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May 21, 2026 Jeff Brucculeri

Last week, I had the honor of playing in the Pro-Am prior to the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour FCA Championship at Indian Springs Country Club in Broken Arrow. It was the sixth year for this tournament to be held at Indian Springs. This was the fourth time for me to play in this particular…

OSU wins series against Arizona

May 21, 2026

Oklahoma State ended the regular season with a home series win over Arizona at O’Brate Stadium, in Stillwater. Arizona won the first game on Thursday, 7-4, then the Cowboys took the second game on Friday, 13-1 in 7 innings. OSU clinched the series with a 7-5 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday. With the win,…

ORU WINS ROAD SERIES

May 21, 2026

Oral Roberts won two out of three games at Northern Colorado to wrap up the regular season. Northern Colorado won the first game of the series on Thursday, 7-6, while ORU won on Friday, 14-2, in a run-rule shortened 8 inning game, and then the Golden Eagles took the third game of the series on…

OU LOSES TWO OF THREE TO TENNESSEE

May 21, 2026

Tennessee got past the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday, 9-7, in game one of the regular-season ending series. After Friday’s game two was suspended in the bottom of the seventh due to lightning with Tennessee on top 5-3, that game was concluded as part of a double header on Saturday. The Volunteers completed the victory Saturday,…

OU TAKES NORMAN REGIONAL

May 21, 2026

Oklahoma cruised through the Norman Regional of the NCAA Softball Tournament, with three consecutive wins. The No. 3 Sooners opened the regional on Friday by scoring in every inning to defeat Binghamton, 11-0, in a run-rule shortened five inning game. OU homered four times in the game, while the pitchers turned in a two-hit shutout….

OSU SWEEPS STILLWATER REGIONAL

May 21, 2026

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls swept their way through the Stillwater Regional of the NCAA Softball Tournament, with a win over Eastern Illinois, and two wins against Stanford, at Cowgirl Stadium. No. 15 OSU opened the regional by scoring 16 runs on 17 hits against Eastern Illinois to earn a 16-0 five-inning run-rule victory on Friday….

ORU clinches the 2026 Summit League Title

May 14, 2026

The ORU Golden Eagles lost two out of three games to Omaha over the weekend, but it was the 4-3 win in game one on Saturday that helped ORU clinch the Summit League regular season title. Friday night’s game was postponed because of lightning and severe weather, and the two teams played a double header…

SOONERS SALVAGE WIN AT ARKANSAS

May 14, 2026

No. 24 Oklahoma beat No. 17 Arkansas Sunday afternoon,15-10, to win the series finale and avoid getting swept by the Razorbacks. Oklahoma is now 31-18, 13-14 SEC, while Arkansas stands at 34-18, 15-12 SEC. The Sooners were powered by a season-high five home runs of the bats of Deiten Lachance, Brendan Brock, Jaxon Willits and…

OSU WINNING STEAK ENDS

May 14, 2026

Oklahoma State had its eight-game conference winning streak snapped Sunday at Phoenix Municipal Stadium as No. 16 Arizona State beat the No. 25 Cowboys 11-7. With the loss, OSU dropped to 33-18 overall and 16-11 in the Big 12, while the Sun Devils improved to 34-17 and 17-10 in the Big 12. ASU scored one…

Banana Ball comes to Tulsa

May 14, 2026 Jeff Brucculeri

Banana Ball invaded ONEOK Field for three games last week and packed the stadium each night. I attended the game on Thursday and was totally blown away by the baseball as well as the entertainment value. If I had to describe what Banana Ball is, I would say it’s a cross between a baseball version…