Sooners win Game 1 over Texas 7-6, Saturday’s game moved to 6:30 p.m. due to weather

Due to forecasted inclement weather, Saturday’s top-five showdown between Oklahoma and Texas has been pushed back to a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch. The game was originally scheduled for 11 a.m.

.Junior Ailana Agbayani delivered in the clutch, blasting a grand slam and later driving in the game-winning run with an RBI double, as No. 4/3 Oklahoma Softball (40-5, 14-5 SEC) edged No. 3/2 Texas (42-7, 13-6 SEC), 7-6, in a thrilling series opener Friday night in Norman.

The Sooners' win came in front of a record-setting crowd of 4,587 fans at Love’s Field — the highest single-game attendance in stadium history.

Notables:

1. OU is 34-0 when scoring 6+ runs
2. The Sooners improved to 4-1 in one-run games
3. Six different Sooners have now hit grand slams in 2024
4. Ella Parker reached 100 career starts and 100 career runs
5. Cydney Sanders surpassed 100 career walks
6. Oklahoma is 33-0 when leading after the sixth inning

Agbayani tied her career high with five RBIs, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored. Her third-inning grand slam — her first homer since Feb. 16 — sparked a five-run frame for OU, which proved to be the difference in a back-and-forth battle. She followed it up with a go-ahead RBI double to left in the fifth, breaking a 6-6 tie.

Nelly McEnroe-Marinas added her fourth three-hit game of the season, also scoring three runs and roping a pair of doubles.

In the circle, Sam Landry was steady, tossing her 13th complete game of the season. Despite some late-inning pressure, the senior right-hander stranded two in the seventh to preserve the win and improve to 16-3 on the year.

The Longhorns clawed back from a 6-2 deficit with a three-run fifth and added another in the seventh, but Landry stayed composed. With the tying and go-ahead runs on base and two outs in the seventh, she induced a flyout to center to secure OU’s 15th win over a ranked opponent this season.