Razorbacks set to battle Sooners
Derek Oxford
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: Sports
After dropping two out of three games over the weekend to Southeastern Conference foe Auburn, the Razorbacks will step out of conference today to battle the Oklahoma Sooners at 5 p.m in Norman, Okla.
Arkansas (22-15, 9-6 SEC) has had trouble putting away late leads, as evident in the weekend series against Auburn.
"We had (Auburn) on the mat a couple of times today, but couldn't put them away," Arkansas head coach Jamie Pinkerton said Sunday. "We had some big hits in the game with the home runs but didn't get any hits in the clutch when we had runners on base or in scoring position."
In Sunday's game alone, Sandra Smith belted two home runs and Miranda Dixon hit her second homer of the series.
Dixon is also still the ace of the squad, sporting a 14-4 record with a 2.67 ERA.
Kim Jones has also done a nice job in the circle, despite a 6-8 overall record. Her 3.06 ERA is second on the team behind Dixon.
Arkansas is 8-7 in road games this season as compared to 6-3 at home and 8-5 at neutral sites.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, is ranked No. 12 in the country this week and is coming off a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Nebraska on Sunday.
The Sooners have a freshman star on the mound in Allee Allen, who has won two straight and is 14-2 overall on the year.
The left-handed Allen struck out four while only giving up one run and a walk in 3.1 innings pitched in Sunday's win over the Cornhuskers.
Amber Flores hit her 11th home run of the season for the Sooners, and the junior is among the top of the Big 12 Conference in batting average at .429.
Flores has four home runs, tying her with Missouri's Megan Christopher for best in the conference.
Overall, the team's .337 average leads the conference.
Samantha Ricketts, who had a game-winning hit over the weekend against Nebraska, leads the Big 12 in doubles and RBIs.
Oklahoma (30-11, 7-3 Big 12) is a perennial power in the Big 12, winning the national championship in 2000 and making five straight trips to the Women's College World Series from 2000-04.
Head coach Patty Gasso has been around for all of the success, and is in her 15th season on the Sooner bench.
Her teams have gone 686-224-2 while she has been the Oklahoma coach, and she doesn't look to be stopping anytime soon.
After the Razorbacks visit Norman, they will return home this weekend to Bogle Park where they will face division rival LSU.
Two games will be played Friday with the final game to be played Saturday.
Arkansas (22-15, 9-6 SEC) has had trouble putting away late leads, as evident in the weekend series against Auburn.
"We had (Auburn) on the mat a couple of times today, but couldn't put them away," Arkansas head coach Jamie Pinkerton said Sunday. "We had some big hits in the game with the home runs but didn't get any hits in the clutch when we had runners on base or in scoring position."
In Sunday's game alone, Sandra Smith belted two home runs and Miranda Dixon hit her second homer of the series.
Dixon is also still the ace of the squad, sporting a 14-4 record with a 2.67 ERA.
Kim Jones has also done a nice job in the circle, despite a 6-8 overall record. Her 3.06 ERA is second on the team behind Dixon.
Arkansas is 8-7 in road games this season as compared to 6-3 at home and 8-5 at neutral sites.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, is ranked No. 12 in the country this week and is coming off a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Nebraska on Sunday.
The Sooners have a freshman star on the mound in Allee Allen, who has won two straight and is 14-2 overall on the year.
The left-handed Allen struck out four while only giving up one run and a walk in 3.1 innings pitched in Sunday's win over the Cornhuskers.
Amber Flores hit her 11th home run of the season for the Sooners, and the junior is among the top of the Big 12 Conference in batting average at .429.
Flores has four home runs, tying her with Missouri's Megan Christopher for best in the conference.
Overall, the team's .337 average leads the conference.
Samantha Ricketts, who had a game-winning hit over the weekend against Nebraska, leads the Big 12 in doubles and RBIs.
Oklahoma (30-11, 7-3 Big 12) is a perennial power in the Big 12, winning the national championship in 2000 and making five straight trips to the Women's College World Series from 2000-04.
Head coach Patty Gasso has been around for all of the success, and is in her 15th season on the Sooner bench.
Her teams have gone 686-224-2 while she has been the Oklahoma coach, and she doesn't look to be stopping anytime soon.
After the Razorbacks visit Norman, they will return home this weekend to Bogle Park where they will face division rival LSU.
Two games will be played Friday with the final game to be played Saturday.
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