The Oklahoma softball team needed little time to show its strength in its first game of the NCAA Tournament.
OU, the No. 2 national seed and top seed in the Norman Regional, dispatched Boston, 8-0, in the first round on Friday. The Sooners will play California-Berkeley on Saturday in the winner's bracket. The Golden Bears beat Omaha, 1-0, in the regional's opener just before OU and Boston started.
Oklahoma did most of its damage in the second inning, scoring five runs to open an insurmountable lead against the Summit League champions. Strangely, all of it came in bits and pieces.