OU Softball remains perfect after two wins over Arkansas

OU remains undefeated after taking the first two games in Arkansas. Oklahoma and Arkansas complete the series tomorrow at 11 a.m. The finale will be broadcast on SEC Network.

Saturday, March 15th 2025, 8:01 pm

By: OU Athletics

Sam Landry tossed nine scoreless innings, earning both a win and a save, while No. 1 Oklahoma Softball (25-0, 5-0 SEC) scored 11 of their 13 runs in the final five innings to sweep No. 15 Arkansas (20-5, 1-4 SEC) on March 15.

In game one, OU won 7-0, scoring six runs in the seventh inning to back Landry’s complete-game shutout. Game two saw Arkansas jump to a 2-0 lead, but the Sooners responded with runs in each of the last four innings for a 6-4 victory.

Game 1 | OU 7, Arkansas 0

Nelly McEnroe-Marinas gave the Sooners an early lead with a solo home run in the first inning. After Arkansas threatened in the bottom half, Landry escaped a jam with a double play. The game remained 1-0 until Oklahoma exploded for six runs in the seventh. McEnroe-Marinas drove in a run, followed by Cydney Sanders’ two-RBI double and Gabbie Garcia’s two-RBI single. Ailana Agabayani capped the scoring with an RBI single. Landry finished the game with four strikeouts and a flawless defensive performance, completing her third shutout of the season.

Game 2 | OU 6, Arkansas 4

Kierston Deal struck out three in the first two innings but Arkansas took a 2-0 lead in the third on three hits.

Gabbie Garcia cut the deficit to 2-1 with a two-out RBI double in the fourth, sparking a stretch where OU scored in four straight innings. Deal pitched a scoreless fourth, striking out her fifth batter.

Isabela Emerling put OU ahead 4-3 in the fifth with her team-leading eighth home run, driving in Dayton. Arkansas briefly regained the lead with a pair of RBI in the fifth, making it 4-3.

Kasidi Pickering matched Emerling’s homer mark with a solo shot in the sixth to tie it at 4. The Sooners then took the lead as McEnroe-Marinas doubled, Dayton was hit by a pitch, and Emerling walked. Sydney Barker’s bases-loaded walk brought in McEnroe-Marinas.

McEnroe-Marinas added an insurance run in the seventh, singling in Maya Bland for a 6-4 lead. Landry entered in the sixth and earned the save, working around a two-out double to close it out.