Freshman Gabbie Garcia blasted a grand slam to key third-ranked OU softball’s five-run fourth inning to help lift the Sooners to a 13-3 road win over Cal State Fullerton late Friday. The biggest moment came during the fourth-inning at-bat, shortly after OU had taken a 1-0 lead.Ella Parker finished 2 for 5 with two runs […]
Freshman Gabbie Garcia blasted a grand slam to key third-ranked OU softball’s five-run fourth inning to help lift the Sooners to a 13-3 road win over Cal State Fullerton late Friday.
The biggest moment came during the fourth-inning at-bat, shortly after OU had taken a 1-0 lead.Ella Parker finished 2 for 5 with two runs and a double.Emerling delivered the biggest blow of the inning, with a three-run home run off the foul pool in left. OU didn’t need a hit to load the bases in the fourth, as Ailana Agbayani drew a one-out walk, followed by Emerling being hit by pitch and Tia Milloy reaching on an infield error.Garcia was 3 for 5 in Friday’s games.More:OU softball’s pre-SEC schedule more pillow fight than gauntlet. Why Patty Gasso chose thatThrough the first four games, the sophomore is 10 for 16 (.625) with five doubles, eight runs and six RBIs.
Thursday, it was North Carolina transfer Isabela Emerling who came through with the grand slam in the ninth inning of an 11-6 extra-inning win over San Diego State.After the Titans trimmed the Sooners’ lead to 5-3 in the fifth, OU broke the game open once more in the sixth with five more.
After going 0 for 4 in the Sooners’ first two games in San Diego, Garcia looked much more comfortable in Fullerton.More:OU softball’s bid for a five-peat begins. What are the keys for Sooners to win again?Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Sam Landry allowed just one hit in 2 1/3 innings to finish off the game in the circle after Kierston Deal, Paytn Monticelli and Audrey Lowry were the first three arms used by Patty Gasso.
Garcia turned on Trisha McCleskey’s 0-2 pitch and drilled it just over the right-center field wall for her first career home run.Cydney Sanders then delivered an RBI single up the middle for the game’s first score, setting up Garcia’s blast.The Sooners beat Cal Baptist 8-0 in their first game of the day.
The Sooners (4-0) continue their opening-weekend California trip against Loyola Marymount at 5 p.m. Saturday.The Sooners have grand slams on consecutive days.The Sooners added three more in the seventh on Sydney Barker’s three-run home to left.More:Celebrate OU softball winning NCAA-record fourth straight WCWS title with our new book
