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Softball Plays Four Games at the Getterman Classic
February 14, 2025 | Softball
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No. 3 Sooners Play Hofstra and No. 24 Baylor Twice Apiece in Waco
NORMAN — No. 3 Oklahoma (6-0) stays on the road and heads to former Big 12 Conference rival Baylor for the Getterman Classic Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16. OU will take on No. 24 Baylor (3-2) twice as well as Hofstra (0-0) two times.
BREAKDOWN OF GAMES
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. vs. Hofstra - ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 24 Baylor - ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. vs. Hofstra - ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. vs. No. 24 Baylor - ESPN+
HOW TO FOLLOW
All four games will be streamed on ESPN+, as well as broadcast on radio (107.7 The Franchise) with Chris Plank and DJ Sanchez providing commentary. Live stats will be available via Statbroadcast.com.
LAST TIME OUT
LONG BEACH, Calif. — With two outs in the top of the 11th inning, Abigale Dayton roped the game-winning RBI double to left center, scoring Isabela Emerling as a defensive battle between No. 2 Oklahoma Softball (6-0) and Long Beach State (3-1) finished in a 2-0 win for the Sooners Sunday, Feb. 9.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
No. 24 Baylor: Baylor enters the weekend 3-2 after defeating Abilene Christian, Purdue and Villanova. The Bears dropped a 10-7 decision to No. 8 Texas A&M and a 6-4 final to Utah State in College Station, Texas. Infielder Shaylon Govan was tabbed to the Preseason All-Big 12 team after earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American honors last season. Catcher Turiya Coleman also earned a spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 list. The Bears earned an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, taking two games against Louisiana and one against Florida before falling in the Gainesville Regional Final. Baylor is ranked No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, No. 24 in the Softball America poll and No. 23 in the NFCA poll.
Hofstra: Hofstra has yet to play a game during the 2025 season, although they'll play their opener against Baylor Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Pride went 23-26 and 17-10 in the Colonial Athletic Association a season ago before being bounced by top-seeded Campbell, 1-0, in nine innings. Catcher Olivia Malinowski and utility option Gabby Sultan were both selected to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team. Hofstra was tabbed to finish fifth in the CAA Preseason Poll.
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
Baylor: OU and Baylor are long-standing rivals, having played 90 games against one another. The first-ever meeting was Sept. 21, 1979 in Denton, Texas, with the Bears winning, 2-0. OU has fared well in Waco, going 26-6 while having swept the last series in Waco back in 2023. Oklahoma is 76-14 all-time against Baylor.
Hofstra: OU and Hofstra are playing for the fourth time, with the Sooners leading the series, 2-1. The Pride won the first meeting by a score of 1-0 March 1, 1996 in Columbus, Ga. OU followed up with a 17-3 win in Clearwater, Fla., Feb. 16, 2019 and an 11-0 shutout-win in the 2023 Norman Regional.
FIRST AT-BAT, FIRST HOME RUN
Junior outfielder Abigale Dayton homered in her first at-bat as a Sooner, doing so in the victory against Cal State Northridge in the season opener Feb. 6. The last time a Sooner homered in their first-career at-bat was when Kasidi Pickering launched a grand slam against Utah Valley last February. OU graduate assistant coach and four-time All-American, Tiare Jennings, also completed the feat, launching a two-run home run in her first-career at-bat against UTEP in 2021. Dayton came up clutch to cap the weekend, diving to make a catch and rob Long Beach State of a run, while also providing the game-winning RBI with a two-out double in the 11th inning.
FAMILIAR FOES
The last time that Hofstra played, the Pride went up against current OU hurler, Isabella Smith, in the 2024 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Softball Tournament. Smith held the Pride scoreless in a shutout performance in that game. Additionally, Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry took on the Baylor Bears in the 2024 Gainesville Region as a member of the Louisiana pitching staff.
STARTING OFF WITH PERFECTION
Redshirt-senior and transfer Isabella Smith spun a five-inning perfect game in her first-career start with the Sooners. Smith fanned six batters and didn't allow a baserunner during an 8-0 win against Cal Baptist Feb. 7. The 22nd perfect game in OU Softball history, it was the first complete game perfect game by an OU pitcher in their first start as a Sooner. For the weekend she spun 12.2 scoreless frames, striking out 12 while permitting only two hits.
HOMETOWN HOMER
Los Angeles, Calif., native Ella Parker homered in the return to her hometown, launching a solo shot to center field in OU's 9-0 win against Loyola Marymount last Saturday. That wasn't Parker's only big moment as she hit .591 and slugged .955 in OU's 6-0 swing in California. Parker was tied for the NCAA Division I lead in hits (13) and doubles (five) as of Monday, Feb. 10. That same day she was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Co-Player of the Week, the first to earn the honor in OU history.
