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Former Oklahoma Infielder Lands at North Texas

One of the Sooners' four transfer portal entrants found a new home on Friday.
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Oklahoma infielder Kadey Lee McKay
Oklahoma infielder Kadey Lee McKay | Carson Field, Sooners on SI

Former Oklahoma infielder Kadey Lee McKay is transferring to North Texas, she announced on X on Friday.

McKay joined OU last fall as a member of Patty Gasso’s top-rated 2024 recruiting class, but the Caddo, OK, product struggled to find her way into the lineup. 

She played in seven games, all as a substation off the bench, and she hit .200 in five at-bats.

While other freshman found a role as a pinch hitter or pinch runner, such as Tia Milloy and Chaney Helton, McKay was seldom used by Gasso. 

Redshirt freshman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas won the starting job at third base and true freshman Gabbie Garcia grew into her role at shortstop, which limited the spots on the field for McKay. 

Transfer Ailana Agbayani took control of the spot at second base, and Cydney Sanders or freshman Sydney Barker played all of the crucial contests at first base. 

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Only Sanders graduated from the OU infield, which blocked McKay’s path to the field.

McKay will be able to help new North Texas coach Cody White build his program in Denton, TX.

The former coach at the University of Central Oklahoma was named the new coach of the Mean Green on May 29 after an incredibly successful 12-year stint with UCO. 

Oklahoma also lost outfielders Hannah Coor and Maya Bland to the transfer portal as well as freshman catcher Corri Hicks, though that trio has not landed at a new program at this point.

Gasso and her coaching staff did land pitcher Sydney Berzon, who posted a pair of All-American seasons in her first three years at LSU. 

Berzon will have one year of eligibility remaining.

The Sooners also signed the top-rated class in the 2025 recruiting cycle as well. 

Pitcher Sophia Bordi reclassified to join OU a year early, but she will be joined by pitchers Allyssa Parker and Berkley Zache, as well as outfielder Kai Minor, catcher Kendall Wells and infielder Lexi McDaniel. 

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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