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TV channel: ESPN2

Start time: 4 p.m.

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Location: Love’s Field

Notes: Oklahoma (48-7) is coming off a dominant performance in the Norman Regional, with three five-inning run-rule wins against Boston University (8-0) and Cal (11-2, 12-1). The Sooners matchup with Alabama (40-21) is the programs’ 18th all-time meeting, with Alabama leading the series 10-7.

Oklahoma softball schedule

Regular Season

Feb. 6: Oklahoma 7, Cal State Northridge 2

Feb. 6: Oklahoma 11, San Diego State 6 (9 inn.)

Feb. 7: Oklahoma 8, Cal Baptist 0 (5 inn.)

Feb. 7: Oklahoma 13, Cal State Fullerton 3

Feb. 8: Oklahoma 9, Loyola Marymount 0

Feb 9: Oklahoma 2, Long Beach State 0 (11 inn.)

Feb. 15: Oklahoma 8, Hofstra 0 (5 inn.)

Feb. 15: Oklahoma 9, Baylor 1 (5 inn.)

Feb. 16: Oklahoma 11, Hoftsra 3 (5 inn.)

Feb. 16: Oklahoma 8, Baylor 0 (5 inn.)

Feb. 22: Oklahoma 8, Tulsa 0 (5 inn.)

Feb. 23: Oklahoma 8, Wichita State 1

Feb. 24: Oklahoma 8, Bowling Green 5 (8 inn.)

Feb. 24: Oklahoma 9, Abilene Christian 1 (5 inn.)

Feb. 28: Oklahoma 9, Marshall 1 (5 inn.)

Feb. 28: Oklahoma 9, Kansas 1 (6 inn.)

March 1: Oklahoma 8, Kansas 0 (5 inn.)

March 1: Oklahoma 11, Marshall 0 (5 inn.)

March 2: Oklahoma 17, Kansas City 1 (5 inn.)

March 7: Oklahoma 10, South Carolina 9

March 9: Oklahoma 10, South Carolina 9

March 9: Oklahoma 2, South Carolina 1

March 12: Oklahoma 10, Tulsa 2 (6 inn.)

March 14: Oklahoma 7, Arkansas 0

March 15: Oklahoma 6, Arkansas 4

March 16: Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 7

March 19: Oklahoma 8, East Texas A&M 0 (5 inn.)

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March 21: Oklahoma 8, Missouri 0

March 22: Oklahoma 1, Missouri 3

March 23: Oklahoma 5, Missouri 1

March 26: Oklahoma 19, Wichita State 16

March 28: Oklahoma 2, Tennessee 5 (8 inn.)

March 29: Oklahoma 4, Tennessee 1

March 30: Oklahoma 3, Tennessee 5

April 1: Oklahoma 13, UT Arlington 2 (5 inn.)

April 4: Oklahoma 12, St. Thomas 4 (5 inn.)

April 4: Oklahoma 6, UCF 0

April 9: Oklahoma 11, Oklahoma State 3 (5 inn.)

April 12: Oklahoma 5, Alabama 1

April 13: Oklahoma 1, Alabama 6

April 14: Oklahoma 1, Alabama 2

April 18: Oklahoma 4, Mississippi State 0

April 20: Oklahoma 6, Mississippi State 5

April 20: Oklahoma 9, Mississippi State 6

April 25: Oklahoma 7, Texas 6

April 26: Oklahoma 7, Texas 2

April 27: Oklahoma 9, Texas 8

May 1: Oklahoma 6, Florida 5 (9 inn.)

May 2: Oklahoma 4, Florida 9

May 3: Oklahoma 4, Florida 6

SEC Tournament

May 8: Oklahoma 4, LSU 1

May 9: Oklahoma 8, Arkansas 6

May 10: Oklahoma, Texas A&M (CANCLED)

NCAA Regional

May 16: Oklahoma 8, Boston University 0 (5inn.)

May 17: Oklahoma 11, Cal 2 (5inn.)

May 18: Oklahoma 12, Cal 1 (5inn.)

NCAA Super Regional

May 23: Oklahoma vs. Alabama at 4 p.m. (TV: ESPN2)

This story was edited by Parker Coyne.

The No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide play against the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners in game 1 of their NCAA Softball Tournament Super Regional today. The matchup will begin at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN 2. Fans can watch the game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.

The Crimson Tide performed well in their Regional, as they ended the bracket with a 3-0 record. After an easy 8-0 win against Jackson State, the Alabama squad defeated Virginia Tech by one run in back-to-back games.

