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Sports: OU baseball is in the middle of an identity crisis (Page 6)

Opinion: Gov. Mary Fallin right to protect the Open Records Act (Page 3)

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Sooners make history and T bring home championship Oklahoma ties with University of Florida, marks first time in history JENNIFER ROGERS WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS BEAT REPORTER

here is a first time for everything.

The women’s gymnastics team won its first NCAA National Championship on Saturday night in Birmingham, Ala. The Sooners tied with the University of Florida to take home the championship — the first time this has happened in NCAA D-1 Women’s Gymnastics Championship history. Another first of the night was the overall score the Sooners and Gators posted, 198.175, the highest to be posted in the NCAA Championship’s yet.

Coaches and gymnasts alike stressed in practice the importance of focusing on the details after their regional win.

The Sooners put up impressive scores on every event and tied their season high on beam and overall score. The Sooners also posted program best records at NCAAs on every event.

The team began on bars, putting up a 49.500. The Sooners were up on beam next — an event Oklahoma is known for — and they did not disappoint, posting

a 49.525. Then Oklahoma kept the momentum posting a 49.600. That means no gymnast scored below a 9.90. The Sooners capped off the meet on vault and secured their position at the top, putting up a 49.550.

Oklahoma not only brought home their first team National Championship, but senior Taylor Spears brought home the first Individual National Championship OU has had in 26 years. Spears took the top spot in the nation on balance beam on Sunday.

The Sooners continued the weekend’s success when all five of their gymnasts finished in the top 10. Sophomores Haley Scaman and Maile’ana Kanewa tied for second place on floor both scoring a 9.95.

Scaman was also on the podium for vault finishing third. Kanewa finished fourth on vault and senior Lara Albright finished sixth on floor. Freshman Chayse Capps handled the pressure well in her first NCAA individual finals, where she finished eighth on beam.

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OU women gymnasts pose for a photo after winning the NCAA Division I Women’s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday. OU and Florida were named co-national champions with scores of 198.175.

GOVERNMENT

STAFF WEEK

Student hopes to move from SGA to House

Campus to celebrate staff’s work this week

OU senior running for state office to represent citizens of District 62 MATT WOODS

Staff receive recognition with games, food, awards MIKE BRESTOVANSKY Campus Reporter @BrestovanskyM

OU’s annual Staff Week begins Monday, kicking off five days of events planned to recognize the contributions of OU staff members.

The events will be open to staff members and students alike and will

include games, food and prizes. There will also be stations for attendees to donate canned goods to Norman’s Food for Friends, a local homeless shelter, according to the press release.

The week recognizes OU staff members’ contribution to campus, OU press secretary Michael Nash said.

“This week, we want to thank them for their hard work and dedication,” Nash said.

On Tuesday, retirees and staff members will be honored at the Staff Senate

Awards Ceremony. Staff members with at least 10 to a maximum of 40 years of service will be recognized, and members will be awarded for outstanding and distinguished service, Nash said.

The week’s events include an art show, an ice cream social, a picnic and more. While all events are free to staff and students, some events will have food available for purchase.

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A slew of half-packed boxes clutter John Montgomery’s old office, heralding impending change for the outgoing Student Government Association congress chair.

As the international area studies senior approaches graduation in May, Montgomery is launching his campaign to represent over 98,000 Lawton citizens in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The 23-year-old Lawton native will run on a platform focused on protecting education and military veterans while promoting middle-class jobs, Montgomery said.

Since Montgomery announced his candidacy for the June 24 Republican primary, many people have asked him how his young age will factor into his state house bid, he said.

“It’s not uncommon, actually, for folks in their 20s to start getting involved,” Montgomery said. “Right now we have the most energy in our lifetime. We need to get out there and get involved.”

Montgomery said his journey to political candidacy began with involvement in his Lawton high school’s student government. After transferring to OU, Montgomery became involved with SGA as the secretary and congress

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•Complimentary Ice Cream Social, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Armory, 290 W. Brooks St. •Staff Awards Ceremony: 11 a.m., Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom •21st Annual Staff Art Show, Stevenson Research Center, 101 David L. Boren Blvd. Reception is at 3:30 p.m. in National Weather Center Atrium

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student was announced Monday as OU’s eighth national Truman Scholar.

CODY’S RUN

GRADUATION

Runners celebrate legacy of OU employee, help cancer victims

OU awards four honorary degrees at this years commencement ceremony

Race raises money for cancer patients ALEX NIBLETT

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OU students, Norman residents and people from outside of the Norman community raised over $14,000 Saturday in Cody’s Run, an annual 5k that raises money for cancer patients.

