Live Updates: Oklahoma Just One Win Away From Super Regionals

NORMAN — Follow along as Ryan Chapman offers his real-time observations from Love’s Field as the 2-seeded Oklahoma Sooners take on the California Golden Bears for a spot in next weekend’s Super Regionals. Just keep the browser open and refresh for Chapman’s updates throughout the contest.

3:19 p.m.

Monticelli rolls and the Sooners are headed back to Supers.

3:11 p.m.

Things hold at 12-1 headed to the bottom of the fifth. Cal needs quite a rally here to even push this to a sixth inning.

2:59 p.m.

Isabella Smith allowed a leadoff single, but then got three easy outs to send the game to the fifth. Oklahoma up 12-1, and as the visiting team, the Sooners will bat again.

2:49 p.m.

Ella Parker flies out to the wall to mercifully end the top of the fourth for Cal.

Isabella Smith is coming in to pitch for Landry.

2:43 p.m.

Hannah Coor excited the fans. She hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track that looked for a moment as if it might sneak over the wall.

OU has to settle for the one run off that, which extends the lead to 12-1.

Cal is going back to Miranda De Nava, who started the game, with Pickering stepping up. Runners on first and second with two outs.

2:41 p.m.

No luck for McKay at the plate, but Corri Hicks singled to put OU up 11-1.

Bases still loaded for Hannah Coor with one down.

2:36 p.m.

There are still no outs in the top of the fourth.

Barker singled after Parker’s homer, then pinch hitters Tia Milloy and Maya Bland both drew walks.

Patty Gasso send Riley Zache to the plate, and she singled into left field to extend the lead to 10-1.

Kadey Lee McKay now getting a chance at the plate with the bases still juiced.

2:25 p.m.

Ella Parker, my goodness.

Her solo shot was tracked at 285 feet. An absolute tank.

Sooners are up 9-1, and Cal will have to score in the fourth or fifth to prevent a second run rule defeat of the weekend… assuming the Golden Bears can keep OU’s offense at nine runs.

2:21 p.m.

Kasidi Pickering stays hot. She crushes a three-run shot to put OU up 8-1 and really bust the game open.

Cal is going to change pitchers. Anna Reimers, who was very particular about what softball she wanted to pitch with yesterday, is entering the game.

2:20 p.m.

Not exactly what Teperson wanted there.

Dayton rips a single to center, which plated Agbayani.

Both Chaney Helton, who was pinch running for Emerling, and Dayton were able to take an extra base on the throw in.

Runners now on second and third, virtually eliminating a double play threat, for Pickering with no outs and the Sooners up 5-1.

2:17 p.m.

Agbayani led the fourth off with a bunt-single, then Isabela Emerling walked and Cal wants to talk things over in the circle.

Abby Dayton due up, with the top of OU’s lineup to follow.

Big at-bat for Teperson to try and get her first out of the inning.

2:11 p.m.

A Cal miscue on the bases ends the third.

Elon Butler tore off second like there was two outs, and Pickering’s routine catch in left field turned into a double play as she was able to throw back to second well before Butler could work her way back.

Sooners looking to add to their 4-1 lead in the fourth.

2:03 p.m.

Oklahoma put pressure on the Golden Bears, bringing a couple of batters up with runners on second and third, but the Sooners were unable to plate any.

1:55 p.m.

Cal is headed to the bullpen.

Annabel Teperson is out to replace De Nava with Parker on second and Garcia due up at the plate. OU leads 4-1 with one down in the third.

1:52 p.m.

Steady recovery from Landry. A grounder to second ended the second, and OU will take a 4-1 lead into the third. Ella Parker is due up to start things for the Sooners.

1:46 p.m.

Cal got a gift for its first run of the day.

Sam Landry was unable to successfully field a slow-roller and fire, something she’s typically good at, and the OU pitcher overthrew first.

That allowed Lagi Quiroga to round third and beat the throw home and score.

Mia Phillips was able to grab a couple of extra bags, too, so there’s a runner on third with two outs. Oklahoma is up 4-1.

1:30 p.m.

Ailana Agbayani wasn’t gonna get left out of this one. She crushed a three-run shot 247 feet to right field.

That’s her fourth home run of the year, but it’s the second of postseason play as she also homered against Arkansas in the SEC Tournament.

Sooners up 4-0 and all four runs have come with no outs in the second.

1:22 p.m.

Quite the swing from Gabbie Garcia.

She homers in her second-straight at-bat, going back to yesterday’s fourth inning bomb.

She’s now got 18 homers on the year, and the Sooners have a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.

1:17 p.m.

Only mishap of the first inning for Sam Landry was a hit batter.

Otherwise, she induced a slow-roller and struck out a pair. Strong start.

1:09 p.m.

Really odd end to the top of the first.

Parker popped up in to foul territory, then Barker got jammed and popped up to second base.

Pickering must have thought Cal wasn’t paying attention or that the third baseman was too far over, as she started toward third. She got thrown out in a rundown back at second, however, and the Golden Bears will now be up to bat.

1:06 p.m.

Kasidi Pickering leads the game off with a double.

The Sooners are the designated away team for this one. If there is a winner-take-all Game 2 later today, OU would be the home team.

Ella Parker stepping up with a chance to really get OU rolling.

12:42 p.m.

Starting lineups are in.

Sam Landry is getting the start again for the Sooners.

Otherwise, it’s the same starting group for OU.

Cal is going with freshman Miranda De Nava in the circle. She’s 13-5 this year with a 3.06 ERA.