In order to win game 1 of the Super Regional today, the Crimson Tide will need a great performance from their star player Kali Heivilin. She accrued four RBI and three hits in the Regional, so she will look to perform similarly against Oklahoma.

The Sooners also possessed a 3-0 record in their Regional, and they outscored their opponents 31-3.

In order to win game 1 today, the Sooners will need a great performance from their star player Kasidi Pickering. She accrued three RBI and two hits in the team’s last game.

Fans can watch this NCAA Softball Tournament Super Regional for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.

OU softball will begin the Norman Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament at Love’s Field.

No. 2-seeded OU (48-7) will face No. 15 Alabama (40-21) at 4 p.m. CT Friday. It’s the start of a best-of-three series with a trip to the Women’s College World Series on the line.

Here’s how to watch the OU vs Alabama game today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:

What time is OU softball vs Alabama today?

Date: Friday, May 23

Friday, May 23 Time: 4 p.m. CT

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The Oklahoma vs Alabama game starts at 4 p.m. CT Friday from Love’s Field in Norman.

What channel is Oklahoma vs Alabama on today?

TV channel: ESPN2

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The Oklahoma vs Alabama game will be broadcast on ESPN2. It will be streamed on ESPN+.

2025 Norman Super Regional schedule

All times are Central Time (CT)

Friday, May 23

Game 1: No. 2 OU vs. No. 15 Alabama, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, May 24

Game 2: No. 2 OU vs. No. 15 Alabama, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, May 25

Game 3 (If necessary): No. 2 OU vs. No. 15 Alabama, TBD (TBD)

2025 Oklahoma Sooners softball schedule

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Alabama softball gets NCAA super regional play on Friday in Norman, Oklahoma vs. the Sooners.

The No. 15 nationally seeded Crimson Tide will face No. 2 Oklahoma in a best-of-three series with a spot in the Women’s College World Series on the line. It will mark the second meeting between the programs this year, with Alabama taking the April Southeastern Conference series against the Sooners, 2-1, in walk-off style at Rhoads Stadium.

Alabama is making its 19th NCAA super regional appearance and looking to make its third-straight – 16th total – WCWS bid. Oklahoma, the four-time defending national champs, is making its 15th-consecutive super regional appearance.

The series will get started Friday and continue Saturday with an if-necessary Game 3 slated for Sunday.

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Date: Friday, May 23

Time: 4 p.m. CT

Alabama and Oklahoma will get underway at 4 p.m. CT at Love’s Field in Norman, Oklahoma.

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NORMAN — A little more than a month ago, OU softball went to Alabama and dropped two of three to the Crimson Tide.

But heading into this weekend’s super regional against Alabama at Love’s Field, Sooners coach Patty Gasso said her team isn’t the same now as it was then.

“Much, much better,” Gasso said Wednesday. “I think that we used that weekend to learn a lot and take away from that ways to be better. We have executed that. They responded really well afterwards. We’ve been on a roll since. I think we’re playing our best softball right now.”

The best-of-three super regional begins at 4 p.m. Friday. Saturday’s game is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Since that series loss in Tuscaloosa, OU is 12-2.

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“Just not making the moment too big and not making the game bigger than it is,” redshirt freshman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, the Sooners’ captain, said of the reason behind the transformation. “I feel like we’ve grown a lot in that way, and then just trusting what we’ve been doing and the work we’ve been putting in.”

One of the biggest differences since the first series against the Crimson Tide has been the success of Ella Parker at the plate.

Parker was mired in an extended slump during that series, going just 2 for 10 in Tuscaloosa, with her only hits being singles.

But the final game of that series, a 2-1 eight-inning loss, marked the start of Parker’s turnaround.

OU’s sophomore designated player started that game 0 for 2 before finishing the game with a pair of hits.

Beginning with those last two at-bats, Parker has gone 24 for 48 with a .958 slugging percentage.

She’s hit six of her 12 home runs during that span.

Sydney Barker has also emerged as a consistent bat in the lineup after seeing sparse playing time much fo the year.

During her current five-game hitting streak, the freshman is 7 for 14 with six runs and four RBIs.

Gasso also feels better about her pitching staff now.

Freshman Audrey Lowry was still battling back from an injury during that series and made just one three-inning appearance.

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But after a few rocky outings as she’s worked her way back, Lowry has thrown 6 ⅓ scoreless innings over her last four appearances.

Though the Sooners are different now than they were when they first squared off against the Crimson Tide, so is Alabama.

The Crimson Tide haven’t been quite as hot since the first meeting, dropping series to both Florida and South Carolina and falling to the Gamecocks again in the SEC Tournament.

