Completed Event: Softball at #20/20 LSU on March 28, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 3
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, April 3
1 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
37-3, 10-1
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Kentucky
22-18, 1-13
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McDaniel hit her ninth homer on the year and drove in five.
Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma
No. 3 Softball Cruises Past Kentucky, 9-1
April 03, 2026 | Softball
McDaniel Drives in Five, Guachino Earns 11th Win
NORMAN — Similar to Thursday night's win, No. 3 Oklahoma (37-3, 10-1 SEC) combined timely hitting with a pair of home runs and a quality start as the Sooners defeated Kentucky (22-18, 1-13 SEC), 9-1, in five innings Friday, April 3.
OU scored nine unanswered runs, six of which came with two outs, and Miali Guachino improved to 11-0 with four innings of one-run ball. Freshman Lexi McDaniel drove in a game-high five runs while classmate Kendall Wells homered for the 29th time.
OU 9, Kentucky 1
Kentucky's Carly Sleeman homered to right field to leadoff the game and give Kentucky a 1-0 lead.
OU only needed one hit to score twice in the first as the Sooner bats drew four walks to plate a pair. Gabbie Garcia notched OU's only hit in the frame, while McDaniel and Ailana Agbayani coaxed RBI free passes.
The two-out production rolled on in the second inning, with OU scoring four runs, all of which were unearned after Kentucky left fielder Alexa Riddel dropped a fly ball to open the inning. UK's Emory Donaldson made a stellar running catch on a Kai Minor liner and Kentucky got the next batter, but five consecutive OU batters reached to extend the lead to 6-1. Kasidi Pickering and Ella Parker plated one apiece and McDaniel flared a two-RBI single to left center.
Guachino settled in after the leadoff homer, retiring nine straight batters between the first and third inning.
Wells homered for the second time on the weekend, launching a solo bomb to right to bring OU's lead to 7-1 in the third. McDaniel completed the scoring with a two-run homer to right in the fourth.
Allyssa Parker stranded a Kentucky runner in the fifth to bring OU to its 28th run-rule win of the year.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (11-0)
Loss: Sarah Haendiges (9-6)
Statistical Snapshot
Lexi McDaniel | 2-for-2, 5RBIs, HR
Ella Parker | 2-for-3, 2R, RBI, 2B
Kendall Wells | HR, 2R, BB
Gabbie Garcia | 1-for-2, 2R, BB
Miali Guachino | W, 4IP, 3H, ER, 3Ks, 0BB
Notes
Up Next
The series finale is set for Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m.
OU scored nine unanswered runs, six of which came with two outs, and Miali Guachino improved to 11-0 with four innings of one-run ball. Freshman Lexi McDaniel drove in a game-high five runs while classmate Kendall Wells homered for the 29th time.
OU 9, Kentucky 1
Kentucky's Carly Sleeman homered to right field to leadoff the game and give Kentucky a 1-0 lead.
OU only needed one hit to score twice in the first as the Sooner bats drew four walks to plate a pair. Gabbie Garcia notched OU's only hit in the frame, while McDaniel and Ailana Agbayani coaxed RBI free passes.
The two-out production rolled on in the second inning, with OU scoring four runs, all of which were unearned after Kentucky left fielder Alexa Riddel dropped a fly ball to open the inning. UK's Emory Donaldson made a stellar running catch on a Kai Minor liner and Kentucky got the next batter, but five consecutive OU batters reached to extend the lead to 6-1. Kasidi Pickering and Ella Parker plated one apiece and McDaniel flared a two-RBI single to left center.
Guachino settled in after the leadoff homer, retiring nine straight batters between the first and third inning.
Wells homered for the second time on the weekend, launching a solo bomb to right to bring OU's lead to 7-1 in the third. McDaniel completed the scoring with a two-run homer to right in the fourth.
Allyssa Parker stranded a Kentucky runner in the fifth to bring OU to its 28th run-rule win of the year.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (11-0)
Loss: Sarah Haendiges (9-6)
Statistical Snapshot
Lexi McDaniel | 2-for-2, 5RBIs, HR
Ella Parker | 2-for-3, 2R, RBI, 2B
Kendall Wells | HR, 2R, BB
Gabbie Garcia | 1-for-2, 2R, BB
Miali Guachino | W, 4IP, 3H, ER, 3Ks, 0BB
Notes
- OU scored nine unanswered runs today and 10 in yesterday's win
- The Sooners have 13th comeback victories
- Wells is one home run shy of tying the NCAA freshman single-season home run record
- Oklahoma has six run-rule wins in league play
- The Sooners have won 29 consecutive home games
- The Sooners scored six two-out runs
Up Next
The series finale is set for Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Guachino, Miali (11-0)
L: Sarah Haendiges (9-6)
Batting:
2B: Karissa Hamilton 1
HR: Carly Sleeman 1
RBI: Carly Sleeman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carly Sleeman 1
Batting:
2B: Parker, Ella 1
HR: Wells, Kendall 1 ; McDaniel, Lexi 1
RBI: Wells, Kendall 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Parker, Ella 1 ; McDaniel, Lexi 5 ; Agbayani, Ailana 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wells, Kendall 2 ; Garcia, Gabbie 2 ; Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Parker, Ella 2 ; McDaniel, Lexi 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1
HBP: Barker, Sydney 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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R
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RBI
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AB
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R
2
H
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/ SoftballSB Highlights: OU 9, Kentucky 1
Friday, April 03
SB Highlights: OU 10, Kentucky 2
Thursday, April 02
SB Highlights: OU 12, Wichita State 3
Tuesday, March 31
SB Highlights: OU 8, LSU 4
Sunday, March 29
