NORMAN — It had been a slow start for Oklahoma's offense on Friday. The first two innings saw the Sooners record just one base hit and leave two base runners stranded against Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski.
But the momentum started in the third inning.
Abby Dayton — who continues to be a key offensive player in the postseason — opened the frame with a walk. Then Kasidi Pickering took the first pitch of her at-bat and blasted it 246 feet to centerfield.
That home run was Pickering's 18th of the season, which ties the team lead, and her fourth in four postseason games.