This year marked the second 5k run, and all proceeds went to the Cody Ponder Emergency Endowment Fund, which was established through the OU Foundation.

Proceeds will benefit patients at OU’s Stephenson Cancer Center.

The run was named after Cody Ponder, an OU employee and assistant director of transportation services who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Before he died, Ponder chose to be treated at OU’s Stephenson Cancer Center, according to the 5k’s Facebook page.

The run lasted just over an hour, and 136 people placed.

Lena Tenney, OU graduate student in adult higher education and public administration, said she ran this year’s 5k to show her support for Ponder, his family

and others who have been affected by cancer.

“The overall atmosphere was one of both determination and friendship,” Tenney said. “It felt like everyone was there for an important

shirt that participants took s e l f i e s w i t h . Te n n e y knows Ponder through his wife, Johnnie-Margaret McConnell, who she said has been one of her biggest mentors and supporters at OU. Another Sooner, psychology senior Brianna Versteeg, only met Ponder once, but she said she felt like she knew him through McConnell and Facebook.

“I worked with JohnnieMargaret in housing and got to know her and followed [Ponder’s] fight on Facebook,” Versteeg said.

“I also have many family members who have fought with cancer, so I felt that it was important that I be there to show my support for his family, as well as the community.”

Of the 136 participants, the first participant finished in 19 minutes and 41 seconds. The last participant concluding the race in 1 hour and 4 minPHOTO PROVIDED utes. The run had over 400 registrants, according to McConnell’s Facebook accause and showed their sup- count. Cleveland Area Rapid port in their own unique Transit, OU and Ponder’s ways.” family and friends hosted Tenney said her favor- the event. ite part of the event was the cardboard cutout of Ponder Alex Niblett donning a “screw cancer” alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu

Staff Reports OU will give honorary degrees to four individuals at this year’s Commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. on May 9 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The honorary degrees will be given to: •Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation •Gary England, top-rated Oklahoma TV meteorologist •Jesus Medina, an otolaryngology doctor, who established the head and neck cancer program at OU’s Health Sciences Center •Bill Saxon, an oil and gas industry figure, who has supported the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art They will be joining this year’s commencement speaker Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach For All, according to the press release.

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HOUSE: Student throws hat in ring Continued from page 1 chair. He also gained outside experience working in Governor Mary Fallin’s office.

Montgomery said his experiences in SGA and the governor’s office have expanded his confidence and ability to interact with others.

Framed portraits of George Washington and Ronald Reagan prominently line Montgomery’s office walls. But Speaker of the House, Carl Albert, who turned down the opportunity to run for the presidency twice, has especially inspired Montgomery to serve the public, he said.

“You’re representing people, essentially, PHOTO PROVIDED so you can’t get too far ahead of yourself,” International Area Studies senior John Montgomery runs for state representative. Montgomery was once Montgomery said.

OU’s election chair so he has experience in campaigning. Photo Provided If he succeeds in his house bid,

Montgomery said he hopes to cut down on the bureaucratic aspects of public education, and ensure Lawton is attractive for veterans.

“It’s an absolute shame when combat veterans come back and they don’t have a job,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery will run for the seat in Oklahoma House District 62 currently held by Representative T.W. Shannon — who has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to succeed U.S. Senator Tom Coburn.

Montgomery will run against one opposing candidate in the Republican primary on June 24 and hopes to run against the unopposed Democratic candidate for the Lawton seat in the November 4 general election.

WEATHER

Parts of Oklahoma to suffer extended drought conditions Conditions will afffect crop conditions in Northwest, West Oklahoma THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Much of northwest Oklahoma remains in severe drought conditions, with the situation worse farther west. And, the long-range forecast calls for drought to continue, if not grow more severe.

Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Alfalfa and Woods counties are in severe drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor, as is most of Blaine County.

The eastern half of Major County also is in severe drought, the third-worst level measured by U.S. Drought Monitor, while the western part of the county is in extreme drought, as is a sliver of northwest Blaine County.

Half of Woodward County is listed in severe drought — the second-worst category — while the western half of the county is in exceptional drought, the worst category measured by U.S. Drought Monitor.

National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center

forecasts the drought to persist or intensify for the western half of Oklahoma through at least July 31.

