Nine-Run Inning Keys SEC-Opening Victory Against Auburn

Friday, March 13

6:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

26-2, 1-0

Auburn

19-8, 2-2

Auburn

Oklahoma Sooners

Garcia posted her first-career four-hit game Friday night.

Nine-Run Inning Keys SEC-Opening Victory Against Auburn

March 13, 2026 | Softball

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Sooners Run-Rule Auburn in Six Innings, 13-5

NORMAN — No. 4 Oklahoma got four home runs from a trio of lefty bats and the Sooners broke open for a nine-run second inning as the Sooners (26-2, 1-0 SEC) won, 13-5, in six innings against (RV) Auburn (19-8, 2-2 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference opener Friday night.

The Sooners have won 15 conference openers in a row, while also bringing OU to 15-straight wins on the season.

OU 13, Auburn 5 (6 inn.)
After a scoreless opening inning, Auburn punched first, getting a three-run home run from Haven Roebuck to take the lead. But, OU bounced back by sending 14 batters to the plate while homering three times to take a 9-3 advantage. Gabbie Garcia started the frame with a solo shot, while Kasidi PIckering and Ella Parker hit back-to-back homers to right. The lefties continued to flaunt their production in the inning as Kai Minor tripled and doubled and Abby Dayton drove in two more with a double of her own.

Auburn pecked away with two more solo home runs, but Garcia hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Allyssa Parker singled in the final run after posting two scoreless in the circle.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Audrey Lowry (12-1)
Loss: Abby Herndon (4-2)

Statistical Snapshot

Gabbie Garcia | 4-for-4, 2HRs, 3R, 4RBIs
Kasidi Pickering | 3-for-4, 2RBIs, HR
Ella Parker | 1-for-3, 2R, HR
Kai Minor | 2-for-3, 2RBIs, 3B, 2B

Notes

OU improved to 25-5 in conference openers since the 1996 season
Garcia posted her fifth two-home run game of her career
The Sooners upped their home run total to 112 on the season
Pickering posted the sixth three-hit game of her career and 47th multi-hit game
Garcia notched her first-career four hit game
Minor bumped her average up to a team-best .539 after tripling and doubling
The Sooners are 9-2 all-time against Auburn
It was OU's 20th run-rule win on the season
Pickering and Parker hit back-to-back home runs, the eighth instance of back-to-back homers for the Sooners
It was the sixth four-RBI game of Garcia's career
OU's second inning was the 38th instance in which OU either scored four runs or sent at least nine batters to the plate in the same frame
OU posted its fourth comeback win after trailing by three this season

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Lowry, Audrey (12-1)

L: Abby Herndon (4-2)

Auburn

Batting:

HR: McKaela Walker 1 ; Haven Roebuck 2

RBI: McKaela Walker 1 ; Haven Roebuck 4

Base Running:

RUNS: McKaela Walker 1 ; Georgia Lessmann 1 ; Ma'Nia Womack 1 ; Haven Roebuck 2

HBP: Ma'Nia Womack 1

Oklahoma Sooners

Batting:

2B: Minor, Kai 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1

3B: Minor, Kai 1

HR: Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Parker, Ella 1 ; Garcia, Gabbie 2

RBI: Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Parker, Ella 1 ; Garcia, Gabbie 4 ; Parker, Allyssa 1 ; Minor, Kai 2 ; Agbayani, Ailana 1 ; Dayton, Abby 2

SF: Parker, Allyssa 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Parker, Ella 2 ; Wells, Kendall 2 ; Helton, Chaney 1 ; Garcia, Gabbie 3 ; Minor, Kai 1 ; Agbayani, Ailana 1 ; Barker, Sydney 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1