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June 3, 2023 The Elk City News -3 CHRISLINARES COLLISION néPaun SPECIALISTS YR Mu Stroat Ft, OX TOGA Pome: 690-283-1857 ‘OULLIOWIN ALY ANE BPEUIALIS IS 108 E 7th Street . Bk city. ox 73688 Phone: 680-243-1057 "Your Homatonn Deal!” (580) 225-4500 Photos by Maxx Ramsey OU softball: Talented pitchers awaiting Sooners at Women’s College World Series Tarik Masri, The Norman dinal. Canady was the Cadinal’s Fouts came back from inju- with a lot of confidence right formidable team. Transcript Not only is Stanford having pitcher in seven of their 19 ry to pitch in all three games now. The senior hasn't allowed its winningest season since shutouts and is the nation’s at Super Regionals. They had a tough draw in a run in 17 innings since the Carrying the NCAA's all- 2009, it is making just its leader in ERA at 0.48. She's ‘The fifth-year senior picked Super Regionals hosting a tal- start of the NCAA Tourna- time record for consecutive third trip in program history got a 16-1 record on the year up her 100th career in the ented Texas squad, but ended wins carries a big target on to the WCWS. Stanford last with 116.1 innings pitched series finale, becoming just up advancing to the WCWS ment. your back. made it to Oklahoma City in and allows 3.31 hits per seven the fourth player in program in two games. After sweep- In the close-out win over As Oklahoma gets set to 2004. innings (third in the coun- history to reach that mark. A ing the SEC regular season Texas in Super Regionals, climb the final hill on its way The Cardinal rose as high try) and has registered 11.6 three-time NFCA All-Amer- and tournament titles, Ten- Gottshall went all seven in- to defending back to back na- fifth in the country in the strikeouts per seven innings ican, Fouts has four career nessee went 5-0 in the NCAA nings and allowed just two tional titles, every opponent D1Softball.com polls after (leads the country). perfect games, including one Tournament for their eighth hits with five strikeouts. She’s will be waiting to trip them No. 5 Alabama: A trusty against Ole Miss this season, all-time appearance in the winning 21 straight games. up. In order to do that, teams They've won 19 games by veteran to go along with three no-hit- wcws. pitched 103.2 innings this need to play clean defense shutout which is 10th in Unlike Stanford, the Crim- ters on the year. The Lady Vols are second season with 129 strikeouts and have a reliable arm in the the country, including eight son Tide are no strangers So far, Fouts has an ERA of only to Oklahoma in team and 22 walks with 21 earned circle. straight to start the month to college softball’s biggest 1.48 with 319 strikeouts in ERA at 1.48 (the Sooners’ runs. All three of the teams on of March. Stanford's pitch- stage 223 innings pitched. team ERA is 1.00) They're Rogers has served as the Oklahoma's side of the Wom- ing staff has a combined ERA Alabama missed the WCWS Fouts has appeared in 43 of also tied for third in the coun- Lady Vols’ ace this season, en’s College World Series of 1.55, which is fourth in last season, but has 14 all- the team’s 65 games this sea- try in shutouts this season posting an ERA of 0.75, which bracket have those traits. the country, while also rank- time appearances which is the son, so it's likely the Sooners with 23. The Sooners begin the ing first in strikes per batter most of any team in the SEC. will see her if the two teams Pitcher to Watch: Payton is second in the country to Women’s College World Series walks at 5.33. After earning hosting hon- meet at the WCWS. Two sea- Gottshall Canady (OU’s Nicole May is on Thursday against Stanford Pitcher to Watch: NiJaree ors for Super Regionals, the sons ago, Fouts threw a per- While graduate-senior Ash- third with an ERA of 0.82. at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN. Canaday Crimson Tide fell to North- fect game against UCLA in ley Rogers is the name that Tarik Masri is the interim Here’s a look at the teams One of three finalists for western in Game 1. the WCWS, the tournament's jumps off the page when it sports editor for The Tran- on Oklahoma's side of the the TUCCI/NEFCA Division I ‘They went on to win a the first since 2000. comes to Tennessee's pitch- script covering OU athlet- bracket: Freshman of the Year award, next two games by one run No. 4 Tennessee: Chasing ing staff, the emergence of No. 9 Stanford: A phenom- Canady has is already making each. perfection the transfer from