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No. 2/2 Sooners Open NCAA Regional Play Friday at Home
May 15, 2025 | Softball
Softball Hosts Boston University, Omaha and California
NORMAN — No. 2/2 Oklahoma Softball returns to Love's Field for the first time since April 27 when the Sooners play host in the 2025 Norman Regional beginning Friday, May 16.
The Sooners host Boston University, Omaha and California, with OU slated to take on the Boston Terriers Friday at 5 p.m.
Both Boston and California have previously played at least one regional in Norman, while Omaha makes its first trip to OU for an NCAA regional.
The Terriers enter as the fourth seed in the regional, while Cal is slated at two and Omaha the three.
HOW TO FOLLOW
OU's game against BU will be streamed on ESPNU, while a radio broadcast will be offered on The Franchise 2 (1560 AM and 103. FM). Live stats will be available on statbroadcast.com.
MAY I?
The Sooners are 243-70 in May in head coach Patty Gasso's 31 seasons with the Sooners, while turning in an 89-8 record in the program's eight championship seasons.
ALL-REGION HONORS
Eight different Sooners earned NFCA Midwest All-Region honors as announced Thursday, May 15. It's the sixth time that OU has had eight honorees for a single season, tied for a program record. Sam Landry, Gabbie Garcia, Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering earned first team recognition, while Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and Cydney Sanders were tabbed to the second team. Ailana Agbayani and Abigale Dayton took home third team honors.
NCAA REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
OU is playing in its 31st consecutive regional ... OU is 86-20 all-time in regional play ... the Sooners are 2-0 in NCAA Regionals against the field, going 1-0 each against Cal and Boston U ... the Sooners have hosted a regional every season since 2010 ... Oklahoma defeated Cleveland State once and dispatched Oregon twice to win the 2024 Norman Regional.
SEC RECORD BOOK WATCH
The Sooners hit an SEC Tournament single game record six home runs in the 8-6 win against No. 6/7 Arkansas in the semifinals May 9. OU also set the record for biggest comeback win in SEC Tournament history, overcoming a 6-1 deficit.
PFP QUEEN
Sam Landry gets to just about everything in the circle. The right-handed pitcher leads the SEC among hurlers with 47 assists.
COMEBACK KIDS
With the 8-6 win against No. 6/7 Arkansas, the Sooners earned their 17th comeback victory on the season. The comeback win Friday was OU's largest comeback since 2018.
KEEP IT A HUNDRED
Oklahoma has 102 home runs this season, becoming the first program to hit at least 100 home runs in six straight years. Gabbie Garcia leads the way with 16, while 13 Sooners have at least two.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 38-0 when scoring at least six runs. The latest edition of that streak came yesterday.
ALL-SEC
Oklahoma earned nine different All-SEC honors, with Coach Gasso being named SEC Coach of the Year and Sam Landry was tabbed Newcomer of the Year.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 24 games against ranked teams this season, going 19-6 in such contests and 16-6 in games against ranked SEC foes. The Sooners' 18 games against ranked teams by April 24 is the most for Oklahoma up to that point since the 2011 season.
The Sooners swept No. 3/2 Texas last weekend, giving OU its first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Oklahoma leads the conference in wins against ranked teams, while also touting a league-best winning percentage against top 10 teams.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
The Sooners have a number of players in the top ten among active leaders in a variety of statistical categories, particularly between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry.
-Wins: Sam Landry (first in DI - 82), Isabella Smith (second in DI - 79)
-Innings pitched: Isabella Smith (sixth in DI - 648.3)
-Appearances: Sam Landry (sixth in DI and NCAA - 146), Isabella Smith (seventh in DI and NCAA - 140)
-Strikeouts: Isabella Smith (fifth in DI and 15th in NCAA - 682)
-Home runs: Cydney Sanders (7th in DI - 55)
-Walks: Cydney Sanders (4th in DI - 152)
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 7th among all freshmen in Division with 16 home runs. She was named D1Softball Freshman of the Week March 11 and April 8 as well SEC Player of the Week March 18. Earlier this season she became the first OU freshman since Jocelyn Alo to homer in five consecutive games. April 30 she was named to the top spot of the Softball America Shortstops rankings.
AND IT'S OUT OF THE PARK(ER)!
Sophomore Ella Parker is heating up over the past three weekends, having hit safely in 11 of the last 12 games. She clubbed home runs in consecutive games against Texas and surpassed 100 career RBIs, runs and games started during the sweep of the Longhorns. She has a multi-hit game in six of the last seven games.
