World Series.

  1. Just under an hour away from game time in Norman. #Soonersoftball looking to punch its ticket to the 2012 WCWS with a win today over Arizona
  2. We're 30 minutes from first pitch. @SoonerSoftball has a chance to finish off Arizona and advance to the WCWS. Follow @TobiAnn for updates.
  3. Arizona State and Alabama both punched tickets to 2012 WCWS yesterday, Ricketts looking to lead her team back to OKC.
  4. Kenzie Fowler will lead off on the mound for Arizona.
  5. Batters 1-5 are all hitting above .300 in Sooner line-up. Ricketts is hitting .401.
  6. #Soonersoftball puts two on in the first similar to Friday's game. Chamberlain up to bat, no outs.
  7. RBI single for Ricketts to put #Sooners up 1-0. Bases still loaded, no outs.
  8. Shelby Babcock already in the bull pen as Fowler has yet to get an out through the first six batters. #Soonersoftball
  9. Erica Sampson is hit by a pitch to push #Soonersoftball's third run through. #Sooners know up 3-0 with no outs in the first.
  10. #Soonersoftball is really peaking, scoring five runs so far against a powerful Arizona in the first two innings of each game this weekend.
  11. Katie Norris singles through 3B Del Ponte to score 2 runs. #Sooners leading 5-0 with only one out in the first. We're now on our 9th batter.
  12. UA's Fowler has thrown 44 pitches this inning.
  13. #Soonersoftball scored 5 runs on two hits in the first inning. #Sooners came to play today/batted through the line-up during the 1st.
  14. Ricketts gets a strikeout and #Sooner defense picks up the last two outs to go 3-up, 3-down in the first. Lead Arizona 5-0.
  15. Ricketts gets her second single of the game with a frozen rope to right field. #Soonersoftball
  16. Shults singles to left field, Ricketts moves to third with two outs in the second.
  17. Chamberlain's long ball to right center falls just short of the fence, Sooners get two quick outs in the top 2nd.
  18. Fowler settles in, striking out Sampson and not allowing the #Sooners to score with Ricketts and Shults on 3B and 2B. #OU up 5-0
  19. Oklahoma unable to score any runs in the 2nd despite 2 innings. Middle of 2 and OU leads Arizona 5-0.
  20. #Sooner error allows Arizona to put two on in the second with no outs.
  21. Back-to-back Ks for Ricketts. Two outs with Arizona runners on base.
  22. Arizona knows how to put runners on, had 10 yesterday but no runs.

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