Oklahoma graduated ace Sam Landry and Isabella Smith, and will have only two upperclassmen in the bullpen. Kierston Deal is set to return for her senior season after pitching 77 2/3 innings in 2025.

Guachino signed with Ole Miss out of Pala, CA, as the No. 9-ranked recruit in Extra Inning Softball’s Elite Top 100 for the 2024 class and she was rated as the No. 44 player in Perfect Game ...

Bringing three freshmen along in the SEC will be a tough endeavor, and Deal posted a 3.42 ERA in 2025, well behind her 1.09 mark as a freshman in 2023 and her 1.97 ERA as a sophomore in 2024.

Oh, and by the way, Oklahoma was moving to the toughest conference in softball (SEC) to battle brand-new teams and navigate a league they'd never been in.

Oklahoma softball fans still had lofty expectations for Patty Gasso’s squad in 2025, even with 10 seniors gone from the 2024 team that capped four-straight national championships.

The first seven SEC tournaments were held at neutral sites: the South Commons Stadium in Columbus, Georgia (1997-2000), Jim Frost Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee (2001-2002) and Plant City ...