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Patty Gasso reacts to Oklahoma's third inning offensive explosion in WCWS opener

Grant Grubbsby:Grant Grubbs•05/30/24•

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Oklahoma exploded for four runs in the third inning to secure a 4-1 lead over Duke in the Women’s College World Series. After the inning, Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso broke down the team’s offensive surge.

“We’ve been just plugging and pushing. We needed something like that to bring some momentum to the dugout,” Gasso said.

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Oklahoma graduate student Kinzie Hansen jumpstarted Oklahoma’s run with a two-run shot to give the Sooners a 2-1 lead. Only two at-bats later, Alynah Torres followed suit, crushing a two-run homer over the centerfield fence to extend OU’s lead to 4-1.

In only three innings, Duke utilized two pitchers. In the interview, Gasso claimed her team prepared for the multitude of looks.

“We’ve been practicing with this a lot,” Gasso said. “We knew what was coming. They worked really hard with machines and with JT [Gasso]. I just felt they were prepared for anything [Duke] threw out there today.”

Oklahoma entered its showdown against Duke on a nine-game win streak. The Sooners have scored 32 runs over their five NCAA Tournament games thus far. Patty Gasso and Co. are currently on the hunt for their fourth-straight national title.

2024 NCAA Women’s College World Series: Bracket, game times, TV:

May 30

May 31

  • Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
  • Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2

June 1

  • Game 7: TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. | ABC
  • Game 8: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN

June 2

  • Game 9: TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. | ABC
  • Game 10: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPNU

June 3

  • Game 11: TBD vs. TBD, noon | ESPN
  • Game 12 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 13: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
  • Game 14 (if necessary): 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2

June 5

  • WCWS Final Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 6

  • WCWS Final Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 7

  • WCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs TBD, 8 p.m. | ESPN

All times ET.