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Thursday, May 1
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No. 1/1 Softball Wraps up Regular Season at No. 7/9 Florida
April 30, 2025 | Softball
OU Game NotesSECN (Thursday)SECN (Friday)ESPN2 (Saturday)Live Stats (Thursday)Live Stats (Friday)Live Stats (Saturday)
Sooners Make First Trip to Gainesville Since 2003
NORMAN — For the second consecutive week, Oklahoma Softball will gear up for a top-ten series as No. 1/1 OU (42-5, 16-5 SEC) goes to No. 7/9 Florida (41-12, 12-9 SEC) Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3. OU makes its first trip to Gainesville in program history as the Sooners wrap up the regular season.
DATES AND TIMES (ALL TIMES CT)
Game 1 | Thursday, May 1 at 5 p.m. | SECN
Game 2 | Friday, May 2 at 5 p.m. | SECN
Game 3 | Saturday, May 3 at 4 p.m. | ESPN2
HOW TO FOLLOW
Games one and two of the series will be broadcast on SEC Network, with the finale available on ESPN2. All three games will have a radio broadcast available on The Franchise 2 (1560 AM and 103. FM), with statbroadcast.com providing live stats.
SEC STANDINGS
Oklahoma is 16-5 in league play and possessing a 1.5 game lead on second place Texas A&M … the Sooners have a two game lead on third place Tennessee as well as a three-game lead on fourth place Texas, ensuring the Sooners are double bye in the 2025 SEC Championship set for Athens, Ga.
AGAINST FLORIDA
The Sooners and Gators have met 10 times, with OU leading the all-time series, 8-2 … nine of the 10 meetings have come at a neutral site setting, while five of those were at the Women's College World Series … the last meeting was a memorable one, as Jayda Coleman hit a walk-off home run in the eighth inning to give OU a 6-5 win to propel the Sooners to the WCWS Championship Series … OU's only other previous meeting against UF in Gainesville was a 2-0 win for the Sooners Feb. 8, 2003.
ABOUT FLORIDA
Florida enters the weekend 41-12 and 12-9 in Southeastern Conference competition … the Gators are tied for fifth in the SEC … the Gators rank second in the nation in runs (408) and second in RBIs (386) … veteran outfielder Kendra Falby is third in the nation in hits (78) … the Gators were ranked No. 2 in the ESPN.com/USA Today Preseason Top 25 Poll … head coach Tim Walton was an assistant coach with Oklahoma Softball from 1999-2002 and also was a two-year letterwinner with OU Baseball … Oklahoma associate head coach and pitching coach, Jen Rocha, spent 13 years on the staff at Florida, helping the Gators to two national titles.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners created an early lead and despite a comeback from the Longhorns, OU stayed in front to defeat Texas, 9-8, and secure OU's first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Ella Parker hit her second home run in as many games, as did Gabbie Garcia, lifting the Oklahoma offense to another high-scoring effort. Sam Landry only allowed one hit in 3.2 innings of work to secure her 17th win of the season.
MILEAGE
After the series in Gainesville, Oklahoma will have traveled 2,594 miles in SEC play, the greatest number of miles traveled in league play since at least 2017. The Sooners are 15-3 in road games this year, having won two of three road SEC series this year.
HAWAII FIVE-0
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani is coming off her first SEC Player of the Week honor after hitting .750 (6-for-8) with a grand slam, three runs five RBIs and two walks. Agbayani tied a career high with five RBIs in OU's 7-6 win against No. 3/2 Texas Friday, April 25.
NELLYVILLE
Redshirt-freshman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has been tearing the cover off the ball in conference play, leading the league with 11 home runs after hitting another two-run homer against Texas. Tuesday she was named SEC Freshman of the Week and was also tabbed to the NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 list.
NATIONAL NODS
Senior pitcher Sam Landry and sophomore outfielder Kasidi Pickering were both named to the USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year Top 25 list Wednesday, April 30. Landry is 17-3 with a 1.95 ERA and a career high 13 complete games in 26 appearances. Three times she has been named SEC Player of the Week.
Pickering is leading the team with a .431 batting average as well as a staggering .862 slugging percentage. Pickering has drawn 44 walks this season and went on a 16-game hitting streak that included a stretch in which she reached safely in 15 consecutive plate appearances.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 21 games against ranked teams this season, going 17-4 in such contests and 14-4 in games against ranked SEC foes. The Sooners' 18 games against ranked teams by April 24 is the most for Oklahoma up to that point since the 2011 season.
