11:45 pm ET
Lightning delay continues
Kevin Skiver
The lightning delay in College Station is still ongoing. There is no restart time announced as of 11:45 ET.
11:45 pm ET
Kevin Skiver
The lightning delay in College Station is still ongoing. There is no restart time announced as of 11:45 ET.
11:14 pm ET
Kevin Skiver
After a protracted start, we have a weather delay in College Station. Lightning was seen, and the tarp is being rolled out, which means at least half an hour wait. Texas A&M has a runner on first and one out in a 5-3 game in the bottom of the sixth inning.
11:08 pm ET
Kevin Skiver
Texas A&M will go to the bottom of the sixth down 5-3, with Wells next in the order for the top of the seventh. The Aggies have six outs to close ground on the Sooners.
11:00 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Audrey Lowry gets herself out of the jam in the fifth inning by getting KK Dement swinging for the third out of the inning. Lowry shows some emotion as she walks off the field following her seventh strikeout of the night, as Texas A&M leaves a runner at third.
Oklahoma leads 5-3 going into the sixth inning.
10:57 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Tallen Edwards laces one into the right corner for a stand-up RBI double to cut Texas A&M’s deficit to 5-3 with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Edwards’ double scores Kennedy Powell from first base.
It’s a big spot — and inning — for the Aggies here in the fifth with the heart of their lineup coming up.
10:41 pm ET
John Leuzzi
The softball universe will have to wait for Kendall Wells’ fourth at-bat of the night to see her potentially tie the NCAA single-season home run record, as she works a walk in her third at-bat here in the fifth inning. It’s her second walk of the night.
Texas A&M, to no surprise, is not giving Wells much around the plate.
10:29 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Oklahoma scores its fifth run of the night on a Texas A&M error by second baseman Tallen Edwards off a hard hit ball from Ella Parker. Edwards wasn’t able to come up with the ball to get Parker at first, and it allows Kai Minor to come around from second to score.
All five of the Sooners’ runs thus far on the night have come with two outs.
10:21 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Audrey Lowry tosses a scoreless third inning to send Oklahoma into the fourth inning with a 4-2 lead over Texas A&M. The Sooners’ southpaw responded to a one-out single by getting KK Dement to fly out to center and Ariel Kowalewski to hit one back to her in the circle.
Lowry has four strikeouts through her first three innings of work.
10:06 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Kendall Wells goes down swinging in her second at-bat of the night, as Texas A&M pitcher Kate Munnerlyn gets the OU freshman to chase strike three. It’s the first strikeout of the night for Munnerlyn, who comes in relief of Sydney Lessentine in the third inning.
Lessentine’s final line: 2.0 innings, four runs (zero ERs), three hits, two strikeouts and a walk
10:01 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Oklahoma keeps Texas A&M’s damage to just two runs in the second inning, as Tallen Edwards pops up to Ailana Agbayani at second for the third out of the inning. The Aggies get two runs on two hits in the inning.
Kendall Wells leads off the top of the third inning for the Sooners, where she will look for her record-tying home run. She walked in her first at-bat of the game in the first.
9:55 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Texas A&M is on the board, as Allen Paislie singles through the left side of the field, and it scores two runners. The Aggies were able to get two runners in scoring position with one out for Paislie after Abby Dayton misplays a line drive in left field.
The Aggies now trail the Sooners 4-2 in the bottom of the second inning.
9:41 pm ET
John Leuzzi
When it rains, it pours. Ella Parker smashes one to straight away center for a 2-run home run to extend Oklahoma’s lead to 4-0 against Texas A&M in the second inning.
It’s the 170th home run of the season for the Sooners, which is an NCAA single-season record.
9:40 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Kai Minor barrels a rise ball into the left center gap, and it scores both Abby Dayton and Sydney Baker from third and second base, respectively. It’s a nice piece of hitting by Minor, who makes Lessentine pay for missing her spot on the 2-2 pitch.
Oklahoma takes a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning.
