Ryan Chapman

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OU Softball: Oklahoma Meets Texas A&M in Heavyweight Clash for the SEC Championship

5 days ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

The SEC’s top two teams finally get to settle things on the field. Oklahoma and Texas A&M will play for the SEC Tournament title, with the winner potentially taking home the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament as well. The top-seeded Sooners had to erase a 6-1 deficit on Friday, but Gabbie Garcia walked off Arkansas to punch OU’s ticket to the title game. The 2-seeded Aggies demolished Texas to bank their second run rule victory of the tournament.
OU Softball: Oklahoma Walks Off Arkansas to Complete Furious Rally, Reach SEC Championship

6 days ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Oklahoma was down, but Patty Gasso’s Sooners are never out. After falling behind 5-seeded Arkansas 6-1 in the third inning of Friday’s SEC Tournament semifinal, the top-seeded Sooners got to work. Ella Parker homered in the third, freshman Sydney Barker capped off her two-home run day with a solo shot in the fourth, and catcher Isabela Emerling followed her up withe a bomb of her own to pull OU within two.
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Patty Gasso, Sam Landry Take Home SEC Awards

6 days ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Oklahoma raked in a handful of SEC awards following the program’s first year in the league. Patty Gasso was voted SEC Coach of the Year following the Sooners capturing the conference’s regular season title. OU ace Sam Landry was also honored, as she was voted the SEC Newcomer of the Year. A trio of Sooners earned All-SEC First Team plaudits. Landry was named to the first team, as well as redshirt freshman third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and outfielder Kasidi Pickering.
OU Softball: Oklahoma Looks to Continue SEC Tournament Run Against Arkansas

6 days ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Oklahoma responded to a series defeat at the hands of Florida by dumping LSU out of the SEC Tournament to set a meeting with 5-seeded Arkansas. The top-seeded Sooners got an outstanding performance from Sam Landry in the circle and paired it with steady showings from veterans in the lineup to take down the 9-seeded Tigers 4-1. “They were tough,” OU coach Patty Gasso told the SEC Network desk following Thursday’s win.
OU Softball: Sam Landry Fires Oklahoma to First SEC Tournament Win

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Oklahoma ace Sam Landry didn’t allow a hit for six innings, but her start against LSU almost came undone. With the top-seeded Sooners leading 4-0 in the program’s SEC Tournament debut, Landry allowed a pair of singles and a walk to load the bases for Tiger slugger Torri Edwards. Edwards’ 19th homer would have tied the game, but instead she flew out and plated one run on a sacrifice fly.
OU Softball: Oklahoma Bringing 'Underdog' Mentality to First SEC Tournament

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Patty Gasso has her Sooners entering the SEC Tournament with a unique mindset. Oklahoma clinched the conference regular season crown with a win over Florida last Thursday and Texas A&M’s loss to Tennessee last Friday, but OU dropped the final two games of the regular season to the Gators. As a result, her team feels like they still have something to prove. “We feel like we're going into the tournament like an underdog, and it feels nice to be on that side of things,” Gasso said on Tuesday.
OU Softball: Oklahoma Freshman P Sophia Bordi Not Currently With Team

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

NORMAN — Oklahoma freshman Sophia Bordi is not currently with the team, OU coach Patty Gasso said during her weekly press conference on Tuesday. "She's not here on campus, she went back home," Gasso said. "And that's something that I don't have the privilege to talk about, it's more of a personal situation. So she did not finish the season out with us."Bordi was rated as the No. 1-overall pitcher in the 2025 recruiting class when she arrived on campus in Norman a year early.
WATCH: Oklahoma 3B Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and DP Ella Parker Preview the SEC Tournament

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

NORMAN — Watch as Oklahoma third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and designated player Ella Parker met with the media before the Sooners left for the SEC Tournament in Athens, GA. OU clinched the top-overall seed in this week's single-elimination SEC Tournament after taking the opening game against Florida last Thursday. Tennessee then beat Texas A&M on Friday, which clinched the SEC Regular Season Championship for the Sooners in the program's first season in the conference.
Weekend Wrap: Oklahoma Again Enters Postseason on Heels of Series Defeat

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Oklahoma’s final weekend of the regular season was an odd one. The No. 1-ranked Sooners dropped two of three games to No. 9 Flordia, but still captured the SEC regular season title. No. 5 Tennesse’s victory over No. 2 Texas A&M on Friday proved to be enough for Patty Gasso’s team to capture its first hardware in their new conference and the top overall seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
Former Oklahoma RB Gavin Sawchuk is Headed to the ACC

1 week ago | si.com | Ryan Chapman

Gavin Sawchuk has found a new home. The former Oklahoma running back signed with Florida State, the program announced on Sunday. Sawchuk entered the transfer portal after going through spring ball in Norman, and he played three years for the Sooners. He was unable to carve out a large role as a redshirt freshman due to injuries early in the year, but he burst onto the scene in the Cheez-It Bowl against Florida State alongside fellow freshman back Jovantae Barnes.