No matter the sport, Texas-Oklahoma is always a huge rivalry game. And in huge rivalry games, the pressure is always dialed up an extra notch. That rang true Saturday, as the Sooners prevailed with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory to keep a 51-game home winning streak intact.
Down 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Sooners rallied for three runs to knock off the Longhorns.
Two batters into the inning, Oklahoma tied the game at 3 apiece. Junior outfielder Jayda Coleman launched her ninth home run of the season, kicking off the rally with a two-run bomb.
Following the big win, multiple former Oklahoma players sounded off on Coleman’s big hit.
“JAYDA COLEMAN YOU LIKE THAT,” tweeted former Oklahoma softball player Jocelyn Alo.
“Jayda Coleman you are THE TRUTH!” tweeted Lauren Chamberlain.
After Coleman’s clutch hit came a walk, single, fielder’s choice, and another walk which led to Kinzie Hanson coming to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. The senior catcher drilled a base hit into centerfield to give the Sooners a walk-off victory.
“WHAT A COMEBACK IN THE 7TH INNING FOR THE SOONERS!! @OU_Softball keeps their 51-game winning streak intact,” tweeted the official ESPN account.
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1642236626616107014?s=20
Oklahoma’s come-from-behind victory went viral as it was shared all over the Internet. As of now, the clip above has well over 250,000 views and counting.
“.@OU_Softball is built different,” the official SportsCenter account tweeted in reference to the team’s insane winning streak.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.