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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Thursday, February 26
Love's Field
6 p.m.
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Oklahoma native Chaney Helton hit her first homer at Love's Field Thursday.
Photo by: Peyton Martin/University of Oklahoma
No. 5 Softball Scores 32 Runs in Record-Setting Home Opener
February 26, 2026 | Softball
Sooners Defeat Alabama State, 32-0
NORMAN — No. 5/6 Oklahoma Softball (14-2) tallied four innings of at least six runs while posting 23 hits in a 32-0 win against Alabama State (6-12) Thursday, Feb. 26 at Love's Field.
The Sooners' 32 runs set a program record for most runs scored in a home opener, breaking the previous mark of 17 set in 1977.
13 different Sooners tallied at least one hit, while 10 notched a multi-hit day. Oklahoma posted innings of 11, six, seven and eight runs, bringing OU to 20 innings of five runs or more this season.
OU 32, Alabama State 0
Oklahoma's torrid offense started in the first inning as the Sooners scored 11 runs on seven hits while sending 14 batters to the plate. Kendall Wells and Gabbie Garcia both homered in the inning, while Ella Parker also doubled in three on a ball that was inches from becoming a grand slam.
The hitting barrage continued in the bottom of the second. Kasidi Pickering hit a three-run homer and Wells followed with a solo shot a batter later. After Ella Parker was hit by a pitch, it was Allyssa Parker that homered her in.
Chaney Helton homered and Abby Dayton doubled twice to highlight a seven-run third inning as the Sooners used six hits and three walks. Oklahoma had 11 batters reached base in the fourth as the Sooners scored eight to finish the night.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Allyssa Parker (1-0)
Loss: Kohana Pouss (3-2)
Statistical Snapshot
Notes
Up Next
Oklahoma plays two games Friday, Feb. 27. The Sooners will take on Sam Houston at 2 p.m. before facing Alabama State again at 5:30 p.m.
The Sooners' 32 runs set a program record for most runs scored in a home opener, breaking the previous mark of 17 set in 1977.
13 different Sooners tallied at least one hit, while 10 notched a multi-hit day. Oklahoma posted innings of 11, six, seven and eight runs, bringing OU to 20 innings of five runs or more this season.
OU 32, Alabama State 0
Oklahoma's torrid offense started in the first inning as the Sooners scored 11 runs on seven hits while sending 14 batters to the plate. Kendall Wells and Gabbie Garcia both homered in the inning, while Ella Parker also doubled in three on a ball that was inches from becoming a grand slam.
The hitting barrage continued in the bottom of the second. Kasidi Pickering hit a three-run homer and Wells followed with a solo shot a batter later. After Ella Parker was hit by a pitch, it was Allyssa Parker that homered her in.
Chaney Helton homered and Abby Dayton doubled twice to highlight a seven-run third inning as the Sooners used six hits and three walks. Oklahoma had 11 batters reached base in the fourth as the Sooners scored eight to finish the night.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Allyssa Parker (1-0)
Loss: Kohana Pouss (3-2)
Statistical Snapshot
- Allyssa Parker | W, 3.0IP, 4K, 2-2, 5 RBIs, HR
- Gabbie Garcia | HR, 5RBIs
- Kendall Wells | 2-for-3, 4R, 2HR, 3RBIs, 3BB
- Ailana Agbayani | 2-for-4, 3R, 3RBIs
Notes
- It's OU's 10th run-rule win of the season
- Oklahoma surpassed 200 runs for the year
- The Sooners home run total is upped to 62 on the season
- Helton, Wells and Allyssa Parker all hit their first-career Love's Field home run
- It was the second-most runs scored by OU in a home game in program history
- The Sooners have posted two games of 30-plus runs this season
- OU's 12 walks are its most since posting 13 against Kansas March, 29 2024
- OU has five games of at least six home runs this season
- Barker made her first-career start at third base
- Barker has made a start at every infield position in her career
- Minor extended her hitting streak to 12 games
- OU had its fifth instance of back-to-back home runs this season
- Every position player that played scored at least one run
- Berkley Zache made her Love's Field debut, fanning three in two innings
Up Next
Oklahoma plays two games Friday, Feb. 27. The Sooners will take on Sam Houston at 2 p.m. before facing Alabama State again at 5:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parker, Allyssa (1-0)
L: Kohana Pousson (3-2)
Base Running:
CS: Braylin Cook 1
Batting:
2B: Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Parker, Ella 2 ; Parker, Allyssa 1 ; McDaniel, Lexi 1 ; Dayton, Abby 2
HR: Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Wells, Kendall 2 ; Parker, Allyssa 1 ; Garcia, Gabbie 1 ; Helton, Chaney 1
RBI: Pickering, Kasidi 3 ; Emerling, Isabela 1 ; Wells, Kendall 3 ; Parker, Ella 3 ; Milloy, Tia 2 ; Parker, Allyssa 5 ; Garcia, Gabbie 5 ; Helton, Chaney 2 ; McDaniel, Lexi 2 ; Agbayani, Ailana 3 ; Barker, Sydney 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1
SF: Parker, Allyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pickering, Kasidi 3 ; Emerling, Isabela 2 ; Wells, Kendall 4 ; Parker, Ella 2 ; Milloy, Tia 3 ; Parker, Allyssa 4 ; Garcia, Gabbie 2 ; Minor, Kai 1 ; Helton, Chaney 2 ; McDaniel, Lexi 2 ; Agbayani, Ailana 3 ; Barker, Sydney 3 ; Dayton, Abby 1
SB: Minor, Kai 2 ; McDaniel, Lexi 1
HBP: Parker, Ella 1
Game Leaders
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