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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, March 1
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Pickering homered in all three of her at-bats during OU's doubleheader sweep Saturday.
Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma
No. 1 Softball Posts Shutout Wins Against Kansas and Marshall
March 01, 2025 | Softball
Sooners Win Both in Run-Rule Fashion
NORMAN — No. 1 Oklahoma Softball (18-0) tallied eight home runs, played errorless defense in the field and registered 10 innings of shutout ball in the circle as the Sooners defeated Kansas (9-7) and Marshall (6-10) Saturday, March 1.
The Sooners downed Kansas, 8-0, and Marshall, 11-0, both in five innings. The Sooners have won via run-rule 10 times this year.
Kasidi Pickering homered three times, bringing her season total to seven. Gabbie Garcia hit two out of the park, notching her first home runs at Love's Field. Cydney Sanders, Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and Maya Bland all added one apiece.
The OU lefties were rolling in the circle. Audrey Lowry earned the win with a five-inning shutout in game one, while Kierston Deal went four for the victory in game two. Paytn Monticelli closed things out with a scoreless fifth against Marshall.
Oklahoma is hitting .375 with 11 home runs and 26 RBIs as a team this weekend. The Sooners are fielding a perfect 1.000 and the pitching staff has combined for a 0.44 ERA across 16 innings.
GAME 1 | OU 8, Kansas 0 (5 innings)
OU set the tone, scoring four runs on five hits in the first. Abigale Dayton singled, stole second and scored when Sanders lifted a towering two-run home run to left. Pickering followed, homering to left center on a 2-1 delivery. McEnroe-Marinas started some small ball offense, singling to left. Ailana Agbayani poked a soft single to third before Kansas third baseman September Fianagan threw wildly to first, scoring McEnroe-Marinas.
Lowry used only eight pitches in a scoreless second and worked around two hits in the third. Pickering added one more with her second opposite field home run of the day, this one a 272-foot shot in the bottom of the third.
For the second consecutive inning the Sooners' leadoff batter homered, with Garcia lining a 3-1 pitch to dead center for a home run to make it 6-0. The final two runs came across an inning later after Pickering walked and McEnroe-Marinas homered to left field.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (4-0)
Loss: Lizzy Ludwig (3-2)
Statistical Snapshot
Notes
GAME 2 | OU 11, Marshall 0 (5 innings)
Oklahoma put up crooked numbers in three innings, including a six-run third, cruising past Marshall. The Sooners had six hits and worked 10 free passes, setting a season high for walks.
Pickering's scorching hot bat showed up in the bottom of the first as she homered in Dayton and Sanders after they walked earlier in the frame.
Deal danced around two hits in the second and Garcia homered in two more in the bottom half, roping another to center after Isabela Emerling walked a batter earlier.
Oklahoma batted around in a massive third inning, plating six on three hits and five walks. OU scored on a passed ball, Agbayani double, Bland two-run home run, Parker double and a Sydney Barker sac fly. The Sooners produced three pinch-hit RBI in the frame, while pinch runners Chaney Helton and Zache both scored.
Monticelli retired the Thundering Herd in the fifth to seal the win.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Kierston Deal (3-0)
Loss: Jules King (2-3)
Statistical Snapshot
Notes
Up Next
Oklahoma wraps up the OU Omni Classic tomorrow at 1:45 p.m. against Missouri-Kansas City.
The Sooners downed Kansas, 8-0, and Marshall, 11-0, both in five innings. The Sooners have won via run-rule 10 times this year.
Kasidi Pickering homered three times, bringing her season total to seven. Gabbie Garcia hit two out of the park, notching her first home runs at Love's Field. Cydney Sanders, Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and Maya Bland all added one apiece.
The OU lefties were rolling in the circle. Audrey Lowry earned the win with a five-inning shutout in game one, while Kierston Deal went four for the victory in game two. Paytn Monticelli closed things out with a scoreless fifth against Marshall.