FIRST AIRPLANE AROUND THIRD
Six different Sooners hit their first-career home run last weekend, including Dayton, Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Isabela Emerling, Gabbie Garcia, Tia Milloy and Sydney Barker. Of that group, Emerling and Milloy homered twice, while Emerling and Garcia also launched their first grand slam. OU hit 12 home runs over six games, slugging .575 as a team.
FLASH THE LEATHER
OU's defense was sharp to start the season as the Sooners committed only one error in 188 chances with the glove, good for a .995 fielding percentage. Oklahoma turned six double plays, including two timely turns in the win against Long Beach State.
STRIKEOUT-SAM
Senior right-handed pitcher Sam Landry struck out 23 batters in 15 innings in California, going 1-0 with a 2.33 ERA and a save against Cal State Fullerton. Landry punched out 11 in a no-decision against (RV) San Diego State, while working a complete game shutout against Loyola Marymount.
LOCKDOWN LEFTIES
Left-handed pitchers Kierston Deal and Audrey Lowry combined to go 2-0 with just four earned runs across 17 innings last weekend. Deal took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Long Beach State, while Lowry earned a win in her collegiate debut against (RV) San Diego State as well as a victory against Fullerton. Lowry fanned eight in 5.2 innings of relief across the opening weekend.
Opponents' 2024 Records and 2025 Preseason Conference Coaches Poll Projects
PRESEASON NOTES
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The Sooners' roster features 14 newcomers and eight returners, with five of those newcomers being transfers. Ailana Agbayani (BYU), Abigale Dayton (Utah), Isabela Emerling (UNC) and Sam Landry (Louisiana) were all standouts at their respective schools last season. The Sooners return 41 home runs from last year's team, paced by Cydney Sanders' 15. Ella Parker was not far behind, hitting .415 with 13 home runs as a true freshman.
NATIONAL POLLS
The four-time defending national champs earned at least a top-three preseason ranking in all four major polls. OU was picked second in the NFCA Coaches Poll and third in the Softball America, DISoftball and ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 polls.
LANA JOINS THE SOONERS
Junior transfer Ailana Agbayani was a big addition to the OU roster ahead of the 2025 season, coming to Norman after two big seasons at BYU. A native of Mililani, Hawai'i, Agbayani was a 2024 NFCA All-Region selection, hitting .424 as the Cougars' everyday shortstop. She also registered a 5-2 record in the circle, with 17 strikeouts. Her father, Benny Agbayani, was an outfielder for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.
ALL-AMERICA ADDITION
Junior Abigale Dayton joins the Sooners after serving as an anchor in the Utah Utes' outfield for the past two seasons. Dayton was a 2024 NFCA Third-Team All-American and two-time NFCA All-Region honoree in Salt Lake City, playing in 104 games and hitting .368 and .431 as a freshman and sophomore, respectively.
PICK AND PARKER
The left-handed hitting duo of Kasidi Pickering and Ella Parker accounts for a formidable sophomore pair. Pickering and Parker both earned top-five slots on the DI Softball preseason outfielder rankings. They were also named to the Softball America Preseason All-American list and earned spots on the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Preseason Watch List. They combined for 113 RBIs, 105 runs, 141 hits, 24 doubles, 25 home runs and a 22-for-26 stolen-bases clip last season.
NEW-BUT-EXPERIENCED PITCHERS
Despite being new names to OU, right-handed hurlers Sam Landry and Isabella Smith are no strangers to big roles and big performances. Each was the ace on their respective teams last season. Landry joined OU after three stellar years at Louisiana and Smith arrived in Norman after three dominant years at Campbell. Together they have combined for 133 wins and 1,098 strikeouts in six seasons. Landry went 63-19 with a 2.12 ERA, two saves, 460 strikeouts and a .202 opponent batting average in three years for Louisiana. She was an NFCA All-Central Region First Team honoree last year and earned All-Sun Belt honors each season. Smith recorded a staggering 29 wins as a sophomore and 26 last season. She touts a 70-28 record with 16 shutouts and six saves. Twice she was tabbed league pitcher of the year.
PRESEASON SEC POLL AND OUTLOOK
Oklahoma was tabbed to finish third in its first-ever Preseason SEC Poll. The Sooners earned two votes for first place. Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering and Abigale Dayton were all honored with Preseason All-SEC recognition. The Sooners were just one of three teams in the conference to have at least three honorees.
