Hitting. Pitching. Defense.
The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners did it all in a convincing 10-5 victory over the gritty but overmatched No. 14 Texas Longhorns on Thursday in Oklahoma City to win a second consecutive national championship and end the superlative run to the championship series by the Longhorns.
Oklahoma hit two three-run home runs, received solid pitching performances from Jordy Bahl, Nicole May, and Hope Trautwein, and center fielder Jayda Coleman made multiple huge plays, including robbing Texas designated player Courtney Day of a two-run home run in the first inning. Even designated player Jocelyn Alo got in on the defensive effort, making an appearance in left field in the seventh inning and tracking down a deep fly ball from Longhorns first baseman JJ Smith.