OKLAHOMA CITY — A clutch showing from Oklahoma’s defense in the fourth inning turned Wednesday’s Bedlam battle.
Oklahoma starter Sam Landry found herself in a bases loaded jam with no outs and Oklahoma State already ahead, but a diving stop by OU second baseman Ailana Agbayani paired with a strikeout by the steady righty helped the Sooners seize moment .
OKLAHOMA CITY — A clutch showing from Oklahoma’s defense in the fourth inning turned Wednesday’s Bedlam battle.
Oklahoma starter Sam Landry found herself in a bases loaded jam with no outs and Oklahoma State already ahead, but a diving stop by OU second baseman Ailana Agbayani paired with a strikeout by the steady righty helped the Sooners seize momentum.
The jolt of energy at Devon Park was all Patty Gasso’s offense needed.
Sophomore outfielder Maya Bland hammered the second home run of her career in the bottom half of the frame, a three-run shot, and Ella Parker and Gabbie Garcia both added RBIs of their own.
The No. 2-ranked Sooners closed out the win over No. 17 OSU 11-3 to pick up the crucial midweek win in five innings.
“That was definitely the turning point of the game. And we just got hot,” Gasso said after the win. “… Down the line, everybody kind of contributed in some way or another, but the dugout was on fire, fire, fire, fire.
Oklahoma moved to 35-3 overall on the year and OSU fell to 23-12 before a crowd of 9,259 fans — a mark that broke the regular season NCAA softball attendance record set in 2023’s opener between OU and Texas in OKC.
The Sooners had to overcome a pair of errors in the first inning to get back into Wednesday’s contest.
Landry was unable to cleanly field Rosie Davis’ chopper back to the mound, and her scoop over to first missed Cydney Sanders and rolled into foul territory, allowing Tallen Edwards to slide under the tag at the plate and put OSU up 1-0.
