Gabbie Garcia’s two homers fuel Oklahoma’s seventh-inning comeback to clinch road series at Arizona

Oklahoma rallies late in Tucson after splitting first two games

Oklahoma used a pair of seventh-inning home runs Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, to complete a comeback and win a three-game series at Arizona, closing the weekend with a 5-4 victory at Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson.

The Sooners trailed 4-3 entering the final inning before Kendall Wells opened the seventh with a solo homer to tie the game. Gabbie Garcia followed immediately with another solo shot—her second home run of the day—to put Oklahoma in front for the first time since early innings.

Garcia’s surge continues as Lowry stabilizes in relief

Garcia also homered in the fifth inning, finishing with a multi-homer game as Oklahoma’s offense leaned on the long ball in key moments. In the circle, Audrey Lowry provided extended relief and preserved the lead through the final outs, including a tense bottom of the seventh that featured a review play at third base and Arizona putting the potential tying run on base.

• Final: Oklahoma 5, Arizona 4 (Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026)
• Key swing: Back-to-back Wells and Garcia homers to start the seventh
• Decisive stretch: Lowry’s multi-inning relief outing to keep the game within reach

Series context: opener slipped away, then a run-rule response

The series swung sharply over three days. Arizona took the opener Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, 11-6 after scoring six runs in the sixth inning to overturn an Oklahoma lead. Oklahoma answered Saturday, Feb. 7, with a 21-3 run-rule win in five innings, hitting seven home runs and erupting for a 10-run fourth inning to force a rubber match.

Sunday’s finale was the most tightly contested of the weekend. Arizona built a 4-1 advantage, highlighted by a bases-clearing triple from Sydney Stewart, and carried that lead into the late innings before Oklahoma’s two-homer burst flipped the result.

What the result means early in the season

The comeback allowed Oklahoma to leave Tucson with two wins in three games against a ranked opponent, while Arizona finished the weekend with one win in the series despite pushing the finale to the final pitch. The teams’ performances underscored contrasting themes: Oklahoma’s power-driven scoring and ability to respond after a late-inning setback in the opener, and Arizona’s capacity to compete in close games even after a lopsided defeat in the middle game.

Score line of the rubber match: a one-run game decided by consecutive seventh-inning home runs.

Arizona’s next scheduled competition begins Feb. 12, 2026, while Oklahoma continues its nonconference slate following an opening road swing in Arizona.