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Oklahoma's Power Surge Continues With Run-Rule win at Ole Miss

Kendall Wells homered twice and Ella Parker once as Sooners extend winning streak.
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Oklahoma catcher Kendall Wells (1) gets in a pickle and scores during the home opener softball game between Oklahoma and Alabama State at Love’s Field in Norman Okla., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
Oklahoma catcher Kendall Wells (1) gets in a pickle and scores during the home opener softball game between Oklahoma and Alabama State at Love’s Field in Norman Okla., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. | NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Audrey Lowry allowed just two hits, and Kendall Wells homered twice and Ella Parker once as Oklahoma beat Ole Miss 10-0.

Wells homered in the fifth and sixth innings as the Sooners (30-2, 4-0 SEC) extended their winning streak to 19 with the victory. During the streak, 16 of OU's wins have come via run rule.

The home runs were Wells' 23rd and 24th of the season, lifting her ahead — for now at least — of UCLA's Megan Grant.

Wells is already tied for 10th in OU history for home runs in a season and continues to close in on the program and NCAA record for home runs by a freshman of 30 (held by, in part, Jocelyn Alo and Lauren Chamberlain).

Wells is tied with Kinzie Hansen (2021) and Shelby Pendley (2015) for 10th.

With their three home runs Saturday, the Sooners now have 122 on the season, tied for third in program history and ninth in NCAA history already and also broke their own SEC record for home runs in a season.

Oklahoma hit 121 last season.

Lowry (14-1) threw five scoreless innings, with just two singles, one walk and three strikeouts.

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The Sooners got on the board in the second, after Kai Minor drew a leadoff walk. advanced to second on a groundout and to third on a wild pitch.

After Sydney Barker drew a walk, Minor came in to score on Abby Dayton's grounded into a fielder's choice. The inning ended when Dayton was called out for leaving first early while Kasidi Pickering was at the plate.

Wells was called out for leaving first early in the third.

The Sooners then started stretching the lead in the fourth as Parker blasted her 15th home run of the season just to the right of center field on a 2-1 pitch with one out.

Oklahoma added three more in the fifth to get some breathing room.

After Dayton was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, Wells blasted her nation-leading 23rd home run of the season to nearly the same spot where Parker's home run the inning before left the yard.

After Gabbie Garcia reached on a single and eventually came to third thanks to an error, Parker delivered an infield single to make it 5-0.

The Sooners blew the game open with five runs in the fifth, on an RBI double from Dayton a three-run home run from Wells on a 3-0 pitch, and Parker's sacrifice fly.

Allyssa Parker came on in the sixth, alllowing a one-out single before striking out the next two to end the game.

The series continues at 6 p.m. Sunday in a game that will be televised on the SEC Network. The three-game set concludes with a 6 p.m. Monday game, which will also be televised on the SEC Network.

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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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