NORMAN — The big blast never came, the ball stayed in the yard, but Oklahoma still pummeled Northwestern using a series of well-timed jabs instead of its signature roundhouse.
The Sooners finally wore down the left arm of Northwestern freshman Danielle Williams. It just took a third time through the order.
“With this team, you just wait until it happens,” OU coach Patty Gasso said of her club. “And that’s what we did.”
There was a spot in the red padding of left-center field that OU turned into a punching bag. It’s where Jocelyn Alo lined a run-scoring double in the first.