Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens carried her team across the finish line, and the Volunteers handed Oklahoma its first series defeat of the season with a 5-3 victory. The No. 2-ranked Sooners were unable to cash in on Abigale Dayton’s leadoff walk in the fifth or her two-out single in the seventh.

Oklahoma softball knew it had a challenge ahead when reigning SEC Pitcher of the Year Karlyn Pickens rolled into town. In last week’s Lady Vols' win over Arkansas, Pickens set the record for fastest-recorded pitch in softball history when she was clocked at 78.

Deal and the Oklahoma defense settled in, leading to a pop up to freshman Gabbie Garcia and a ground out to redshirt freshman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas from former Sooner Sophia Nugent for the last two outs, escaping a first inning jam.

The Oklahoma Sooners evened their SEC softball series against Tennesse by beating the Volunteers 4-1 Saturday afternoon at Love's Field.

With the victory, the Lady Vols clinched the series against Oklahoma, who went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Oklahoma lost an SEC series for the first time in program history. Oklahoma led,

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OU softball coach Patty Gasso couldn’t wait to see how her team responded after a series-opening loss to Tennessee on Friday night at Love's Field.

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But few thought the No. 2 Oklahoma softball team would suffer such a fate this early in the season. OU dropped its series finale against No. 10 Tennessee on Sunday, 5-3, and dropped a Southeastern Conference series for the first time in school history.