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. Parker earned third-team honors as a freshman in 2024. Wells earned the honors a day after being named one of 10 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year honors. Wells is hitting .360 with 36 home runs and 79 RBIs, setting an NCAA record for home runs by a freshman and breaking Jocelyn Alo 's single-season OU home run record.…