Homer lifts OU past Tennessee, 4-3

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.

A crowd of 11,805 at Devon Park witnessed a showdown between two of the nation’s elite pitchers in All-Americans Karlyn Pickens (24-10) of Tennessee and Sam Landry (24-4) of OU.

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