“I’ve known Pat Murphy for quite awhile — a long, long time actually. And he is really, really good at getting his team ready,” Gasso said. “And they’re fast. They’re aggressive. They have a good staff and he mixes them up really good, so you’ve gotta be ready to flip your script quickly as to who he brings in. They challenge you. …

“He is the master of motivation and getting his teams ready to be their best in this type of postseason setting.”

While Alabama wasn’t quite as dominant as the Sooners in their regional, beating Virginia Tech in a pair of one-run games to advance, Crimson Tide baserunners stole seven bases last weekend.

Alabama is averaging 1.85 stolen bases per game and Crimson Tide baserunners have only been thrown out 17 times this season. Among major-conference teams, only Oregon has more stolen bases per game than Bama.

“They challenge you on the basepaths,” Gasso said. “If you bobble, they’re gonna score. If you do anything bad and it’s not clean, they will make you pay for it.”

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Norman Super Regional: No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Alabama

Best-of-three series at Love’s Field in Norman:

AI-assisted summary Oklahoma softball will host Alabama in the Super Regionals after sweeping the Norman Regional.

Alabama won the regular season series against Oklahoma, 2-1.

The first game of the Super Regional series is on Friday, May 23 at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

The Oklahoma Sooners are back in the super regionals of the NCAA softball tournament for the 15th consecutive time after sweeping through the Norman regional last weekend. The Sooners are now the highest-ranked team remaining in the tournament after No. 1 Texas A&M was upset by Liberty in College Station.

Oklahoma welcomes the Alabama Crimson Tide to Norman for a best-of-three series. Alabama took two of three from the Sooners in the regular season series in Tuscaloosa. That weekend series was the second straight SEC series loss for the Sooners and represented a turning point in the season for the Sooners.

Oklahoma scored just one run in each of the two losses to Alabama. Since then, OU has lost just two games and averaged over seven runs per game. Oklahoma captured the SEC regular season championship and a share of the tournament crown with Texas A&M. With regionals behind them, the Sooners are hoping for another successful weekend out at Love’s Field against Alabama, with a shot to advance to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series behind them.

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Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Start time: 4 p.m. CT

Oklahoma Softball Schedule 2025

Date Opponent Result Feb. 6 Cal State Northridge W, 7-2 Feb. 6 at San Diego State W, 11-6 (9 inn.) Feb. 7 California Baptist W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 7 Cal State Fullerton W, 13-3 Feb. 8 Loyola Marymount W, 9-0 Feb. 9 at Long Beach State W, 2-0 (11 inn.) Feb. 15 Hofstra W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 15 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 Hofstra W, 11-3 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 22 Tulsa W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 23 Wichita State W, 8-1 Feb. 24 Bowling Green W, 8-5 (8 inn.) Feb. 24 Abilene Christian W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Marshall W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Kansas W, 9-1 (6 inn.) March 1 Kansas W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 1 Marshall W, 11-0 (5 inn.) March 2 Kansas City W, 17-1 (5 inn.) March 7 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 2-1 March 12 at Tulsa W, 10-2 (6 inn.) March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 7-0 March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 6-4 March 16 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 10-7 March 19 East Texas A&M W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 21 at Missouri W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 22 at Missouri L, 3-1 March 23 at Missouri W, 5-1 March 26 at Wichita State W, 19-16 March 28 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-2 March 29 No. 10/9 Tennessee W, 4-1 March 30 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-3 April 1 at UT-Arlington W, 13-2 (5 inn.) April 4 St. Thomas W, 12-4 (5 inn.) April 4 UCF W, 6-0 April 5 UCF Cancelled April 9 Oklahoma State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 11-3 (5 inn.) April 12 at Alabama W, 5-1 April 13 at Alabama L, 6-1 April 14 at Alabama L, 2-1 April 18 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 4-0 April 19 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 6-5 April 20 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 9-6 April 25 Texas Longhorns W, 7-6 April 26 Texas Longhorns W, 7-2 April 27 Texas Longhorns W, 9-8 May 1 at Florida W, 6-5 May 2 at Florida L, 9-4 May 3 at Florida L, 6-4 May 6-10 SEC Tournament Athens, Ga. May 8 vs. LSU W, 4-1 May 9 vs. Arkansas W, 8-6 May 10 vs. Texas A&M Canceled May 16-18 NCAA Regionals Norman, Okla. May 16 vs. Boston W, 8-0 (5 inn.) May 17 vs. Cal W, 11-2 (5 inn.) May 18 vs. Cal W, 12-1 (5 inn.) May 23-25 NCAA Super Regionals Norman, Okla. May 23 vs. Alabama 4 p.m. CT May 24 vs. Alabama 2 p.m. CT May 25 vs. Alabama* TBD May 29-June 6 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Alabama softball is back in NCAA super regionals for the third-straight year and the 19th time in program history.

