Published: 18 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — For the second straight year, Kelly Maxwell completely shut down Oregon. After facing off against the Ducks in last year’s Super Regionals with Oklahoma State, the left-handed ace again tormented the Pac 12 outfit. Maxwell surrendered a first inning home run, but she only allowed one other baserunner throughout...read more from AllSooners

Published: 18 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — On Selection Sunday, Patty Gasso knew it was a possibility. But now it’s here. The 2-seeded Sooners beat Cleveland State 9-0 in six innings on Friday after Oregon waltzed by Boston University 8-0 in five innings to set up a matchup between Gasso and her former assistant, Melyssa Lombardi. Lombardi followed her playing career...read more from AllSooners

Published: 17 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Pitching, pitching and more pitching. That’s what Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said was in store for her 2-seeded Sooners in this weekend’s Norman Regional at Love’s Field. Gasso proved to be right on Friday, OU had to scratch and claw for everything against Cleveland State Vikings ace Melissa Holzopfel...read more from AllSooners

Published: 17 May 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball looks incredibly comfortable at Devon Park. It’s the home away from home in Oklahoma City. But what about Norman? More specifically, what about Love’s Field? The Sooners have only lost six games this season, but strangely enough? Four of those have occurred at OU’s new palace. Whether it has been getting accustomed to...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 16 May 2024

SI Sooners deputy editor Ryan Chapman presents episode 21 of the OU Softball Show, recapping OU's Big 12 Tournament and previewing this week's NCAA Tournament play at the Norman Regional...from John Hoover Media

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Published: 16 May 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Even through the relative ups and downs in the regular season, Oklahoma's always had a certain confidence. When the lights are at their brightest, they can always rise to the occasion. That was fully on display in last week's Big 12 Tournament. The back-to-back-to-back national champions entered the tournament...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 16 May 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball is in a very familiar spot, hosting a regional. But it’s a little different with the Sooners the No. 2 seed in the country. And the biggest change? Indeed, Love’s Field. The challenge it has been for OU to play at its best in its new home. Head coach Patty Gasso was back to preview the Norman Regional as OU looks to build off...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 15 May 2024

(by Chip Rouse) The real season -- at least the one that the Sooners and their fans have been anxiously waiting for -- begins this week for the Oklahoma softball team. Regional play in the NCAA Softball Championship gets under way this weekend at 16 regional sites around the country, including in Norman, Oklahoma, where the...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 14 May 2024

(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — It’s OU softball’s favorite time of the year. The Sooners, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, open their postseason run against Cleveland State in the Norman Regional at 7 p.m. Friday at Love’s Field. Every postseason presents plenty of challenges, but for the past three seasons, the Sooners have mostly rolled...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 14 May 2024

(by Chip Rouse) Three Big 12 teams, including the Oklahoma softball team, were awarded three of the top-five overall seeds in this year's NCAA Softball Championship. The Sooners will take the No. 2 seed into this year's postseason with Texas earning the No. 1 seed. Oklahoma State is the No. 5 national seed. Next season both the Sooners and Longhorns...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 14 May 2024

(by Bryan Clinton) After the dust settled on Selection Sunday, there were five Big 12 teams in the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament, with three of them ranked among the top five seeds nationally. The Oklahoma Sooners won the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday and locked up the No. 2 overall seed with a 5-1 victory over No. 1 Texas...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 13 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma secured the No. 2-overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, meaning Love’s Field will see postseason action for the first time. Fresh off taking down the top-seeded Texas Longhorns in Saturday’s Big 12 Tournament Championship, Patty Gasso’s Sooners can officially begin their quest to capture a fourth-straight National...read more from AllSooners

Published: 12 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma’s postseason path is set. Patty Gasso’s Sooners, fresh off winning the Big 12 Tournament with a 5-1 win over No. 1 Texas on Saturday, earned the No. 2-overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. By capturing a top eight seed, OU will host the Norman Regional this weekend at Love’s Field, and should the Sooners continue on...read more from AllSooners

Published: 12 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma closed its final Big 12 Tournament in familiar fashion. A crimson-clad crowd raised to its feet to cheer on OU pitcher Nicole May, who doused any Texas hopes of a late rally. The Sooners won the last Big 12 Tournament they’ll ever compete in, erasing the bad taste of a regular season series defeat at...read more from AllSooners

Published: 12 May 2024

(by John Williams) Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners have done it again. In their 5-1 win over the Texas Longhorns, they won the Big 12 tournament championship and, in the process, looked like a team on a roll heading into the NCAA tournament. Kelly Maxwell was dominant in 5.1 innings, holding the Longhorns to two hits and spreading out...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 12 May 2024

(by Chip Rouse) Sweet revenge! The underdog -- yes, underdog -- No. 4-ranked Oklahoma softball team defeated top-ranked Texas in convincing fashion on Saturday to win the Big 12 Softball Championship. The Sooners (49-6) not only got their wish for a rematch with Texas in the Big 12 Softball Championship but got the revenge they were seeking in...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 11 May 2024

(by Ryan Aber) OU is leaving the Big 12 on top. Any skepticism about the Sooners’ late-season turnaround was put to rest Saturday, as No. 4-ranked and second-seeded OU beat top-ranked and top-seeded Texas 5-1 to win the Big 12 Tournament at Devon Park. The tournament title is the Sooners’ fifth in six years since the tournament was reinstated in 2017...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 11 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma waited 34 days for revenge. Handed the chance to avenge their pair of regular season losses to the Texas Longhorns, the Sooners wasted no time. Tiare Jennings set the tone with an RBI-double in the first inning to put No. 4 OU on top, and the Sooners never looked back...read more from AllSooners

Published: 11 May 2024

(by Bryce McKinnis) OKLAHOMA CITY — Vying for a second consecutive Big 12 Tournament title, the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma Sooners are benefiting from heavy contributions from their freshmen. Designated player Ella Parker and right fielder Kasidi Pickering each posted a big offensive day in the Sooners’ 13-2 win Friday over BYU in the...read more from AllSooners

Published: 11 May 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma got its wish for the weekend — a shot at revenge. The No. 4-ranked Sooners dropped their first conference series since 2011 last month to the now-No. 1 Texas Longhorns. OU could level the season series at 2-2 on Saturday and win the Big 12 Tournament in the process...read more from AllSooners