Oklahoma softball: Five reasons OU will win a 5th national championship

By Chip Rouse | May 16, 2019

CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Haylie McCleney #8 of United States hits two-run home run in the third inning against Mexico during the Preliminary Round match at Akitsu Stadium on day two of the WBSC Women's Softball World Championship on August 3, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) /

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NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 15: An Oklahoma Sooners cheerleader performs during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats October 15, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 38-17. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) *** local caption *** /

Oklahoma is leading the country in a number of statistical areas in 2019

It’s remarkable, really, in how many NCAA Division I statistical areas Oklahoma ranks No. 1 as a team through 51 games this season. I can name at least eight:

Batting average: .361

On-base percentage: .456

Slugging percentage: .675

Home runs per game: 1.90

Earned Run Average: 1.15

Shutouts: 23

Fielding percentage: .986 (16 errors in 951 fielding attempts)

Won-lost percentage: .961 (49-2)

On top of that impressive list, the Sooners rank second in the country in runs scored per game (7.98).

You tell me, how do you not go with a team that has it all: outstanding hitting, outstanding pitching and an air-tight defense?

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