“The CPC monthly and seasonal outlooks call for equal chances of above, near or below-median precipitation across the central and southern Great Plains during (MayJuly),” according to the CPC website. “However, the upper-level pattern featuring a trough upstream during the remainder of April and possibly into the beginning of May is favorable for at least seasonal rainfall amounts.”

In addition, CPC expects a good chance of above-normal temperatures May-July, “which could intensify drought conditions if rainfall remains at or below-normal.”

Drought conditions are affecting the condition of area crops.

A report from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows only 14 percent of Oklahoma’swheat crop in good condition in a report released last week. Another 32 percent was listed in fair condition, while the remaining 54 percent was listed in poor or very poor condition.

The area’s wheat crop has lost a “considerable amount of yield potential” because of the lack of rain, said Jeff

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The canola crop also is suffering from the drought.

According to NASS, only 7 percent of the state’s crop was in good condition, while 24 percent was in fair shape. The other 69 percent was listed in poor or very poor condition, according to NASS. According to Oklahoma Climatological Survey, this year is the fifth-driest in north central Oklahoma — which includes Garfield County — since 1921. The area has received an average of 1.43 inches of rain this year, more than 5 inches below normal.

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EDITORIAL

Fallin makes right decision, vetoes bill Our View: We support Gov. Mary Fallin’s decision to veto a bill giving state universities exemptions from the Open Records Act and hope she continues to protect freedom of information in Oklahoma.

For the first time in a long time, we actually agree with a decision made by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. Last week, Fallin took an unexpected, yet welcome, step toward redeeming herself in our eyes by vetoing a bill that would have granted public universities more exemptions from the Open Records Act. We support Fallin’s decision and hope she continues to protect the Open Records Act by giving her signature to upcoming transparency bills.

We know we have written many times previously expressing our disapproval of Fallin’s actions as governor, so it might come as a surprise that we are praising her recent veto. However, we love it when Oklahoma state government The Our View officials make wise decisions, and is the majority we are more than happy to shout opinion of our approval.

The Daily’s As student journalists, we know eight-member the importance of having access to editorial board information to inform our student body. Nothing is more frustrating than being unable to complete a story because the records we need are late coming in, or we’re told we can’t have them. We believe a democracy functions best when its citizens have access to as much information as possible to stay truly and fairly informed. As such, we are relieved that Fallin saw the illogic in giving public universities more exemptions from freedom of information laws.

Oklahoma’s Open Records Act functions to protect freedom of information through its stated purpose to “ensure and facilitate the public’s right of access to and review of government records, so they may efficiently and intelligently exercise their inherent political power.” Governments of all sizes have a duty to share information with their citizens — and that duty extends to public institutions — like state universities.

State universities exist to foster higher learning and are governed by state laws. State schools — like government — should be beacons of truth for their citizens, not closed off and accessible only after fighting through layers of red tape. Many of us are probably disillusioned about the accessibility of the federal government, but Oklahomans shouldn’t harbor that suspicion about their own state. It’s essential that they can request information from their state government and local public

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, center, accompanied Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, and School Leader Tracey McDaniel, left, tour KIPP Academy in northeast Oklahoma City on April 8 to discuss successful teaching and learning strategies with students and teachers. Last week, Fallin vetoed a bill that would have granted public universities more exemptions from the Open Records Act.

universities.

The bill Fallin vetoed would have given public state universities privilege to withhold proprietary information, including “business plans, feasibility studies, financing proposals, marketing plans, financial statements or trade secrets submitted by a person or entity seeking economic advice or business development,” according to the bill.

We can’t see why it would be necessary for universities to keep that information secret, and we’re glad they won’t be able to in Oklahoma. We wholeheartedly agree with Fallin’s statement on the veto that “The expansion of exceptions to the Open Records Act serves only to limit public access to information.” It is a bit ironic Fallin spoke on the importance of protecting the Open Records Act considering there have been three separate lawsuits filed against her for hedging open records requests. But we will take any victory we can get, and we hope Fallin is now committed to

maintaining freedom of information laws.

On the one hand, we can see why public universities might want to keep their business plans secret, especially in light of continued cuts to state funding for higher education. However, it’s more important that the public knows how state universities are conducting themselves. Transparency is essential to maintain accountability and ethical decision-making.

There are several upcoming bills in the Oklahoma legislature promoting transparency, and we encourage Fallin to continue supporting freedom of information for Oklahomans. We definitely do not always see eye to eye with our state government officials, but if there’s once thing we agree on it’s the importance of allowing access to public information.

