OU Softball: Oklahoma Stunned by Mississippi State's Late Comeback
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Oklahoma generated plenty of offense against Mississippi State's star pitching tandem. But the third-seeded Sooners blew two big leads, and now their backs are against the wall. The Bulldogs scored five in the top of the seventh to stun Oklahoma 11-9 at Love's Field on Friday in the opener of the best-of-three Super...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Forged by a 'Very Tough' SEC, Oklahoma is Built for June
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is going to enjoy taking in the Women’s College World Series. The Southeastern Conference is already guaranteed three of the eight bids in Oklahoma City, and the league could send up to six teams to compete for the 2026 national title at Devon Park. Nine of the 16 programs...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Oklahoma Prepared for 'Big Challenge' Battling Mississippi State for a Spot in the WCWS
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — To get back to the Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma’s offense will have to best an excellent pitching staff. Mississippi State is led by veteran duo Peja Goold and Alyssa Faircloth, two pitchers who on their best day can quiet any lineup. The Bulldogs enter Super Regionals with a staff ERA of 2.15, which...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Biggest question for Oklahoma vs. Mississippi State in Super Regionals
(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners will open their series with Mississippi State on Friday, hoping to make it to the Women's College World Series for the 10th consecutive time. The Sooners are one of the favorites to win it all, but they'll have to contend with a really good pitching staff from Starkville. Oklahoma's lineup is able to contend...read more from the Sooners Wire
OU Softball: Excellent Chemistry is a Key Ingredient for Oklahoma's Standout Defense
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — To win in May and June, Patty Gasso knows all three phases of the game have to be firing on all cylinders. Oklahoma’s offense impressed in the Norman Regional, and OU’s bats will undoubtedly get tested against Mississippi State in Super Regional play this weekend, but Gasso was especially happy with her...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Sydney Barker Continues to Find Home at Third Base
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Sydney Barker didn't hesitate. When Oklahoma third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas went down with an injury in late February, Barker jumped right in for her injured teammate. She hadn't played the position before, starting games at first base, second base, shortstop and center field during the first three weekends of...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Super Regional Preview vs Mississippi State | Recapping Regionals
OU Softball: Oklahoma Familiar With Samantha Ricketts' 'Sneaky Tough' Mississippi State Program
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Though Mississippi State was one of the few opponents Oklahoma avoided in SEC play, the programs are very familiar with each other. The Bulldogs are led by former Sooner great Samantha Ricketts, who played for Patty Gasso from 2006-2009 before serving as a graduate assistant under the legendary...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Patty Gasso reveals major change that's helping Oklahoma pitching at the right time
(by Ericka Brockish) It has not been the typical season for the Oklahoma Sooners on the softball field that not just fans, but everyone in the college softball world is accustomed to. Losing to Long Beach State early in the season, dropping more than just one or two games, and even losing to Georgia in the SEC Tournament have everyone wondering...read more from Stormin' in Norman
4 Oklahoma Sooners named to Softball America's All-American teams
(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners are gearing up for the super regional round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, where they'll host Mississippi State. As the Sooners look to secure another trip to the Women's College World Series, they'll put one of the best lineups in softball on the field. It's been a record-setting season, and several...read more from the Sooners Wire
OU Softball: Patty Gasso sends strong Oklahoma message Mississippi State better be ready for
(by Braulio Perez) They barely broke a sweat here. Over the weekend, Oklahoma softball put on a show in the Norman Regional, posting a sweep that's only going to have Sooners fans holding out even more hope that a push for the national title can come soon enough. If you ask Patty Gasso, though, she wasn't surprised at all with what...read more from Stormin' in Norman
SIP Ep. 271 | Softball Postseason: Oklahoma dominates home regional + Look ahead to Super Regionals
(by Josh Callaway) Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Tom Green recap Oklahoma softball's dominant run through their home regional, look ahead to this weekend's Super Regional tilt vs Mississippi State, dissect what's gone wrong with OU Baseball and put a bow on the ground breaking of the new Rock Creek...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
No. 3 Oklahoma softball to host Mississippi State in Super Regionals
(by Tom Green) The next step in Oklahoma's quest to return to the Women's College World Series will have to go through an SEC foe. No. 3 national seed Oklahoma will host Mississippi State in a Super Regional at Love's Field. The best-of-three series begins Friday at noon CT in Norman, with the game airing on ESPN2. Game 2 is slated for...read more from Sooners Illustrated
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Offensive Balance has the Sooners Ready for Super Regionals
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s offense was an unrelenting battering ram in the Norman Regional. The Sooners outscored opponents 28-1 in three contests, with the first two games of the weekend ending as five-inning run rules. There was great balance up and down the lineup. Freshmen and seniors alike attacked the opposing...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Sooners getting top weapon back in her groove at the perfect time
(by Chip Rouse) You can't keep a good player down, and Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso has had unwavering confidence that Kasidi Pickering would find her way back from a prolonged hitting slump and return to her rightful place as one of the most productive and feared hitters on the team. The 2025 NFCA First-Team All-American has wielded...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU softball earns Norman Regional title, takes out Michigan, onto Super Regionals
(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball just looked like a team that has been there and done that. The drama occurring in some of the other regionals? Not the case in Norman. OU had to go seven innings for the first time of the weekend but cruised right along. The Sooners earned the Norman Regional title with a dominating 8-1 victory against Michigan on...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Oklahoma One Win Away From Return to Super Regionals
(by Ryan Chapman) The Sooners are one win away from hosting a Super Regional at Love's Field. No. 3 Oklahoma has made quick work of the NCAA Tournament so far, brushing aside Binghamton and Kansas in a pair of five-inning run-rule victories on Friday and Saturday to reach Sunday's Regional Final. OU will have two bites at the apple on...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Miali Guachino Shuts Down Kansas to Move Sooners Closer to Regional Title
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Miali Guachino shut down Kansas' lineup and the offense gave her plenty of support as Oklahoma rolled to a 9-0, five-inning run-rule win over the Jayhawks on Saturday at Love's Field. The Sooners (50-8) will plenty Binghamton, Kansas or Michigan at 2 p.m. Sunday needing to win one game in two chances to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Offense Hoping for More Sustained Success After Moving Past 'This Georgia Thing'
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — Patty Gasso will certainly take the four home runs her team hit during Oklahoma’s 11-0 win over Binghamton in the Norman Regional opener Friday at Love’s Field. But the Sooners coach was more heartened by the consistent, solid at-bats produced by the offense. After Oklahoma’s bats went quiet from the second...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
