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Oklahoma Adds C Abbie Gregus From Transfer Portal

The Loyola Chicago product adds depth at catcher for Patty Gasso and the Sooners behind All-American Kendall Wells.
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A softball lands near the circle at Love's Field.
A softball lands near the circle at Love's Field. | Ryan Chapman / Sooners on SI

NORMAN — Outfielder and backup catcher were two of Oklahoma softball's biggest offseason priorities.

The Sooners addressed all of those Thursday.

After adding a pair of outfielders earlier in the day, Patty Gasso's team added catcher Abbie Gregus from Loyola Chicago.

Gregus has one season of eligibility remaining.

The New Lenox, IL, product made 50 appearances last season for the Ramblers, starting 48 games. She hit .195 with five doubles, one home run and nine RBIs.

Gregus redshirted in 2025, missing the season due to injury.

She hit .216 as a sophomore in 2024 with a double and four home runs and hit .158 with three doubles as a freshman in 2023.

While the Sooners return Kendall Wells behind the plate, Isabela Emerling's departure, as well as the transfer of Riley Zache, left the Sooners without a viable backup behind the plate, necessitating an addition through the transfer portal.

Wells set an NCAA freshman record and broke Oklahoma's single-season record with 39 home runs last season, hitting .358 with 88 RBIs to help the Sooners set several program records offensively.

Wells also proved to be a solid defender behind the plate.

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Earlier Thursday, the Sooners added outfielders Macie Harter from Middle Tennessee State and Adi Hansen from the College of Southern Idaho.

With Abby Dayton having graduated and Kasidi Pickering transferring to Texas Tech, the Sooners needed more outfield experience to add to the group that returns center fielder Kai Minor and right fielder Ella Parker.

Oklahoma also returns third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, who missed much of last season due to injury, shortstop Gabbie Garcia, and utility players Sydney Barker, Lexi McDaniel and Allyssa Parker.

Barker saw the majority of time at third base after McEnroe-Marinas' season-ending injury.

Oklahoma also returns pitchers Audrey Lowry, Miali Guachino and Allyssa Parker.

The Sooners finished 52-10 in 2026, winning the regular-season SEC championship for the second consecutive season but falling to Mississippi State in three games in the Norman Super Regional.

The Sooners missed the Women's College World Series for the first time since 2015.

Oklahoma has a strong incoming signing class, including Edmond Memorial pitcher Keegan Baker, infielder Ki'ele Ho-Ching of California, Hawaii infielder Ori Mailo, pitcher Malaya Maja-Finch of California, Katy, TX, pitcher EK Smith, and Mesa, AZ, outfielder Payton Westra.

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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.

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