(This article was generated by Oklahoma State Athletics Media Relations) OKLAHOMA CITY – The final day of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship, including OSU's appearance in the tournament's championship game this evening, has been canceled due to poor field conditions after inclement weather in the Oklahoma City area last night. OSU posted two wins in Friday's pool play round, besting No. 8 Texas, 6-2, in the opening game of the tournament before putting a 17-2 run-rule win over Iowa State to close out the day. The Cowgirls' 17-run outburst is the highest single-game output for any OSU team in a postseason contest, and the 15-run difference is the program's largest margin of victory in a postseason game in school history. Oklahoma State entered the weekend at No. 12 in the NCAA's RPI Rankings, and at No. 14 in both national polls. Those rankings, along with two impressive wins, put the Pokes in prime position to be selected as one of the 16 NCAA Regional hosts for the start of next weekend's NCAA Tournament. OSU has not hosted a regional in Stillwater since 1998, when the Cowgirls eventually made the program's sixth appearance in the Women's College World Series. The Pokes last postseason action in Stillwater came in 2011 when OSU hosted a super regional against Houston and made its seventh WCWS appearance. The Cowgirls now turn their attention toward Selection Sunday, where they will learn of their postseason fate. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will air Sunday night at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.<doc-sep>A Friday night rainstorm washed away the second half of the Big 12 Softball Championship, but the Oklahoma Sooners still came away with the automatic bid for the NCAA Softball Tournament (not that they needed it). With just one victory logged over the weekend, the Sooners improved to 49-2 on the year and extended their winning streak to 39 games. It’s the best stretch within a single season in Division I history. This was supposed to be a weekend recap, but here’s the quick rundown of what happened in the limited action: Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Giselle Juarez received the start in the circle against Texas Tech, and through five innings pitched, she notched 11 strikeouts to just one hit. Shannon Saile stepped up in relief to close it out, recording two K’s for herself and preserving the shutout. WATCH: @grace_10_green hits her first career triple and @shay_1715 drives her in with a single to seal OU’s run-rule victory! pic.twitter.com/lKxIuzRK8B — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 10, 2019 Both OU and TTU were scoreless through the first frame, but in the bottom of the second, Lynnsie Elam’s squeeze bunt plated Big 12 Freshman of the Year Grace Green. A subsequent wild pitch allowed an opportunistic Nicole Mendes to also come home, giving the Sooners a 2-0 lead going into the third. Oklahoma loaded up the bases in the third with Fale Aviu, Jocelyn Alo and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Caleigh Clifton. Another Red Raiders wild pitch gave Aviu the green light to run home, extending OU’s lead. Shay Knighten then paid off the rest of the baserunners with a two RBI double to left center, making it 5-0 Sooners at this juncture of the contest. Following a Clifton walk and Alo single to center in the sixth, Green recorded the first triple of her young career to put the Sooners squarely in run-rule territory. The game would indeed end earlier than originally planned as Knighten stepped into the box and singled to left, capping this one off at 8-0, Oklahoma. Win column, #Sooners! Oklahoma takes down Texas Tech to extend its winning steak to 39 games, marking the longest streak in NCAA Division I history over the span of one season! #ChampionshipMindset pic.twitter.com/yyHRLlOQqO — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 10, 2019 OU’s second opponent in pool play was Kansas, and although the game went unfinished, the Sooners looked to be well on their way towards another successful outing. Mariah Lopez started this one, and through three innings pitched, the junior recorded seven strikeouts with just two hits allowed. OU opened up the scoring in the top of the first with back-to-back doubles from Big 12 Player of the Year Sydney Romero and Aviu. Then in the second, a string of hits from Grace Lyons, Romero and Aviu netted four RBI, pushing Oklahoma out in front 5-0. MID 2 | OU 5, KU 0 #Sooners score four runs on four hits in the top of the second! pic.twitter.com/zXJvhiYIxX — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 11, 2019 In the top of the fourth, the Sooners would load the bases after a Kansas error allowed Aviu to reach first. Clifton and Alo followed her up with back-to-back walks. At this point, the light rain had developed into a heavy downpour, leading to the game’s suspension for the night. On Saturday morning, the poor field conditions ended any chance to resume this game, as well as any further tournament play. Also, all stats accumulated from the suspended contest have been nullified, on account of the game not going the required length of at least five full innings. Ultimately, the Big 12 ruled Oklahoma — the regular season conference champion — as the automatic bid qualifier for the NCAA Softball Tournament. As the regular season champion, Oklahoma will receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Softball Championship. More details: https://t.co/n75NwfeMHw pic.twitter.com/yrOli6nBNT — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 11, 2019 Up next, Oklahoma will find out which teams will be joining them in the Norman Regional bracket on ESPN2’s Selection Sunday show beginning at 8 p.m. CT. In all likelihood, the Sooners will enter the NCAA Softball Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Regional play will run from May 17-19. Follow Crimson & Cream Machine on Twitter!<doc-sep>
The final day of the Big 12 Softball Championship has been canceled because of poor field conditions caused by inclement weather in the Oklahoma City area, officials said.The No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowgirls won two pool-play games Friday, defeating Texas, 6-2, and Iowa State, 17-2, at USA Hall of Fame Stadium. The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners beat Texas Tech 8-0 in their first game and couldn't finish their second game against Kansas because of rain Friday night.The Sooners' win against Texas Tech was their 39th straight of the season, setting a Division I record for consecutive wins in a single season.Although no conference tournament champion will be crowned, OU won the regular-season title with an 18-0 record during Big 12 play. The regular-season championship is the Sooners' eighth straight. With the cancellation, the Sooners and Cowgirls wait to hear their postseason assignments, which will be announced at 8 p.m. Sunday. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be televised at 8 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2. The NCAA's regional round begins Friday at campus sites that will be announced Sunday. The final day of the Big 12 Softball Championship has been canceled because of poor field conditions caused by inclement weather in the Oklahoma City area, officials said. The No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowgirls won two pool-play games Friday, defeating Texas, 6-2, and Iowa State, 17-2, at USA Hall of Fame Stadium. The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners beat Texas Tech 8-0 in their first game and couldn't finish their second game against Kansas because of rain Friday night. The Sooners' win against Texas Tech was their 39th straight of the season, setting a Division I record for consecutive wins in a single season. Although no conference tournament champion will be crowned, OU won the regular-season title with an 18-0 record during Big 12 play. The regular-season championship is the Sooners' eighth straight. With the cancellation, the Sooners and Cowgirls wait to hear their postseason assignments, which will be announced at 8 p.m. Sunday. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be televised at 8 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2. The NCAA's regional round begins Friday at campus sites that will be announced Sunday.