2026 Softball Schedule

Gasso, Dayton, Parker, Landry Postgame vs. Texas


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OU softball forced to work the long road back after WCWS loss to Texas

(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – OU softball was in a familiar spot in the seventh inning at Devon Park on Saturday. But instead of last-minute heroics, it’s a team forced to take a look in the mirror and figure it out. Texas finally got the best of the Sooners in the state of Oklahoma. Sparked by an inspired performance by Texas pitcher...read more from the SoonerScoop

Sooners' offense "not like what it has been" in Texas loss

(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — There were a few things that cost Oklahoma in the 4-2 loss to Texas on Saturday. The litany of defensive mistakes that allowed the Longhorns to take an early 2-0 lead didn't help. Neither did the solo home runs that the Sooners allowed in the fifth and sixth inning, which eventually pushed...read more w/video from the OUInsider

OU Softball: Sooners fall to Texas, drop to losers bracket at WCWS

(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — The momentum was again building for a late Oklahoma rally on Saturday. Trailing Texas by two runs in the seventh, Ella Parker found first after she was hit by a pitch. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas advanced her with a single that dropped into right field. The Sooners had two base runners on with only one out...read more from the OUInsider

Heroics in OKC - Parker Hits Walk-Off Homer in OU's 4-3 Win Against No. 7 Tennessee

(by John Rhode) OKLAHOMA CITY — Ella Parker hit two home runs, capped with a dramatic, three-run, walk-off shot to center field with two outs, to lift No. 2 Oklahoma Softball to a heart-thumping 4-3 victory over No. 7 Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. The outcome matches the Sooners against arch-rival No. 6 Texas at 2 p.m. Saturday (ABC)...read more from SoonerSports.com

Why ESPN's Amanda Scarborough Believes This is Patty Gasso's 'Best Coaching Job Yet' at Oklahoma

(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso’s young Sooners took an important step on Thursday. Down to its last strike, Oklahoma rallied to walk off Tennessee and advance into the winner’s bracket at the Women’s College World Series. It was the first contest at the WCWS for Gasso’s talented crop of freshman, but it’s not the first...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Oklahoma Softball: Patty Gasso, Players WCWS Tennessee Postgame


Oklahoma Sooners softball coach Patty Gasso and players Sam Landry, Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering meet the press after OU's 4-3 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series on Thursday, May 29, 2025...from John Hoover Media

COLUMN: There's No Denying Sooner Magic in Oklahoma's Latest WCWS Conquest

(by John E. Hoover) OKLAHOMA CITY — Whether it’s Sooner Magic or “clutchness” or just really good softball at just the right time, Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma teams have stacked moment after moment in the Women’s College World Series. The latest example arrived late Thursday afternoon like a thunderclap that ignited the Sooners and...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooner Magic? Ella Parker walks it off to beat Tennessee at WCWS

(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Ella Parker stepped to the plate. The Sooners, trailing Tennessee 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, had two base runners on. They had managed just four hits against Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens, as the offense struggled the entire game...read more from the OUInsider

Ella Parker hits a walk off home run to lift OU softball over Pickens, Tennessee in WCWS

(by James D. Jackson) OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso knew Karlyn Pickens was going to be a challenge. "It's just about who's going to be better, and that's what it comes down to," Gasso said on Wednesday. The biggest challenge came from hard throwing Karlyn Pickens and she had been dominant all game throwing over...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Regular Season Meeting Means 'Absolutely Nothing' for Oklahoma, Tennessee in WCWS Opener

(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — There will be no secrets as Oklahoma opens up the Women’s College World Series on Thursday. The 2-seeded Sooners will take on the 7-seeded Tennessee Volunteers in a rematch of a regular season series between the pair of SEC powers. The Vols won two of the three games in that matchup...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

No. 2 Sooners Make 18th Appearance at Women’s College World Series

(by OU Athletics Communications) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Softball makes its 18th appearance at the Women's College World Series (WCWS) and ninth in as many seasons when OU opens up play against seventh-seeded Tennessee Thursday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN, with every game of the...read more from SoonerSports.com

Ella Parker, four OU softball players named All-Americans, 1 Gold Glove

(by James D. Jackson) A few more of the Oklahoma Sooners are being awarded for their outstanding seasons. Ella Parker was named to the first team of the NFCA 2025 All-Americans while Pickering was a first team at-large pick, the organization announced on Wednesday. Along with them, OU ace pitcher Sam Landry was named...read more from Sooners Illustrated

OU notebook: First day sets the WCWS tone for SEC elite

(by Bob Przybylo) It’s just the way the bracket worked out for OU softball and the other teams in that foursome part of the Women’s College World Series. You know what you’re expecting when the national seeds are released. This was just the year where everything fell true to form in some cases and was pure chaos in others...read more from the SoonerScoop

Oklahoma Softball: Pre-WCWS Press Conference


Oklahoma Sooners softball coach Patty Gasso and players Ella Parker, Gabbie Garcia and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas meet the press after practice on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, ahead of their WCWS game against the Tennessee Volunteers...from John Hoover Media

Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens will be a 'challenge' for Sooners to open WCWS

(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma isn't exactly getting a warm-up game to open the Women's College World Series. The Sooners know they'll be tested. The main focus? Tennessee ace pitcher Karlyn Pickens. Pickens has taken the softball world by storm with her incredible speed on the mound. Earlier this season, she set...read more from the OUInsider

Will the Oklahoma Sooners be active in the transfer portal after WCWS?

(by John Williams) The NCAA softball transfer portal schedule is as whacky as it is in football and basketball, where the portal is open and active before the season reaches its conclusion. There are already players entering the portal and finding new homes while the final eight teams prepare for the Women's College World Series...read more from the Sooners Wire

Women's College World Series Players to Watch for all 8 teams

(by John Williams) The Women's College World Series gets underway on Thursday with a talented group of players descending upon Oklahoma City. Seventeen members of Softball America's first- and second-team All-Americans will be in town to compete for the national title. They are led by Pitcher of the Year Karlyn Pickens and...read more from the Sooners Wire

OU Softball: Looking Back on Oklahoma's Regular Season Series Against Tennessee

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma’s first matchup against Tennessee could have turned on a razors’ edge. The Volunteers went into Love’s Field and took the first and third games of the series, handing OU its first losses of the season and the program its first series defeat in SEC play. Patty Gasso’s 2-seeded Sooners will open the Women’s College...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

How to buy OU softball tickets in 2025 Women's College World Series

(by Justin Martinez) The field is set for the 2025 Women's College World Series. Eight teams will compete in the double-elimination tournament, which begins Thursday, May 29, at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Among the competitors is the four-time defending champion, No. 2-seeded Oklahoma. Here's how you can get tickets...read more from The Oklahoman

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