Published: 02 October 2024

(by Ryan Chapman) The fall slate for the four-time defending national champions starts on Wednesday night. Patty Gasso, fresh off being forever enshrined in bronze outside of Love’s Field, will have plenty of new faces to break in as she prepares to take her program into the SEC. Oklahoma’s legendary senior class moved on after the Sooners...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 01 October 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) For the last few years, Oklahoma softball's fall schedule was mostly an opportunity to tune up and work on conditioning before the spring rolled around. But this year, things are a little bit different. The Sooners, fresh off a fourth consecutive national championship, are down 10 key contributors after graduating the most...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 30 September 2024

(by John E. Hoover) Patty Gasso landed another commitment to the Oklahoma softball program on Monday. Jerrell “Obi” Mailo, a prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, announced her verbal commitment to OU via Twitter/X. “God is always good and His steadfast love endures,” she wrote. “I am extremely honored and humbled to announce that...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Published: 24 September 2024

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — Patty Gasso landed her second 2026 recruit in the last week. A week after securing a commitment from 2026 pitcher Malaya Majam-Finch, OU earned a pledge from outfielder Payton Westra in the same class late Monday night. Westra is ranked as the No. 41 overall player in the junior class by Softball America. Westra...read more from The Oklahoman

Published: 18 September 2024

(by Jesse Crittenden) In just a couple of weeks, fans will get their first glimpse at the next OU softball team. The Sooners released their fall softball schedule on Monday, which includes three battle series games and home matchups against Seminole State College, Louisiana Monroe and MACU. The Sooners will travel to Texas A&M Commerce for their...read more from the OUInsider

Published: 17 September 2024

(by Dekota Gregory) Patty Gasso’s X account foreshadowed there was some good news on the way for Oklahoma’s softball program. Gasso on Monday night posted her usual “GO BOOMER” with bomb emojis, hinting at a new addition incoming. Soon after, Class of 2026 pitcher Malaya Majam-Finch announced her commitment to Gasso and the Sooners.,,read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

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