NORMAN — Thursday, the day before Oklahoma begins its postseason run , the Sooners had eight players named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region team.

Abby Dayton , Isabela Emerling , Gabbie Garcia , Audrey Lowry , Kai Minor , Ella Parker , Kasidi Pickering , and Kendall Wells were all named first-team all-region.

The eight players is the maximum a team can have.

The group accounts for 131 of Oklahoma's 174 home runs, breaking the 2021 Sooners' NCAA record for home runs in a season. UCLA has since taken a lead on OU with 182 home runs heading into the regional.

Garcia, Parker and Pickering all earned first-team, all-region honors last season.…