The Sooners swept No. 3/2 Texas last weekend, giving OU its first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Oklahoma leads the conference in wins against ranked teams, while also touting a league-best .777 winning percentage against top-10 programs.
COMEBACK KIDS
Oklahoma rebounded from consecutive 4-0 first inning deficits during Sunday's doubleheader against Mississippi State, turning around to win both. It's the only time OU has completed such a comeback in consecutive games since at least the 1997 season.
AND IT'S OUT OF THE PARK(ER)!
Sophomore Ella Parker is heating up over the past two weekends, having hit safely in six of the last seven games. She clubbed home runs in consecutive games against Texas and surpassed 100 career RBIs, runs and games started during the sweep of the Longhorns. She is hitting .392 on the year and .405 for her career on 122 hits in 111 games.
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Gabbie Garcia and Kasidi Pickering have almost identical power numbers. Garcia and McEnroe-Marinas are tied for the team lead with 14 home runs, while Pickering has 13 to go with 44 RBIs. Garcia and McEnroe-Marinas sit at 43 and 45 RBIs respectively. Isabela Emerling is also into double-digits in the home run column, hitting 10 including a game-winning three-run home run against No. 15 Mississippi State. She provided the go-ahead run on a sac fly in game three against No. 3/2 Texas.
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has hit 11 of her 14 home runs in SEC play, good for the conference lead. Additionally, she is second in SEC play in RBIs (25).She's had a multi-home run series against South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi State, and also homered against Alabama and Texas. In total she's homered against every SEC team OU has faced this season outside of Tennessee. She hit a pair of three-run homers against South Carolina in a 10-9 win, becoming the first Sooner to hit a pair of three-run homers in the same game since Lynnsie Elam did so against Iowa March 20, 2022.
BIG BATS
Oklahoma is second in the SEC in home runs (84), just one behind Florida (85), despite having played six less games than the Gators. OU has homered in 40 of 44 games this season and is coming off a five homer performance in a 9-6 win against No. 15 Mississippi State April 20. Of OU's 84 homers, 46 have been hit by a newcomer, while six different Sooners have had multi-home run games. Additionally, 12 different players have hit at least one home run.
OH ME OH MAYA
Sophomore Maya Bland had a week that she'll never forget, contributing with game-winning home runs in both of OU's wins against No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 22 Alabama. Bland hit a go-ahead three-run home run against OSU in Oklahoma City before hitting a pinch hit two-run home run against Alabama April 12.
FRESHIES
Oklahoma freshman have combined to hit 41 of Oklahoma's 90 home runs, paced by 14 from Gabbie Garcia and 14 from Nelly McEnroe-Marinas. Five different OU freshmen have hit at least two home runs.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
The Sooners have a number of players in the top ten among active leaders in a variety of statistical categories, particularly between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry.
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 7th among all freshmen in Division with 14 home runs. She was named D1Softball Freshman of the Week March 11 and April 8 as well SEC Player of the Week March 18. Earlier this season she became the first OU freshman since Jocelyn Alo to homer in five consecutive games. April 30 she was named to the top spot of the Softball America Shortstops rankings.
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 220 for her career and 160 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 54 career homers features 31 during her time in Norman, two of which came in the same inning against St. Thomas April 3. She was the first Sooner to do so since Alynah Torres homered twice in the same frame against UT Arlington March 20, 2024. Sanders also reached 101 career walks at OU last weekend against Texas
KEEPIN' IT 100
Oklahoma has seen a number of players surpass the "100 milestone" in a variety of statistical categories this year, including:
-Sam Landry reached 100 strikeouts this season (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Kasidi Pickering reached 100 career hits (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Ella Parker surpassed 100 career hits (February 28 vs. Marshall), 100 starts and 100 runs (April 26), as well as 100 RBIs (April 27)
-Isabela Emerling reached 100 career RBIs (March 26 at Wichita State)
-Cydney Sanders eclipsed 100 RBIs at OU (April 3 vs. St. Thomas)
-Cydney Sanders surpassed 100 walks at OU (April 26 vs. Texas)
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
DATES AND TIMES (ALL TIMES CT)
Game 1 | Thursday, May 1 at 5 p.m. | SECN
Game 2 | Friday, May 2 at 5 p.m. | SECN
Game 3 | Saturday, May 3 at 4 p.m. | ESPN2
HOW TO FOLLOW
Games one and two of the series will be broadcast on SEC Network, with the finale available on ESPN2. All three games will have a radio broadcast available on The Franchise 2 (1560 AM and 103. FM), with statbroadcast.com providing live stats.