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Gabbie Garcia and Kasidi Pickering have almost identical power numbers. Garcia leads the team with 16 home runs, while Kasidi Pickering and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas have 14. Ella Parker, Cydney Sanders and Isabela Emerling each have 11
SYD & CYD
Sydney Barker and Cydney Sanders have combined for six of OU's 12 RBIs in the SEC Tournament.
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has hit 11 of her 14 home runs in SEC play, good for tied for the conference lead. She's had a multi-home run series against South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi State, and also homered against Alabama and Texas. In total she's homered against every SEC team OU has faced this season outside of Tennessee and Florida.
BIG BATS
OU has homered in 48 of 52 games this season. Oklahoma has hit five home runs three times, while setting a season high with six homers against Arkansas Friday. Two different players have had streaks of four games in a row with a home run or better.
FRESHIES
Oklahoma freshman have combined to hit 46 of Oklahoma's 102 home runs, paced by 16 from Gabbie Garcia and 14 from Nelly McEnroe-Marinas. Five different OU freshmen have hit at least two home runs.
NATIONAL NODS
Senior pitcher Sam Landry and sophomore outfielder Kasidi Pickering were both named to the USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year Top 25 list Wednesday, April 30.
ALL-SEC SOONERS
The Oklahoma Sooners made some noise in the all-tournament team listing. Six Sooners combined for nine total honors. Sam Landry was named SEC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-SEC and to the all-defensive squad. Kasidi Pickering and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas made the first team. Gabbie Garcia was tabbed to the second team and all-defensive squad, while Ailana Agbayani was also a second team pick. Head Coach Patty Gasso was named SEC Coach of the Year in her first season in the league.
USA TEAM
Associate head coaches Jennifer Rocha and JT Gasso were both tabbed to the U.S. Softball Women's National Team Coaching Pool as announced Monday, May 5. Also on the national scale, OU head coach Patty Gasso was named United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee College Coach of the Year April 29.
SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Junior lefty Kiertson Deal was named to the SEC Softball Community Service Team Tuesday, May 6, becoming the first-ever Sooner Softball player to take home the award in the program's first year in the league. The honor is given to student-athletes that have given back to their community with efforts off the field. In the circle Deal has spun two complete games against top-10 teams this year, doing so in the Saturday game against No. 10/9 Tennessee (7-1 win) and No. 3/2 Texas (7-2).
21 IS NO. 1
Sooner righty Sam Landry was picked first overall in the first-ever Athletes Unlimited Softball League Draft Saturday, May 3. Landry is set to play for the AUSL Volts, joining OU alumnae Tiare Jennings on the team.
HAWAII FIVE-0
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani is coming off her first SEC Player of the Week honor April 29 after hitting .750 (6-for-8) with a grand slam, three runs five RBIs and two walks. Agbayani tied a career high with five RBIs in OU's 7-6 win against No. 3/2 Texas Friday, April 25. She was also named Softball America Star of the Week that same week.
IT'S PERFECT!
The Sooners have spun two perfect games this year between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry. Smith posted a five-inning perfect game in an 8-0 win against Cal Baptist in her first-ever start with OU. She became the only pitcher in program history to post a perfect game in a debut. Landry followed that up with a five-inning perfect game at No. 23/24 Baylor later in February.
ROLL CALL!
Oklahoma Softball set program records for series attendance and single game attendance for a regular season series at Love's Field during the sweep of Texas April 25-27. A total of 13,734 fans saw the series, while game three's attendance reached a record, 4,609 at Love's.
RECORD SWEEP
OU has swept four SEC series this year (South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas), with the latest being a record-setting sweep against No. 3/2 Texas April 25-27. OU's series sweep against the Longhorns marked the program's first-ever three-game sweep against a top-five team.
JERSEY COMBOS
OU has worn five different jersey combinations this season and the records in each are in (note credit to Sooner Tracker).
-White jersey/crimson pants: 9-2
-White jersey/white pants: 7-2
-Crimson jersey/crimson pants: 12-2
-Crimson jersey/white pants: 4-0
-Anthracite: 13-1
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 223 for her career and 163 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 55 career homers features 32 during her time in Norman, two of which came in the same inning against St. Thomas April 3. She was the first Sooner to do so since Alynah Torres homered twice in the same frame against UT Arlington March 20, 2024. Sanders also reached 101 career walks at OU last weekend against Texas.
KEEPIN' IT 100
Oklahoma has seen a number of players surpass the "100 milestone" in a variety of statistical categories this year, including:
-Sam Landry reached 100 strikeouts this season (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Kasidi Pickering reached 100 career hits (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Ella Parker surpassed 100 career hits (February 28 vs. Marshall), 100 starts and 100 runs (April 26), as well as 100 RBIs (April 27)
-Isabela Emerling reached 100 career RBIs (March 26 at Wichita State)
-Cydney Sanders eclipsed 100 RBIs at OU (April 3 vs. St. Thomas)
-Cydney Sanders surpassed 100 walks at OU (April 26 vs. Texas)
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
The Sooners host Boston University, Omaha and California, with OU slated to take on the Boston Terriers Friday at 5 p.m.
