The Sooners' historic offense came to life late with a pair of back-breaking home runs to beat rival Texas 10-5 and claim its second consecutive national championship Thursday night.
Four of the past seven Women's College World Series have been won by the Sooners. The 2020 playoffs were canceled.
Oklahoma set a record with 17 home runs during the World Series, breaking the previous record of 15.
It set a record for the most runs scored in a single event.
The Sooners' bats weren't loud early Thursday night.
The Texas team jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first. Oklahoma center fielder Jayda Coleman limited the damage when she ran and reached over the fence to get a two-run home run.
Grace Lyons had her own brilliant moment in the field when she plucked a ground ball deep in the hole to her right, dropped to one knee and threw to first to complete a double play.
After tying the score in the fourth, Oklahoma's bats came to life.
The Sooners took the lead on a double by Brito.
The school won back-to-back titles for the second year in a row.
UCLA and Arizona have more than two titles, but no other school has more than six.
The first team to win back-to-back titles was the No. 1 overall seed.
Finished with 64 runs and 17 home runs, both most in a single WCWS all-time.
Twenty-six runs is the most scored in a championship series in the history of the World Championship Series.
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Kinzie Hansen hit a three-run home run on the fourth pitch to break the game open. It was his first home run in over a month.
Lyons hit a three-run home run in the sixth to make it an eight-run game.
Alo had a rare night in which she didn't drive in a run or send a ball over the fence.
That didn't stop her from tying her teammate for the most HRs in a WCWS.
Alo won't say if she'll play in the Women's Professional Fastpitch league or Athletes Unlimited, but she will play professionally.
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