Oklahoma is hitting .375 with 11 home runs and 26 RBIs as a team this weekend. The Sooners are fielding a perfect 1.000 and the pitching staff has combined for a 0.44 ERA across 16 innings.
GAME 1 | OU 8, Kansas 0 (5 innings)
OU set the tone, scoring four runs on five hits in the first. Abigale Dayton singled, stole second and scored when Sanders lifted a towering two-run home run to left. Pickering followed, homering to left center on a 2-1 delivery. McEnroe-Marinas started some small ball offense, singling to left. Ailana Agbayani poked a soft single to third before Kansas third baseman September Fianagan threw wildly to first, scoring McEnroe-Marinas.
Lowry used only eight pitches in a scoreless second and worked around two hits in the third. Pickering added one more with her second opposite field home run of the day, this one a 272-foot shot in the bottom of the third.
For the second consecutive inning the Sooners' leadoff batter homered, with Garcia lining a 3-1 pitch to dead center for a home run to make it 6-0. The final two runs came across an inning later after Pickering walked and McEnroe-Marinas homered to left field.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (4-0)
Loss: Lizzy Ludwig (3-2)
Statistical Snapshot
- Kasidi Pickering | 2-for-2, 2HR, BB
- Nelly McEnroe-Marinas | 2-for-3, 2R, 2RBIs, HR
- Audrey Lowry | W, 5.0IP, 4H, 0ER, BB, 4K
Notes
- It was Pickering's second two-home run game of her career. The last time she did so was in the 2024 Norman Regional against Cleveland State May 17.
- OU moves to 84-44 all-time against Kansas
- Garcia hit her first career home run at Love's Field
- Lowry went a season-long five innings. She earned her first win at Love's Field
GAME 2 | OU 11, Marshall 0 (5 innings)
Oklahoma put up crooked numbers in three innings, including a six-run third, cruising past Marshall. The Sooners had six hits and worked 10 free passes, setting a season high for walks.
Pickering's scorching hot bat showed up in the bottom of the first as she homered in Dayton and Sanders after they walked earlier in the frame.
Deal danced around two hits in the second and Garcia homered in two more in the bottom half, roping another to center after Isabela Emerling walked a batter earlier.
Oklahoma batted around in a massive third inning, plating six on three hits and five walks. OU scored on a passed ball, Agbayani double, Bland two-run home run, Parker double and a Sydney Barker sac fly. The Sooners produced three pinch-hit RBI in the frame, while pinch runners Chaney Helton and Zache both scored.
Monticelli retired the Thundering Herd in the fifth to seal the win.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Kierston Deal (3-0)
Loss: Jules King (2-3)
Statistical Snapshot
- Kasidi Pickering | 1-for-1, HR, 3RBIs, 2BB
- Gabbie Garcia | 1-for-1, HR, 2RBIs, 2BB
- Kierston Deal | W, 4.0IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
Notes
- 10 different Sooners scored
- 15 different Sooners saw time against Marshall
- Zache scored her first career run at Love's Field
- Bland tallied her first career home run, doing so in pinch hit fashion
- OU worked 10 walks and didn't permit any
- OU has tallied double-digit runs four times this year
Up Next
Oklahoma wraps up the OU Omni Classic tomorrow at 1:45 p.m. against Missouri-Kansas City.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lowry, Audrey (4-0)
L: Ludwig, Lizzy (3-2)
Batting:
HR: Sanders, Cydney 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; McEnroe-Marinas, Nelly 1 ; Garcia, Gabbie 1
RBI: Sanders, Cydney 2 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; McEnroe-Marinas, Nelly 2 ; Garcia, Gabbie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dayton, Abby 1 ; Sanders, Cydney 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Helton, Chaney 1 ; McEnroe-Marinas, Nelly 2 ; Garcia, Gabbie 1
SB: Dayton, Abby 1
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