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No. 2 Sooners Make 18th Appearance at Women’s College World Series
May 28, 2025 | Softball
OU Faces Seventh-Seeded Tennessee in Opening Game
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Softball makes its 18th appearance at the Women's College World Series (WCWS) and ninth in as many seasons when OU opens up play against seventh-seeded Tennessee Thursday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN, with every game of the WCWS airing on either ESPN2, ESPN or ABC. A radio broadcast for every OU game will be available on The Franchise 2 1560 AM and 103.3 FM.
MAY I?
The Sooners are 247-70 in May in head coach Patty Gasso's 31 seasons with the Sooners, while turning in an 94-8 record in the program's eight championship seasons.
WCWS SNAPSHOT
The Sooners 53-24 all-time in the Women's College World Series ... the Sooners have won the last four national titles with a combined record of 21-4 ... during that stretch Oklahoma has gone 10-2 against opponents in this year's field (Texas, Florida, Tennessee and UCLA) ... OU has won three straight games dating back to last year ... all-time in NCAA Tournament competition the Sooners are 161-52 ... OU has won eight straight games in the NCAA Tournament (five this season, three during the 2024 WCWS).
ALL-AMERICAN SOONERS
Oklahoma had four National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans as announced Wednesday. Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering were tabbed first team honorees, while Sam Landry was honored with second team laurels and Gabbie Garcia took home third team recognition. The Sooners were tied for the national lead with four honorees. Parker is a two-time All-American after being recognized last year.
GOOD AS GOLD
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani was selected as the Rawlings Gold Glove recipient for second baseman. She is the second OU player to ever receive the honor and the first at second base.
50 WINS
The Sooners reached 50 wins for the ninth consecutive season.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 42-0 when scoring at least six runs. OU set a program single game runs record with 13 in the 13-2 win against No. 15 Alabama.
OK BOOMER!
Oklahoma has 115 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 20, while 13 Sooners have at least two.
PICK YOUR POISON
Sophomore Kasidi Pickering is hitting .465 (20-for-43) in 16 NCAA Tournament games, while homering nine times and driving in 21 runs. She's had a two-homer game in two different contests in NCAA play.
PFP QUEEN
Sam Landry gets to just about everything in the circle. The right-handed pitcher leads the SEC among hurlers with 51 assists.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 28 games against ranked teams this season, going 22-6 in such contests. The Sooners earned three sweeps against top 15 programs, including a sweep against No. 3/2 Texas - OU's first ever three game sweep against a top five team. The Sooners have outscored top 25 teams, 173-110. Freshman Gabbie Garcia has paced the Sooners with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs in 88 at-bats against ranked teams this season. Sam Landry has fanned 86 batters and gone 11-4 with a 2.13 ERA in her 19 appearances.
SUPER SOONERS
The Sooners clinched their 18th trip to the WCWS after a sweep of No. 15 Alabama in the Super Regionals. OU has won 18 consecutive games in the Super Regionals, while setting a program record in supers for runs in a game with 13 in Saturday's contest against the Crimson Tide. OU has advanced to OKC for the ninth straight season, the longest active streak in DI.
LOWRY'S SEASONING
Audrey Lowry has pitched five consecutive scoreless outings. Prior to her one inning against No. 15 Alabama, Lowry had retired 16 consecutive batters dating back to her spotless three innings of work in a win against No. 6/7 Arkansas in the SEC Tournament.
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 5th among all freshmen in Division with 20 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.
TWENTY-WON
Righty Sam Landry is 4-0 in NCAA Postseason play this year and 5-0 if you take into account her one-hit complete game victory against No. 9/10 LSU in the SEC Tournament.
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.
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 in the SEC Championship Semifinals was OU's largest comeback since 2018.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 42-0 when scoring at least six runs. The Sooners have earned four run-rule wins during NCAA play this year.
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 - 86), Isabella Smith (second in DI - 79)
-Innings pitched: Isabella Smith (sixth in DI - 649.3)
-Appearances: Sam Landry (sixth in DI and NCAA - 150), 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 - 56)
-Walks: Cydney Sanders (4th in DI - 152)
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. The Sooners have six players with at least 11 home runs, with Gabbie Garcia pacing the way with 20 and Kasidi Pickering with 18
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas hit 12 of her 15 home runs against SEC foes. 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.
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 Agabyani has four home runs this season, but each has come against a ranked team or in postseason play. Agbayani homered at No. 23 Baylor, against No. 3/2 Texas (grand slam), No. 6/7 Arkansas in the SEC Semifinals and California in the NCAA Regionals.
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: 10-2
-White jersey/white pants: 9-2
-Crimson jersey/crimson pants: 14-2
-Crimson jersey/white pants: 4-0
-Anthracite: 13-1
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 230 for her career and 169 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 56 career homers features 33 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 surpassed 100 career walks at OU, standing at 109 right now.
