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Karlyn Pickens' parents shed light on Tennessee's record-breaking pitcher, Smokey's journey
Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens handles a lot of pressure, but her parents help keep her grounded through record-breaking ...
Tennessee softball's Karlyn Pickens, Oklahoma coach seen as standard-bearers heading into WCWS
Tennessee softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens and Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso both have set a high bar as the teams open the Women ...
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Is OU softball ready for record-breaking Karlyn Pickens in WCWS opener vs Tennessee?
Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens tossed a combined 12 2/3 innings and struck out 12 against OU softball in March. And she has the ...
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There's more to Tennessee flamethrower Karlyn Pickens than the fastest pitch ever in softball
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 ...
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2025 WCWS: How Karlyn Pickens became softball's hardest thrower
OKLAHOMA CITY -- More than a decade before Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens fired the fastest softball pitch ever recorded, Dana Fussetti discovered an elementary school-aged pitcher and foretold a ...