Social Media Reacts: Kasidi Pickering hits a grand slam in first career at bat for Sooners
In the Oklahoma Sooners’ season opener in the Puerto Vallarta College Classic, a couple of true freshman are making their debut. Kasidi Pickering drew the start in right field and Ella Parker filled the designated player role.
Both made an impact in Oklahoma’s first game of the weekend. It didn’t take long for Pickering to make her presence felt. She hit a grand slam with two outs in the first inning for her first career home run. Pickering took the ball to the opposite field to give the Sooners a 4-0 lead.
It was quite a statement for the former top 10 prospect. Oklahoma is in control of its opener against Utah Valley, and Pickering’s grand slam helped get the party going.
Here’s how social media reacted to Pickering’s grand slam.
The Moment
😱 Welcome to the 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰, KP ‼️@PickeringKasidi blasts an opposite-field grand slam in her first collegiate at-bat to open the scoring!
📺 – https://t.co/Ze5V0wxIhu#ChampionshipMindset | @FloSoftball pic.twitter.com/Ji8njPXmjW
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) February 8, 2024
Former Sooners star loving it
MAKE SOME NOISE KASIDI PICKERING
— Alex Storako (@alexstorako) February 8, 2024
Making her presence felt early
#Sooners true freshman Kasidi Pickering hits a grand slam to start the season for OU. Yeah, that’ll do.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) February 8, 2024
Watch out Softball World
Kasidi Pickering.
Welcome to Oklahoma.
True freshman hits a grand slam in her first at-bat.
LOL
OU 4 Utah Valley 0 | B1 2 outs
— Ryan Chapman (@_RyanChapman) February 8, 2024
Getting a Year of firsts started
Grand Slam for Kasidi Pickering! Grand Slam for the freshman in her first bat
— Jessica Bame (@_JBame) February 8, 2024
Boom Goes the Dynamite
And the first home run 💣 of the season belongs to freshman Kasidi Pickering!
— Seth Oliveras (@SethOliveras) February 8, 2024
That'll Do
GRAND SLAM OPO TACO FOR PICKERING 💥
4-0 Sooners in the 1st inning
— Dryfit Venables (@DryfitVenables) February 8, 2024
Doing Oklahoma Sooners Things
1st inning of the season and Pickering goes yard with a grand slam! 🥎🥎🥎🥎🥎🥎
— Darla31 (@Dnordstrom31) February 8, 2024
Starting with a bang
Holy smokes!
In case you thought @OU_Softball was just messing around, Pickering clubbed a grand slam in the first inning. Hello and welcome to the party, freshman! 🎉🥎🎉🥎🎉
— MissJaneJetson (@MissJaneJetson) February 8, 2024
Say Her Name
First at bat of her career and an oppo grand slam tater! 👏🏼 Kasadi Pickering! Making her presence felt early. Going to want to learn that name!
— Andrew Smith🧸🎀🏴☠️ (@SoonerSoupGuy) February 8, 2024
Clutch with 2 outs
And it's a grand slam BOMB for the freshman. What a hit, and what a start to a career for Pickering.#Sooners take a 4-0 lead in the top of the first. https://t.co/wZzfU1Llov
— Jesse Crittenden (@JesseCrittenden) February 8, 2024
Won't be a surprise anymore
Kasidi Pickering was a surprise starter in RF, and she delivered in her first at-bat. She hit a grand slam to give the Sooners an early 4-0 leave over Utah Valley in the 1st inning in Puerto Vallarta. Senior ace Nicole May the starting pitcher for the Sooners.
— James Hale (@jhale24) February 8, 2024
Star in the making
True freshman career debut first at bat…GRAND SLAM.
Helluva start Kasidi Pickering 🥎
— Charlie (@CharlieS_TFB) February 8, 2024
Gonna get a work out again this year
@HRtrackerSports better get the tracker fired up! Pickering on the board.
— Lesslie Stanford (@lessliestanford) February 8, 2024
We're Back Baby
Sooners freshman Kasidi Pickering just opened her career and the season with a bomb of a grand slam.
Oklahoma softball is officially back.
— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) February 8, 2024
Can't stop em
OU Softball is just a ridiculous machine. Kasidi Pickering, welcome.
— • (@Oklahomanite) February 8, 2024
What a start
Kasidi Pickering!!!!!!! 💣 Welcome to Sooner Softball!!!!
— Caitlin Fournier (@c8lin4nier) February 8, 2024