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)
-Kasidi Pickering surpassed 100 runs (May 17 vs. Cal)
-Kasidi Pickering surpassed 100 RBI (May 18 vs. Cal)
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN, with every game of the WCWS airing on either ESPN2, ESPN or ABC. A radio broadcast for every OU game will be available on The Franchise 2 1560 AM and 103.3 FM.
MAY I?
The Sooners are 247-70 in May in head coach Patty Gasso's 31 seasons with the Sooners, while turning in an 94-8 record in the program's eight championship seasons.
WCWS SNAPSHOT
The Sooners 53-24 all-time in the Women's College World Series ... the Sooners have won the last four national titles with a combined record of 21-4 ... during that stretch Oklahoma has gone 10-2 against opponents in this year's field (Texas, Florida, Tennessee and UCLA) ... OU has won three straight games dating back to last year ... all-time in NCAA Tournament competition the Sooners are 161-52 ... OU has won eight straight games in the NCAA Tournament (five this season, three during the 2024 WCWS).
ALL-AMERICAN SOONERS
Oklahoma had four National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans as announced Wednesday. Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering were tabbed first team honorees, while Sam Landry was honored with second team laurels and Gabbie Garcia took home third team recognition. The Sooners were tied for the national lead with four honorees. Parker is a two-time All-American after being recognized last year.
GOOD AS GOLD
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani was selected as the Rawlings Gold Glove recipient for second baseman. She is the second OU player to ever receive the honor and the first at second base.
50 WINS
The Sooners reached 50 wins for the ninth consecutive season.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 42-0 when scoring at least six runs. OU set a program single game runs record with 13 in the 13-2 win against No. 15 Alabama.
OK BOOMER!
Oklahoma has 115 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 20, while 13 Sooners have at least two.
PICK YOUR POISON
Sophomore Kasidi Pickering is hitting .465 (20-for-43) in 16 NCAA Tournament games, while homering nine times and driving in 21 runs. She's had a two-homer game in two different contests in NCAA play.
PFP QUEEN
Sam Landry gets to just about everything in the circle. The right-handed pitcher leads the SEC among hurlers with 51 assists.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 28 games against ranked teams this season, going 22-6 in such contests. The Sooners earned three sweeps against top 15 programs, including a sweep against No. 3/2 Texas - OU's first ever three game sweep against a top five team. The Sooners have outscored top 25 teams, 173-110. Freshman Gabbie Garcia has paced the Sooners with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs in 88 at-bats against ranked teams this season. Sam Landry has fanned 86 batters and gone 11-4 with a 2.13 ERA in her 19 appearances.
SUPER SOONERS
The Sooners clinched their 18th trip to the WCWS after a sweep of No. 15 Alabama in the Super Regionals. OU has won 18 consecutive games in the Super Regionals, while setting a program record in supers for runs in a game with 13 in Saturday's contest against the Crimson Tide. OU has advanced to OKC for the ninth straight season, the longest active streak in DI.
LOWRY'S SEASONING
Audrey Lowry has pitched five consecutive scoreless outings. Prior to her one inning against No. 15 Alabama, Lowry had retired 16 consecutive batters dating back to her spotless three innings of work in a win against No. 6/7 Arkansas in the SEC Tournament.
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 5th among all freshmen in Division with 20 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.
TWENTY-WON
Righty Sam Landry is 4-0 in NCAA Postseason play this year and 5-0 if you take into account her one-hit complete game victory against No. 9/10 LSU in the SEC Tournament.
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.
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 in the SEC Championship Semifinals was OU's largest comeback since 2018.
MAGIC NUMBER
Oklahoma is 42-0 when scoring at least six runs. The Sooners have earned four run-rule wins during NCAA play this year.
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 - 86), Isabella Smith (second in DI - 79)
-Innings pitched: Isabella Smith (sixth in DI - 649.3)
-Appearances: Sam Landry (sixth in DI and NCAA - 150), 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 - 56)
-Walks: Cydney Sanders (4th in DI - 152)
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. The Sooners have six players with at least 11 home runs, with Gabbie Garcia pacing the way with 20 and Kasidi Pickering with 18
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas hit 12 of her 15 home runs against SEC foes. 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.
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 Agabyani has four home runs this season, but each has come against a ranked team or in postseason play. Agbayani homered at No. 23 Baylor, against No. 3/2 Texas (grand slam), No. 6/7 Arkansas in the SEC Semifinals and California in the NCAA Regionals.
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: 10-2
-White jersey/white pants: 9-2
-Crimson jersey/crimson pants: 14-2
-Crimson jersey/white pants: 4-0
-Anthracite: 13-1
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 230 for her career and 169 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 56 career homers features 33 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 surpassed 100 career walks at OU, standing at 109 right now.
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)
-Kasidi Pickering surpassed 100 runs (May 17 vs. Cal)
-Kasidi Pickering surpassed 100 RBI (May 18 vs. Cal)
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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