To Gasso’s amazement, OU entered its last home series of the regular season, its Red River Rivalry weekend versus Texas, tied for second place in the Southeastern Conference, with a shot to push past the Longhorns and take over the top spot from Texas A&M.

The No. 4-ranked OU softball team will host No. 2 Texas at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday. OU (40-5, 14-5 SEC) began its three-game series against Texas (42-7, 13-6 SEC) with a 7-6 win on Friday. The two rivals will also face each other at 1 p.