Sooners Handle Michigan to Reach 16th Consecutive Super Regional

Sunday, May 17

Norman, Okla.

2 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

51-8

(3) Michigan

36-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oklahoma Sooners	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	8	9	0
Michigan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Abby Dayton puts the OU sticker on the regional ticket after defeating Michigan

Sooners Handle Michigan to Reach 16th Consecutive Super Regional

May 17, 2026 | Softball

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OU Defeats UM, 8-1

NORMAN — Oklahoma's pitching staff was efficient and effective, holding Michigan (36-22) to three hits while a trio of Sooners drove in a pair in an 8-1 win OU (51-9) win Sunday, May 17 at Love's Field. The victory moves OU to its 16th consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance, the longest active streak in Division I. The Sooners outscored opponents, 28-1, in their three regional contests.

Oklahoma 8, Michigan 1
Kai Minor laced her third leadoff double in four games, starting a three-run first for the Sooners. After her, Ella Parker walked and Gabbie Garcia roped an RBI single to center. With the bags packed, Isabela Emerling hooked a two-RBI single down the left field line.

Minor would score after reaching on a fielder's choice in the second, reaching home after a Parker single and Garcia sac fly.

Michigan's Erin Hoehn lifted a solo shot to the first row of the left center bleachers in the bottom of the second, putting the Wolverines on the board with the first and only run OU would allowed in the regional.

Oklahoma pecked away at the plate, adding runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh to extend its advantage to a comfortable size. Minor homered to center, Parker plated another on a bases-loaded walk and Agbayani drove in a pair with a double off the wall and a solo shot to right.

Audrey Lowry, Kierston Deal and Sydney Berzon combined to hold Michigan to just one run. Lowry worked around all three of Michigan's hits, fanning three while not permitting a free pass. Deal spun a scoreless frame, as did Berzon.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (22-3)
Loss: Gabby Ellis (15-9)

Statistical Snapshot
Kai Minor | 2-for-5, 3R, HR
Gabbie Garcia | 2-for-3, 2RBIs, 4 assists
Isabela Emerling | 2-for-4, 2RBIs
Ailana Agbayani | 2-for-4, 2R, 2RBIs, HR
Audrey Lowry | W, 4.2 IP, 3H, ER, 0BB, 3Ks

Notes

OU advances to its 16th consecutive Super Regional, the longest streak in NCAA Division I
The Sooners have won 19 consecutive regional games
Minor upped her multi-hit game total to 27, a team high
Minor has hit a leadoff double to left center in three of the last four games
It was the first-ever meeting between Oklahoma and Michigan in Norman. They had played three times in Oklahoma City, with OU winning all three.
OU outscored opponents, 28-1, in the super regional. The one run permitted is the third-fewest by the Sooners in regionals in school history. It's also the fewest since OU shut out its opponent in all three games of the 2018 regional.
OU is now 13-0 in NCAA postseason games played at Love's Field
Minor has hit five of her 11 homers in the past nine games this season
Agbayani upped her career-high home run total to seven. She has hit two homers in regional play for the Sooners after launching one last year
Lowry's 22 wins ranks tied for fourth among all pitchers in the SEC

Up Next
Oklahoma awaits its opponent in the Norman Super Regional. The Sooners will host the winner of the Eugene Regional, with the final set for Sunday night between Mississippi State and Saint Mary's.