Ella Parker blasted a three-run home run to give the Sooners a 4-3 walk-off win over Tennessee on Thursday in their Women’s College World Series opener.

Oklahoma will always dwarf the fanbase of its college softball opponent at the Women's College World Series. Just ask Tennessee. The Volunteers, through

Tennessee players stood in disbelief. Patty Gasso could only smile. OU’s softball repeat title chances turned on a dime, thanks to Parker. And it brought tears to her father's eyes.

The Women's College World Series begins on Thursday, with Tennessee and Oklahoma facing off in the second game of the day. The winner of this first-round game will advance to face the winner of Texas versus Florida.

Texas softball will continue the Women's College World Series with a familiar foe in Oklahoma, which has beaten UT 25 straight times in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Sooners head coach was brutally honest when she opened her postgame press conference after her squad beat the Tennessee Lady Vols 4-3 on Thursday after

Oklahoma won with a walk-off, two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Tennessee in both teams' WCWS opener, 4-3. It was just their fifth hit of the day off of Vols ace Karlyn Pickens. It was a remarkable win that even had Patty Gasso struggling to find the words.

Tennessee softball added Mountain West Freshman of the Year Makenzie Butt out of the transfer portal, joining her teammate Sophia Knight.