NORMAN —
Kasidi Pickering and
Isabela Emerling hit back-to-back home runs and the Sooners added six more runs in the fourth to back up a one-hitter from righty
Miali Guachino in Oklahoma's (50-8), 9-0, five-inning win against Kansas (36-20), Saturday, May 16.
Guachino fanned six batters while not permitting a walk en route to her 15th win on the season. OU has now reached 50 wins in 10 consecutive seasons, while head coach
Patty Gasso tallied at least 50 wins for the 19th time in her career.
Oklahoma 9, Kansas 0
Miali Guachino stranded a pair of runners, including a leadoff single in the second, thanks to four strikeouts through the first two innings.
After a leadoff walk to
Gabbie Garcia,
Kasidi Pickering hit a 272-foot home run to right to give OU a 2-0 lead.
Isabela Emerling swung at the next pitch and homered to center, bringing the Sooners to consecutive games with back-to-back homers.
OU's bats broke out in the fourth, hitting around to put up six runs on four hits. Emerling and
Abby Dayton provided RBI doubles, while Garcia plated two with an RBI single and
Kai Minor slashed an RBI knock through the left side. Pinch runner
Chaney Helton scored on a wild pitch to complete the scoring.
Pitchers of Record
Win:
Miali Guachino (15-2)
Loss: Chloe Barber (9-8)
Statistical Snapshot
Isabela Emerling | 2-for-2, HR, 2R, 2RBIs, 2B
Kasidi Pickering | 1-for-2, HR, 2R, 2RBIs
Gabbie Garcia | 1-for-2, 2RBIs
Miali Guachino | CG, 5.0 IP, 6Ks, H
Notes
- OU has hit back-to-back homers 13 times this year
- The Sooners hit back-to-back homers in consecutive games
- Pickering has hit five home runs in eight regional games in her career
- It was the 85th meeting between OU and Kansas
- Kansas head coach Jennifer McFalls served on the OU staff in 1998
- Guachino posted her 10th game with five or more strikeouts this year and the 27th of her career
- It was OU's 33rd run-rule win of the season
- OU is now 12-0 in NCAA Tournament play at Love's Field
- The Sooners are 26-1 at home this year
- OU is outscoring opponents, 20-0, in this regional
Up Next
The Sooners move on to the regional final and will await their opponent. Game six of the regional is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17.