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Oklahoma wins record fourth straight NCAA softball title, beating Texas 8-4 for 2-game sweep
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma wins record fourth straight NCAA softball title, beating Texas 8-4 for 2-game sweep

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners have done it again. Oklahoma slugged its way to a record fourth straight NCAA softball title, getting a go-ahead, bases-clearing double from Cydney Sanders and beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep of the Women’s College World Series championship. The Sooners won their eighth title overall, all under coach Gasso, …

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Oklahoma defeats Texas for a record fourth consecutive NCAA softball title
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma defeats Texas for a record fourth consecutive NCAA softball title

LA Times  

Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning of the Sooners’ title-clinching win over Texas in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series final on Thursday. Oklahoma slugged its way to a record fourth straight NCAA softball title, getting a go-ahead, bases-clearing double from Cydney Sanders and beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday night for …

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Maxwell strikes out 11 in 2-hitter, Oklahoma beats UCLA 1-0 to reach Women’s CWS semifinals
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maxwell strikes out 11 in 2-hitter, Oklahoma beats UCLA 1-0 to reach Women’s CWS semifinals

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kelly Maxwell delivered the breakout pitching performance Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso had been waiting for. Maxwell threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the three-time defending national champion Sooners beat UCLA 1-0 on Saturday to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals. “There was no way we would be pulling her after the job she was doing.” …

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Three-time defending champ Oklahoma opens Women’s College World Series with 9-1 win over Duke
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Three-time defending champ Oklahoma opens Women’s College World Series with 9-1 win over Duke

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is off and running in its quest for an unprecedented fourth straight national championship. Kinzie Hansen homered and knocked in three runs, and the Sooners defeated Duke 9-1 in six innings on Thursday in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams. They’ve always been on the cusp.” Kierston Deal threw 2 1/3 innings of …

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3-time defending champ Oklahoma beats Florida State 11-3 in super regional opener
6 months, 4 weeks ago

3-time defending champ Oklahoma beats Florida State 11-3 in super regional opener

Associated Press  

NORMAN, Okla. — Three-time defending national champion Oklahoma is one win away from going back to the Women’s College World Series. 15 seed Florida State 11-3 in six innings in Game 1 of the best-of-three Norman Super Regional on Thursday night. But for Kelly to stay through that and fight through that and throw over 100 pitches -- that’s a …

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For Patty Gasso and Oklahoma softball, a three-peat doesn’t mean dominance comes easy
1 year, 6 months ago

For Patty Gasso and Oklahoma softball, a three-peat doesn’t mean dominance comes easy

New York Times  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Her Oklahoma players schemed, openly and obviously, as all newly crowned champions do when they want to douse their head coach with an ice bath. Gasso stopped resisting and threw up her hands, letting the cold water and ice cubes drench her, playing her part in the Sooners’ now-annual national championship ritual. “That sounds impossible, doesn’t it?” …

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Oklahoma’s Jordy Bahl delivers once again on the biggest stage: ‘She wants the ball’
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma’s Jordy Bahl delivers once again on the biggest stage: ‘She wants the ball’

New York Times  

OKLAHOMA CITY — With a national championship on the line, Oklahoma softball fans couldn’t have been more comfortable with who was in the circle. It’s all over the place.” Just a sophomore, Bahl has already become an icon at Oklahoma and the face of the entire sport of college softball. “When you’re that competitive and you have three phenomenal pitches …

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Jennings has game-winning double, Oklahoma tops Stanford, reaches Women’s College World Series final
1 year, 6 months ago

Jennings has game-winning double, Oklahoma tops Stanford, reaches Women’s College World Series final

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — It wasn’t pretty, but Oklahoma kept its historic win streak alive. 9 Stanford 4-2 on Monday for a shot at their third straight Women’s College World Series title. “We win a lot, and that’s fabulous,” Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said. To get to the championship game means a lot.” Stanford reached the World Series for the third …

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Oklahoma holds off Stanford in extras to reach WCWS final, will face Florida State
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma holds off Stanford in extras to reach WCWS final, will face Florida State

New York Times  

The Oklahoma Sooners took down Stanford 4-2 in extra innings Monday afternoon to secure a spot in the 2023 Women’s College World Series final. — Auerbach About Stanford’s decision to intentionally walk Coleman Stanford isn’t second-guessing the decision to put Coleman on to pitch to Jennings in the top of the ninth. At some point the scales are going to …

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How Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman’s urgency drives the Sooners’ WCWS three-peat bid
1 year, 6 months ago

How Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman’s urgency drives the Sooners’ WCWS three-peat bid

New York Times  

Deana Coleman bought her daughter Jayda a pink glove, because that’s what a parent buys for a four-year-old girl who is about to play T-ball for the first time. “I was like, ‘Oh, this is not going to work,’” Deana Coleman said, chuckling. “I felt like I was invincible.” Then Deana was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2016, and …

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Origins of Oklahoma’s softball dynasty: How Patty Gasso’s first teams laid a foundation
2 years, 6 months ago

Origins of Oklahoma’s softball dynasty: How Patty Gasso’s first teams laid a foundation

New York Times  

Follow our live coverage of Oklahoma vs. Texas in the WCWS final. “She knew that it was her chance.” Without pomp and circumstance, with a bunch of players Gasso didn’t recruit, in a city park littered with glass bottles and trash, the Oklahoma dynasty began. Players on her later teams would recall that Gasso’s first team “gave her the hardest …

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Softball coaches: NCAA can do better with gender equality
3 years, 6 months ago

Softball coaches: NCAA can do better with gender equality

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso has had enough. Her Sooners are closing out another dynamic season by playing Florida State in the best-of-three Women’s College World Series final this week. The men’s and women’s World Series events boasted similar television ratings in 2019 and ratings are strong again this year for the WCWS, according to ESPN. “I …

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