Oklahoma Strives to Sustain Momentum Ahead of Bedlam

Oklahoma arrives in Oklahoma City fresh off a series win over Texas. The Sooners took two of three from the Longhorns over the weekend. They now head to Devon Park for the Bedlam matchup with Oklahoma State.

Game details

The game is set for Wednesday, April 15. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

Television coverage is on ESPN2. Radio listeners can tune to 107.7 FM The Franchise Oklahoma City or 1560 AM The Franchise 2.

Oklahoma aims to sustain momentum

Oklahoma aims to sustain momentum as Bedlam approaches. The Sooners enter the game ranked No. 1 nationally.

Head coach Patty Gasso and associate head coach and pitching coach Jennifer Rocha will manage the staff. Audrey Lowry has emerged as the team’s ace.

Player notes for the Sooners

Mississippi transfer Miali Guachino brings Women’s College World Series experience. Senior Kierston Deal is familiar with Devon Park.

Freshmen Allyssa Parker and Berkley Zache have not yet played at Devon Park. Catcher Kendall Wells has 31 home runs this season.

Wells sits three homers shy of Jocelyn Alo’s single-season program record of 34.

Oklahoma State outlook

Oklahoma State enters the game ranked No. 21. The Cowgirls sit 9-6 in Big 12 play this season.

Coach Kenny Gajewski has navigated a roster with significant turnover. Karli Godwin, Rosie Davis and Tia Warsop provide Bedlam experience.

Pitching choices and RPI stakes

Gajewski faces RPI considerations with No. 16 Arizona and No. 5 Texas on the schedule. He could start ace Ruby Meylan.

Alternatively, he might turn to right-hander RyLee Crandall. The matchup represents a major RPI opportunity for Oklahoma State.

Recent history and context

Last season at Devon Park, Oklahoma beat the Cowgirls 11-3 by run rule in five innings. OU has a chance to win a third consecutive Bedlam game on Wednesday.

Gasso used the Texas series finale to give the pitching staff experience in a hostile environment. That approach may influence Wednesday’s rotation call.

Looking ahead

After Bedlam, Oklahoma hosts No. 8 Arkansas on Friday. That SEC series has large conference implications.

Patty Gasso will face her son, DJ Gasso, who serves as Arkansas’s hitting coach. Oklahoma State will host Arizona this weekend.

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