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Florida figured out a way to slow down Arkansas slugger Bri Ellis.
Walk her.
But the Gators didn’t slow down the Razorbacks.
Arkansas went to Florida this past weekend and took two of three games. The Razorbacks joined top-ranked Texas as the only team to win a series against the Gators this season.
The Razorbacks were rewarded accordingly, making the biggest jump in this week’s Oklahoman's College Softball Super 16.
Arkansas moved to 10th after being tied for 13th last week.
More: Big 12 softball power rankings: Will Texas Tech earn a top-16 seed to host NCAA regional?
But back to Bri.
Ellis, the national home-run leader, started off the series with a tone-setting three-run homer in the first inning of the first game. Arkansas won that game 4-1.
In the second game, Ellis drove in runs in the third and fourth innings, then when the game went to extra innings, she launched a solo homer to right-center to give Arkansas a lead in the top of the ninth inning. But Florida came back in the bottom of the ninth to win.
Florida, though, learned its lesson.
The Gators intentionally walked Ellis three times in the third game. Her other plate appearance, she was hit by a pitch.
Likely to no one’s surprise, Ellis is a top contender for national player of the year.
Here’s a look at this week’s Super 16:
More: OU softball shuts out UCF as Sam Landry, Ella Parker power Sooners past Knights
Team (first-place votes) Points, Record through Sunday, Last week’s ranking
Receiving votes: Clemson 4 (30-11), Mississippi State 3 (31-10), Georgia 3 (25-13)
Voters: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman; Cora Hall, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel; Eric Lopez, In The Circle; Justin McLeod, D1Softball.com; Anna Snyder, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News; Brady Vernon, Softball America; Scott Wright, The Oklahoman.
More: Celebrate OU softball winning NCAA-record fourth straight WCWS title with our new book
Jenni Carlson: Jenni can be reached at [email protected]. Like her at facebook.com/JenniCarlsonOK, follow her at @jennicarlsonok.bsky.social and twitter.com/jennicarlson_ok, and support her work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Super 16 college softball rankings: Arkansas soars as Bri Ellis homers
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Walk her.
But the Gators didn’t slow down the Razorbacks.
Arkansas went to Florida this past weekend and took two of three games. The Razorbacks joined top-ranked Texas as the only team to win a series against the Gators this season.
The Razorbacks were rewarded accordingly, making the biggest jump in this week’s Oklahoman's College Softball Super 16.
Arkansas moved to 10th after being tied for 13th last week.
More: Big 12 softball power rankings: Will Texas Tech earn a top-16 seed to host NCAA regional?
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But back to Bri.
Ellis, the national home-run leader, started off the series with a tone-setting three-run homer in the first inning of the first game. Arkansas won that game 4-1.
In the second game, Ellis drove in runs in the third and fourth innings, then when the game went to extra innings, she launched a solo homer to right-center to give Arkansas a lead in the top of the ninth inning. But Florida came back in the bottom of the ninth to win.
Florida, though, learned its lesson.
The Gators intentionally walked Ellis three times in the third game. Her other plate appearance, she was hit by a pitch.
Likely to no one’s surprise, Ellis is a top contender for national player of the year.
Here’s a look at this week’s Super 16:
More: OU softball shuts out UCF as Sam Landry, Ella Parker power Sooners past Knights
The Oklahoman's College Softball Super 16 poll
Team (first-place votes) Points, Record through Sunday, Last week’s ranking
- 1. Texas (9) 144, 37-3, 1
- 2. Oklahoma 131, 34-3, 2
- 3. Texas A&M 118, 34-5, 4
- 4. LSU 103, 34-5, 5
- 5. Florida State 98, 36-6, 7
- 6. UCLA 93, 36-5, 8
- 7. Florida 87, 34-8, 3
- 8. South Carolina 85, 30-8, 6
- 9. Oregon 83, 35-3, 9
- 10. Arkansas 70, 28-8, 13T
- 11. Tennessee 64, 32-8, 10
- 12. Arizona 46, 33-7, 11
- 13. Virginia Tech 37, 32-5, 12
- 14. Texas Tech 31, 31-9, 13T
- 15. Duke 14, 29-12, 16T
- 16T. Stanford 5, 26-8, 15
- 16T. Oklahoma State 5, 23-11, 16T
Receiving votes: Clemson 4 (30-11), Mississippi State 3 (31-10), Georgia 3 (25-13)
Voters: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman; Cora Hall, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel; Eric Lopez, In The Circle; Justin McLeod, D1Softball.com; Anna Snyder, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News; Brady Vernon, Softball America; Scott Wright, The Oklahoman.
More: Celebrate OU softball winning NCAA-record fourth straight WCWS title with our new book
Jenni Carlson: Jenni can be reached at [email protected]. Like her at facebook.com/JenniCarlsonOK, follow her at @jennicarlsonok.bsky.social and twitter.com/jennicarlson_ok, and support her work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Super 16 college softball rankings: Arkansas soars as Bri Ellis homers
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