by NORMAN — Miali Guachino, Kierston Deal and Berkley Zache combined to fan 11 batters in a no-hitter as No. 1 Oklahoma (43-6) defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-26), 9-0, in five innings Tuesday, April 21.
Allyssa Parker, Lexi McDaniel and Isabela Emerling homered to bring the Sooners to 161 home runs, tying the NCAA single-season and program home run record set in 2021.
Oklahoma 9, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
Guachino retired all six batters she faced by herself, striking out five while fielding a groundout for the other out.
The Sooners took a 4-0 lead with three hits, two walks and two stolen bases in the second inning. Allyssa Parker and McDaniel hit back-to-back solo homers to get OU on the board. Chaney Helton singled in another run and Kai Minor plated the fourth with an RBI groundout.
Deal entered and struck out four batters in her two innings of work as the Sooners pushed the lead to run-rule territory with a five-run fourth inning. Minor and Tia Milloy bookended the scoring with sac flies while Emerling launched a two-run home run to highlight the frame. Ella Parker also drove in one on a pinch-hit RBI single up the middle.
Berkeley Zache pitched a perfect fifth, striking out two to seal the victory.
