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Friday, February 9, 2018: Season has started
> OU Defeats Weber State; 6-3
> OU Wins @ GCU; 8-1
http://www.gculopes.com/news/2018/2/9/gcu-softball-oklahoma.aspx
PHOENIX - The Grand Canyon softball team suffered its first setback of the season, falling to No. 1 Oklahoma by a score of 8-1 on Friday night in front of 1,403 fans at GCU Softball Stadium. The Lopes fell to 2-1 while Oklahoma went a perfect 2-0 on its first day of the season.
"It's disappointing, I was hoping we were going to come out and show a little bit more." Said head coach Ann Pierson. "Our excitement was good, our approach to the game was good then I think it got big in a hurry. There is a reason they are national champions. They are talented in every area of the game and we made mistakes we just can't make."
Oklahoma, the reigning back-to-back national champions, used a consistent offensive attack to slowly build up a comfortable lead as the night wore on. The Sooners scored at least one run in the first four innings and led 6-0 through four.
"This was a great test and experience for us. We are looking forward to getting out here tomorrow and putting a better foot forward, I think we are capable of doing that." added Pierson.
GCU scored its lone run of the contest in the bottom of the sixth inning. Shea Smith led off the inning with a base hit and came around to score when Niki Gonzalez hit into a fielder's choice and Oklahoma committed its lone error of the evening.
Shay Knighten led Oklahoma's attack with a 4-for-4 night. As a team, the Sooners collected 11 hits.
GCU's lone multi-hit effort of the night came from Shea Smith at the top of the lineup. The shortstop went 2-for-3 while scoring the Lopes' one run.
The Lopes will get a second crack at the Sooners when the two teams pair up again on Saturday afternoon. GCU will face Oklahoma at 4:30 p.m. and Pacific at 6:30 p.m. as the GCU Kickoff Tournament continues.
Box Score:
http://www.gculopes.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11392&path=softball
> OU Defeats Weber State; 6-3
> OU Wins @ GCU; 8-1
http://www.gculopes.com/news/2018/2/9/gcu-softball-oklahoma.aspx
PHOENIX - The Grand Canyon softball team suffered its first setback of the season, falling to No. 1 Oklahoma by a score of 8-1 on Friday night in front of 1,403 fans at GCU Softball Stadium. The Lopes fell to 2-1 while Oklahoma went a perfect 2-0 on its first day of the season.
"It's disappointing, I was hoping we were going to come out and show a little bit more." Said head coach Ann Pierson. "Our excitement was good, our approach to the game was good then I think it got big in a hurry. There is a reason they are national champions. They are talented in every area of the game and we made mistakes we just can't make."
Oklahoma, the reigning back-to-back national champions, used a consistent offensive attack to slowly build up a comfortable lead as the night wore on. The Sooners scored at least one run in the first four innings and led 6-0 through four.
"This was a great test and experience for us. We are looking forward to getting out here tomorrow and putting a better foot forward, I think we are capable of doing that." added Pierson.
GCU scored its lone run of the contest in the bottom of the sixth inning. Shea Smith led off the inning with a base hit and came around to score when Niki Gonzalez hit into a fielder's choice and Oklahoma committed its lone error of the evening.
Shay Knighten led Oklahoma's attack with a 4-for-4 night. As a team, the Sooners collected 11 hits.
GCU's lone multi-hit effort of the night came from Shea Smith at the top of the lineup. The shortstop went 2-for-3 while scoring the Lopes' one run.
The Lopes will get a second crack at the Sooners when the two teams pair up again on Saturday afternoon. GCU will face Oklahoma at 4:30 p.m. and Pacific at 6:30 p.m. as the GCU Kickoff Tournament continues.
Box Score:
http://www.gculopes.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11392&path=softball
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