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Big 12 Softball: Oklahoma blanks Arkansas

Associated Press

Oklahoma 14, Arkansas 0: NORMAN, Okla. - D.J. Mathis threw a five-inning no-hitter as Oklahoma beat Arkansas 14-0 via the run rule on Wednesday.

Mathis, a sophomore left-hander, struck out seven and yielded her only baserunner when she walked pinch-hitter Hillary Freeman with one out in the fourth inning.

It was Oklahoma's first no-hitter since Kami Keiter and Dana Askins combined to hold Tulsa hitless in an 8-0 victory on April 22, 2003, that went the full seven innings.

Samantha Ricketts homered and drove in five runs for Oklahoma (17-0), which is off to its best start in school history. Savannah Long added a two-run home run for the Sooners.