2026 Softball Schedule

'We will not surrender': OU softball will have to win two against Canady, Texas Tech in WCWS

(by James D. Jackson) OKLAHOMA CITY – When Jayda Coleman hit a walk-off home run to push the Sooners into the WCWS Championship Series last year, it was after Oklahoma had lost its advantage. Florida had beaten Oklahoma in Game 1 and pushed the two into the if-necessary game. However, inclement weather forced the two to...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Sanders, Emerling Power No. 2 Oklahoma Past No. 16 Oregon, 4-1

(by John Rhode) OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 2 Oklahoma Softball (52-8) used three home runs to advance to the semifinal round of the Women's College World Series (WCWS) with a 4-1 victory over No. 16 Oregon (54-10) on Sunday night, June 1. OU now faces No. 12 Texas Tech (52-12) at 6 p.m. Monday on ESPN. The Sooners must force an...read more from SoonerSports.com

Cydney Sanders blasts two home runs to beat Oregon, keep OU softball alive in WCWS

(by James D. Jackson) The senior first baseman had hit her second home run of the day against Oregon's ace, which gave Oklahoma a comfortable lead in their Women's College World Series matchup. Sanders turned in her best offensive performance of the season to lift Oklahoma to a 4-1 win over Oregon on Sunday night at Devon Park...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Sanders, Emerling deliver vs. Oregon to keep OU's hopes alive at WCWS

(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — The Sooners' offense hadn't really shown up at the Women's College World Series. Heading into Sunday's do-or-die game with Oregon, the Sooners just needed something. They did, in fact, get something, and it came from a (somewhat) unexpected place. The Sooners fell into an early 1-0 hole lead...read more from the OUInsider

WCWS: OU softball vs. Oregon game preview

(by Daniel Homrok) OKLAHOMA CITY – Patty Gasso made it very clear who she would root for if Oklahoma wound up being eliminated from the Women’s College World Series. “If it’s not gonna be us, I want it to be (Oregon),” Gasso said following Saturday’s loss to Texas. “I’ll say that very clearly and out loud, because they’ve lived in our program.”...read more from the OU Daily

No. 2 Sooners Clipped by No. 6 Texas, 4-2, in Winners Bracket

(by John Rohde) OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 2 Oklahoma (51-8) responded with two runs in the second inning to erase an early deficit, but No. 6 Texas (53-11) scored one in the fifth and another in the sixth as the Sooners came up short, 4-2. The Sooners now face No. 16 Oregon (54-9) in an elimination game Sunday, June 1 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2...read more from SoonerSports.com

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

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