The No. 2 Sooners face No. 7 Tennessee in the first round of the WCWS, and will likely face Lady Vols ace Karlyn Pickens, one of the best pitchers in college softball. Tennessee already beat Oklahoma in a three-game series in Norman earlier this season.

When UCLA and Oregon both went to the Big 10 after the dismantling of the Pac-12, gone were the days of the "Pac-12 After Dark," which signified the late-night battles between schools.