Garcia’s Homer Completes Senior Day Win, Sweep of No. 11 Georgia

Sunday, April 26

12:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

46-6, 18-3

Georgia

34-16, 10-11

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

Senior Day picture of the Oklahoma Softball Seniors following the 6-5 win against Georgia

Garcia’s Homer Completes Senior Day Win, Sweep of No. 11 Georgia

April 26, 2026 | Softball

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No. 1 Sooners Win, 6-5, in Regular Season Home Finale

NORMAN — Despite falling behind 3-0 and enduring a late two-run home run, No. 1/1 Oklahoma (46-6, 18-3 SEC) rallied behind four two-out RBIs and some gutsy pitching from Miali Guachino as the Sooners defeated No. 11/15 Georgia, 6-5, to sweep the series Sunday, April 26.

Fast forwarding to a 5-5 ball game in the sixth, sophomore shortstop Gabbie Garcia turned on an inside pitch to hit the eventual game-winning home run to the seats in right. Guachino, who entered in the fifth, worked around two Georgia (34-16, 10-11 SEC) singles in the seventh to secure the win.

The Sooners held a postgame ceremony as part of Senior Day, honoring Ailana Agbayani, Sydney Berzon, Abby Dayton, Kierston Deal and Isabela Emerling.

Oklahoma 6, Georgia 5
Deal dealt three-straight groundouts in the first inning to open her first start in SEC play this season. OU coaxed three walks in the first frame, but UGA's Addisen Fisher worked out of the jam.

A leadoff walk came around to bite in the second inning, extending a frame in which Georgia tallied four singles to create a 3-0 lead. It was Georgia's first lead of the series up to that point.

OU responded with a pair of runs thanks to a two-out RBI single into right center from Ella Parker. Ella Parker plated Abby Dayton and Kai Minor who reached on a walk and fielding error respectively earlier in the inning.

Allyssa Parker took the ball in the third and retired five consecutive batters before the Sooners grabbed the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Dayton worked a leadoff walk and Kai Minor golfed a two-run home run to the first row of the left-center bleachers. Ella Parker continued the frame with a double to right field and Garcia plated her with a two-out RBI single through the right side.

UGA answered right back, tying the game in the fifth on a two-run home run from Sarah Gordon just over the outstretched arm of Ella Parker in right field.
After OU ended its own bottom of the fifth with runners on, Guachino did the same to Georgia, fanning a pair to help strand runners at the corners after they reached on hit by pitch and fielding error.

Garcia broke the tie with a solo home run to right with a two-out solo shot 211-feet out to the right field seats. She would proceed the close out the game with an unassisted-sliding grab and tag of second base to force out a Georgia runner and strand two in the seventh.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (14-1)
Loss: Randi Roelling (14-8)

Statistical Snapshot
Gabbie Garcia | 2-for-2, HR, 2RBIs, 2BB
Kai Minor | 1-for-4, 2R, 2RBIs
Ella Parker | 2-for-3, 2RBIs, BB
Miali Guachino | 2.2 IP, W, 4Ks

Notes

OU earned its fourth SEC-series sweep this season
Oklahoma has won all eight of its three-game series this year, and seven in league play
OU earned its first sweep of a ranked team since a sweep No. 3/2 Texas at home last April
Guachino earned wins in consecutive days, fanning 10 across 9.2 innings of one-run ball
The Sooners are 39-4 when hitting two or more home runs
Garcia has two more home runs than she did last year, reaching 22 through 50 games played. She has homered four times in three games and homered three times this weekend
Oklahoma is 8-1 in one-run games
Ella Parker, Minor and Garcia accounted for all six of OU's RBIs on the day
The Sooners have won four in a row against top-15 teams
OU finished the regular season 24-1 in home games
OU's eight walks was tied for its second most in league play this year
OU has overcome deficits of four runs and three runs in consecutive weekends