Coach Patty Gasso and the third-ranked OU softball team will try to go 5-0 on the young season Saturday when the reigning, four-time WCWS champion Sooners face Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.

Parker hit her first home run of the season to lead off the second, putting OU up 6-0. Though it was her first bomb of the year, it was her seventh RBI through five games as she’s enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2025.

It took a bit for OU softball’s offense to get going, but they finally did, as the Sooners started the season off with a 7-2 win over Cal State Northridge on Thursday in San Diego.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso and the third-ranked Sooners will go for their second doubleheader sweep in as many days Friday night when they visit Cal State Fullerton.

Outfielder Abby Dayton wore the first pitch of the game, but Oklahoma stranded a pair of runners in the first. Sanders drew a two-out walk in the second, but the Sooners’ contact on pitches seemed to always find its way to a Cal State Fullerton glove.