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Texas Takes Series Over Oklahoma -- And Other Weekend Highlights

After tying its series with No. 1 Oklahoma at one game apiece in dramatic fashion last night, No. 5 Texas beat OU again this afternoon to claim the series, two games to one. Both Longhorn wins were by a 2-1 score, after the Sooners had taken the opener, 5-2. According to this article, "The series loss in the Red River Rivalry was OU’s first conference series defeat since losing to Missouri in 2011, and the first series the Sooners dropped to Texas since 2009."

The key hit of today's game was a two-run blast by UT's Katie Stewart in the bottom of the fourth to make it 2-1 (video). In the top of the seventh, after the first two Sooners were retired, there was a whisper of OU's patented two-out magic, with Tiare Jennings stroking a single up the middle. However, Alyssa Brito popped up to short.

Two other series this weekend featured Top 10 matchups. No. 4 Tennessee (ESPN/USA Softball poll) beat No. 3 Georgia 3-1 this afternoon to win two of three over the Bulldogs. A three-run oppo shot by the Vols' Sophia Nugent (video) proved to be the difference. According to the linked article, "With the win, the Lady Vols have won 12 of their last 13 SEC series dating to 2022."

Finally, No. 7 LSU is in the midst of a Saturday-Sunday-Monday series at No. 10 Florida. The teams have split the first two games.

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