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University makes wrong call, removes degree recipient Opinion Columnist

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n April 8 Brandeis University issued a statement saying that Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s “name has been withdrawn as an honorary degree recipient at this year’s commencement.” This decision follows the signing of a petition by approximately 6,800 persons, who claimed that Hirsi Ali held “extreme Islamophobic beliefs.” They also claim that the university’s plan to offer her an honorary degree was a “direct violation of Brandeis University’s own moral code, as well as the Corbin Brown rights of Brandeis students.” brown.corbin.h@ou.edu When a university whose motto is “Truth, even unto its innermost parts” bows to the pressure of vehemently anti-intellectual plurality and fundamentally misguided protesters, one must wonder whether either has any sense of irony.

The speech Hirsi Ali planned to make at Brandeis’ May 18 commencement ceremony is a powerful critique of the theocratic regimes under which millions of women suffer. Her speech is also a defense of the values that have made the U.S. both a beacon for liberty and a refuge for the oppressed.

For reasons listed below, Hirsi Ali’s animosity toward Islam, and its most fervent followers, has substance.

She was born in Somalia to a strict Islamic family and, at the age of 5, became the victim of an exceedingly gruesome aspect of religious totalitarianism.

While her father, an opponent of female genital mutilation, was imprisoned by the Siad Barre regime, Hirsi Ali’s grandmother had the child circumcised. After her father tried to force her into an arranged marriage, Hirsi Ali escaped to the Netherlands.

In the early 2000s, Hirsi Ali wrote a short film entitled “Submission,” which criticized — among other things — sections of the Quran, sanctioning physical abuse by husbands if they believe their wife to be disobedient. In November 2004, the film’s director, Theo

van Gogh, was shot eight times, stabbed and had his throat slit to the spine by a Muslim extremist. The terrorist used another knife to pin a note on van Gogh’s chest, which said, “Ayaan Hirsi Ali, you will break yourself to pieces on Islam,” and “You, oh Hirsi Ali, will go down.”

Her aversion to Islam itself is similarly understandable. The religion’s chief holy book, the Quran, states that the testimony of a woman is worth half that of a man. The Sahih alBukhari, a hadith, describes a situation in which a convert from Islam to Judaism is put to death for apostasy, as it is “the verdict of Allah and His Apostle.”

In February, when CIA Director John Brennan spoke at OU, protesters made similar attempts to bar him from even visiting the campus. One protester claimed that Brennan’s visit “implies they [OU] have disrespect for human life and dignity” according to Daily archives.

Contrary to this claim, one can wish to hear the opinion of an influential, albeit controversial, figure in the U.S. federal government without entirely agreeing with them on certain issues. If John Brennan does truly disregard “human life and dignity,” this does not imply that those who invited him to speak share his callousness.

So it is with Hirsi Ali. Regardless of whether her perceived Islamophobia is real, or simply the libel of factually destitute individuals, it should not stop Brandeis from inviting Hirsi Ali to speak. Barring Hirsi Ali, a noted proponent of human rights in the Third World, from speaking was a disservice to both the students of Brandeis as well as those men, women and children currently suffering under theocratic regimes.

Corbin Brown is a University College freshman.

Shiho Fukada/The Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2007 photo, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer of the film “Submission,” which criticized the treatment of women in traditional Islam and led to the murder of Dutch film director Theo Van Gogh, talks to a reporter in New York.

Brandeis University in Massachusetts is taking heat from some of its own about plans to give an honorary degree to Ali, who has made comments critical of Islam.

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O n t h e t h i rd f l o o r o f the lovingly-monikered Old Science Building, just down the hall from the only classroom, there’s a double-sized room whose age can’t be covered with all the white paint, new carpet and supple leather couches in the world.

Movie posters autographed by George Clooney and fliers for foreign film festivals occupy the walls in the lounge, where about a dozen film students congregate weekly to plan events, play bonding games, and — most importantly — talk movies. This is OU’s Student Film Production Club.

Anyone can join the club, which is made up of students working together to create and produce film, said Britni Harris, club president.

The club holds several events throughout the year, including a “24-hour film blitz,� where students have 24 hours to create a short film out of provided props, lines and themes.

