NORMAN —
Miali Guachino,
Kierston Deal and
Berkley Zache combined to fan 11 batters in a no-hitter as No. 1 Oklahoma (43-6) defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-26), 9-0, in five innings Tuesday, April 21.
Allyssa Parker,
Lexi McDaniel and
Isabela Emerling homered to bring the Sooners to 161 home runs, tying the NCAA single-season and program home run record set in 2021.
Oklahoma 9, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
Guachino retired all six batters she faced by herself, striking out five while fielding a groundout for the other out.
The Sooners took a 4-0 lead with three hits, two walks and two stolen bases in the second inning.
Allyssa Parker and McDaniel hit back-to-back solo homers to get OU on the board.
Chaney Helton singled in another run and
Kai Minor plated the fourth with an RBI groundout.
Deal entered and struck out four batters in her two innings of work as the Sooners pushed the lead to run-rule territory with a five-run fourth inning. Minor and
Tia Milloy bookended the scoring with sac flies while Emerling launched a two-run home run to highlight the frame.
Ella Parker also drove in one on a pinch-hit RBI single up the middle.
Berkeley Zache pitched a perfect fifth, striking out two to seal the victory.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Kierston Deal (2-0)
Loss: Karis Stewart (2-4)
Statistical Snapshot
- Allyssa Parker | 1-for-1, HR, 2R, 2BB
- Lexi McDaniel | 1-for-2, HR, BB
- Chaney Helton | 2-for-2, R, RBI
- Isabela Emerling | 1-for-3, 2RBIs, HR
- Miali Guachino | 2.0 IP, 0ER, 0H, 5Ks, BB
- Kierston Deal | 2.0 IP, 0ER, 0H, 4Ks, BB
- Berkley Zache | IP, 0ER, 0H, 2Ks
Notes
- OU has 31 run-rule victories this year
- Seven batters have double-digit home runs, including three freshmen
- The Sooners have homered in 46 of 49 games
- Oklahoma tallied its first no-hitter since posting a staff no-hitter against East Texas A&M March 19, 2025
- OU is 25-1 in games that Emerling hits at least one home run
- Emerling has homered in four consecutive games, the second-longest stretch for a Sooner this year outside of Kendall Wells' mark of five in a row (March 29-April 4)
- It was OU's 10th shutout victory of the year
- Tuesday's game marked OU's final non-conference game of the regular season
- OU went 28-3 in its regular season non-conference schedule in 2026
- It was the third double-digit strikeout pitching performance for the OU hurlers this year
- Oklahoma is outscoring opponents 112-9 in the fourth inning this year
Up Next
No. 1 Oklahoma concludes the home slate for the regular season with a three-game series against No. 11/15 Georgia Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26.