Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Gonzaga on November 8, 2025 , Loss , 68, to, 83
Final
Men's Basketball
68
at Gonzaga
83
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners in the Pros
OU Softball History & Tradition
As the sport of softball has risen in popularity over the last decade, the number of opportunities for collegiate athletes to play following their career has sky-rocketed.
The Sooners have watched numerous alums graduate to the professional ranks. As far back as Jill Most, Jennifer Jaime and Lynnette Velasquez, OU has made an impact on the highest stage of softball. Oklahoma has had more than 20 players drafted to the NPF league since its inaugural draft prior to the 2004 season.
The selections of Keilani Ricketts, Jessica Shults, Michelle Gascoigne and Brianna Turang in 2013 were a school record, topping the three Sooners chosen in 2008. All four players were chosen within the first nine selections, highlighted by pitcher Ricketts, who was drafted by the USSSA Florida Pride with the fourth overall pick.
History was made in 2015 when Lauren Chamberlain and Shelby Pendley became the first teammates in the history of the National Pro Fastpitch draft to be taken with the first two picks. The USSSA Pride selected Chamberlain with the No. 1 overall pick, making her the first player in Oklahoma history to be taken first in the draft. With next pick, the Pride selected Pendley.
With the inception of new leagues Athletes Unlimited (2020) and Women’s Professional Fastpitch (2022), Sooners have continued to take advantage of the opportunity to play softball at the professional level. Most recently, OU pitcher Sam Landry (2025) was drafted first in the inaugural AUSL Draft, joining Tiare Jennings, Keilani Ricketts, Hope Trautwein and Sydney Romero in the league. Sooner slugger Jocelyn Alo was chosen first in both leagues 2022 drafts, with Alo choosing to play in OU alum and commissioner Lauren Chamberlain’s WPF league and the Smash It Sports Vipers. Other Pro Sooners include Caleigh Clifton and Nicole Mendes playing in Athletes Unlimited unique player-driven format.
| Draft | Pick | Player | Team(s) | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | Sam Landry | AUSL Volts | 2025-present |
| Hope Trautwein | AUSL Blaze | 2025-present | ||
| 2024 | 3 | Tiare Jennings | Athletes Unlimited, Oklahoma City Spark, AUSL Volts (20th pick in 2025) | 2024-present |
| 4 | Jayda Coleman | Athletes Unlimited, Oklahoma City Spark | 2024-present | |
| 9 | Kelly Maxwell | Athletes Unlimited, Oklahoma City Spark | 2024-present | |
| Kinzie Hansen | Athletes Unlimited, Oklahoma City Spark | 2024-present | ||
| 2023 | 1 | Alex Storako | Oklahoma City Spark (WPF), Athletes Unlimited | 2023-24 |
| 13 | Haley Lee | Oklahoma City Spark (WPF), Athletes Unlimited | 2023-present | |
| 22 | Grace Lyons | Texas Smoke (WPF) | 2023 | |
| 2022 | 1 | Jocelyn Alo | Smash It Sports Vipers (WPF), Athletes Unlimited College Draft | 2022-present |
| Fale Aviu | Florida Vibe | 2022-present | ||
| Lynnsie Elam | Florida Vibe | 2022-present | ||
| Jana Johns | Florida Vibe | 2022-present | ||
| Nicole Mendes | Athletes Unlimited | 2022-present | ||
| Shannon Saile | Athletes Unlimited | 2022-present | ||
| 2021 | Sydney Romero | Athletes Unlimited, AUSL Talons (41st pick in 2025) | 2021-present | |
| 2020 | Caleigh Clifton | Athletes Unlimited | 2020-present | |
| Nicole Pendley | Athletes Unlimited | 2020 | ||
| Shelby Pendley | Athletes Unlimited | 2020-21 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | Sydney Romero | USSSA Pride | 2019-20 |
| 9 | Caleigh Clifton | Chicago Bandits | 2019 | |
| 20 | Shay Knighten | USSSA Pride | 2019-21 | |
| Fale Aviu | USSSA Pride | 2019 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | Paige Lowary | Chicago Bandits | 2018-19 |
| 6 | Paige Parker | USSSA Pride | 2018-19 | |
| 12 | Nicole Pendley | USSSA Pride | 2018-19 | |
| 2015 | 1 | Lauren Chamberlain | USSSA Pride | 2015-2019 |
| 2 | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride | 2015-present | |
| 2013 | 4 | Keilani Ricketts | USSSA Pride, Athletes Unlimited, AUSL Blaze (21st pick in 2025 Draft) | 2013-present |
| 5 | Jessica Shults | USSSA Pride | 2013-14 | |
| 7 | Michelle Gascoigne | Chicago Bandits | 2013-2017 | |
| 9 | Brianna Turang | Akron Racers | 2013 | |
| 2010 | 5 | Amber Flores | USSSA Pride | 2010 |
| 2009 | 2 | D.J. Mathis | Akron Racers | 2009 |
| 12 | Samantha Ricketts | Akron Racers | 2009-10 | |
| 2008 | 8 | Savannah Long | Philadelphia Force | 2008 |
| 12 | Lauren Eckermann | Rockford Thunder | -- | |
| 18 | Susan Ogden | Akron Racers | 2008 | |
| 2007 | 6 | Norelle Dickson | Akron Racers | 2007-08 |
| 2006 | 4 | Kristin Vesely | New England Riptide | 2006 |
| Jennifer Stewart | Philadelphia Force | 2006 | ||
| April Valdez | Arizona Heat, Akron Racers | 2006-07 | ||
| 2005 | 4 | Heather Scaglione | NY/NJ Juggernaut, Arizona Heat | 2005-06 |
| 11 | Kami Keiter | Akron Racers | -- | |
| 13 | Christina Enea | Chicago Bandits | 2005-06 | |
| 2004 | Erin Evans | Texas/Rockford Thunder | 2004-05, 2007-08 | |
| Leah Gulla | Colorado | -- | ||
| Christy Ring | Colorado | -- | ||
| 2000 | Lana Moran | Carolina Diamonds | -- | |
| 1999 | Lynette Velasquez | Georgia Pride, Florida Wahoos | 1999-00 | |
| 1998 | 11 | Jennifer Jaime | Virginia Roadsters | 1998 |
| 15 | Rachel Johnson | Tampa Bay Firestix | 1998 | |
| Laura Purser | Durham Dragons, Tampa Bay FireStix | 1998-99 | ||
| Jill Most | Carolina Diamonds | 1998 | ||
| 1995 | Becky Burroughs | WPF Storm | 1995 |
