Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, attend the Texas Tech softball team’s Game 2 contest against Texas in the championship of the Women’s College World Series, Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Nathan Giese Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oklahoma will return eight of the nine players who were everyday inclusions in the lineup for 2026. Still, Gasso is expecting the Sooners to be active in the transfer portal this summer to add to a team that won the SEC title in their first year in the league. They won't need to make a lot of moves, but the moves Oklahoma makes will be impactful.

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Reese Atwood hit a go-ahead, two-run single for Texas when Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady was trying to walk her intentionally in the sixth inning, and the Longhorns beat the Red Raiders 2-1 in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series finals.

Texas softball reaches the finals of the Women's College World Series after shutting out Tennessee. Up next? Oklahoma or Texas Tech.

Cydney Sanders and Isabela Emerling combined for three homers on Sunday, keeping the Sooners' hopes for their fifth straight national title alive.