NORMAN — Oklahoma returns all three outfield starters from a season ago. But there’s a freshman who is threatening to crash the party. The Sooners return Abby Dayton, Kasidi Pickering and Sydney Barker, who combined for 152 starts in the outfield in 2025.

Softball America continued to roll out preseason position rankings on Friday. Using advanced metrics from 64Analytics, along with the eye test and strength of schedule, outfield rankings have been released. Check out the best outfielders heading into the ...

It didn’t take Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso to put to rest any questions about who the Sooners’ third outfielder would be in 2026. OU returns two key outfielders this season — Kasidi Pickering and Abby Dayton. “Defense is going to be ...