GASSO TO LEAD THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Head Coach Patty Gasso was selected as USA Softball Women's National Team Head Coach as announced Monday, Feb. 3. Gasso is the seventh female to ever be in that position. Gasso will lead the U.S. Olympic Team through the 2025-28 quadrennial cycle, which includes the LA28 Olympic Games. She has been involved with the USA Softball Women's National Team since 2018, while having coached the U.S. Women's Elite Team during the World Cup of Softball.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
BREAKDOWN OF GAMES
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. vs. Hofstra - ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 24 Baylor - ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. vs. Hofstra - ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. vs. No. 24 Baylor - ESPN+
HOW TO FOLLOW
All four games will be streamed on ESPN+, as well as broadcast on radio (107.7 The Franchise) with Chris Plank and DJ Sanchez providing commentary. Live stats will be available via Statbroadcast.com.
LAST TIME OUT
LONG BEACH, Calif. — With two outs in the top of the 11th inning, Abigale Dayton roped the game-winning RBI double to left center, scoring Isabela Emerling as a defensive battle between No. 2 Oklahoma Softball (6-0) and Long Beach State (3-1) finished in a 2-0 win for the Sooners Sunday, Feb. 9.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
No. 24 Baylor: Baylor enters the weekend 3-2 after defeating Abilene Christian, Purdue and Villanova. The Bears dropped a 10-7 decision to No. 8 Texas A&M and a 6-4 final to Utah State in College Station, Texas. Infielder Shaylon Govan was tabbed to the Preseason All-Big 12 team after earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American honors last season. Catcher Turiya Coleman also earned a spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 list. The Bears earned an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, taking two games against Louisiana and one against Florida before falling in the Gainesville Regional Final. Baylor is ranked No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, No. 24 in the Softball America poll and No. 23 in the NFCA poll.
Hofstra: Hofstra has yet to play a game during the 2025 season, although they'll play their opener against Baylor Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Pride went 23-26 and 17-10 in the Colonial Athletic Association a season ago before being bounced by top-seeded Campbell, 1-0, in nine innings. Catcher Olivia Malinowski and utility option Gabby Sultan were both selected to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team. Hofstra was tabbed to finish fifth in the CAA Preseason Poll.
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
Baylor: OU and Baylor are long-standing rivals, having played 90 games against one another. The first-ever meeting was Sept. 21, 1979 in Denton, Texas, with the Bears winning, 2-0. OU has fared well in Waco, going 26-6 while having swept the last series in Waco back in 2023. Oklahoma is 76-14 all-time against Baylor.
Hofstra: OU and Hofstra are playing for the fourth time, with the Sooners leading the series, 2-1. The Pride won the first meeting by a score of 1-0 March 1, 1996 in Columbus, Ga. OU followed up with a 17-3 win in Clearwater, Fla., Feb. 16, 2019 and an 11-0 shutout-win in the 2023 Norman Regional.
FIRST AT-BAT, FIRST HOME RUN
Junior outfielder Abigale Dayton homered in her first at-bat as a Sooner, doing so in the victory against Cal State Northridge in the season opener Feb. 6. The last time a Sooner homered in their first-career at-bat was when Kasidi Pickering launched a grand slam against Utah Valley last February. OU graduate assistant coach and four-time All-American, Tiare Jennings, also completed the feat, launching a two-run home run in her first-career at-bat against UTEP in 2021. Dayton came up clutch to cap the weekend, diving to make a catch and rob Long Beach State of a run, while also providing the game-winning RBI with a two-out double in the 11th inning.
FAMILIAR FOES
The last time that Hofstra played, the Pride went up against current OU hurler, Isabella Smith, in the 2024 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Softball Tournament. Smith held the Pride scoreless in a shutout performance in that game. Additionally, Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry took on the Baylor Bears in the 2024 Gainesville Region as a member of the Louisiana pitching staff.
STARTING OFF WITH PERFECTION
Redshirt-senior and transfer Isabella Smith spun a five-inning perfect game in her first-career start with the Sooners. Smith fanned six batters and didn't allow a baserunner during an 8-0 win against Cal Baptist Feb. 7. The 22nd perfect game in OU Softball history, it was the first complete game perfect game by an OU pitcher in their first start as a Sooner. For the weekend she spun 12.2 scoreless frames, striking out 12 while permitting only two hits.
HOMETOWN HOMER
Los Angeles, Calif., native Ella Parker homered in the return to her hometown, launching a solo shot to center field in OU's 9-0 win against Loyola Marymount last Saturday. That wasn't Parker's only big moment as she hit .591 and slugged .955 in OU's 6-0 swing in California. Parker was tied for the NCAA Division I lead in hits (13) and doubles (five) as of Monday, Feb. 10. That same day she was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Co-Player of the Week, the first to earn the honor in OU history.
FIRST AIRPLANE AROUND THIRD
Six different Sooners hit their first-career home run last weekend, including Dayton, Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Isabela Emerling, Gabbie Garcia, Tia Milloy and Sydney Barker. Of that group, Emerling and Milloy homered twice, while Emerling and Garcia also launched their first grand slam. OU hit 12 home runs over six games, slugging .575 as a team.
