The Oklahoma Sooners, one of the most dominant programs in college softball history, will miss the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2015 after falling to SEC foe Mississippi State in the Super Regionals.The Bulldogs, led by a dominant performance from junior Delainey Everett in the circle Sunday, won games 1 and 3 of the series to knock out a Sooners program that won a record four straight national championships between 2021 and 2025. Everett pitched just 13.1 innings in the regular season, but she tossed seven shutout innings Sunday to stun the Sooners in a 6-0 victory. It marked the first time Oklahoma had been shut out in 399 games.“An underdog is still a freakin’ dog,” Everett said on the ESPN broadcast after the win. “That’s what I’m talking about. We knew it, we were on the bus, oh my gosh. Everything that we’ve worked for came through today, and we ain’t done yet.”Mississippi State advanced to the Super Regionals for just the second time in school history after upsetting Oregon a week earlier, then beat the No. 3 overall-seeded Sooners 11-9 in Game 1 on Friday. Oklahoma answered with a 7-1 victory on Saturday to force a winner-take-all Game 3, but the Bulldogs took the rubber match to seal the deal.Before this weekend’s Super Regional, Mississippi State hadn’t scored six runs in a game since April 19, and did so only twice since the start of April. Now, the Bulldogs are WCWS-bound for the first time in program history.“This is insane,” said Everett, who missed the first 16 games of the season with an injury. “… If you listen to (coach Samantha) Ricketts in her press conferences, we’re priming the pump, we’re getting ready for May. This team is built for May.“We’ve got all the weapons that we need, and we’re rolling right now.”
Mississippi State stuns Oklahoma as Women’s College World Series field takes shape
The Sooners, one of college softball's most dominant programs, will miss the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2015.
Mississippi State softball eliminated four-time defending national champion Oklahoma (6-0 in Game 3) to reach the Women's College World Series for the first time in program history, with junior Delainey Everett throwing seven shutout innings. The WCWS field in Oklahoma City will include perennial powers Alabama and UCLA alongside first-timers Arkansas and Mississippi State, signaling a competitive reshuffling at the top of college softball.










