NORMAN, Okla. -- Arkansas Razorbacks starting pitcher Mary Haff couldn't have gotten off to a better start against two-time defending national champion Oklahoma.
Haff retired the country's top hitting and scoring team in order on nine pitches in the first inning.
Then, the Sooners figured out Haff -- the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's star freshman -- and rolled to a 7-2 victory on Friday at Marita Hynes Field before an announced crowd of 1,938 to take the opener of the teams' NCAA Norman Regional.
Oklahoma (54-3) scored 4 runs off Haff in 2 innings after she had pitched 18 2/3 scoreless innings and had 3 victories for the Razorbacks (42-16) when they won their first regional title last weekend.