OU softball starting to round into that dominant form that all fans expect. Big-time bombs at the plate combined with solid pitching in the circle.<\/p>\n
It was all about the long ball for Patty Gasso<\/a> and company. The Sooners went yard time and time again en route to a 9-0 victory at Loyola Marymount on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n Sophomore Kasidi Pickering<\/strong> got it all started with a three-run home run in the top of the first. Then solo shots were added by Ella Parker <\/strong>and Cydney Sanders<\/a><\/strong>. And Tia Milloy got into the fun with a two-run shot in the top of the seventh.<\/p>\n Pitcher Sam Landry<\/strong> went all seven innings. She allowed four hits and struck out eight.<\/p>\n The second game was about three swings, really. A grand slam from freshman Gabbie Garcia<\/strong> in a five-run top of the fourth.<\/p>\n After Cal State narrowed the margin to 5-3, it was Isabela Emerling<\/strong>\u2018s turn. The hero Thursday came back with a three-run bomb of her own in the six in another five-run frame.<\/p>\n Freshman Sydney Barker<\/strong> got into the fun with a three-run homer in the seventh, the first of her career.<\/p>\n Well, what more could Isabella Smith do? In her first start with OU, a five-inning perfect game. It took her just 52 pitches in five frames to get the job done.<\/p>\n The first two days have been sensational for the transfer. Smith also struck out six.<\/p>\n Smith didn\u2019t need a lot of help, but she did get plenty of it. The Sooners had 16 hits, including a four-hit performance from Ella Parker.<\/p>\n OU also went yard twice, the first home runs for Nelly McEnroe-Marinas<\/strong> and freshman Tia Milloy<\/a><\/strong>. McEnroe-Marinas drove in three runs.<\/p>\n The final blow was delivered by Isabela Emerling<\/a><\/strong>. The Sooners had been patient at the plate all night, but Emerling, the transfer catcher, didn\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n The first pitch with the bases loaded tied 6-6, gone. Grand slam in the top of the ninth to finally bring about the necessary separation in this one.<\/p>\n SDSU gave as good as it got all evening, leading 3-1 after the second inning. OU sophomore Kasidi Pickering<\/strong> came up huge with a three-run homer in the top of the fifth. A four-run frame that gave OU a 5-3 lead.<\/p>\n Sam Landry<\/strong> allowed five earned runs and threw more than 100 pitches in her outing as a Sooner. She also struck out 11.<\/p>\n In relief, Gasso went to freshman Audrey Lowry. She delivered. In 3.1 innings pitched, zero earned runs allowed and struck out five.<\/p>\n OU trailed 2-1 after the fourth inning. Let the meltdowns commence. But when you have Ella Parker<\/strong> and Kasidi Pickering<\/strong>, you can breathe a bit. OU scored six in the next two frames.<\/p>\n The sophomores combined for four hits and five RBIs (three for Parker, two for Pickering).<\/p>\n A day of newcomers and freshmen was spurred by some transfers. It was Abby Dayton<\/strong> at the plate and Isabella Smith<\/strong> in the circle.<\/p>\n Dayton hit a home run on her very first plate appearance as a Sooner and had three runs scored.<\/p>\n Kierston Deal<\/a><\/strong> got the start to begin things, but it was Smith who steadied everything. Seven batters faced, five strikeouts and zero hits allowed. And her first victory at OU.<\/p>\n The post OU softball rolls to another victory, downs Loyola Marymount<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OU softball starting to round into that dominant form that all fans expect. Big-time bombs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}OU 13, Cal State Fullerton 3 (Friday)<\/h2>\n
OU 8, Cal Baptist 0 (5 innings)<\/h2>\n
OU 11, SDSU 6 (9 innings) (Thursday)<\/h2>\n
OU 7, CSUN 2 (Thursday)<\/h2>\n