OU Softball: Best of OU HC Patty Gasso: Norman Regional brings back a familiar face
(by Bob Przybylo) OU softball is in a very familiar spot, hosting a regional. But it’s a little different with the Sooners the No. 2 seed in the country. And the biggest change? Indeed, Love’s Field. The challenge it has been for OU to play at its best in its new home. Head coach Patty Gasso was back to preview the Norman Regional as OU looks to build off...read more from the SoonerScoop
What OU softball fans need to know about teams in the NCAA Norman Regional
(by Chip Rouse) The real season -- at least the one that the Sooners and their fans have been anxiously waiting for -- begins this week for the Oklahoma softball team. Regional play in the NCAA Softball Championship gets under way this weekend at 16 regional sites around the country, including in Norman, Oklahoma, where the...read more from Stormin' in Norman
What are OU softball's best- and worst-case scenarios for 2024 NCAA Tournament?
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — It’s OU softball’s favorite time of the year. The Sooners, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, open their postseason run against Cleveland State in the Norman Regional at 7 p.m. Friday at Love’s Field. Every postseason presents plenty of challenges, but for the past three seasons, the Sooners have mostly rolled...read more from The Oklahoman
Oklahoma softball: SEC is not only about football, its also a talent-rich softball league
(by Chip Rouse) Three Big 12 teams, including the Oklahoma softball team, were awarded three of the top-five overall seeds in this year's NCAA Softball Championship. The Sooners will take the No. 2 seed into this year's postseason with Texas earning the No. 1 seed. Oklahoma State is the No. 5 national seed. Next season both the Sooners and Longhorns...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU Softball: Norman Regional preview: Sooners hosting potentially dangerous Boston squad
(by Bryan Clinton) After the dust settled on Selection Sunday, there were five Big 12 teams in the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament, with three of them ranked among the top five seeds nationally. The Oklahoma Sooners won the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday and locked up the No. 2 overall seed with a 5-1 victory over No. 1 Texas...read more from the OUInsider
OU Softball: Meet Oklahoma's Opponents in the 2024 Norman Regional
(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma secured the No. 2-overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, meaning Love’s Field will see postseason action for the first time. Fresh off taking down the top-seeded Texas Longhorns in Saturday’s Big 12 Tournament Championship, Patty Gasso’s Sooners can officially begin their quest to capture a fourth-straight National...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma Earns No. 2 Seed in NCAA Tournament
(by Ryan Chapman) Oklahoma’s postseason path is set. Patty Gasso’s Sooners, fresh off winning the Big 12 Tournament with a 5-1 win over No. 1 Texas on Saturday, earned the No. 2-overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. By capturing a top eight seed, OU will host the Norman Regional this weekend at Love’s Field, and should the Sooners continue on...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma Vying for Top Seed in NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma closed its final Big 12 Tournament in familiar fashion. A crimson-clad crowd raised to its feet to cheer on OU pitcher Nicole May, who doused any Texas hopes of a late rally. The Sooners won the last Big 12 Tournament they’ll ever compete in, erasing the bad taste of a regular season series defeat at...read more from AllSooners
Social media reacts to Sooners win over No. 1 Texas to secure Big 12 title
(by John Williams) Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners have done it again. In their 5-1 win over the Texas Longhorns, they won the Big 12 tournament championship and, in the process, looked like a team on a roll heading into the NCAA tournament. Kelly Maxwell was dominant in 5.1 innings, holding the Longhorns to two hits and spreading out...read more from the Sooners Wire
Oklahoma softball: Takeaways from Sooners' Big 12 Championship win over No. 1 Texas
(by Chip Rouse) Sweet revenge! The underdog -- yes, underdog -- No. 4-ranked Oklahoma softball team defeated top-ranked Texas in convincing fashion on Saturday to win the Big 12 Softball Championship. The Sooners (49-6) not only got their wish for a rematch with Texas in the Big 12 Softball Championship but got the revenge they were seeking in...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU softball beats Texas for Big 12 Tournament title, makes case for top NCAA seed
(by Ryan Aber) OU is leaving the Big 12 on top. Any skepticism about the Sooners’ late-season turnaround was put to rest Saturday, as No. 4-ranked and second-seeded OU beat top-ranked and top-seeded Texas 5-1 to win the Big 12 Tournament at Devon Park. The tournament title is the Sooners’ fifth in six years since the tournament was reinstated in 2017...read more from The Oklahoman
OU Softball: Oklahoma Exacts Revenge, Takes Down Texas to Win Big 12 Tournament
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma waited 34 days for revenge. Handed the chance to avenge their pair of regular season losses to the Texas Longhorns, the Sooners wasted no time. Tiare Jennings set the tone with an RBI-double in the first inning to put No. 4 OU on top, and the Sooners never looked back...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Rookie Contributions Lifting No. 4 Oklahoma in Postseason Campaign
(by Bryce McKinnis) OKLAHOMA CITY — Vying for a second consecutive Big 12 Tournament title, the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma Sooners are benefiting from heavy contributions from their freshmen. Designated player Ella Parker and right fielder Kasidi Pickering each posted a big offensive day in the Sooners’ 13-2 win Friday over BYU in the...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma 'Excited' to Clash With Texas for Big 12 Tournament Title
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma got its wish for the weekend — a shot at revenge. The No. 4-ranked Sooners dropped their first conference series since 2011 last month to the now-No. 1 Texas Longhorns. OU could level the season series at 2-2 on Saturday and win the Big 12 Tournament in the process...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Oklahoma Overpowers BYU to Advance to Big 12 Tournament Championship
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma fell short of winning the Big 12 regular season title, but the Sooners will have a chance to take home the tournament title. OU freshmen Kasidi Pickering and Ella Parker both tallied three RBIs to power OU past BYU in the first semifinal on Friday at Devon Park, formerly Hall of Fame Stadium...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: Patty Gasso's Offensive Adjustment has Oklahoma Playing With 'Freedom' in the Big 12 Tournament
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — To break out of a slump, sometimes you have to go back to the basics. Oklahoma is no exception. The No. 4-ranked Sooners still have as much power in the lineup as anyone in college softball, but Patty Gasso has gotten her team back on track by reverting back to her roots and playing small ball...read more from AllSooners
'Going to be a tough matchup': OU softball is set to take on BYU in Big 12 Semifinals
(by James D. Jackson) OKLAHOMA CITY – With an offensive surge, Oklahoma run-ruled Kansas in five innings to advance out of the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. Now, the Sooners will look to take on BYU in the semifinals on Friday at 5 p.m. The last time Oklahoma battled it out with BYU, the Sooners came away with a 2-1 series win...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Big 12 Softball Tournament: What OU coach Patty Gasso and players said after win over Kansas
(by James D. Jackson) NORMAN – Oklahoma turned in one of its better performances on Thursday afternoon as the Sooners run-ruled Kansas 10-1 in five innings in the Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at newly named Devon Park in Oklahoma City. The Sooners tallied 10 hits in the contest and scored multiple runs:..read more from Sooners Illustrated
OU Softball: Oklahoma Pummels Kansas to Advance in Big 12 Tournament
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s swagger is back. Spurred by Sunday’s Bedlam victory, the Sooners throttled Kansas to open their portion of the 2024 Big 12 Tournament in style. OU leaned on both the long ball and small ball to blow by the Jayhawks 10-1 in five innings on Thursday at Devon Park, formerly Hall of Fame Stadium...read more from AllSooners
