Ella Parker connected with a three-run blast to lift coach Patty Gasso and the OU softball team over Tennessee 4-3 to begin the Women's College World Series Thursday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

Tennessee softball was one out away from upsetting Oklahoma to open the WCWS, but Ella Parker's three-run homer walked it off for the Sooners.

Tennessee dominated a stacked SEC, winning every series and taking down seven ranked opponents. Here's why it can and can't make a run back to and win the WCWS.

Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens (24-10) shut down one of the best offenses in the nation until the seventh inning, holding the Sooners to four hits with eight strikeouts and four walks before Parker's ...

With the win against Oklahoma, Texas earned a day off, after which it will regroup to take on No. 7 Tennessee, which defeated No. 9 UCLA 5-4 on June 1 in an elimination game.

Tennessee softball took a "gut-punch" from Oklahoma in walkoff loss in WCWS, but UT is no stranger to playing with its back against the wall.

— Tennessee Softball (@Vol_Softball) May 24, 2025 On Sunday, in the winner-takes-all third game, fans got déjà vu as Dodge blasted a game-leading home run in the first inning.

Tennessee softball will begin its Women's College World Series run with a game against Oklahoma at 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday. No. 2-seeded Oklahoma (50-7) faced No. 7-seeded Tennessee (45-15) three times ...

Laura Mealer's ninth-inning, walk-off single clinched a 5-4 Tennessee win over UCLA and launched the Lady Vols into the WCWS semifinals on Sunday, but not before a controversial, replay review ...