OU Softball: Oklahoma Pitcher Transfers to LSU

Monticelli entered the transfer portal on July 24, per D1Softball reporter Justin McLeod, as a designated student-athlete, a result of new roster restrictions brought in by the House Settlement. 

On July 2, the NCAA Committee on Legislative Relief granted a special waiver to open a new transfer window from July 7-Aug. 5, per Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. 

If a school placed an athlete on its DSA list, the school had to release the player from its own roster if the player elected to transfer. 

The one-time blanket waiver was designed to help schools ease current scholarship athletes into each sport’s new roster limit. 

Last year, Monticelli made 16 appearances, pitching 21 1/3 total innings for the Sooners. She struck out 20 batters and allowed 13 walks while posting a 3.94 ERA.

In 2024, she ended with a 1.09 ERA in 19 1/3 innings of work across 18 appearances. She struck out 23 batters and allowed eight walks. 

Monticelli transferred to Oklahoma after enjoying a nice freshman season at Wisconsin. 

Had Monticelli stayed in Norman, the Sooners would have rolled into 2026 with eight pitchers on the roster. 

Oklahoma added former All-American Sydney Berzon from LSU and Mississippi’s Miali Guachino, while left-handers Kierston Deal and Audrey Lowry return. Sophia Bordi will return to the program in 2026, and the Sooners have signed Allyssa Parker and Berkley Zache, who will be freshmen next year.