However, the club’s biggest event is the RedBud Film Festival, which showcases short films created

by OU students. The sixth annual festival is taking place at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

Erica Laub, SFPC public relations officer, said the event has been successful in the past, and it expect s it to be this year. “RedBud is a big event for SFPC,� said Laub, a film

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and media studies senior. “We’ve already had several great films submitted for this year’s event.�

The club’s officers collect the films, view them and determine which films will be shown at the festival. “Once we pick the selection of what we think would be a good variety of films for the festival, we have our judges board come and watch the films,� said Harris, broadcasting and electronic media senior. “They rank them how they want and then give awards to the films they see fit.�

The club meets ever y other Thursday, but not every meeting is the same.

Some meetings will include speakers from the film industr y discussing their areas of expertise — other times the meetings will be more enjoyable. “ T h e o t h e r n i g ht, w e had a trivia night where we gathered and tested our

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knowledge on film,� Harris said. “It’s not extremely academic — where everyone is taking notes — it’s more of a fun way to learn about something you love.� “In 2007, I sat down with 26 students or so, and we kind of discussed what we wanted from the club,� film and media studies professor Katrina Boyd said. “At that time most meetings were spent watching films and then discussing them afterward. The members agreed that it was too much

like sitting in class, so we began to try and brainstorm events and ideas to make the club more interesting.�

A large focus of the club is networking with like-minded people, Harris said. Although club members don’t get direct paths to internships, Boyd agrees that the club is very helpful for anyone looking to enter the field. “We’ve had a lot of students meet within the group and go on to make a lot of films together,�

Boyd said. “If you look at the biographies of actual movie-makers you’ll see that a lot of them have been working with the same people since college. In a sense, this is where it begins.�

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Arts council sponsors renovation project StART Norman attracts patrons Sama Khajawa L&A Reporter

Initiated by the Norman Arts Council this year, StART Norman is a community art project seeking to create art exhibits and installations in public areas of downtown Norman.

Tim Stark, project manager for StART Norman, said this year the arts council received a budget surplus, which is unheard of for a nonprofit organization. In order to use the money to promote art in a publicly engaging way, the council decided to look at two different models for inspiration: New York’s No Longer Empty and Dallas’ Better Block Project, Stark said.

“Putting those two models together in Norman produced StART Norman,” he said.

StART Norman officially began April 11 and is a twofold event.

The first part focuses on creating original and spontaneous works of art in an area of downtown Norman known as the lumber yard, located at the northeast corner of Webster Avenue and Main

Street. The lumber yard is owned by the Dutchers family, who allowed the Norman Arts Council to renovate the area in February in preparation for StART Norman. The next step was inviting local artists to come and present art pieces in the yard, which will be entirely funded by the council, Stark said.

“It’s wonderful to take this money given to the Norman Arts Council through the city and give it back to the city in this major push for the public arts and for arts in general,” he said.

“The artists were given the freedom to use the space however they wanted as long as it related to the lumber yard or Norman,” Stark said.

“And they certainly brought out the best in their creations.” Some of the artists include Erin Latham, Heather Clark Hilliard and Colorado artist C. Maxx Stevens.

“All the artists in the exhibition have some direct or indirect Oklahoma connection,” Stark said.

Students from OU are heavily involved with the second part of the StART project— improving the blo ck around the lumb e r y a rd . T h e No r m a n Arts Council approached Shane Hampton, a research

associate for the Institute for Quality Communities in OU’s College of Architecture.

Hampton organizes a workshop called Tactical Urbanism, and was asked if his students would like to start a Better Block project in Norman.

After agreeing to the proposal, Hampton and eight other students from the workshop worked on setting up a site plan for the street, which involved creating a bike lane and even a crosswalk. Architecture senior Garrett Stouffe said their work not only involved laying things out, but also how it could be implemented on the block.

“The lumber yard was the hub and the better block was kind of the central piece that connected the hub of art to the rest of the art walk,” said architecture senior Amy Shell.

Architecture senior Amber Conwell said the project really helped draw attention to StART Norman and brought business to the shops around the area. It was a way to show the city and the people the potential of Main Street and how it could bring more life to the place, Conwell said.

Stark said the students were enthusiastic about the

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”Origins/Home,” a multimedia installation piece by OU art professor Cedar Marie. Installations by Marie and nine other local artists will be on display at the lumber yard, 227 W Main Street, as part of StART Norman’s exhibit, “Space: Threshold: The Promised Land,” until May 10.

project because they understood the concept and were committed to making it happen.

“It’s not just lines on paper anymore,” said Hampton.

“It’s something that they can be a part of.”