Both Boston and California have previously played at least one regional in Norman, while Omaha makes its first trip to OU for an NCAA regional.
The Terriers enter as the fourth seed in the regional, while Cal is slated at two and Omaha the three.
HOW TO FOLLOW
OU's game against BU will be streamed on ESPNU, while a radio broadcast will be offered on The Franchise 2 (1560 AM and 103. FM). Live stats will be available on statbroadcast.com.
MAY I?
The Sooners are 243-70 in May in head coach Patty Gasso's 31 seasons with the Sooners, while turning in an 89-8 record in the program's eight championship seasons.
ALL-REGION HONORS
Eight different Sooners earned NFCA Midwest All-Region honors as announced Thursday, May 15. It's the sixth time that OU has had eight honorees for a single season, tied for a program record. Sam Landry, Gabbie Garcia, Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering earned first team recognition, while Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and Cydney Sanders were tabbed to the second team. Ailana Agbayani and Abigale Dayton took home third team honors.
NCAA REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
OU is playing in its 31st consecutive regional ... OU is 86-20 all-time in regional play ... the Sooners are 2-0 in NCAA Regionals against the field, going 1-0 each against Cal and Boston U ... the Sooners have hosted a regional every season since 2010 ... Oklahoma defeated Cleveland State once and dispatched Oregon twice to win the 2024 Norman Regional.
SEC RECORD BOOK WATCH
The Sooners hit an SEC Tournament single game record six home runs in the 8-6 win against No. 6/7 Arkansas in the semifinals May 9. OU also set the record for biggest comeback win in SEC Tournament history, overcoming a 6-1 deficit.
PFP QUEEN
Sam Landry gets to just about everything in the circle. The right-handed pitcher leads the SEC among hurlers with 47 assists.
COMEBACK KIDS
With the 8-6 win against No. 6/7 Arkansas, the Sooners earned their 17th comeback victory on the season. The comeback win Friday was OU's largest comeback since 2018.
KEEP IT A HUNDRED
Oklahoma has 102 home runs this season, becoming the first program to hit at least 100 home runs in six straight years. Gabbie Garcia leads the way with 16, while 13 Sooners have at least two.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 38-0 when scoring at least six runs. The latest edition of that streak came yesterday.
ALL-SEC
Oklahoma earned nine different All-SEC honors, with Coach Gasso being named SEC Coach of the Year and Sam Landry was tabbed Newcomer of the Year.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 24 games against ranked teams this season, going 19-6 in such contests and 16-6 in games against ranked SEC foes. The Sooners' 18 games against ranked teams by April 24 is the most for Oklahoma up to that point since the 2011 season.
The Sooners swept No. 3/2 Texas last weekend, giving OU its first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Oklahoma leads the conference in wins against ranked teams, while also touting a league-best winning percentage against top 10 teams.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
The Sooners have a number of players in the top ten among active leaders in a variety of statistical categories, particularly between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry.
-Wins: Sam Landry (first in DI - 82), Isabella Smith (second in DI - 79)
-Innings pitched: Isabella Smith (sixth in DI - 648.3)
-Appearances: Sam Landry (sixth in DI and NCAA - 146), Isabella Smith (seventh in DI and NCAA - 140)
-Strikeouts: Isabella Smith (fifth in DI and 15th in NCAA - 682)
-Home runs: Cydney Sanders (7th in DI - 55)
-Walks: Cydney Sanders (4th in DI - 152)
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 7th among all freshmen in Division with 16 home runs. She was named D1Softball Freshman of the Week March 11 and April 8 as well SEC Player of the Week March 18. Earlier this season she became the first OU freshman since Jocelyn Alo to homer in five consecutive games. April 30 she was named to the top spot of the Softball America Shortstops rankings.
AND IT'S OUT OF THE PARK(ER)!
Sophomore Ella Parker is heating up over the past three weekends, having hit safely in 11 of the last 12 games. She clubbed home runs in consecutive games against Texas and surpassed 100 career RBIs, runs and games started during the sweep of the Longhorns. She has a multi-hit game in six of the last seven games.
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Gabbie Garcia and Kasidi Pickering have almost identical power numbers. Garcia leads the team with 16 home runs, while Kasidi Pickering and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas have 14. Ella Parker, Cydney Sanders and Isabela Emerling each have 11
SYD & CYD
Sydney Barker and Cydney Sanders have combined for six of OU's 12 RBIs in the SEC Tournament.