SEC STANDINGS
Oklahoma is 16-5 in league play and possessing a 1.5 game lead on second place Texas A&M … the Sooners have a two game lead on third place Tennessee as well as a three-game lead on fourth place Texas, ensuring the Sooners are double bye in the 2025 SEC Championship set for Athens, Ga.
AGAINST FLORIDA
The Sooners and Gators have met 10 times, with OU leading the all-time series, 8-2 … nine of the 10 meetings have come at a neutral site setting, while five of those were at the Women's College World Series … the last meeting was a memorable one, as Jayda Coleman hit a walk-off home run in the eighth inning to give OU a 6-5 win to propel the Sooners to the WCWS Championship Series … OU's only other previous meeting against UF in Gainesville was a 2-0 win for the Sooners Feb. 8, 2003.
ABOUT FLORIDA
Florida enters the weekend 41-12 and 12-9 in Southeastern Conference competition … the Gators are tied for fifth in the SEC … the Gators rank second in the nation in runs (408) and second in RBIs (386) … veteran outfielder Kendra Falby is third in the nation in hits (78) … the Gators were ranked No. 2 in the ESPN.com/USA Today Preseason Top 25 Poll … head coach Tim Walton was an assistant coach with Oklahoma Softball from 1999-2002 and also was a two-year letterwinner with OU Baseball … Oklahoma associate head coach and pitching coach, Jen Rocha, spent 13 years on the staff at Florida, helping the Gators to two national titles.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners created an early lead and despite a comeback from the Longhorns, OU stayed in front to defeat Texas, 9-8, and secure OU's first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Ella Parker hit her second home run in as many games, as did Gabbie Garcia, lifting the Oklahoma offense to another high-scoring effort. Sam Landry only allowed one hit in 3.2 innings of work to secure her 17th win of the season.
MILEAGE
After the series in Gainesville, Oklahoma will have traveled 2,594 miles in SEC play, the greatest number of miles traveled in league play since at least 2017. The Sooners are 15-3 in road games this year, having won two of three road SEC series this year.
HAWAII FIVE-0
Junior second baseman Ailana Agbayani is coming off her first SEC Player of the Week honor after hitting .750 (6-for-8) with a grand slam, three runs five RBIs and two walks. Agbayani tied a career high with five RBIs in OU's 7-6 win against No. 3/2 Texas Friday, April 25.
NELLYVILLE
Redshirt-freshman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has been tearing the cover off the ball in conference play, leading the league with 11 home runs after hitting another two-run homer against Texas. Tuesday she was named SEC Freshman of the Week and was also tabbed to the NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 list.
NATIONAL NODS
Senior pitcher Sam Landry and sophomore outfielder Kasidi Pickering were both named to the USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year Top 25 list Wednesday, April 30. Landry is 17-3 with a 1.95 ERA and a career high 13 complete games in 26 appearances. Three times she has been named SEC Player of the Week.
Pickering is leading the team with a .431 batting average as well as a staggering .862 slugging percentage. Pickering has drawn 44 walks this season and went on a 16-game hitting streak that included a stretch in which she reached safely in 15 consecutive plate appearances.
RANKED GAMES
The Sooners have played 21 games against ranked teams this season, going 17-4 in such contests and 14-4 in games against ranked SEC foes. The Sooners' 18 games against ranked teams by April 24 is the most for Oklahoma up to that point since the 2011 season.
The Sooners swept No. 3/2 Texas last weekend, giving OU its first-ever three-game sweep of a Top 5 team in program history. Oklahoma leads the conference in wins against ranked teams, while also touting a league-best .777 winning percentage against top-10 programs.
COMEBACK KIDS
Oklahoma rebounded from consecutive 4-0 first inning deficits during Sunday's doubleheader against Mississippi State, turning around to win both. It's the only time OU has completed such a comeback in consecutive games since at least the 1997 season.
AND IT'S OUT OF THE PARK(ER)!
