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6 p.m.
Softball
at East Texas A&M University
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Thursday, February 6
San Diego, Calif. (at SDSU)
5:30 p.m. (CST)
University of Oklahoma
vs
Cal State Northridge
Softball Starts 2025 Season in California
February 05, 2025 | Softball
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Sooners Play Six Games in Four Days
NORMAN — Four-time defending national champion No. 2/3 Oklahoma Softball opens its 2025 season with six games in four days across four California cities Thursday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 9.
BREAKDOWN OF GAMES (All Times Central)
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Cal State Northridge
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. San Diego State
Friday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. vs. Cal Baptist
Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. vs. Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. vs. Loyola Marymount
Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. vs. Long Beach State
HOW TO FOLLOW
All six games will be video streamed, as well as broadcast on radio (107.7 The Franchise) with Chris Plank announcing. The neutral-site games against Cal State Northridge and Cal Baptist will be available on SoonerSports.com/watch with a radio simulcast. Thursday night's game against San Diego State will be available via livestream on the Mountain West Network, while the games at Fullerton, Loyola Marymount and Long Beach State will be streamed on ESPN+.
SOONERS IN CALI
Oklahoma opens the season in California for the third time in four seasons. OU plays in San Diego, Fullerton, Los Angeles and Long Beach. Head coach Patty Gasso is 1984 graduate of Long Beach State and grew up in Torrance, Calif. Eight Sooners hail from California, the most from any state. The Sooners are 178-65 all-time in games played in California.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Oklahoma is a combined 52-14 against the six teams it will take on in California. Cal Baptist and Cal State Northridge are the only two opponents this week OU has not faced. The Sooners are 9-11 against Fullerton, but have won four straight in the series. San Diego State, which is receiving votes in multiple preseason polls, hosts OU with the Sooners leading the head-to-head series 11-1. Oklahoma is 8-0 against LMU and 14-2 against Long Beach State.
Opponents' 2024 Records and 2025 Preseason Conference Coaches Poll Projections
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 RBI, 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 picked to finish third in its first-ever Preseason SEC Coaches Poll. The Sooners received two first-place votes. Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering and Abigale Dayton were each preseason All-SEC selections. The Sooners were just one of three teams in the conference to have at least three honorees.
GASSO TO LEAD THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Head coach Patty Gasso was named USA Softball Women's National Team head coach on Monday, Feb. 3. Gasso is the seventh female to serve in the role and 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 and 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/X and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
BREAKDOWN OF GAMES (All Times Central)
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Cal State Northridge
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. San Diego State
Friday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. vs. Cal Baptist
Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. vs. Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. vs. Loyola Marymount
Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. vs. Long Beach State
HOW TO FOLLOW
All six games will be video streamed, as well as broadcast on radio (107.7 The Franchise) with Chris Plank announcing. The neutral-site games against Cal State Northridge and Cal Baptist will be available on SoonerSports.com/watch with a radio simulcast. Thursday night's game against San Diego State will be available via livestream on the Mountain West Network, while the games at Fullerton, Loyola Marymount and Long Beach State will be streamed on ESPN+.
SOONERS IN CALI
Oklahoma opens the season in California for the third time in four seasons. OU plays in San Diego, Fullerton, Los Angeles and Long Beach. Head coach Patty Gasso is 1984 graduate of Long Beach State and grew up in Torrance, Calif. Eight Sooners hail from California, the most from any state. The Sooners are 178-65 all-time in games played in California.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Oklahoma is a combined 52-14 against the six teams it will take on in California. Cal Baptist and Cal State Northridge are the only two opponents this week OU has not faced. The Sooners are 9-11 against Fullerton, but have won four straight in the series. San Diego State, which is receiving votes in multiple preseason polls, hosts OU with the Sooners leading the head-to-head series 11-1. Oklahoma is 8-0 against LMU and 14-2 against Long Beach State.
Opponents' 2024 Records and 2025 Preseason Conference Coaches Poll Projections
- Cal State Northridge | 25-26 (9-18) — 7th in Big West Preseason Poll
- (RV) SDSU | 31-20 (16-7) — 1st in Mountain West Preseason Poll
- Cal Baptist | 33-25 (17-7) — 2nd in WAC Preseason Poll
- Fullerton | 39-19 (22-5) — 2nd in Big West Preseason Poll
- Loyola Marymount | 28-25 (9-7) — 2nd in WCC Preseason Poll
- Long Beach State | 25-29 (20-7) — 1st in Big West Preseason Poll
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 RBI, 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 picked to finish third in its first-ever Preseason SEC Coaches Poll. The Sooners received two first-place votes. Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering and Abigale Dayton were each preseason All-SEC selections. The Sooners were just one of three teams in the conference to have at least three honorees.
GASSO TO LEAD THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Head coach Patty Gasso was named USA Softball Women's National Team head coach on Monday, Feb. 3. Gasso is the seventh female to serve in the role and 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 and 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/X and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
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