No. 2 Softball Tops Tulsa in Home Opener, 8-0 – University of Oklahoma

OU has won five straight games in run-rule fashion, while earning its 30th straight win in home openers.

Oklahoma clawed away in the second inning, pushing across three two-out runs to take a 3-0 advantage. Isabela Emerling walked, Gabbie Garcia singled up the middle on an eight-pitch at-bat and Abigale Dayton walked on five pitches. After getting down 1-2, Ella Parker rolled a grounder over the first base bag that went by Tulsa’s Paige Knight, scoring three.

OU added one more in the third. Pickering one-hopped the wall with a double and Ailana Agbayani scored her with a nice piece of hitting, roping an RBI single through the left side. 

The Sooners got to eight in the fourth, starting with a Garcia double, who scored after a groundout and wild pitch. Parker started the rally again, finding space in left field for a double before Cydney Sanders walked. Pickering hit a three-run home run to dead center to make it 8-0.

Isabella Smith spun a scoreless fifth to continue her scoreless inning streak to 16.2 innings.

OU 8, Tulsa 0 (5 inn.)

Pitchers of Record
Win: Kierston Deal (2-0)
Loss: Maura Moore (4-3)

Statistical Snapshot

• The official attendance was 4,261, good for a program record for attendance in home games in February
• OU has won five-straight games via run-rule
• The Sooners picked up their 25th win at Love’s Field
• The last time OU won by five consecutive run rules was in March of 2022
• OU is 49-10 against Tulsa
• Parker is on an 11-game hitting streak this season and a 15-game hitting streak dating back to June of last season
• OU has won 30 consecutive home openers
• OU has won via run rule in two of the last four home openers

Up Next
No. 2 Oklahoma continues its home-opening tournament tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. against Wichita State.