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OU Softball: Talented Oklahoma Freshman Announces New Home

The Sooners lost Jocelyn Erickson to the transfer portal earlier this month, and she has now found a new landing spot.
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OU Softball: Talented Oklahoma Freshman Announces New Home
OU Softball: Talented Oklahoma Freshman Announces New Home

Former Oklahoma catcher Jocelyn Erickson announced her transfer destination on Thursday via Twitter. The talented freshman is headed to Gainesville to play for the Florida Gators.

As a freshman in 2023, Erickson batted .337 with 11 doubles, 7 home runs, and 31 RBIs. Over the course of Oklahoma's National Championship season, she amassed 32 RBIs, 25 runs scored and 18 extra-base hits. She played in 57 games for the Sooners, accounting for 32 starts across multiple positions.

"We are thrilled that Jocelyn decided to join our program," Florida head coach Tim Walton said in a press release. "She is a competitor that has achieved success at every level because of her work ethic and knowledge of the game. We can't wait to have Jocelyn join us this fall and be a part of her journey to becoming the best version of herself on the field and in the classroom."

The 2022 Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in Arizona looked to have a promising future in Norman after contributing on a stacked Sooners team. Patty Gasso has added several impact players in the transfer portal, but the loss of Erickson certainly hurt.

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ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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