Pair of Oklahoma Sooners earn SEC Weekly Awards
It was a huge weekend for the Oklahoma Sooners, who took down the Texas Longhorns in a three-game sweep. Oklahoma is now in first place and two wins up on Texas A&M and Tennessee for the SEC regular season title. There were a lot of impressive performances, but two stood out and earned SEC weekly honors.
Second basemen Ailana Agbayani earned SEC Player of the Week, while third basemen Nelly McEnroe-Marinas was named Co-SEC Freshman of the Week.
In the three-game sweep, Agbayani was 6-for-8 with a grand slam, five RBIs, three runs, two doubles, and two walks. The grand slam was just her second home run of the season, and she's now hitting .339 on the season. Agbayani transferred in from BYU and has been a clutch performer for the Sooners this season.
McEnroe-Marinas is having an awesome season for the Sooners after redshirting in 2024. The captain was fantastic for the Sooners this weekend, hitting .556 for the weekend, with a team-high six runs scored and three extra-base hits. She's fourth on the team with a .367 batting average and is tied for the team lead with 14 home runs and leads the Sooners with 45 RBIs.
The Oklahoma Sooners will look to finish the season strong when they travel down to Gainesville for their regular season series finale against the Florida Gators.
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