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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Thursday, February 6
San Diego, Calif. (at SDSU)
5:30 p.m. (CST)
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Dayton homered in her first at-bat as a Sooner during the season opener against CSUN.
Photo by: Peyton Martin/University of Oklahoma
No. 2 Sooners Sweep Twin Bill in San Diego
February 07, 2025 | Softball
Softball Tops Cal State Northridge, (RV) San DIego State
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Some new faces and familiar names teamed up to key No. 2/3 Oklahoma Softball's (2-0) twin bill sweep to start the season in San Diego Thursday, Feb. 6.
Ella Parker notched three RBI in a 7-2 win against Cal State Northridge (0-2) as Isabella Smith twirled 3.1 scoreless innings. The Sooners and (RV) San Diego State Aztecs (1-1) went to nine innings, but Isabela Emerling launched the game-winning grand slam in the ninth in a 11-6 win.
"For this team to come in here today and do what they did is huge for our progression," head coach Patty Gasso said. "We are brand new to this field as a Sooner team. We made mistakes and certainly were not perfect and did not sometimes make the greatest decisions, but in the end we were just so connected in the dugout. It was beautiful to watch."
OU 7, CSUN 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Isabela Smith (1-0)
Loss: Isabella Alonso (0-1)
Cal State Northridge squeaked a run across in the top of the third, using a leadoff double from Vinessa Nunez. OU quickly tied it up in the bottom half of the inning thanks to a home run to right center from Abigale Dayton, doing so in her first-ever at-bat at OU.
The Matadors regained a one-run lead in the top half of the fourth, using a pair of singles to create a 2-1 lead. But once again, Dayton provided the spark, working a leadoff walk before being plated by an Ella Parker double that one hopped the center field wall.
Two batters later Kasidi Pickering pushed OU in front, hooking a triple to right center to score Parker. Pickering would come around to score on the play after a cutoff throw caromed off her back and into the third base dugout.
Isabella Smith settled in during the middle innings, holding Cal State Northridge silent with 3.1 scoreless innings. From there OU tacked on some insurance behind the bats of Parker and Pickering.
After Riley Zache walked to start the sixth, Sydney Barker executed a clean sac bunt and Dayton reached for a third time with a hit by pitch. Parker would drive them both in by slicing a double down the left field line to make it 6-2 Sooners. Pickering joined in on the insurance runs, tagging a single to left field to score Parker.
Statistical Leaders
OU
CSUN
Notes
GAME 2 | OU 11, SDSU 6
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (1-0)
Loss: Cece Cellura (0-1)
San Diego State got on the board via a three-run home run to center field in the second. Lala Macario singled to third base and Quinn Waiki walked. Sam Landry worked a punchout, but Kate Farren lifted a home run that landed just feet beyond the wall in center.
Parker continued her production in game two, lacing a two strike two out single up the middle to score Barker who walked to start the inning. OU would threaten in the top of the fourth inning after Isabela Emerling singled and Ailana Agbayani was hit by a pitch up an in. The Aztecs escaped with a double play on a chopper up the middle.
The two out success continued for Parker and the Sooners in the fifth. On the first pitch, Parker roped a double into right center, scoring Dayton after she reached on her second hit by pitch of the night.
The big blow came two batters later. Cydney Sanders coaxed a walk and Pickering launched a towering home run to center, driving in three to make it 5-3 Sooners.
San Diego State answered with its own two out runs. Cali Decker reached on a hit by pitch, Jazmin Williams doubled and Grace Yellen poked a two-out RBI to left field.
The Aztecs knocked at the door in the sixth, but OU dug deep to keep things even at five. With runners at second and third and nobody out, Sam Landry fanned consecutive batters. Freshman Audrey Lowry took the ball and recorded the third out with another strikeout.
