Veteran pitcher Isabella Smith impresses in OU debut
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — It was certainly a big move when Oklahoma landed veteran pitcher Isabella Smith via the transfer portal last summer. But with so many questions surrounding the Sooners' pitching staff, it was unclear how things would shake out this season. Smith answered a lot of those questions over the weekend...read more from the OUInsider
Patty Gasso is Bringing Her 'Secret Sauce' From Oklahoma to Team USA
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso is ready to take her winning formula to the international stage. On the heels of winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive national title, a crown that marked Gasso’s eighth total, she’s embracing a new role as the head coach of USA Softball. “It's surreal, but I'm so hungry for this,”...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Taking the Helm of Team USA is a 'Dream Come True' for Oklahoma Coach Patty Gasso
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso’s appointment to lead USA Softball has been a dream of the legendary Oklahoma coach for a long time. “I was able to attend the first USA Olympic Games in Atlanta and I was just a very young coach at OU,” Gasso said at her USA Softball introductory press conference on Tuesday...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU sophomore Ella Parker earns SEC weekly honor
(by Bob Przybylo) First week in the SEC for OU softball, and the first weekly honor is checked off. Sophomore Ella Parker was named SEC Co-Player of the Week in helping the Sooners to a 6-0 start. It was 6-0, but it was a hard-earned 6-0. OU needed to win two games in extra innings, including a 2-0 victory in 11 innings against...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Oklahoma Survives Long Beach State Push in 11 Innings
(by Ryan Chapman) Patty Gasso’s return to her alma mater turned into an old school defensive battle on Sunday afternoon. The No. 2-ranked Sooners took on Long Beach State, and after Gasso threw the game’s ceremonial first pitch, her own hurler took center stage. OU left-hander Kierston Deal carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
What channel is OU softball vs Long Beach State on today? Time, TV for Sooners-Beach
(by Jeff Patterson) The third-ranked OU softball team will finish its California trip to start the 2025 season Sunday with a game at Long Beach State. Coach Patty Gasso and the 5-0 Sooners are coming off a 9-0 win Saturday at Loyola Marymount. Here's how to watch the Sooners-Beach today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information...read more from The Oklahoman
OU Softball: Oklahoma Stays Perfect in 2025 With Win Over Loyola Marymount
(by Ryan Chapman) Kasidi Pickering set the tone for another strong Oklahoma performance on Saturday. The star sophomore uncorked a three-run blast in the first inning, which was the start of a five-run frame, to power the No. 2-ranked Sooners past the Loyola Marymount Lions. OU hit four home runs to roll past LMU 9-0 at Smith Field in...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma Hammers Cal State Fullerton For Second Win of the Day
(by Ryan Chapman) On the same day Isabella Smith pitched a five inning perfect game, Patty Gasso opted to use virtually her entire pitching staff. Four different Sooners saw action in the circle in OU’s evening contest against Cal State Fullerton, but the result was the same. No. 2 Oklahoma prevailed over the Titans 13-3 at...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma Rolls Cal Baptist
(by Ryan Chapman) Isabella Smith picked up right where she left off on Thursday night. The Campbell transfer pitcher got the start for Patty Gasso’s No. 2-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, and she dominated Cal Baptist. Smith retired all 10 batters she faced in a relief appearance against Cal State Northridge on Thursday, and carried that...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma Outlasts San Diego State in Extra Innings
(by Ryan Chapman) Through two games there’s no sign of a sophomore slump in sight for Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering. The duo dismantled Cal State Northridge in No. 2 Oklahoma’s season debut, then they staged an encore against San Diego State. OU trailed 3-1 heading into the fifth inning, but Patty Gasso’s sophomore duo...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma Erases Early Deficit to Start 2025 With a Win
(by Ryan Chapman) The 2025 season got off to a rocky start for Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners. Cal State Northridge pushed No. 2-ranked OU in the season-opener, but the Sooners got a handle on things late. Kasidi Pickering’s one-out triple put Oklahoma up in the bottom of the fifth inning, which was all the Sooners needed to...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: How to Watch This Week's Games
(by John E. Hoover) Patty Gasso's Oklahoma softball squad opens the season ranked No. 3 in the nation, and No. 3 in the Southeastern Conference. Of course, the Sooners are more focused on No. 5. That is, a fifth consecutive national championship. No team had ever won four in a row until Gasso's magical 2024 senior class pulled...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Softball: Oklahoma Building on New Identity in Today's Season Debut
(by Ryan Chapman) Finally, the softball season is here. Patty Gasso’s No. 3-ranked Sooners begin the process of officially breaking in a host of new faces in live action on Thursday with a pair of games in California. Up first, Oklahoma takes on Cal State Northridge and San Diego State, which serves as the debut for a team that she has...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Softball: Things to watch during opening weekend
(by Jesse Crittenden) Oklahoma is officially on the quest for its ninth championship. The Sooners open their 2025 season on Thursday in California, beginning with a pair of games against Cal State Northridge (5:30 p.m.) and San Diego State (8 p.m.). The Sooners will play a total of six games through Sunday morning, all in California...read more from the OUInsider
OU softball's pre-SEC schedule more pillow fight than gauntlet. Why Patty Gasso chose that
(by Jenni Carlson) NORMAN — A week or two before the season opener each of the past few years, Patty Gasso would have the same feeling. “OK, we’re ready,” she would think. “We can go now.” The OU softball coach knew by then what she had, and it wasn’t just that she knew the teams were good. Check that — they were really...read more from The Oklahoman
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Softball: Sooners to utilize pitchers early and often this season
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — Oklahoma has often had an abundance of riches on its pitching staff the last two seasons. The Sooners were able to breeze through the regular seasons with a three-headed monster at pitcher. In 2023, the combination of Jordy Bahl, Nicole May and Alex Storako frustrated opponents. In 2024, it was...read more from the OUInsider
Patty Gasso selected as head coach for USA Softball National Team
(by OU Athletics Communications) University of Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso was named USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) head coach, USA Softball announced Monday. Gasso was selected by the USA Softball Selection Review panel and will lead the U.S. Olympic Team through the 2025-28 quadrennial...read more from the OUInsider
Oklahoma 2025 Softball Preview: The Outfield
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Jayda Coleman and Rylie Boone won’t be patrolling the outfield at Love’s Field this spring. That’ll take some getting used to. And while things will look different, Patty Gasso has no shortage of talent to back up her pitching staff in 2025. One of last years’ breakout stars, Kasidi Pickering, is back for her...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — The first position Patty Gasso addressed in the transfer portal last offseason was catcher. The Sooners lost both Kinzie Hansen and Riley Ludlam to graduation, and the emergency third catcher option, Alynah Torres, also departed though OU never had to resort to that a year ago. Gasso had already...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
