Moving on: Sooners offense explodes in WCWS win over Duke
(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso said it during Wednesday’s Media Day. It’s always important to get that first win at the Women’s College World Series. For the Sooners to do that, they were going to have to find a way to generate some offense against a Duke defense that ranked third in ERA (1.55) coming into the game...read more from the OUInsider
OU Softball: Oklahoma Blasts Past Duke in WCWS Opener
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s seniors ensured the Sooners got off to a hot start at the Women’s College World Series. A pair of two run bombs from Kinzie Hansen and Alynah Torres in the third inning sparked OU to erase an early deficit and early nerves from Kelly Maxwell. The Sooner starter allowed a home run in the...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU Softball: Oklahoma Preparing for 'War' With Duke to Open the WCWS
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s seniors have a chance to make history over the next week. Five of OU’s 10 seniors in particular — Kinzie Hansen, Tiare Jennings, Jayda Coleman, Rylie Boone and Nicole May — could go down as the first group of players to ever win four-straight national titles at the highest level of college softball...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Patty Gasso, others weigh in on whether the WCWS should rotate host sites
(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — It's become a reoccurring talking point this time of year. With Devon Park gearing up to host another Women's College World Series — a field that includes the two-seeded Oklahoma gunning for a fourth straight national championship — some have wondered whether the tournament's location in Oklahoma City gives...read more from the OUInsider
How one Bedlam inning got the OU softball machine back on track
(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball head coach Patty Gasso said it in the moment, but it was hard for Sooner fans to take her at face value. Gasso understood the significance of Oklahoma’s 8-2 victory against Oklahoma State in the final Bedlam regular season matchup this season (May 5). She said she felt like OU was a different team. The problem? Well...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Social Media React to Texas Coach Mike White's Comments About Oklahoma
(by Bryce McKinnis) Mike White's comments in the Austin American-Statesman have sparked controversy among Sooners fans. The 56-year old Texas head softball coach told AAS reporter Thomas Jones on Tuesday that Oklahoma City's annual hosting of the WCWS is a "huge advantage" for three-time defending national champion Oklahoma...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Five Oklahoma Stars Earn Softball America All-American Honors
(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma was well-represented on the first batch of postseason awards to roll in before this week’s start of to the Women’s College World Series. Five Sooners earned All-American honors from Softball America, including two First-Team selections, one Second-Team selection and a pair of Freshman All-American selections...read more from AllSooners
Nicole May looking to go out with a bang for OU softball
(by Bob Przybylo) With OU softball holding onto a narrow lead in Game 2 of the Super Regional, you wondered who was going to be that pitcher to close the show? Kierston Deal started the show. Karlie Keeney was fighting through the middle innings against Florida State. You saw Kelly Maxwell warming up in the bullpen. But head coach Patty Gasso knew...read more from the SoonerScoop
Who will OU softball face in WCWS opener? Here are three things to know about Duke
(by Ryan Aber) Duke’s season began with a 3-0 loss to OU on Feb. 8. Now, the Blue Devils will open their inaugural Women’s College World Series appearance against the Sooners. OU (54-6) will take on Duke (52-7) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Devon Park. The Blue Devils clinched their first WCWS appearance with a 4-3 win over Missouri in nine innings Sunday...read more from The Oklahoman
OU softball begins with Duke to open the Women's College World Series
(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball head coach Patty Gasso exhaled and then smiled Friday night. The Sooners had just punched their ticket back to the Women’s College World Series. So you know what? Free weekend. And a weekend to sit back and watch the rest of the Super Regional chaos. It absolutely was chaos, with five of the eight series going to that...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Why Oklahoma Feels 'Really Good' About Its Pitching Staff Ahead of the WCWS
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s pitching was good, but it wasn’t dominant. The Sooners held Florida State’s talented offense to five total runs in two games, but OU coach Patty Gasso loved the fight she saw from her staff. “I'm telling you,” Gasso said after Friday’s 4-2 win, “when you hold a team like Florida State to two runs, that's winning...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma's Senior Class Delivered a Weekend to Remember in Love's Field Finale
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Every senior class navigates their last weekend at home in a different way. For most programs across the country, the soon-to-be departing class is honored after the last home game, marking the final time they’ll step foot on their home turf. Oklahoma’s seniors treat the final weekend a bit different...read more from AllSooners
What Patty Gasso, OU softball players said after advancing to the 2024 WCWS
(by James D. Jackson) NORMAN – Oklahoma punched its ticket to the Women's College World Series with a 4-2 win over Florida State on Friday night at Love's Field. Oklahoma extended its record-setting consecutive tournament wins to 18. The Sooners broke the record at 17 in Thursday's run-rule win over the Seminoles. After the game, Oklahoma...read more from Sooners Illustrated
OU Softball: Jayda Coleman adds one more catch to her incredible OU highlight reel
(by Bob Przybylo) OU senior centerfielder Jayda Coleman made a promise. OK, maybe not a promise, but she was determined to steal a home run at Love’s Field. She wasn’t going to have a lot of time to do it, obviously. Just this one season. And she was going to have to do it despite the fact OU didn’t practice at Love’s Field for the majority of the season...read more from the SoonerScoop
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OU Softball: Oklahoma Closes Out Florida State to Return to the WCWS
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Florida State valiantly held off Oklahoma for five innings. The Seminoles’ decorated senior class wasn’t going to exit the NCAA Tournament without a fight, but Kasidi Pickering’s two-run bomb put the Sooners on the brink of returning to the Women’s College World Series. It wasn’t until Jayda Coleman robbed...read more from AllSooners
'The best I've seen them': OU's offense cruises in 11-3 win over Florida State in Super Regionals
(by Daniel Homrok) Tiare Jennings only needed one at bat to make history. In the bottom of the first, the senior blasted her 22nd home run of the season and 95th of her career. She is now tied with Lauren Chamberlain for third on the all-time home run list. “I never would have thought,” Jennings said. “Records are meant to be broken, so it’s definitely a huge honor...read more from the OU Daily
Seminoles Fall in Game One of Super Regional to No. 2 Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. - The No.15 Florida State softball team (46-15) fell to No. 2 Oklahoma (53-6) by a score of 10-3 on Thursday night at Love's Field in Norman, Okla., in the first game of the Super Regional. Florida State came out of the gate very patient at the plate and was able to load the bases without recording a hit, but the Seminoles couldn't get a...read more from Seminoles.com
OU Softball: Oklahoma Overpowers Florida State, Moves Within One Game of Return to WCWS
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Alyssa Brito took over Oklahoma’s first Super Regional contest on Thursday. In a rematch of last year’s Women’s College World Series finale, Brito relieved pressure on OU starting pitcher Kelly Maxwell with great defensive plays while hammering a pair of home runs to fuel the Sooners...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma Expects 'No Surprises' Against Florida State in WCWS Rematch
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma and Florida State are no strangers to postseason battles. Two of the last three postseasons have ended with the Sooners and the Seminoles battling it out in Oklahoma City for a championship. OU got the best of Florida State in both 2021 and 2023, but in 2024 the two programs will meet at Love’s Field for...read more from AllSooners
