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OU softball: No. 3 Sooners beat Nevada 9-3 in season opener

Sooners win opener

Kinzie Hansen and Rylie Boone each at two hits Thursday night to help No. 3-ranked Oklahoma to a 9-3 softball win over Nevada at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Mexico.

Hansen led Sooner batters with four RBI in the season opener. Boone scored two runs as OU blew open the game with five runs in sixth inning.

Shannon Saile got the start in the circle and pitched five innings. She gave up one run on three hits and struck out nine.

OU next plays 12:30 p.m. Friday against Long Beach.