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Sooner magic leads to sweep of votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

April 9, 2013

Oklahoma City, OK

Sooner magic leads to sweep of votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Following their flawless Big-12 Conference opening weekend, the Oklahoma Sooners (34-2, 3-0 Big 12) swept the votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. For the second time this season, the No. 1 Sooners captured all 20 first-place votes and have held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks.

 

Click here to see the complete ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.

 

The Sooners met up with then-No. 17 Baylor (29-10, 3-5 Big 12) for a three-game series over the weekend in Norman to kick off Big 12 Conference Play.  In game one, the Sooners picked up an 8-3 win and added one more run in game two to come out on top 9-3 over the Bears. Oklahoma finished the series in typical Sooner fashion with a six-inning, 8-0 run-rule.  The Sooners also faced then-No. 18 Tulsa (31-19-1, 11-1 CUSA) in a standalone game on Thursday and came out with a 3-1 win.

 

Arizona State (36-4, 7-2 Pac-12), holds on to the No. 2 spot this week despite suffering a loss to then-No. 14 Stanford (27-12, 5-7 Pac-12).  The Sun Devils took game one 12-6 over the Cardinal and followed it with a 11-2 (six-innings) win during Saturday’s doubleheader, but fell 4-3 on Sunday during the series final game.

 

Tennessee (34-6, 9-3 SEC) claims the No. 3 spot this week following their dominating performance over Southeastern Conference (SEC) rivals, Georgia.  The Lady Vols began their week by defeating Western Carolina 11-2 (five-innings) and Tennessee State 19-1 (five innings) before heading to Athens, Ga. for the conference matchup.  The Lady Vols swept the series, defeating the Bulldogs 10-3, 9-2 and 6-1.

 

Florida (38-4, 12-3 SEC) fell one spot to No. 4 this week after falling to Mississippi State in the final game of their series.  The Gators won the first two games of the series (9-1, 4-2) before being handed a 6-5 loss by  Mississippi State on Sunday.  Prior to their matchup with the Bulldogs, Florida topped Central Florida 2-1.

 

Alabama (35-6, 10-5 SEC) rose to No. 5 this week following their 2-1 performance against then-No. 6 Missouri (23-4, 8-3 SEC).  The Tide won game one of the series 4-1, fell 9-4 in game two, and rebounded with a 14-6 (six innings) win in game three. Oregon (33-6, 10-2 Pac-12) rose three spots to No. 6 this week after their stellar performance against last week’s No. 4 California (30-6, 6-3 Pac-12).  The Ducks swept Pac-12 Conference rivals Utah (11-3, 11-1 and 5-2) before their 2-1 series win over California.    

 

Rounding out the Top 10: No. 7 Texas (35-4, 4-0 Big 12) had a win over Texas Southern and two wins over Western Kentucky; No. 8 California fell four spots this week after suffering a loss to No. 22 Arizona (26-13, 4-5 Pac-12) and then-No. 9 Oregon; No. 9 Missouri picked up two wins over Missouri State before their 1-2 performance against Alabama; No. 10 Louisville (32-6, 4-0 Big East) cracked the Top 10 following their wins over then-No. 20 Kentucky (27-10, 8-4 SEC) and St. John’s.

 

Rejoining the Top 25 this week is No. 25 Florida State (31-13, 10-2 ACC), who last appeared in the Top 25 in Week 2 of this season.  Dropping out is last week’s No. 23 Wisconsin (28-6, 6-3 Big 10).

 

The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll is voted on by coaching representatives from 11 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA/USA Softball Regions as well as members of National and Local media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country.

 

About ASA The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.   About USA Softball USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as well as claimed five World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.

 

About the NCAA Women’s College World Series The ASA Hall of Fame Stadium serves as the home to the NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS). For the 23rd year, the top eight college teams in the nation will head to Oklahoma City and complete for a National Championship title. Last year, over 75,000 fans attended the WCWS. Experience It Live May 30 to June 5 in Oklahoma City. Tickets for the 2013 NCAA WCWS are on sale now, click here to purchase your tickets and make a date with champions!

 

 

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