NORMAN, Okla. — If the top-ranked Oklahoma softball team goes on to win its fifth national championship this season, Sooners coach Patty Gasso just might send a note of thanks to University of Wisconsin coach Yvette Healy and the Badgers.
The Sooners advanced to their 10th consecutive NCAA Super Regional on Sunday with a 2-0 victory in the championship game of the double-elimination Normal region. But the day’s biggest news came hours earlier, when UW junior pitcher Kaitlyn Menz led the Badgers to a 2-1 victory over the Sooners, halting Oklahoma’s 41-game winning streak.
Menz allowed a leadoff home run to Sydney Romero in the first inning, then shut down the Sooners (53-3) en route to a five-hitter.