Boomer: Parker rips WCWS walk-off HR vs. Vols

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ella Parker deed a three-run, walk-off homer with 2 outs successful the bottommost of the seventh inning to assistance Oklahoma to a 4-3 triumph against Tennessee successful the Women's College World Series opener for some teams connected Thursday.

Parker's 2nd homer of the crippled disconnected Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens strengthened the Sooners' chances of winning a 5th consecutive nationalist title.

Pickens, a National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-American, had dominated astir of the game, with her pitches regularly hitting 75 mph, earlier faltering late.

Ailana Agbayani opened Oklahoma's fractional of the seventh with a walk. Pickens retired the adjacent 2 hitters earlier Oklahoma's brace of first-team All-Americans came through. Kasidi Pickering singled and moved Agbayani to 3rd earlier Parker's blast to halfway ended the game.

Second-seeded Oklahoma (51-7) precocious to look No. 6 effect Texas, a 3-0 victor implicit No. 3 Florida successful its opener, connected Saturday for a spot successful the semifinals.

Oklahoma has beaten Texas successful the title bid successful 2 of the past 3 years, and some programs jumped from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference this season.

No. 7 effect Tennessee (45-16) volition look Florida successful an elimination crippled Friday.

Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry, a second-team All-American, hung pugnacious and got the win, contempt trailing astir the full game. She scattered 8 hits and allowed conscionable 1 earned run.

Tennessee jumped connected Landry with 2 runs successful the first. Parker deed a solo changeable disconnected Pickens to trim Tennessee's pb to 2-1. The Volunteers added a tally successful the 3rd erstwhile Ella Dodge scored connected a dropped alert ball.

Tennessee loaded the bases with 1 retired successful the seventh, but Oklahoma turned a treble play and the Volunteers did not score.