OU softball takes the doubleheader at Arkansas, now 25-0
OU softball has been put in some tough situations the last couple of weeks. However, the Sooners keep figuring things out.
Keep coming up big in the clutch. And still unblemished for head coach Patty Gasso.
OU is now 25-0 this season, following a doubleheader sweep at Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, 7-0 and 6-4.
The Sooners go for the three-game sweep in Fayetteville at 11 a.m. Sunday on SEC Network.
OU trailed 4-3 going into the top of the sixth of Game 2 when sophomore Kasidi Pickering tied it with one massive swing of the bat.
Bases loaded, two out, 3-2 count, and freshman Sydney Barker earned the go-ahead walk before OU tacked on another in the seventh inning. It was big day overall for redshirt captain Nelly McEnroe-Marinas.
The Sooners were down 2-1 when catcher Isabela Emerling hit another one of her mammoth bombs, a two-run shot for the 3-2 lead.
Arkansas kept battling against Kierston Deal, Isabella Smith before Sam Landry was able to quiet the bats. Landry needed 34 pitches for the final two innings to earn the save.
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Another sign of Gasso making all the right moves happened in the seventh. Using Maya Bland as a pinch-runner worked beautifully. Bland putting the pressure on the bases led to a very important insurance run.
OU 7, Arkansas 0
Landry came in for the save in Game 2 after absolutely dominating the Razorbacks in the first game.
There is no question about her availability after Landry missed last weekend’s sweep of South Carolina.
Landry needed 99 pitches. She allowed three hits and struck out four. She was given a 1-0 lead with a Nelly McEnroe-Marinas solo shot in the first. And then that was it until the seventh.
Landry just never lost focus. And OU finally came alive with a six-spot in the seventh. Cydney Sanders had a two-run double and Gabbie Garcia added a two-run single in the frame.
