Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners softball squad has made impressive moves this offseason.
On Wednesday’s National Signing Day, the Sooners signed three commits to their 2027 class. The players signing on Wednesday are high school seniors who will graduate after the 2026-27 school year and join their respective college programs in the fall of 2027. Oklahoma signed only three players, but they are all rated as top-25 prospects by On3 and many other recruiting sites. This makes the class one of the best in the nation. In fact, according to D1Softball’s 2027 signing class rankings, which ranked the top 50 signing classes among Division 1 softball programs, Oklahoma came in at the top spot, ahead of LSU, Oregon, Auburn, and Stanford.
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“Criteria used to determine these rankings primarily relied upon our staff’s in-person evaluation of players,” D1 softball wrote, “but also included the projected impact of a team’s class once they get to college and the depth of a team’s full class.”
SEC schools had the most listed in the top 10 of D1 Softball’s 2027 signing class rankings with six. The Big Ten had the second-most with just two. The Big 12 and the ACC each had one.
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Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a home run in the first inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a home run in the first inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates at third base during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma Associate Head Coach JT Gasso talks to player during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Sydney Barker (77) throws to first for an out in the fifth inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Kai Minor (22) celebrates a home run in the third inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Kai Minor (22) celebrates a home run in the third inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Ella Parker (5) watches her home run in the second inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Ella Parker (5) rounds the bases after a home run in the second inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Audrey Lowry (24) throws a pitch during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Audrey Lowry (24) throws a pitch in the first inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Ella Parker (5) catches a fly ball in the third inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering (7) celebrates a home run in the first inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Allyssa Parker (00) throws to first after making a stop during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Allyssa Parker (00) throws a pitch in the fifth inning during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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Oklahoma’s Berkley Zache (19) throws a pitch during the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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University of Oklahoma Sooners and Binghamton Bearcats pray following the NCAA Norman Softball Regional game at Love’s Field in Norman, Okla., May, 15, 2026.
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