BATON ROUGE— Sixth ranked Oklahoma needed just one inning to score all its runs in a 3-0 win over McNeese at LSU Tiger Park Sunday.
 
"I'm Proud of how the kids competed all week. They grinded all week in a lot of games and tough opponents," said head coach Joanna Hardin. "We have had a lot of adversity but the kids have been resilient, we are getting better every day. We still haven't reached our potential.
 
McNeese (23-10) managed only two hits off singles by Marisa Taunton and Dakota Matiko.  The two hits were back-to-back hits to lead of f the third inning. A sacrifice bunt by Taylor Goree moved Taunton to third and Matiko to second. McNeese was unable to score after Lauren Langner flew out to left and Emily Vincent grounded out the short to end the threat.  Taunton was also hit by a pitch and stole second base in the fifth.
 
OU's Kelsey Arnold led the fifth off with a triple to centerfield after Langner misplayed a routine fly ball. Arnold scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Nicole Pendley for a 1-0 OU lead. A two run home run by Paige Parker extended the OU lead to 3-0.
 
The sooners improved to 24-5 on the year and pitcher Paige Parker improved to 11-3 on the year with the shutout.
 
Emily Vincent fell to 9-2 on the year despite throwing a good game. Vincent three five innings and gave up six hits, struck out three and walked four.
 
"Emily threw extremely well today, she owned the circle and competed with guts. I'm proud of her approach against their lineup, she definitely grew up today, said Hardin.
 
"I think there is a lot of parity in the game and we believe we can compete with the best in the country. We are excited about our schedule because we know every game is preparing us for the postseason."
 
Sophomore Rachel Smith relieved Vincent and threw the final inning, giving up two hits.
 
McNeese will travel to Texas next Wednesday for a non-conference game before returning to conference play for a three-game series at Abilene Christian on the weekend.