By John Rohde
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ella Parker hit two home runs, capped with a dramatic, three-run, walk-off shot to center field with two outs, to lift No. 2 Oklahoma softball (51-7) to a heart-thumping 4-3 victory over No. 7 Tennessee (45-16) on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Women’s College World Series.
Melissa Ann Hall of Hackett, Arkansas (formerly of Heavener) was born May 18, 1980 to Dennis and Victoria (Pimentel) Misener in Bakersfield, California and passed away surrounded by her family on May 28, 2025 in Hackett, Arkansas at the age of 45. She was a beloved wife, grandmother, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend.
