OU softball notepad: Patty Gasso gives update on Alynah Torres' injury
(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — It was mostly smiles for the Sooners following their 1-0 win over UCLA Saturday at the Women's College World Series. However, there was a tough moment in the top of the third inning. UCLA's Jadelyn Allchin hit an infield pop fly near Alynah Torres, who attempted to track the ball in the air. But Torres appeared...read more from the OUInsider
OU Softball: Kelly Maxwell Blanks UCLA, Propels Oklahoma to WCWS Semifinals
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Kelly Maxwell saved her best performance in an Oklahoma uniform for the biggest stage. The veteran left-hander frustrated and thwarted UCLA’s offense at the Women’s College World Series on Saturday, firing Patty Gasso’s Sooners within one game of a return to the Championship Series...read more from AllSooners
Kelly Maxwell, Tiare Jennings put OU softball one win closer to WCWS championship series
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – When you get to this time of year, not much separates the best of the best in softball. That certainly was the case between OU and UCLA. All it takes is one hit there. Or one nice defensive play here. Or a big strikeout. Very little difference. But when the big moments came, OU rose to the occasion just enough...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Oklahoma Ready for 'Fun' WCWS Matchup With 'Lethal' UCLA
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and UCLA are accustomed to meeting at the Women’s College World Series. But it has been a rarity of late for the two softball powers to meet in Oklahoma City for the first time. The Sooners played the Bruins in the first month of the season in both 2022 and 2023. There would be a pair of rematches...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: National Experts Reflect on Legacy of Oklahoma Seniors and OKC as Host
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Ryan Chapman caught up with ESPN analyst and former Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Amanda Scarborough and Softball America general manager, Great Britain National Team coach and UCLA alumnus Tara Henry for their insight on Oklahoma and the state of college softball...read more from AllSooners
Cydney Sanders, Alynah Torres have a 'rebirth' for OU at WCWS, help Sooners dominate Duke
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – OU softball head coach Patty Gasso simply never went away from them. It didn’t matter how much Alynah Torres or Cydney Sanders had been struggling at the plate, Gasso had the belief. You get into the Women’s College World Series, and you can turn your season around with one swing. OU will need more of...read more from the SoonerScoop
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
