Published: 13 September 2024

Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso is honored with a statue at Love's Field...from the OUInsider

Published: 13 September 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — Seeing yourself as a statue is surreal. OU softball coach Patty Gasso felt that way examining the initial clay designs on the big screen during one of her first in-person meetings with Brian Hanlon, the sculptor depicting her, and athletic department operation team members Scott Matthews and Greg Tipton. ..read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 11 September 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) Take one look at the OU softball schedule for the Southeastern Conference, and, oh, it’s real. This is what OU fans wanted. We are here. No weekends off. Let’s do this type of thing. When you’re ending the regular season with a home series vs. Texas and going to Florida, you know you’ve reached big time. There was a running joke...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 05 September 2024

(by OU Media Relations) NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced Wednesday it will dedicate a statue honoring head softball coach Patty Gasso, on Friday, Sept. 13. It will be the school’s first statue honoring a female coach or athlete. The ceremony, which will be open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. in front of Gate 1...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 16 August 2024

(by Aaron Gelvin) Former Oklahoma Sooners softball catcher Kinzie Hansen will be back with the Oklahoma City Spark for the 2025 season, the team announced on Thursday. Hansen was a member of the most decorated senior class in college softball history, winning four national titles during her time in Norman. Hansen and the Spark had a successful...read more from the Sooners Wire

Published: 25 July 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) Well, who saw that one coming in the OU and softball world? Even with all the Texas Tech rumors running rampant in recent weeks, there was no way NiJaree Canady was going to end up in Lubbock, right? Guess there was and there is. Canady stunned the softball world by announcing her commitment to Texas Tech on Wednesday...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 13 July 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) Patty Gasso and the Sooners landed themselves another pitcher on Saturday. But she's not from Stanford. Louisiana pitcher Sam Landry announced her commitment to the Sooners in a social media post. It's a big, under-the-radar snag for the Sooners. She played a ton in her three seasons at Louisiana. She's pitched 460 innings...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 04 July 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) The celebration is in the books as OU is officially in the Southeastern Conference. OK, now it’s time to get to work. For a lot of the OU programs, it’s about making a jump in competition and being able to handle it. But for softball? Umm, the Sooners know. When you’re the four-time defending national champions, conference affiliation...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 02 July 2024

(by John E. Hoover) After winning four straight national championships, Patty Gasso acknowledged Monday that Oklahoma softball might look a bit different in 2025. Facing her own roster rebuild at the same time her program is stepping into — and stepping up — the SEC, Gasso expressed a level of concern during her appearance on “The Paul Finebaum...read more from AllSooners

Published: 29 June 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) No program at Oklahoma is more SEC-ready than Patty Gasso’s softball juggernaut. Gasso celebrated her last month as a coach in the Big 12 with a fourth-straight national title. She watched the most decorated senior class in the history of the sport ride off into the sunset with one last celebration in Oklahoma City brought on by...read more from AllSooners

Published: 26 June 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball has landed a pitcher in the transfer portal. OK, not THAT pitcher, but this was a crucial piece to add for the Sooners. Yes, the pursuit of former Stanford star pitcher NiJaree Canady continues. There’s no doubt about that. But OU needed more than one pitcher in this transfer portal cycle. Now that box is checked off for head coach...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 25 June 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball is simply checking off those boxes, one by one. Whatever head coach Patty Gasso needs for 2025, she is getting it done. That continued again Tuesday with Go Boomer No. 3 of the transfer portal cycle, former BYU shortstop Ailana Agbayani. OU needed a shortstop in the portal. Agbayani wasn’t a name that was picking up...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 24 June 2024

(by Bryce McKinnis) OKLAHOMA CITY — Alynah Torres supporters won't have to travel far to support her continuing softball career. The former Oklahoma Sooners utility player, who started 47 games this spring and was twice a national champion with OU, has signed a contract to play with the Oklahoma City Spark for the 2024 season, the team announced...read more from AllSooners

Published: 23 June 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) Now we’re rolling with OU softball and the transfer portal. The first one was in the books Friday, and it didn’t take long for head coach Patty Gasso to let everybody know No. 2 was on the way Sunday. OU gets a big one and a necessary one from former Utah star outfielder Abby Dayton. You could sort of see the dots connecting during...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 22 June 2024

(by Chip Rouse) Capping off another national championship season, the dynasty that is Oklahoma softball can also claim the best coaching staff in NCAA Division I softball. You don't win four consecutive national championships without outstanding coaching. And one week after defeating No. 1 seed Texas in the Women's College World Series...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 21 June 2024

(by Bryan Clinton) Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma softball program have quite a tall task ahead of them as the Sooners must replace the most decorated senior class the sport has ever seen. In all, 10 seniors graduated after winning four consecutive national championships, and their departure leaves quite a void to be filled, and with just five transfer spots...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 21 June 2024

(by Steve Lackmeyer) Oklahoma City is on track to become an Olympic host with plans to host both canoeing and softball competitions in 2028. The announcement Friday comes with a caveat that the relocation of the canoe slalom must first be approved by the Los Angeles City Council. In a statement released Friday morning, LA28 announced it is asking...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 19 June 2024

(by Bob Przybylo) The fireworks occurred in the softball transfer portal Monday afternoon, felt by OU and everybody else across the country. NiJaree Canady, arguably the sport’s biggest star, hit the portal after two brilliant seasons at Stanford. Two incredibly impressive, statement-making seasons. Now that statement? Let the games begin...read more from the SoonerScoop

Published: 18 June 2024

(by Chip Rouse) The transfer portal window in college softball is open and buzzing with head coaches ready to pounce, and the biggest fish in that pond of talent is unquestionably Stanford First-Team All-American pitcher NiJaree Canady? What a compelling coincidence, four-time defending national champion Oklahoma needs pitching help going forward...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Published: 17 June 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma outfielder Hannah Coor announced Monday that she is having a second back surgery. Coor made the announcement on her Instagram. “This season was one of the most fun and exciting ones yet, but also extremely tough,” she said. “The fight and strength that were displayed this season will always be the biggest win for me...read more from AllSooners