Oklahoma softball began the weekend well-positioned to win its fifth consecutive national championship. By the end of it, the Sooners were working to avoid elimination.
They managed to do just that.
One day after falling to archrival Texas 4-2, No. 2 seed Oklahoma rode two home runs from senior Cydney Sanders to a 4-1 victory against No. 16 seed Oregon in a June 1 elimination game at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
With the win, coach Patty Gasso’s team moves on to the WCWS semifinals, where it will take on NiJaree Canady and No. 12 Texas Tech on June 2. The Sooners will need to beat the Red Raiders twice to advance to the WCWS championship series.
Oregon, which suffered a walk-off loss to UCLA in its WCWS opener on Thursday, saw its season end with its second loss in the double-elimination tournament.
Oklahoma ace Sam Landry entered the game in the third inning and gave up just two hits and no earned runs over 4 1/3 innings while striking out six batters. In the semifinals, Landry will meet up with her coach the previous three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette, Gerry Glasco, who is in his first season at Texas Tech.
Sanders’ first homer of the night, a two-run shot in the third inning off Oregon’s Lyndsey Grein, broke a 1-1 deadlock in the bottom of the third inning and gave Oklahoma a lead it wouldn’t squander for the rest of the night.
Dezianna Patmon provided the Ducks’ lone run of the night with a solo home run to center field in the top of the second inning that gave her team what would be a short-lived lead.
The June 1 game was a reunion of sorts as Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi played for Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso with the Sooners and went on to serve as an assistant coach under Gasso for 21 years, from 1997-2018, before becoming the Ducks’ head coach.
Here’s a look at the score, updates and highlights from Oklahoma softball’s win against Oregon in an elimination game at the 2025 WCWS:
Oklahoma vs Oregon softball live score
This section will be updated throughout the game
Oklahoma vs Oregon softball live updates
Final: Oklahoma 4, Oregon 1
The four-time reigning national champions live to fight another day.
A one-two-three inning from Sam Landry closes out Oregon and gives Oklahoma a 4-1 victory in the teams’ elimination game on June 1. The Sooners are off to the WCWS semifinals, where they’ll take on NiJaree Canady and Texas Tech, while the Ducks see their season end.
Three up, three down for Oklahoma
The Sooners don’t build on their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, but carry a 4-1 advantage into the top of the seventh inning. With three more outs, coach Patty Gasso’s team will avoid elimination and head to the WCWS semifinals.
Oregon strands one on base in sixth inning
The Ducks are down to their final three outs.
With Paige Sinicki on second base, Dezianna Patmon strikes out swinging on a nasty pitch from Oklahoma’s Sam Landry to end the top of the sixth inning. Sooners holding on to a 4-1 lead.
Cydney Sanders belts second home run to extend Oklahoma’s lead
For the second time today, Cydney Sanders has gone yard.
The Oklahoma senior gets ahold of a Lyndsey Grein pitch and sends it 260 feet over the left field wall to push the Sooners’ lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
It’s Sanders’ second homer of the day and second off Grein, with her first coming on a two-run shot in the third inning. Sanders entered the day with 11 home runs this season.
Oregon posts another scoreless inning
Oregon is running out of chances to get back in the game, going down in order in the top of the fifth inning, with a foul ball flyout and a pair of groundouts.
Oklahoma goes down in order
After scoring three runs over the previous two innings, Oklahoma is shut out in the bottom of the fourth, going three up and three down. Sooners head into the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead.
Oregon’s Stefini Ma’ake nearly evens score
With one on and two out, Oregon’s Stefini Ma’ake launches a fly ball to center field. It’s just short of a home run, however, and Oklahoma gets out of the inning.
Abigale Dayton takes hit to head, immediately pops up
Oregon’s Grein hits Abigale Dayton in her helmet, but the latter immediately pops up and takes base with a smile. The Sooners have two on but can’t get any other runs across after Kasidi Pickering fouls out to end the inning. Grein has already thrown 39 pitches in just an inning of work.
Cydney Sanders launches two-run homer
Sanders took advantage after Grein left a ball hanging over the plate. There was no doubt on that one as she launched it clear of Devon Park for her 57th career home run. Sooners now lead 3-1 with just one out against the Ducks in the bottom of the third.
Oregon makes pitching change, putting in Lyndsey Grein
Oregon joins Oklahoma in making a pitching change in the third inning, turning the ball over to its ace, Lyndsey Grein. She replaces Elise Sokolsky, who gave up five hits and one earned run in two innings.
