High schools: Jordan Dixon pitches Edmond North into Class 6A state semifinals

Dixon pitched Edmond North into the Class 6A semifinals Thursday by shutting out Owasso, 2-0, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium and avenging a loss to the Rams in last year's state tournament.

“I can't say enough about Jordan,” said Jon Hunter, the interim coach for the Huskies as head coach Rick Nordyke has been suspended for the state tournament because Edmond North played too many games this season.

"She has done awesome her senior year,” Hunter said. “She has pitched for us four years. She has a got a lot of state tournament experience. I never had any doubt in her."

That state tournament experience was helpful Thursday as Dixon pitched out of a bases loaded, one-out jam in the first inning.

“I rely on my teammates to calm me down so much,” Dixon said. “They have to come in and tell me to calm down, slow down, that everything is OK. I am like the Energizer bunny all of the time.”

Dixon walked two and gave up a single in the first inning but struck out the side. She allowed four hits and fanned 11 in the game.

“I felt a little more in the groove and more comfortable (after the first inning),” Dixon said. “Our defense was making plays.”

The biggest came in the third inning when center fielder Bridget White gunned down an Owasso runner at the plate with a perfect one-hop throw to end the inning.