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Oklahoma's SEC Slate for 2027 is Missing a Familiar Face

Patty Gasso's club will face three 2026 WCWS teams — but not a major rival
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Oklahoma outfielder Ella Parker smiles after reaching on a double against Kentucky at Love's Field. Parker is among the returners for the Sooners in 2027.
Oklahoma outfielder Ella Parker smiles after reaching on a double against Kentucky at Love's Field. Parker is among the returners for the Sooners in 2027. | Ryan Chapman / Sooners on SI

NORMAN — Oklahoma will not play Texas in softball this season.

The Sooners and Longhorns have combined to win the last six Women's College World Series champions and their regular-season series each year has been one of the highlights of the college softball slate.

But Texas was not on Oklahoma's schedule when the SEC announced the conference slate for 2027 Wednesday.

Instead, the Sooners will face Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi State, LSU, South Carolina and Alabama.

The conference schedule kicks off March 12-14 in Athens, Ga. against the Bulldogs, who eliminated OU in the SEC Tournament last season.

The Sooners return home the next weekend, March 19-21, to take on Missouri before going on the road to take on Tennessee on April 2-4.

Oklahoma will host Florida from April 9-11, play at Mississippi State from April 16-18 before returning home against LSU from April 23-25.

It will be the Gators' first trip to Norman. The teams have met five times in WCWS play.

The conference schedule ends with a series at South Carolina from April 30-May 2 and at home against Alabama from May 6-8.

The final series will be Alabama's first visit to Love's Field since the 2025 Super Regional.

As of now, all series except for the final one are scheduled for Friday-Sunday. The series against the Crimson Tide will be a Thursday-Saturday series.

The schedule could be adjusted for TV scheduling purposes.

The SEC Tournament will take place May 11-15 in Madison, Ala., the first time since 2004 the tournament will be held at a neutral location.

Oklahoma's complete non-conference schedule with game times and TV information will be released at a later date.

The Sooners went 52-10 overall last season and 20-4 in SEC play, winning the regular-season conference title for the second season in a row.

They won all eight of their SEC series during the regular season, though they dropped their SEC Tournament opener to Georgia and then fell to Mississippi State in three games in the Norman Super Regional.

The Sooners open their fall slate wit an intrasquad Battle Series matchup Sept. 30 at Love's Field. OU will host four Battle Series matchups and four games against outside opponents during the fall — all at Love's Field.

Oklahoma returns 12 players, 11 of which played last season.

The returners include outfielder Ella Parker, shortstop Gabbie Garcia, third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, outfielder Kai Minor and catcher Kendall Wells.

Oklahoma Softball 2027 SEC Schedule

March 12-14: at Georgia
March 29-21: Missouri
April 2-4: Tennessee
April 9-11: Florida
April 16-18: at Mississippi State
April 23-25: LSU
April 30-May 2: at South Carolina
May 6-8: Alabama
May 11-15: SEC Tournament at Madison, Ala.

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RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

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