Sophomore Ella Parker is heating up over the past two weekends, having hit safely in six of the last seven games. She clubbed home runs in consecutive games against Texas and surpassed 100 career RBIs, runs and games started during the sweep of the Longhorns. She is hitting .392 on the year and .405 for her career on 122 hits in 111 games.
BALANCE IS KEY
One of the greatest assets of the OU offense this year has been its balance. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Gabbie Garcia and Kasidi Pickering have almost identical power numbers. Garcia and McEnroe-Marinas are tied for the team lead with 14 home runs, while Pickering has 13 to go with 44 RBIs. Garcia and McEnroe-Marinas sit at 43 and 45 RBIs respectively. Isabela Emerling is also into double-digits in the home run column, hitting 10 including a game-winning three-run home run against No. 15 Mississippi State. She provided the go-ahead run on a sac fly in game three against No. 3/2 Texas.
PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas has hit 11 of her 14 home runs in SEC play, good for the conference lead. Additionally, she is second in SEC play in RBIs (25).She's had a multi-home run series against South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi State, and also homered against Alabama and Texas. In total she's homered against every SEC team OU has faced this season outside of Tennessee. She hit a pair of three-run homers against South Carolina in a 10-9 win, becoming the first Sooner to hit a pair of three-run homers in the same game since Lynnsie Elam did so against Iowa March 20, 2022.
BIG BATS
Oklahoma is second in the SEC in home runs (84), just one behind Florida (85), despite having played six less games than the Gators. OU has homered in 40 of 44 games this season and is coming off a five homer performance in a 9-6 win against No. 15 Mississippi State April 20. Of OU's 84 homers, 46 have been hit by a newcomer, while six different Sooners have had multi-home run games. Additionally, 12 different players have hit at least one home run.
OH ME OH MAYA
Sophomore Maya Bland had a week that she'll never forget, contributing with game-winning home runs in both of OU's wins against No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 22 Alabama. Bland hit a go-ahead three-run home run against OSU in Oklahoma City before hitting a pinch hit two-run home run against Alabama April 12.
FRESHIES
Oklahoma freshman have combined to hit 41 of Oklahoma's 90 home runs, paced by 14 from Gabbie Garcia and 14 from Nelly McEnroe-Marinas. Five different OU freshmen have hit at least two home runs.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
The Sooners have a number of players in the top ten among active leaders in a variety of statistical categories, particularly between the arms of Isabella Smith and Sam Landry.
- Wins: Sam Landry (first in DI - 80), Isabella Smith (second in DI - 79)
- Innings pitched: Isabella Smith (sixth in DI - 645.0)
- Appearances: Sam Landry (fifth in DI and NCAA - 143), Isabella Smith (seventh in DI and NCAA - 138)
- Strikeouts: Isabella Smith (fifth in DI and 15th in NCAA - 682)
- Home runs: Cydney Sanders (8th in DI - 54)
- Walks: Cydney Sanders (4th in DI - 149)
THE GIFT OF GAB
Freshman infielder Gabbie Garcia is tied for 7th among all freshmen in Division with 14 home runs. She was named D1Softball Freshman of the Week March 11 and April 8 as well SEC Player of the Week March 18. Earlier this season she became the first OU freshman since Jocelyn Alo to homer in five consecutive games. April 30 she was named to the top spot of the Softball America Shortstops rankings.
CYDNEY SLAMDERS
Cydney Sanders has played in the most games among active Sooners, logging 220 for her career and 160 for her time at Oklahoma. Sanders' 54 career homers features 31 during her time in Norman, two of which came in the same inning against St. Thomas April 3. She was the first Sooner to do so since Alynah Torres homered twice in the same frame against UT Arlington March 20, 2024. Sanders also reached 101 career walks at OU last weekend against Texas
KEEPIN' IT 100
Oklahoma has seen a number of players surpass the "100 milestone" in a variety of statistical categories this year, including:
-Sam Landry reached 100 strikeouts this season (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Kasidi Pickering reached 100 career hits (April 9 vs. OSU)
-Ella Parker surpassed 100 career hits (February 28 vs. Marshall), 100 starts and 100 runs (April 26), as well as 100 RBIs (April 27)
-Isabela Emerling reached 100 career RBIs (March 26 at Wichita State)
-Cydney Sanders eclipsed 100 RBIs at OU (April 3 vs. St. Thomas)
-Cydney Sanders surpassed 100 walks at OU (April 26 vs. Texas)
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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