Completed Event: Softball versus California on February 21, 2026 , Win , 7, to, 5
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, February 27
2 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
15-2
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Sam Houston State
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Milloy homered twice, driving in six in the nightcap.
Photo by: Peyton Martin/University of Oklahoma
Softball Sweeps Friday in Run-Rule Fashion
February 27, 2026 | Softball
Box Score 1Box Score 2Box Score (Sam Houston)Box Score (Alabama State)Video Highlights (SH)Video Highlights (Alabama State)
No. 5 Sooners Run-Rule Sam Houston, Alabama State
NORMAN — No. 5/6 OU Softball continued its offensive onslaught by putting up 36 runs across a Saturday sweep of Sam Houston (12-7) and Alabama State (6-14). The Sooners combined for 10 home runs on the day, defeating Sam Houston, 13-3, and Alabama State, 23-3 Feb. 27.
Lexi McDaniel homered three times, while Tia Milloy drove in seven runs with the help of two home runs.
OU has now won 12 games via run-rule this season, upping its season home run total to 72 through 18 games.
OU 13, SAM HOUSTON 3 (5 INN.)
Kendall Wells and Allyssa Parker drew consecutive walks and Ella Parker roped an RBI single to center to give OU a 1-0 lead after the first.
Sam Houston took a 3-1 lead after a double and a two-run home run from Jordan Peno.
OU answered with four runs on two swings, taking a 5-3 lead in the third en route to 12 unanswered runs. Gabbie Garcia singled in two to tie the game and McDaniel roped the eventual game-winning pinch hit two run home run to center.
The Sooners sent 13 batters to the plate, tallying seven hits in an eight-run fourth inning. Garcia and Abby Dayton both tallied three run home runs while Milloy and Ella Parker singled in two more.
Sydney Berzon pitched the final two outs for OU, while Audrey Lowry went 4.1 innings in the win.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (9-1)
Loss: Amy Abke (4-1)
Statistical Snapshot
OU 23, ALABAMA STATE 3 (5 INN.)
Crooked numbers in the first, third and fourth brought OU to a 20-run win in the night cap. The Sooners posted 17 hits, leaving only one runner on base as nine different batters posted at least one RBI.
The Sooners homered twice in the first, three times in the third and two times in the fourth. Sydney Barker homered to dead center and Milloy hit her second grand slam of the season, giving OU a 6-0 lead after the first.
Alabama State hit its first of two home runs on the night, getting on the board in the second inning.
Oklahoma posted its second seven-hit inning of the season in the third, scoring nine. McDaniel and Isabela Emerling went back-to-back to start the inning, which was finished by McDaniel's second home run in the frame.
Two walks, three singles, one double and home runs from Chaney Helton and Milloy gave OU a 23-3 victory.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (5-0)
Loss: Kaitlyn Hill (3-1)
Statistical Snapshot
Notes
Up Next
OU returns for the same schedule Saturday as the Sooners host Sam Houston and Alabama State once again. The Sooners open up the day at 2 p.m. against the Bearkats and finish the day against the Hornets at 5:30 p.m.
Lexi McDaniel homered three times, while Tia Milloy drove in seven runs with the help of two home runs.
OU has now won 12 games via run-rule this season, upping its season home run total to 72 through 18 games.
OU 13, SAM HOUSTON 3 (5 INN.)
Kendall Wells and Allyssa Parker drew consecutive walks and Ella Parker roped an RBI single to center to give OU a 1-0 lead after the first.
Sam Houston took a 3-1 lead after a double and a two-run home run from Jordan Peno.
OU answered with four runs on two swings, taking a 5-3 lead in the third en route to 12 unanswered runs. Gabbie Garcia singled in two to tie the game and McDaniel roped the eventual game-winning pinch hit two run home run to center.
The Sooners sent 13 batters to the plate, tallying seven hits in an eight-run fourth inning. Garcia and Abby Dayton both tallied three run home runs while Milloy and Ella Parker singled in two more.
Sydney Berzon pitched the final two outs for OU, while Audrey Lowry went 4.1 innings in the win.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (9-1)
Loss: Amy Abke (4-1)
Statistical Snapshot
- Ella Parker | 3-for-3, 2R, 2RBI
- Abby Dayton | 3-for-3, 3RBI, HR
- Gabbie Garcia | 2-for-3, 2R, 5RBI, HR
- Audrey Lowry | W, 4.1 IP, 3H, 2ER, BB, K
OU 23, ALABAMA STATE 3 (5 INN.)
Crooked numbers in the first, third and fourth brought OU to a 20-run win in the night cap. The Sooners posted 17 hits, leaving only one runner on base as nine different batters posted at least one RBI.
The Sooners homered twice in the first, three times in the third and two times in the fourth. Sydney Barker homered to dead center and Milloy hit her second grand slam of the season, giving OU a 6-0 lead after the first.
Alabama State hit its first of two home runs on the night, getting on the board in the second inning.
Oklahoma posted its second seven-hit inning of the season in the third, scoring nine. McDaniel and Isabela Emerling went back-to-back to start the inning, which was finished by McDaniel's second home run in the frame.
Two walks, three singles, one double and home runs from Chaney Helton and Milloy gave OU a 23-3 victory.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Miali Guachino (5-0)
Loss: Kaitlyn Hill (3-1)
Statistical Snapshot
- Lexi McDaniel | 4-for-4, 4R, 2HRs, 3 RBI
- Tia Milloy | 2-for-3, 3R, 6RBI
- Sydney Barker | 2-for-3, 3R, 3RBI, HR
- Isabela Emerling | 2-for-4, 2R, 3RBI, HR
Notes
- OU only left one runner on base against Alabama State
- Eight of OU's 10 home runs on the day came from an underclassman
- The Sooners have averaged over 22 runs a game on the weekend
- Lowry has won nine of her 11 appearances
- The Sooners have posted 24 innings
- Oklahoma combined for 16 runs in the fourth inning
- Minor extended her hitting streak to 13 games
Up Next
OU returns for the same schedule Saturday as the Sooners host Sam Houston and Alabama State once again. The Sooners open up the day at 2 p.m. against the Bearkats and finish the day against the Hornets at 5:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Guachino, Miali (5-0)
L: Kaitlyn Hill (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Arianna Cox-Cole 1
HR: Ayana Frank 1 ; Talee Sims 1
RBI: Ayana Frank 1 ; Talee Sims 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Arianna Cox-Cole 1 ; Ayana Frank 1 ; Talee Sims 1
Batting:
2B: Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Barker, Sydney 1 ; Agbayani, Ailana 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1
HR: Barker, Sydney 1 ; McDaniel, Lexi 2 ; Emerling, Isabela 1 ; Milloy, Tia 2 ; Helton, Chaney 1
RBI: Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Garcia, Gabbie 1 ; Barker, Sydney 3 ; McDaniel, Lexi 3 ; Emerling, Isabela 3 ; Agbayani, Ailana 1 ; Dayton, Abby 2 ; Milloy, Tia 6 ; Helton, Chaney 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Parker, Allyssa 2 ; Barker, Sydney 3 ; McDaniel, Lexi 4 ; Emerling, Isabela 2 ; Agbayani, Ailana 3 ; Dayton, Abby 3 ; Milloy, Tia 3 ; Helton, Chaney 1
SB: Agbayani, Ailana 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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H
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RBI
3
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AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
3b/2b
AB
3
R
3
H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballSB Highlights: OU 23, Alabama State 3
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SB Highlights: OU 13, Sam Houston State 3
Friday, February 27
SB Highlights: OU 32, Alabama State 0
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