SEC Releases Oklahoma Softball’s Conference Schedule for 2026

NORMAN — The Southeastern Conference (SEC) introduced Oklahoma Softball’s 24-game convention schedule for the 2026 season Wednesday, Sept. 10. 

The reigning SEC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Oklahoma Sooners will play a 24-game SEC schedule, that includes eight collection. 

The Sooners could have a bye in the course of the opening week of SEC play earlier than internet hosting Auburn March 13-15 at Love’s Field. The Sooners will host the Tigers in Norman for the primary time since 2011 in a head-to-head collection that features video games within the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) and NCAA Super Regionals. OU defeated Auburn in three video games to win the 2016 World Series, whereas eliminating the Tigers within the tremendous regionals the next season. 

OU performs its first SEC street video games at Ole Miss March 20-22, marking the primary time the Sooners take a go to to Oxford, Miss. OU paces the all-time collection, 6-0. The Rebels superior to the 2025 WCWS for this system’s first go to to the WCWS. OU sophomore pitcher Miali Guachino earned D1Softball Freshman All-American honors in 2025 earlier than transferring to OU this previous summer time. 

Oklahoma’s solely back-to-back street collection concludes the next weekend at LSU. The Sooners defeated LSU, 3-0, in Baton Rouge in 2023 in OU’s final journey to Louisiana State. The Sooners and Tigers have additionally met within the WCWS, with OU profitable, 7-3, in 2016. Senior pitcher Sydney Berzon earned All-American honors twice with the Tigers earlier than transferring to OU this previous summer time.

The hosts of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament, Kentucky, head to Love’s Field April 3-5. The Wildcats made a visit to Norman in 2023, with OU profitable, 18-0 and 7-1. 

The second half of convention play begins with OU visiting Texas April 10-12. The Sooners took three out of 4 video games towards Texas final 12 months, sweeping a house collection whereas dropping a 4-2 choice within the WCWS.

The Sooners swept Arkansas in Fayetteville final season whereas this 12 months the Razorbacks head to Love’s Field April 17-19. Arkansas hosted an excellent regional in 2025, falling in three video games to Ole Miss. OU and Arkansas have met 16 instances in Norman. 

Georgia performs in Norman for the primary time April 24-26 as OU wraps up its dwelling slate for the common season. The Sooners are 4-4 towards Georgia, the final assembly being an 8-0 six-inning win for OU towards the Bulldogs within the 2021 WCWS. 

After having the 2025 SEC Championship sport rained out final 12 months, OU and Texas A&M get an opportunity to satisfy April 30-May 2 in College Station. The Aggies earned the number-one general seed within the 2025 NCAA Tournament earlier than being eradicated by Liberty. The Sooners are 53-30 all-time towards Texas A&M. 

A whole 2026 schedule, instances, together with TV designations and single-game tickets will probably be launched at a later date. 

OU went 18-6 within the SEC, ending first within the convention earlier than incomes a share of the event title with wins towards LSU and Arkansas within the convention event. Oklahoma returns 13 gamers from final 12 months’s WCWS workforce, together with 2025 All-Americans Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering and Gabbie Garcia. OU’s newcomers characteristic pitchers Berzon and Guachino in addition to the primary recruiting class within the 2025 signing interval. 

All eight of OU’s SEC opponents performed in final 12 months’s NCAA Tournament, with two of them advancing to the WCWS.

Fall softball tickets can be found at soonersports.com/tickets, whereas season ticket waitlist submissions are additionally being accepted. For extra info, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424, by electronic mail at [email protected] or by visiting SoonerSports.com/tickets.