After another scoreless frame from Lowry, OU made it 6-5 with some small ball. With a runner placed at second to start the eighth, Bailey Agbayani put down a sac bunt to bring Isabela Emerling to third. Barker would be hit by a pitch and Hannah Coor plated Emerling with a squeeze bunt.
SDSU matched OU with one in the eighth with a bunt and RBI groundout from Quinn Waiki.
OU blew it open in the ninth with five runs. After Parker and Pickering walked, Emerling launched a grand slam to left. One batter later, Agbayani scored on one swing thanks to a single and a three-base error.
Lowry shut the door with a scoreless ninth.
"I was really proud of, especially this one against San Diego State," Gasso said. "They had good pitchers coming in and out of the game, their defense was very good. Their hitters are as well and they're just a very good team."
"I'm really proud of our pitching staff. Sam Landry did a really nice job. Then you bring in Audrey, and nobody really knows Audrey but she just unassumingly walks out there and does her job."
Statistical Leaders
OU
SDSU
Notes
Up Next
Oklahoma heads up to Fullerton to take on Cal Baptist (3 p.m. CST) and Cal State Fullerton (8 p.m. CST) tomorrow, Feb. 7. The game against CBU will be available on soonersports.com/watch, while the nightcap will be streamed on ESPN+.
Ella Parker notched three RBI in a 7-2 win against Cal State Northridge (0-2) as Isabella Smith twirled 3.1 scoreless innings. The Sooners and (RV) San Diego State Aztecs (1-1) went to nine innings, but Isabela Emerling launched the game-winning grand slam in the ninth in a 11-6 win.
"For this team to come in here today and do what they did is huge for our progression," head coach Patty Gasso said. "We are brand new to this field as a Sooner team. We made mistakes and certainly were not perfect and did not sometimes make the greatest decisions, but in the end we were just so connected in the dugout. It was beautiful to watch."
OU 7, CSUN 2
Pitchers of Record
Win: Isabela Smith (1-0)
Loss: Isabella Alonso (0-1)
Cal State Northridge squeaked a run across in the top of the third, using a leadoff double from Vinessa Nunez. OU quickly tied it up in the bottom half of the inning thanks to a home run to right center from Abigale Dayton, doing so in her first-ever at-bat at OU.
The Matadors regained a one-run lead in the top half of the fourth, using a pair of singles to create a 2-1 lead. But once again, Dayton provided the spark, working a leadoff walk before being plated by an Ella Parker double that one hopped the center field wall.
Two batters later Kasidi Pickering pushed OU in front, hooking a triple to right center to score Parker. Pickering would come around to score on the play after a cutoff throw caromed off her back and into the third base dugout.
Isabella Smith settled in during the middle innings, holding Cal State Northridge silent with 3.1 scoreless innings. From there OU tacked on some insurance behind the bats of Parker and Pickering.
After Riley Zache walked to start the sixth, Sydney Barker executed a clean sac bunt and Dayton reached for a third time with a hit by pitch. Parker would drive them both in by slicing a double down the left field line to make it 6-2 Sooners. Pickering joined in on the insurance runs, tagging a single to left field to score Parker.
Statistical Leaders
OU
- Ella Parker | 2-for-4, 2R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B
- Kasidi Pickering | 2-for-3, R, 2RBI, BB
- Isabella Smith | W, 3.1 IP, 5K
CSUN
- Alexa Landeros | 1-for-2, RBI
- Vinessa Nunez | 1-for-2, R
Notes
- Maya Bland, Gabbie Garcia, Ailana Agbayani, Isabela Emerling and Abigale Dayton all earned their first career start
- Dayton homered in her first career at-bat. She reached base safely in all three trips to the plate
- It was the first-ever meeting between OU and CSUN
- Parker and Pickering combined for five RBI and four of OU's six hits
- 11 different Sooners earned their OU debut
- Smith didn't permit a baserunner in 3.1 perfect innings of work
- Oklahoma native and freshman, Chaney Helton, appeared as a pinch runner and swiped a base
- It was OU's 40th win in season openers
GAME 2 | OU 11, SDSU 6
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (1-0)
Loss: Cece Cellura (0-1)
San Diego State got on the board via a three-run home run to center field in the second. Lala Macario singled to third base and Quinn Waiki walked. Sam Landry worked a punchout, but Kate Farren lifted a home run that landed just feet beyond the wall in center.
