Oklahoma launched four home runs, including a program single-season tying 34th home run by freshman Kendall Wells, and the Sooner rebounded from a tough 3-2 loss on Saturday night with an 11-1 run-rule victory and a series win over No. 6 Arkansas in the rubber game on Sunday.
The Sooners (42-6, 13-2) finished the week 2-2 and tied for the SEC lead with Alabama after starting out the week as the nation’s No. 1 team. Despite the two losses, Oklahoma dropped just one spot in Softball America’s Week 12 national rankings on Monday.
Head coach Patty Gasso issued a strong challenge to her team after losing a low-scoring, one-run game to Arkansas on Saturday. That was OU’s third loss in four games, and all games in which the Sooner offense was lethargic for most of the game…