Live Updates From Oklahoma's Fourth Battle Series Contest

Follow along for live updates from Love's Field as the Sooners play their fourth Battle Series scrimmage of the fall
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NORMAN — Oklahoma softball held its fourth of five Battle Series scrimmages of the fall on Friday night at Love's Field.

This one featured Halloween-themed team names, with the Shay Nightmares, Jessice Skulls and Pumpkin Smashers facing off in the unique three-team format.

Follow along with Ryan Aber's live updates here:


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Fifth inning

Bottom 5

Isabela Emerling hit a towering two-run walkoff home run to left center to give the Pumpkin Smashers a 5-3-2 win, breaking a tie with the Shay Nightmares.

Agbayani led off the inning with a hard single to right before Allyssa Parker struck out Minor.

Then Emerling hit the no-doubter out into the bleachers to end the game.

Middle 5

McEnroe-Marinas started the frame with a fly ball to the warning track in right center that was tracked down for an out, then Deal quickly retired Dayton and Milloy with grounders to end the inning.

Top 5

Agbayani turned in an excellent defensive play for the second out, making a stop at shortstop on Wells’ hard grounder, spinning and firing to first to retire Wells.

Lowry worked another 1-2-3 inning.

Fourth inning

Bottom 4

Isabella Emerling drove in a run with a hard single to center, but there was a bit of drama with it.

The centerfielder raced in, firing to home, with Agbayani scoring just ahead of the throw to tie the Pumpkin Smashers with the Shay Nightmares, 3-3. The Jessica Skulls have two.

The inning began with Emerling drawing a walk ahead of Ella Parker’s single.

Agbayani then lined out to left but stayed on the bases to run for Emerling.

Middle 4

Kiersten Deal made quick work, working a 1-2-3 inning.

The second came on Tia Milloy’s hard grounder up the middle that bounced off Deal to shortstop Gabbie Garcia, who threw out Milloy at first.

Top 4

Lowry struck out a pair, starting the inning by fanning Wells and then ended it by striking out Chaney Helton.

Garcia reached on a one-out single to right.

Third inning

Bottom 3

After the first two batters were retired quickly, Agbayani hammered Kierston Deal’s offering out to left on a liner to give the Pumpkin Smashers their second run of the game.

Middle 3

For the first time tonight, there’s been a 1-2-3 inning.

After Berzon retired Tia Milloy on a grounder to second, sophomore Audrey Lowry came on and got Allyssa Parker to ground out to second before McEnroe-Marinas skied to second to end the inning.

Top 3

Chaney Helton had a one-out infield single to second off Zache, before McDaniel hit a soft pop to the shortstop in shallow left to end the frame.

Second inning

Bottom 2

Ailana Agbayani hit a hard double down the right-field line with two outs off Guachino, but the pitcher came back to retire Minor on a fly out on the infield to end the inning.

Middle 2

Allyssa Parker delivered a double to right center, and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas followed with an RBI single to center to give the Jessica Skulls their second run of the game.

McEnroe-Marinas then was caught off on a slow line out to second, ending the inning on a doubleplay.

Top 2

Lexi McDaniel, Kendall Wells and Gabbie Garcia started with three consecutive singles off Zache.

With the bases loaded, Allyssa Parker came on and walked Kasidi Pickering to force a run home, Chaney Helton delivered an RBI single to center.

Wells nearly tried to score but Minor’s quick throw in forced Wells to put on the brakes.

There was confusion on the next play as McDaniel skied one to short left field.

The ball dropped off a defender’s glove, and the runners raced to advance.

One run scored, but the play resulted in an off double play as no infield fly was called. Umpires conferred about the call after the play.

The Shay Nightmares lead 3-1-1.

First Inning

Bottom 1

Ella Parker smoked a one-out line-drive home run into the center field batters' eye off Ole Miss transfer pitcher Miali Guachino.

Guachino got out of the inning without further damage.

Middle 1

Sydney Berzon, an LSU transfer, took the circle against the Jessica Skulls.

Abigale Dayton's one-out single to center kicked off the offense, and freshman Allyssa Parker's two-out infield single kept the inning alive.

Shortstop Gabbie Garcia made a great stop of Parker's hit into the hole, and Garcia quickly got off a throw to first but Parker was safe by a wide margin as the throw was a bit wide.

Nelly McEnroe-Marinas then hit a hard smash to third, where it was knocked down but the ball kicked into short left field to allow the run to come across and Parker to race toward third.

Jessica Skulls lead 1-0 with Pumpkin Smashers coming up.

Top 1

Freshman Kendall Wells got the scrimmage started with a hard hit into right center but Kai Minor made a nice play to hold Wells to a single.

Freshman Berkley Zache retired the next three in order.


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Ryan Aber
RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.