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has hit 11 of her 14 home runs in SEC play, good for tied for the conference lead. She's had a multi-home run series against South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi State, and also homered against Alabama and Texas. In total she's homered against every SEC team OU has faced this season outside of Tennessee and Florida.
BIG BATS
OU has homered in 48 of 52 games this season. Oklahoma has hit five home runs three times, while setting a season high with six homers against Arkansas Friday. Two different players have had streaks of four games in a row with a home run or better.
FRESHIES
Oklahoma freshman have combined to hit 46 of Oklahoma's 102 home runs, paced by 16 from Gabbie Garcia and 14 from Nelly McEnroe-Marinas. Five different OU freshmen have hit at least two home runs.
NATIONAL NODS
Senior pitcher Sam Landry and sophomore outfielder Kasidi Pickering were both named to the USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year Top 25 list Wednesday, April 30.
ALL-SEC SOONERS
The Oklahoma Sooners made some noise in the all-tournament team listing. Six Sooners combined for nine total honors. Sam Landry was named SEC Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-SEC and to the all-defensive squad. Kasidi Pickering and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas made the first team. Gabbie Garcia was tabbed to the second team and all-defensive squad, while Ailana Agbayani was also a second team pick. Head Coach Patty Gasso was named SEC Coach of the Year in her first season in the league.
USA TEAM
Associate head coaches Jennifer Rocha and JT Gasso were both tabbed to the U.S. Softball Women's National Team Coaching Pool as announced Monday, May 5. Also on the national scale, OU head coach Patty Gasso was named United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee College Coach of the Year April 29.
SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Junior lefty Kiertson Deal was named to the SEC Softball Community Service Team Tuesday, May 6, becoming the first-ever Sooner Softball player to take home the award in the program's first year in the league. The honor is given to student-athletes that have given back to their community with efforts off the field. In the circle Deal has spun two complete games against top-10 teams this year, doing so in the Saturday game against No. 10/9 Tennessee (7-1 win) and No. 3/2 Texas (7-2).
21 IS NO. 1
Sooner righty Sam Landry was picked first overall in the first-ever Athletes Unlimited Softball League Draft Saturday, May 3. Landry is set to play for the AUSL Volts, joining OU alumnae Tiare Jennings on the team.
HAWAII FIVE-0
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani is coming off her first SEC Player of the Week honor April 29 after hitting .750 (6-for-8) with a grand slam, three runs five RBIs and two walks. Agbayani tied a career high with five RBIs in OU's 7-6 win against No. 3/2 Texas Friday, April 25. She was also named Softball America Star of the Week that same week.
IT'S PERFECT!
The Sooners have spun two perfect games this year between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry. Smith posted a five-inning perfect game in an 8-0 win against Cal Baptist in her first-ever start with OU. She became the only pitcher in program history to post a perfect game in a debut. Landry followed that up with a five-inning perfect game at No. 23/24 Baylor later in February.
ROLL CALL!
Oklahoma Softball set program records for series attendance and single game attendance for a regular season series at Love's Field during the sweep of Texas April 25-27. A total of 13,734 fans saw the series, while game three's attendance reached a record, 4,609 at Love's.
RECORD SWEEP
OU has swept four SEC series this year (South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas), with the latest being a record-setting sweep against No. 3/2 Texas April 25-27. OU's series sweep against the Longhorns marked the program's first-ever three-game sweep against a top-five team.
JERSEY COMBOS
OU has worn five different jersey combinations this season and the records in each are in (note credit to Sooner Tracker).
-White jersey/crimson pants: 9-2
-White jersey/white pants: 7-2
-Crimson jersey/crimson pants: 12-2
-Crimson jersey/white pants: 4-0
-Anthracite: 13-1
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 223 for her career and 163 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 55 career homers features 32 during her time in Norman, two of which came in the same inning against St. Thomas April 3. She was the first Sooner to do so since Alynah Torres homered twice in the same frame against UT Arlington March 20, 2024. Sanders also reached 101 career walks at OU last weekend against Texas.
KEEPIN' IT 100
Oklahoma has seen a number of players surpass the "100 milestone" in a variety of statistical categories this year, including:
-Sam Landry reached 100 strikeouts this season (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Kasidi Pickering reached 100 career hits (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Ella Parker surpassed 100 career hits (February 28 vs. Marshall), 100 starts and 100 runs (April 26), as well as 100 RBIs (April 27)
-Isabela Emerling reached 100 career RBIs (March 26 at Wichita State)
-Cydney Sanders eclipsed 100 RBIs at OU (April 3 vs. St. Thomas)
-Cydney Sanders surpassed 100 walks at OU (April 26 vs. Texas)
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
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