Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens fires a 78.2 mph strike for the fastest-recorded pitch in college softball history. Pickens has emerged as not only the hardest thrower softball has ever seen, but one of the sport's elite pitchers in her junior season this spring.

Tennessee softball was one out away from upsetting Oklahoma to open the WCWS, but Ella Parker's three-run homer walked it off for the Sooners.

Coach Patty Gasso and the second-seeded OU softball team will begin the Women's College World Series against Tennessee on Thursday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. The four-time defending WCWS champion Sooners are in the WCWS for the ninth consecutive time — the second-longest streak of all-time behind Arizona's record 16 consecutive appearances from 1988-2003.

Tennessee softball plays for a trip to the Women's College World Series in NCAA softball super regional matchup against Nebraska. Follow live updates.

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Karlyn Pickens was a force during Tennessee’s series win over OU softball in late March. Fresh off setting the record for fastest-recorded pitch in softball history at 78.2 — a mark that lasted two months as she set a new record of 79.

Lady Vols junior Karlyn Pickens has been one of the best college softball pitchers for multiple seasons and is capable of carrying Tennessee deep in the Women's College World Series. The 6-foot-1 ...

Karlyn Pickens, a University of Tennessee softball pitcher, has won back-to-back SEC Pitcher of the Year awards and set a record for the fastest pitch ever recorded. Meditation and visualization ...

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