Oklahoma Softball’s Power Surge Rolls On With Back-to-Back Run-Rule Wins
The bats are booming early in the season for No. 4 Oklahoma, and Friday’s doubleheader in Las Cruces was just the latest reminder that this lineup can flat-out mash.
In two run-rule victories at the Troy Cox Classic - a 17-0 rout of Montana followed by an 18-6 thumping of New Mexico State - the Sooners launched a combined 12 home runs, flexing the kind of offensive firepower that has defined their program in recent years.
Let’s start with the second game, where Oklahoma’s offense didn’t just show up - it erupted. Four different Sooners went deep in the 18-6 win over New Mexico State, with Gabbie Garcia, Kendall Wells, Ailana Agbayani, and Tia Milloy all leaving the yard. The real fireworks came in the fifth inning, when Wells, Agbayani, and Milloy each homered as part of a six-run frame that slammed the door shut and triggered the run rule for the second time that day.
But the tone was set much earlier - and by Garcia.
Fresh off a dominant showing in the opener, Garcia wasted no time getting the Sooners on the board in Game 2, hammering a three-run shot in the first inning to cap a four-run start. And she didn’t stop there.
Garcia was everywhere in this one, finishing 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI. Her biggest swing after the homer?
A bases-clearing double in the third that helped spark an eight-run inning. She added a single in the fifth, ending her day just a triple shy of the cycle.
It was the kind of all-around performance that puts Garcia firmly in the early-season spotlight - and gives opposing pitchers something to think about.
Oklahoma’s offensive clinic started earlier in the day with a jaw-dropping eight home runs in the win over Montana. That kind of power output isn’t just impressive - it’s overwhelming. Through six games, the Sooners already have three run-rule wins and a lineup that looks locked in from top to bottom.
This team isn’t just winning - it’s dominating. And if Friday’s doubleheader is any indication, the Sooners’ bats are only heating up.