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Texas Tech Signs All-American Transfer From Oklahoma, Continues Portal Haul

The rising senior will have one year of eligibility with the Red Raiders.
Maren Angus-Coombs|
Oklahoma's Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a home run with head coach Patty Gasso in the third inning during Game 1 of the NCAA Norman Super Regional softball game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the University of Oklahoma Sooners at Love's Field in Norman, Okla., May, 22, 2026. Mississippi State won 11-9.
Oklahoma's Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a home run with head coach Patty Gasso in the third inning during Game 1 of the NCAA Norman Super Regional softball game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the University of Oklahoma Sooners at Love's Field in Norman, Okla., May, 22, 2026. Mississippi State won 11-9. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Texas Tech has added another All-American to its roster for the 2026-27 season.

Kasidi Pickering is the newest name to join the Red Raiders after entering the transfer portal on June 8, sources have confirmed with Softball On SI.

The rising senior spent three seasons with the Sooners and won a national championship as a freshman in 2024.

Pickering is a career .384 hitter with 50 home runs and 169 RBIs. As a junior, she appeared in 59 games, starting 57, and posted a .370 batting average with 61 hits, 61 runs batted in, 66 runs scored and 20 home runs. Her 20 home runs and 61 RBIs were both new career highs.

A native of Humbles, Texas, Pickering played club softball for Nathan Nelson's Hotshots.

Pickering becomes the second All-American to join the Red Raiders through the transfer portal this summer, joining former Purdue standout Moriah Polar.

Polar, who officially joined the Red Raiders on Monday, June 15, led the nation with a .555 batting on the season while also being second in the country in hits (101) behind only former Red Raider Mihyia Davis.

The outfielder became the first Boilermaker in program history to be named a top 25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and set the school's single-season record for hits, runs, batting average and on-base percentage in 2026.

Polar has one year of eligibility remaining and has amassed 218 hits, 137 runs, 103 RBIs, 295 total bases and 81 steals while holding a career batting average of .436 over the course of her career.

In addition to Pickering and Polar, Texas Tech has also picked up Jayden Heavener from LSU and Bradi Gallaway from Louisiana Tech.

Heavener led the Tigers in 2026 with a 13-9 record and a 2.81 ERA. As a rising junior, she has two years of eligibility with the Red Raiders.

The left-hander broke through during her freshman season, going 13-5 with a 2.97 ERA, earning her Second Team Freshman All-America honors from D1 Softball.

Gallaway was named All-CUSA First Team after a freshman campaign that saw her hit .317 with 11 home runs, 12 doubles, and 47 RBIs. She started 55 games at shortstop for the Bulldogs.

A native of Whitesboro, Texas, Gallaway was ranked as the No. 81 player and No. 12 middle infielder in the transfer portal by Softball America.

Gallaway has three years of eligibility remaining.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

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