Oregon leaves two on base in third inning
A long, eventful top of the third inning comes to an end with no runs on the board for Oregon.
Oregon had runners on first and second with no outs, but what looked like a potential bloop single from Ducks hitter Kedre Luschar was snagged by Gabbie Garcia, who immediately rifled it back to second base to get Regan Legg out for a double play.
Oregon challenged the call, believing the Sooners second baseman Ailana Agbayani’s foot was off the base when Legg dove to get back and avoid the out, but the ruling was upheld upon review.
The Ducks later got back to having runners on first and second, but the recently inserted Sam Landry struck out Paige Sinicki swinging to end the threat.
Oklahoma makes pitching change, puts in Sam Landry
In the top of the third inning, Oklahoma takes out starter Kierston Deal and inserts ace Sam Landry, who pitched in the Sooners’ loss Saturday to Texas.
Isabela Emerling home run ties it for Oklahoma
The Sooners’ deficit only lasted for so long.
With her team down 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning, Isabela Emerling hit a solo home run to left field off of Oregon’s Elise Sokolsky to tie the game. It was Emerling’s 12th home run this season and Oklahoma’s 118th as a team.
Coach Patty Gasso’s team very nearly did more damage, with runners on first and third, but Sokolsky struck out Sydney Barker looking to end the inning.
Dez Patmon solo home run to give Oregon 1-0 lead
And it’s the Ducks who are on the board first after Dez Patmon launches a two-out home run to center field. The four-time defending national champion Sooners are down early, 1-0, in the second inning.
1st inning: Oklahoma 0, Oregon 0
Oklahoma strands three runners on base but can’t get a run across after Cydney Sanders flies out to center field to end the inning.
Kierston Deal retires three Oregon batters
It’s three up, three down for Oregon, as Kierston Deal gets Kai Luschar to strike out swinging, Kedre Luschar to pop out to center field and Rylee McCoy to pop out to right field.
Oklahoma-Oregon moved to 7:12 p.m. first pitch
Oklahoma and Oregon’s elimination game somehow only moved back 12 minutes after a nine-inning game between Tennessee and UCLA in the first game of the day. First pitch is scheduled for 7:12 p.m. ET.
What time does Oklahoma vs Oregon softball start?
Date: Sunday, June 1
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Devon Park (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
First pitch for Oklahoma and Oregon’s softball game in the 2025 Women’s College World Series is set for 7 p.m. ET from Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Watch Oklahoma vs Oregon softball in the WCWS live with ESPN+
What TV channel is Oklahoma vs Oregon softball on today?
TV channel: ESPN2
Live stream: ESPN app | ESPN+
Sunday’s WCWS elimination game between Oklahoma and Oregon will air on ESPN2. Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Amanda Scarborough (analyst) will be on the call while Taylor McGregor will serve as the sideline reporter.
Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app, which requires a valid cable login to access, and ESPN+ the latter of which serves as ESPN’s subscription streaming service.
Oklahoma vs Oregon softball predictions, picks, odds
Odds are courtesy of BetMGM
Moneyline: Oklahoma (-350) | Oregon (+250)
Prediction: Oklahoma 7, Oregon 3
The Ducks have the benefit of an extra day of rest, but it won’t be enough to power them past a Sooners team with more talent and more experience on the game’s biggest stage.
Oklahoma softball schedule 2025
Here are Oklahoma’s past five results. To see the Sooners’ full 2025 schedule, click here.
Sunday, May 18: Oklahoma 12, Cal 1 (5 innings)
Friday, May 23: Oklahoma 3, No. 15 Alabama 0
Saturday, May 24: Oklahoma 13, No. 15 Alabama 2 (5 innings)
Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma 4, No. 7 Tennessee 3
Saturday, May 31: No. 6 Texas 4, Oklahoma 2
Oregon softball schedule 2025
Here are Oregon’s past five results. To see the Duck’ full 2025 schedule, click here.
Sunday, May 18: Oregon 10, No. 16 Stanford 7
Friday, May 23: Oregon 3, Liberty 2 (8 innings)
Saturday, May 24: Oregon 13, Liberty 1
Thursday, May 29: No. 9 UCLA 4, Oregon 2
Friday, May 30: Oregon 6, Ole Miss 5 (10 innings)
WCWS schedule
Women’s College World Series: May 29-June 5/6
WCWS finals: June 4-5/6
The Women’s College World Series began May 29 and will run through either June 5 or June 6. The WCWS three-game championship series will begin on June 4 and end on June 5 or 6, depending on whether the series concludes in two or three games.