Si n c e St A RT No r ma n began earlier this month, it has drawn many to that area of Norman, Stark said.

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“People were really happy to see the lumber yard taking on a new life,” he said.

The future of StART Norman is still being discussed by the Norman Arts Council and will probably be decided by the end of the event on May 10, Stark said.

He foresaw the event becoming annual, although it won’t be as grandiose as this year.

St a rk b e l i e ve s St A RT No r ma n i s st i l l a g reat chance to reinvigorate areas in Norman that need some color.

“The possibilities are endless,” Stark said.

Sama Khawaja, sama.khawaja-1@ou.edu

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Sooners cement conference dominance with series win over Texas Spenser Davis

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Oklahoma took hold of the Big 12 conference by winning a three-game series over Texas in Norman this weekend.

Oklahoma (34-10, 11-2) opened up the pivotal series with an impressive performance against the Longhorns (27-18, 9-3), takPLAYER PROFILE ing the first game 4-1.

Kelsey Stevens Georgia Casey and Brittany Williams led the Year: Sooners’ offensive charge, Sophomore combing for all four of Position: Oklahoma’s RBI and a home Pitcher run each.

Kelsey Stevens continued Statistics: her hot streak, throwing Allowed seven innings of one-run three hits and zero runs ball, permitting only three in Saturday’s game vs. hits. However, that would Texas be the end of a nine-game win streak in games that she started.

Texas evened the series in game two, sending the Sooners home with their first mercy-rule loss since 2009.

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Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso wasn’t overly concerned how her team would respond. Gasso, who is in her 20th year at the helm, was confident her team would respond in an important rubber game.

The way the Sooners came out on Saturday, it’s almost like Gasso had been through this situation before.

Oklahoma returned the favor in the final game of the series, defeating Texas 8-0 in five innings. The Sooners put up four runs in the first and four runs in the third, which was plenty of run support for Stevens.

Stevens got back on track, only allowing one run and three hits over five innings. Kady Self, who moved into the clean up spot for this game, led the team with two RBI. Whitney Ellis also added a pair of hits and two RBI of her own.

Oklahoma will be in action Tuesday and Wednesday this week, battling Central Arkansas and North Texas at home.

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Sophomore pitcher Jacob Evans winds up on the pitching mound on April 12 when the Sooners played the Longhorns. The Sooners lost all three games in the series.

The Oklahoma baseball team is three quarters through its regular season schedule, but the Sooners are still scrambling to find a semblance of rhythm.

Coach Pete Hughes’ squad (25-16, 5-7 Big 12) dropped two of three games at home over the weekend to a West Virginia team that sits in eighth place in the Big 12 standings.

The Sooners were shut out in game one of the series, took the second and jumped out to an early lead in the finale before squandering nine unanswered runs to the Mountaineers.

After the 9-5 loss in the final game of the series, Hughes admitted that his team has been unable to find itself recently.

“It’s well into April, and we’re trying to figure out how to play properly and how to win games,” Hughes said.

Winning has not often been the result for Oklahoma lately.

The Sooners have been beaten in six of their last seven conference clashes. The skid has slid the team to sixth place in the Big 12 standings.

The young squad is full of talent but has been unable to translate its skill into wins. A mixture of early deficits, bad base running and even a lack of energy has been the downfall for OU. “You should never come out to any game as a college athlete — when you have one college career — with no energy,” Hughes said after Friday’s game. “I’m going to coach a lot of seasons but these guys have one college career.”

The Sooners have looked tight at the plate during the team’s recent rough patch, and freshman infielder Sheldon Neuse said he and his teammates have preached a different approach to one another.

“Let’s play backyard baseball,” Neuse said. “Let’s just have fun.”

After a 5-3 win Friday it looked as though Oklahoma had busted out of its funk as the team took an early 4-0 lead on Saturday. But nine straight runs from the Mountaineers suddenly sucked the life from the Sooners.

With only 15 games remaining in the regular season, Oklahoma can’t take too much time to sort out its flaws. The Sooners have to regain their winning ways in a hurry.

“There is a sense of urgency, but at the same time you’ve got to stay positive,” sophomore outfielder Craig Aikin said. “You can’t put any extra pressure. This game is hard enough as it is.”

OU is back in action for a non-conference game Tuesday against Texas-Arlington before the Sooners hit the road for a series at Texas Tech next weekend.

“You can’t really feel sorry for us,” Hughes said. “We’ve got to play better and figure it out. The only way to do that is to get back on the field.”

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