9:26 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Texas A&M, like Oklahoma, is unable to take advantage of an early base-running opportunity, as Audrey Lowry gets Micaela Wark looking for the third out of the inning. Mya Perez was the baserunner left on base in the inning for the Aggies, as she worked a two-out walk.
It’s scoreless after the first inning in College Station.
9:17 pm ET
John Leuzzi
The Sooners are unable to give Audrey Lowry some early run support as they leave two runners on base in the first inning. Kasidi Pickering flies out to center for the third out of the inning.
9:14 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Kendall Wells works herself back in the count and gets a two-out walk to put runners on first and second with two outs in the top of the first inning. It was a great at-bat by Wells, who saw 11 pitches and nearly has her record-breaking home run, but it goes foul.
9:07 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Sydney Lessentine retires Kai Minor on the strikeout, and this top-15 SEC showdown is underway in College Station.
9:02 pm ET
John Leuzzi
First pitch between Oklahoma and Texas A&M has been slightly delayed until 9:04 p.m. ET due to the ongoing Texas vs. Arkansas game. The Longhorns and the Razorbacks are in the bottom of the seventh inning with a runner on first and no outs. Arkansas leads 2-0.
8:45 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Wells enters Thursday’s game vs. Texas A&M sitting with 36 home runs on the season. She is one home run away from tying Arizona’s Laura Espinoza for the NCAA single-season home run record, and two shy of setting the outright record. With four more home runs, she could become the first player in Division I softball history to hit 40 homers in a season.
Here’s a look at the single-season home runs leaders in the history of college softball:
| Player | Home runs | Games | Year |
| Laura Espinoza (Arizona) | 37 | 72 | 1995 |
| Kendall Wells (Oklahoma) | 36 | 51 | 2026 |
| Karli Spaid (Miami Ohio) | 36 | 58 | 2024 |
| Megan Grant (UCLA) | 34 | 49 | 2026 |
| Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma) | 34 | 62 | 2022 |
| Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma) | 34 | 60 | 2021 |
| Addison Barnard (Wichita State) | 33 | 52 | 2022 |
| Lexie Elkins (Louisiana) | 32 | 54 | 2015 |
| Camilla Carrera (UTEP) | 32 | 53 | 2012 |
| Jordan Woolery (UCLA) | 31 | 49 | 2026 |
| Stacie Chambers (Arizona) | 31 | 63 | 2009 |
| Cori McMillan (Virginia Tech) | 31 | 56 | 2025 |
| Stacey Nuveman (UCLA) | 31 | 69 | 1999 |
8:45 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Here’s a look at Wells’ stats this season at Oklahoma:
8:39 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Here’s Texas A&M’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game vs. Oklahoma:
Starting Pitcher:RHP Sydney Lessentine (14-3 record with a 2.83 ERA)
8:37 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Here’s Oklahoma’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game vs. Texas A&M:
Starting Pitcher:LHP Audrey Lowry (20-2 record with a 2.45 ERA)
8:30 pm ET
John Leuzzi
USA TODAY Sports’ Austin Curtright named Oklahoma as the No. 1 seed in his latest college softball bracketology. The Sooners, who last season failed to reach the Women’s College World Series finals for the first time since 2018, lead the country with 16 Quad 1 wins while holding a two-game lead over Florida and Alabama in the SEC standings.
Here’s a full at USA TODAY Sports’ regional host projections heading into the final weekend of the college softball regular season:
On the outside looking in: Mississippi State (36-15), Stanford (34-12), Arizona (34-13), UCF (36-14), Virginia Tech (41-9).
8:15 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Here’s a look at this week’s D1Softball top 15 rankings:
8:15 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Here’s a look at this week’s USA Softball top 15 rankings:
8:00 pm ET
John Leuzzi
The SEC Network will broadcast Thursday’s SEC softball clash between Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Beth Mowins and Michelle Smith will have the call of the game.
Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a TV login) and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
8:00 pm ET
John Leuzzi
Oklahoma and Texas A&M are set for a 9 p.m. ET first pitch at Davis Stadium on Thursday, April 30 in College Station, Texas.
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