This time, the No. 15 Crimson Tide will face a familiar postseason foe — the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners.

The two programs have met 17 times since 2006, with eight of those meetings coming in the Women’s College World Series, including Alabama’s 2012 national championship victory. They have faced off once in the Super Regionals, when Alabama won the 2015 Tuscaloosa Super Regional 2-1 to advance to Oklahoma City.

The teams most recently met in a conference series in April in what is Oklahoma’s first season in the Southeastern Conference. At the time, Oklahoma was ranked No. 2 and Alabama No. 22. The Crimson Tide went on to win the best-of-three series 2-1.

After dropping the series opener — blowing a 1-0 lead by allowing five runs in the seventh inning — Alabama bounced back with a 6-1 win in Game 2, handing the Sooners their then-largest margin of defeat at that point in the season. The Crimson Tide clinched the series the next day, when Audrey Vandagriff hit a walk-off home run in the eighth inning to secure a 2-1 victory.

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Now, they’ll meet again — with a trip to Oklahoma City on the line.

Alabama advanced by sweeping the Tuscaloosa Regional wins over Jackson State (8-0, 5 innings) and Virginia Tech (4-3, 3-2) to punch its ticket to super regionals. Oklahoma, meanwhile, swept the Normal Regional with wins over three run-rule wins over Boston University (8-0) and Call (11-2, 12-1). The Sooners are the four-time defending national champions.

Alabama heads into Norman as the underdog, but it is nothing new.

Just last year, then-No. 14 Alabama headed to the Knoxville Super Regional to face No. 3 Tennessee. After dropping the opener, 3-2, the Crimson Tide evened the series with a 14-inning, 3-2 win, then clinched the series with a 4-1 victory to secure a return trip to Oklahoma City.

Here’s a look back at Alabama’s most recent match-up vs. Oklahoma and a glance at its history with the Sooners.

A look back at Alabama softball’s 2025 series vs Oklahoma

In Game 1, Alabama’s offense struggled. It managed three hits — two from Kali Heivilin and one from Vandagriff — and failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, including leaving the bases loaded in the first inning. Starter Catelyn Riley held Oklahoma scoreless on three hits through five innings, but the Sooners broke through for five runs in the seventh to steal a 5-1 win.

In Game 2, Alabama seemed to find a rhythm.

Jocelyn Briski had what coach Patrick Murphy called her “best game of the year against a very good hitting team,” at the time. She pitched the complete-game, holding Oklahoma — then ranked second in the NCAA in runs scored per game (8.42) heading into the series — to two hits, one run and a solo homer in the seventh inning.

The offense was more aggressive and productive, collecting seven hits — including home runs from Heivilin and Abby Duchscherer. The Tide played clean defense and didn’t commit an error in the 6-1 victory.

Alabama continued with its rhythm in the rubber match. Riley pitched the complete game, retiring the first 12 Sooners she faced before she gave up a hit. Alabama out hit Oklahoma, 7-6, behind Vandagriff’s three hits. Alabama’s defense gave up one error, but was clutch as it forced a pair of force outs in the seventh inning after the Sooners loaded the bases with one out.

Riley finished the series throwing 19.0 scoreless innings against Oklahoma — a critical factor in the series win.

Alabama softball history vs Oklahoma

Alabama owns a 10-7 overall record against Oklahoma.

They first met in the 2006 regular season, but their postseason rivalry began in dramatic fashion six years later.

In the 2012 Women’s College World Series championship series, Oklahoma took the opener 4-1. Alabama responded with back-to-back wins — 8-6 and 5-4 — to capture the program’s first national championship.

The teams met again in the opening round of the 2014 Women’s College World Series, with Alabama earning a 6-2 win.

In 2015, the rivalry moved to Super Regionals for the first time. Playing in Tuscaloosa, Oklahoma won the series opener 5-2, but Alabama rallied to win the next two games — 5-3 and 2-0 — to punch its ticket back to Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma swept both matchups in 2016, including a 3-0 extra-inning win in the WCWS opener.

The two teams met three times in the 2019 WCWS. Oklahoma took the first meeting 3-2, before Alabama forced a rematch with a thrilling 1-0 victory in eight innings. The Sooners ultimately ended Alabama’s run with a 7-3 win to eliminate the Crimson Tide.