Parker continued her production in game two, lacing a two strike two out single up the middle to score Barker who walked to start the inning. OU would threaten in the top of the fourth inning after Isabela Emerling singled and Ailana Agbayani was hit by a pitch up an in. The Aztecs escaped with a double play on a chopper up the middle.
The two out success continued for Parker and the Sooners in the fifth. On the first pitch, Parker roped a double into right center, scoring Dayton after she reached on her second hit by pitch of the night.
The big blow came two batters later. Cydney Sanders coaxed a walk and Pickering launched a towering home run to center, driving in three to make it 5-3 Sooners.
San Diego State answered with its own two out runs. Cali Decker reached on a hit by pitch, Jazmin Williams doubled and Grace Yellen poked a two-out RBI to left field.
The Aztecs knocked at the door in the sixth, but OU dug deep to keep things even at five. With runners at second and third and nobody out, Sam Landry fanned consecutive batters. Freshman Audrey Lowry took the ball and recorded the third out with another strikeout.
After another scoreless frame from Lowry, OU made it 6-5 with some small ball. With a runner placed at second to start the eighth, Bailey Agbayani put down a sac bunt to bring Isabela Emerling to third. Barker would be hit by a pitch and Hannah Coor plated Emerling with a squeeze bunt.
SDSU matched OU with one in the eighth with a bunt and RBI groundout from Quinn Waiki.
OU blew it open in the ninth with five runs. After Parker and Pickering walked, Emerling launched a grand slam to left. One batter later, Agbayani scored on one swing thanks to a single and a three-base error.
Lowry shut the door with a scoreless ninth.
"I was really proud of, especially this one against San Diego State," Gasso said. "They had good pitchers coming in and out of the game, their defense was very good. Their hitters are as well and they're just a very good team."
"I'm really proud of our pitching staff. Sam Landry did a really nice job. Then you bring in Audrey, and nobody really knows Audrey but she just unassumingly walks out there and does her job."
Statistical Leaders
OU
- Isabela Emerling | 2-for-5, 4 RBI, 2 R, grand slam
- Ella Parker | 2-for-3, 2R, 2RBI
- Kasidi Pickering | 1-for-2, HR, 3RBI
- Sam Landry | 5.2 IP, 11K, 107 pitches
- Audrey Lowry | 3.1 IP
SDSU
- Jazmin Williams | 2-for-4
- Lala Macario | 2-for-3
Notes
- Landry and Lowry combined for 16 strikeouts
- Dayton reached base six times on the day
- The top six in the batting order combined for nine of the 11 runs
- OU improves to 13-1 against San Diego State all-time
Up Next
Oklahoma heads up to Fullerton to take on Cal Baptist (3 p.m. CST) and Cal State Fullerton (8 p.m. CST) tomorrow, Feb. 7. The game against CBU will be available on soonersports.com/watch, while the nightcap will be streamed on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Isabella (1-0)
L: Alonso, Isabella (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Nunez, Vinessa 1
RBI: Landeros, Alexa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bastien, Isabella 1 ; Nunez, Vinessa 1
Batting:
2B: Parker, Ella 2
3B: Pickering, Kasidi 1
HR: Dayton, Abigale 1
RBI: Parker, Ella 3 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Dayton, Abigale 1
SH: Barker, Sydney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Parker, Ella 2 ; Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Zache, Riley 1 ; Dayton, Abigale 3
SB: Helton, Chaney 1
HBP: McEnroe-Marinas, Nelly 1 ; Dayton, Abigale 1
Game Leaders
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