Wells Sets NCAA Freshman Home Run Record in 4-3 Win at No. 4 Texas

Saturday, April 11

Austin, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

40-3, 0

Texas

32-6, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oklahoma	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	8	1
Texas	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	8	0

Kendall Wells rounding third base after the game-winning home run against Texas

Wells' record-setting homer would be the game winner Saturday night.

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Wells Sets NCAA Freshman Home Run Record in 4-3 Win at No. 4 Texas

April 12, 2026 | Softball

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Guachino Earns 12th Victory as Sooners Clinch Series

AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Kendall Wells not only hit the eventual game-winning three-run home run in the fifth inning but set the NCAA freshman single-season home run record as the Sooners (40-3, 13-1 SEC) defeated No. 4 Texas (32-6, 9-5 SEC), 4-3, Saturday, April 11.

Miali Guachino improved to 12-0 with six strikeouts in six innings of work and Audrey Lowry closed the door with her second save.

Wells' homer broke a three-way tie for the previous NCAA freshman single-season home run record, which was shared with OU legends, Lauren Chamberlain and Jocelyn Alo, as well as Hawaii's Kelly Majam.

OU 4, Texas 3
Texas scored its first run of the weekend after a walk and a pair of singles through the infield made it 1-0 Longhorns in the first. Ailana Agabayani nabbed a line drive and doubled up the lead runner at second for an inning-ending double play.

Gabbie Garcia tied it up in the second inning with a solo shot to left field, her 17th homer of the season.

Miali Guachino tallied a pair of swinging strikeouts in the second and third inning, including fanning Texas' Katie Stewart and Reese Atwood in the third to strand a runner at second base.

Texas scrapped out a run in the fourth inning, using three infield singles to regain the lead. Leighann Goode laced a one-out single that Garcia sprawled out to stop before flipping to Agbayani to attempt to get her at first base.

Alisa Sneed legged out a bunt single that she was initially ruled out on and Jaycie Nichols chopped an RBI infield single to second base for the 2-1 lead.

Abby Dayton walked and Kai Minor singled to right before Wells' game-winning three-run homer off Texas' Citlaly Gutierrez. Wells fouled a pair of pitches off before taking a 2-2 delivery over 250 feet to left field in the fifth.

The Longhorns scored one in the bottom of the same inning thanks to two singles and an error, but Guachino retired the final four batters she faced.

Lowry took the ball in the bottom of the seventh and struck out Kayden Henry after being down 3-0 in the count. Katie Stewart singled to left but Lowry got Reese Atwood to ground into a game-ending 5-4-3 double play turned by Sydney Barker, Agbayani and eventually Isabela Emerling.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (12-0)
Loss: Citlaly Gutierrez (5-1)
Save: Audrey Lowry (2)

Statistical Snapshot

Kendall Wells | 1-for-4, HR, 3RBIs
Ella Parker | 1-for-1, 3BBs
Kai Minor | 2-for-4, R
Gabbie Garcia | 2-for-3, HR
Miali Guachino | W, 6.0 IP, 2BBs, 6Ks
Audrey Lowry | Save, IP, H, K

Notes

OU is 2-0 when having the same number of hits as its opponents
The Sooners held Texas without an extra-base hit
Oklahoma has turned four double plays this series
OU earned its third series win on the road against a ranked team this year
OU has won 15 of the last 16 series against Texas
Lowry and Guachino are now a combined 30-1 on the season
Wells set the NCAA freshman single-season home run record with her 31st. She broke a three-way tie with OU legends, Lauren Chamberlain and Jocelyn Alo, as well as Hawaii's Kelly Majam
It was OU's 13th comeback win of the season
The Sooners upped their home run total to 148 on the year
Ella Parker is now two hits from 200 for her career
The Sooners are 6-0 in one-run games
Minor now has 22 multi-hit games to lead the Sooners