Bowling ics and area sports. You can enal freshman a huge impact for the Cardi- Pitcher to Watch: Montana The Lady Vols are a well- Green this postseason is what reach him by emailing tarike It was a big year for the Car- nal in just a single season. Fouts rounded team that’s playing makes the Lady Vols such a normantranscript.com Oklahoma State women's basketball lands Kansas transfer Chandler Prater Jon Walker, Stillwater NewsPress “Chandler is a great addition to Cowgirl mismatch problems for other teams. We are Ale’Jah Douglas (Clemson). basketball,” Hoyt said in a release. “First and excited to get her in our offensive system and Also in there was transfer forward Ioanna Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach foremost, she is a leader with Big 12 experi- believe that offensively her best basketball is Chatzileonti, who committed to OSU on April Jacie Hoyt had a front-row seat to the high ence. I love her work ethic and competitive still ahead of her,” Hoyt said. 27 after spending the past three years along- school career of Chandler Prater. spirit” “We have very high expectations for Chan- side Prater at Kansas. Hoyt was in the early parts of a five-year Prater made 33 starts in 35 appearances as dler defensively. Last year, she was one of the Those two — Prater and Chatzileonti — stint at Kansas City. Prater was dominating ajunior this past season for the Jayhawks, av- best defenders in the league, and I am excited had a hand in the Jayhawks winning the down the street at North Kansas City High eraging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds. She was for her to set the tone and help take us to new WNIT a season ago. Now, they'll have a School. Now, their paths will cross again. integral in Kansas’ postseason, dropping four levels in that area.” chance at making a similar impact for Hoyt After four seasons at Kansas, Prater en- double-doubles between the Big 12 tourna- It’s another crucial addition for the Cow- and the Cowgirls, who are looking to get back tered the transfer portal on May 4. Hoyt and ment and the WNIT. girls, who made splashes in the transfer por- to the NCAA Tournament — and then some. Co. hosted the versatile guard for a visit on Before then, she appeared in 31 games as tal prior to a recruiting dead period May 8-14. Follow News Press sports reporter Jon ‘Thursday. And Prater committed to OSU on a sophomore in 2021-22 and 20 as a redshirt First, it was former North Texas guard Quin- Walker on Twitter @ByJonWalker for up- Sunday afternoon, she shared via social me- freshman in 2020-21 cy Noble. That was the first domino to fall in dates on Oklahoma State athletics and more. dia, for what should be her final season of eli- “Offensively, she is explosive and can get a line that included Rylee Langerman (Arkan- sports. You can reach him by emailing tarike gibility. downhill, while her physicality creates a lot of sas), Kennedy Fauntleroy (Georgetown) and normantranscript.com Sooners earn NCAA Tournament bid, to play in Charleston Regional Tarik Masri, The Norman Transcript Big 12 Tournament and is 31-26 overall. The The Sooners enter the NCAA Tournament stealing just 33 times. They're also tied for Sooners are ranked No, 40 in the final NCAA. having won 12 of their last 19 games includ- 11th nationally in walks and 36th in on base Oklahoma's postseason path is set. RPI with a strength of schedule that’s 15th in ing wins over Texas (in a road sweep), West percentage. On Monday, the NCAA Baseball Champi- the country. Virginia and Oklahoma State (twice). ‘This will be the first all-time meeting be- onship bracket was revealed and the Sooners If the Sooners win on Friday, they advance ‘The winner of the Charleston Regional will tween Oklahoma and East Carolina. will be the No. 3 regional seed in the Charles- to face the winner of Army and regional host advance to face the winner of the Conway Re- ton Regional. The Sooners start off against and No. 7 national seed Virginia on Saturday gional, hosted by No. 10 national seed Coastal Tarik Masri is the interim sports editor for No. 2 regional seed East Carolina at 6 p.m. on at 5 p.m. The loser of Friday's games will face Carolina. ‘The Transcript covering OU athletics and area Friday on ESPN2. off in an elimination game on Saturday at 11 ‘The Sooners are tied for 24th in the country sports. You can reach him by emailing tarike Oklahoma is coming off a 1-2 record at the am. in stolen bases (109) and have been caught normantranscript.com