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Oklahoma softball ends Big 12 title chase with one-hit shutout win

Oklahoma State came into its this weekend’s Bedlam series against the Sooners with a chance to steal the conference title from OU if the Cowgirls could pull off an improbable, but still possible, sweep of No. 1-ranked Oklahoma.

Sooner ace Giselle Juarez, a newcomer this season to the OU pitching staff and the Big 12’s best pitcher this season,, took all the drama out of a championship showdown with another brilliant performance: a one-hit, complete-game, 3-0 shutout of Oklahoma’s in-state rivals.

Juarez, who transferred to Oklahoma from Arizona State, aided her cause by striking out 13 of the 25 batters she faced, the highest strikeout count in the Big 12 this season.