FLASH THE LEATHER
OU's defense was sharp to start the season as the Sooners committed only one error in 188 chances with the glove, good for a .995 fielding percentage. Oklahoma turned six double plays, including two timely turns in the win against Long Beach State.
STRIKEOUT-SAM
Senior right-handed pitcher Sam Landry struck out 23 batters in 15 innings in California, going 1-0 with a 2.33 ERA and a save against Cal State Fullerton. Landry punched out 11 in a no-decision against (RV) San Diego State, while working a complete game shutout against Loyola Marymount.
LOCKDOWN LEFTIES
Left-handed pitchers Kierston Deal and Audrey Lowry combined to go 2-0 with just four earned runs across 17 innings last weekend. Deal took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Long Beach State, while Lowry earned a win in her collegiate debut against (RV) San Diego State as well as a victory against Fullerton. Lowry fanned eight in 5.2 innings of relief across the opening weekend.
Opponents' 2024 Records and 2025 Preseason Conference Coaches Poll Projects
- Baylor | 36-23 (14-13) - 4th in Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll
- Hofstra | 23-26 (17-10) - 5th in CAA Preseason Poll
PRESEASON NOTES
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The Sooners' roster features 14 newcomers and eight returners, with five of those newcomers being transfers. Ailana Agbayani (BYU), Abigale Dayton (Utah), Isabela Emerling (UNC) and Sam Landry (Louisiana) were all standouts at their respective schools last season. The Sooners return 41 home runs from last year's team, paced by Cydney Sanders' 15. Ella Parker was not far behind, hitting .415 with 13 home runs as a true freshman.
NATIONAL POLLS
The four-time defending national champs earned at least a top-three preseason ranking in all four major polls. OU was picked second in the NFCA Coaches Poll and third in the Softball America, DISoftball and ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 polls.
LANA JOINS THE SOONERS
Junior transfer Ailana Agbayani was a big addition to the OU roster ahead of the 2025 season, coming to Norman after two big seasons at BYU. A native of Mililani, Hawai'i, Agbayani was a 2024 NFCA All-Region selection, hitting .424 as the Cougars' everyday shortstop. She also registered a 5-2 record in the circle, with 17 strikeouts. Her father, Benny Agbayani, was an outfielder for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.
ALL-AMERICA ADDITION
Junior Abigale Dayton joins the Sooners after serving as an anchor in the Utah Utes' outfield for the past two seasons. Dayton was a 2024 NFCA Third-Team All-American and two-time NFCA All-Region honoree in Salt Lake City, playing in 104 games and hitting .368 and .431 as a freshman and sophomore, respectively.
PICK AND PARKER
The left-handed hitting duo of Kasidi Pickering and Ella Parker accounts for a formidable sophomore pair. Pickering and Parker both earned top-five slots on the DI Softball preseason outfielder rankings. They were also named to the Softball America Preseason All-American list and earned spots on the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Preseason Watch List. They combined for 113 RBIs, 105 runs, 141 hits, 24 doubles, 25 home runs and a 22-for-26 stolen-bases clip last season.
NEW-BUT-EXPERIENCED PITCHERS
Despite being new names to OU, right-handed hurlers Sam Landry and Isabella Smith are no strangers to big roles and big performances. Each was the ace on their respective teams last season. Landry joined OU after three stellar years at Louisiana and Smith arrived in Norman after three dominant years at Campbell. Together they have combined for 133 wins and 1,098 strikeouts in six seasons. Landry went 63-19 with a 2.12 ERA, two saves, 460 strikeouts and a .202 opponent batting average in three years for Louisiana. She was an NFCA All-Central Region First Team honoree last year and earned All-Sun Belt honors each season. Smith recorded a staggering 29 wins as a sophomore and 26 last season. She touts a 70-28 record with 16 shutouts and six saves. Twice she was tabbed league pitcher of the year.
PRESEASON SEC POLL AND OUTLOOK
Oklahoma was tabbed to finish third in its first-ever Preseason SEC Poll. The Sooners earned two votes for first place. Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering and Abigale Dayton were all honored with Preseason All-SEC recognition. The Sooners were just one of three teams in the conference to have at least three honorees.
GASSO TO LEAD THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Head Coach Patty Gasso was selected as USA Softball Women's National Team Head Coach as announced Monday, Feb. 3. Gasso is the seventh female to ever be in that position. Gasso will lead the U.S. Olympic Team through the 2025-28 quadrennial cycle, which includes the LA28 Olympic Games. She has been involved with the USA Softball Women's National Team since 2018, while having coached the U.S. Women's Elite Team during the World Cup of Softball.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
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