Landry’s Perfect Game Highlights Sunday’s Run-Rule Wins
WACO, Texas — No. 3 Oklahoma Softball (10-0) completed a run-rule sweep of its weekend at the Getterman Classic after defeating Hofstra (0-4), 11-3, and No. 23/24 Baylor (6-4), 8-0, Sunday, Feb. 16. Audrey Lowry fanned eight in 3.2 innings in the opener, while Landry retired all 15 batters she faced in the nightcap against the Bears.
OU is 10-0 to start the season for the fourth time in five years. Through ten games the Sooners have outscored their opponents 86-15, launching 19 home runs. Ella Parker entered Sunday leading the Southeastern Conference in batting average, while currently posting a 1.118 slugging percentage.
OU 11, Hofstra 3 (5 inn.)
Hofstra took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, using a hit by pitch, Dahlia Palacio double and a successful squeeze play.
Tyler Douglas scored another with an RBI groundout. Hofstra’s lead didn’t last as the Sooners posted four runs in the bottom of the inning.
Dayton drew a walk and eventually came around on an RBI double from Parker. Cydney Sanders walked, Kasidi Pickering plated Parker with a squeeze bunt and Sydney Barker brought Sanders around with a sac fly following Nelly McEnroe-
Marinas’ own sac bunt.
Ailana Agbayani started her hot-hitting day with an RBI single off the wall in center, scoring Pickering.
Hofstra’s final run came when Alanna Morse homered to left center. From there the Sooners scored seven unanswered runs and Lowry spun 3.2 perfect innings.
Dayton reached on a bunt single to start the third, stole second and scored on an Ella Parker RBI double to right center. One more came across in the third after Barker started the inning with a triple. Agbayani scored her with an RBI groundout.
The Sooners put up another four spot in the fourth courtesy of four hits and a Hofstra error. Dayton started the rally again with a bunt single, Parker was intentionally walked and Sanders doubled in Dayton. A fielding error plated Parker before Pickering baited a throw from the Hofstra catcher to allow Sanders to score. Agbayani would do the same later in the fourth, bringing in McEnroe-Marinas.
Tia Milloy ended the game, homering to left center in the fifth. Hofstra’s centerfielder made a play on the ball, but it bounced off her glove and over the fence.
Pitchers of Record Win: Audrey Lowry (3-0) Loss: Haley Venturini (0-1) Statistical Snapshot Abigale Dayton | 2-for-2, 3RBIs, BB Ella Parker | 2-for-2, 2RBIs, 2R Ailana Agbayani | 2-for-3, 2RBIs Lowry | W, 3.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 8K
OU 8, Baylor 0 (5 inn.)
Landry only needed 56 pitches, firing 42 strikes and fanning eight to record the perfect game. The Sooners posted 10 hits, including a three-run home run from Agbayani.
OU jumped on Baylor in the first inning, scoring three runs. Parker beat out an infield single, Cydney Sanders added her own base hit and Pickering walked. McEnroe-Marinas roped a two-out RBI single and Barker stayed scorching hot with a two-RBI double to right center.
McEnroe-Marinas and Pickering reached in front of Agbayani in the third before she sent a threerun shot over the wall in left. Needing two runs to complete the run-rule, the Sooners started the fifth with a Sanders walk. Pickering doubled her in with a double down the life and McEnroe-Marinas scored her after an RBI single through the left side.
Landry struck out two in the fifth to complete the perfect game.
Pitchers of Record Win: Sam Landry (2-0) Loss: Sadie Ross (0-2) Statistical Snapshot Sam Landry | PG, W, 5.0IP, 8K Ailana Agbayani | 1-for-3, HR, 3RBIs Abigale Dayton | 2-for-3 Nelly McEnroe-Marinas | 2-for-3, 2R, 2RBIs
Notes
OU is 10-0 for the fourth time in five seasons Lowry is 3-0 to start her collegiate career Parker extends her hitting streak to ten games OU improves to 78-14 all-time against the Bears, earning a pair of ranked wins on the weekend The Sooners have won via run-rule five times this season OU has posted two perfect games this season, bringing the program total to 23. Isabella Smith spun the first of the year against Cal Baptist Feb. 7.
Up Next
OU opens at Love’s Field this week, hosting Abilene Christian, Tulsa, Wichita State and Bowling Green.
* Due to expected inclement weather this week, Oklahoma Softball has announced an altered schedule for its home tournament that was originally set to run from Thursday, Feb. 20 to Sunday, Feb. 23.
The 10-game tournament will now be split between Marita Hynes Field and Love’s Field from Saturday, Feb. 22 through Monday, Feb. 24. Gates will open 90 minutes prior to the first pitch of the first game each day at both locations.
The updated schedule for both Oklahoma games and all neutral site games is as follows:
Saturday, Feb. 22
Wichita State vs. Bowling Green Noon (Marita Hynes Field) Abilene Christian vs. Oklahoma - Noon (Love’s Field) Tulsa vs. Abilene Christian 2:30 p.m. (Marita Hynes Field) Bowling Green vs. Oklahoma - 2:30 p.m. (Love’s
Field)
Sunday, Feb. 23 Bowling Green vs. Tulsa - 11 a.m. (Marita Hynes Field) Wichita State vs. Oklahoma
- 11 a.m. (Love’s FEEL THE
Field) Tulsa vs. Oklahoma 1:30 p.m. (Love’s Field) Abilene Christian vs. Wichita State - 1:30 p.m. (Marita Hynes Field) Monday, Feb. 24 Abilene Christian vs. Wichita State - 11 a.m. (Love’s Field) Abilene Christian vs. Oklahoma - 1:30 p.m. (Love’s Field) All five of the games involving Oklahoma will be streamed on SEC Network+ and air on radio via 1560 AM The Franchise 2.
Ticket Information
Tickets for the original Saturday and Sunday schedule will be valid for the Saturday and Sunday games on the updated schedule. Tickets purchased for the OU-Abilene Christian game originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21 will be valid for the rescheduled OU-Abilene Christian game Monday, Feb. 24.
Fans who cannot attend any game due to the altered schedule must reach out to the point of purchase for a refund or solution. Any single-game standing-room-only tickets purchased through the Oklahoma Athletics Ticket Office may be exchanged for a future game or can be refunded by emailing outickets@ou.edu or calling 405-325-2424.
Season ticket holders who can no longer attend games this weekend are encouraged to ensure their seats are still filled by transferring tickets, returning their seats back to OU or selling their seats through OU’s Seat Share program. More information on how to do this is available at soonersports. com/seatshare.