Oklahoma Sooners softball

The Oklahoma Sooners softball team is the softball team that represents University of Oklahoma in the sport of women's softball.

Oklahoma Sooners softball
Founded1975
UniversityUniversity of Oklahoma
Head coachPatty Gasso (25th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationNorman, OK
Home stadiumOU Softball Complex (Capacity: 1,378)
NicknameSooners
ColorsCrimson and Cream[1]
         
NCAA Tournament champions
2000, 2013, 2016, 2017
NCAA WCWS runner-up
2012, 2019
NCAA WCWS appearances
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW WCWS appearances
1975, 1980, 1981, 1982
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018
Conference championships
1996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

History

The Sooners participate in the Big 12 Conference, and play their home games at OU Softball Complex. Oklahoma has won their conference title 11 times, has been to the NCAA Tournament 25 times, has been to the NCAA Women's College World Series 12 times, and has won the NCAA championship four times. OU also appeared in the AIAW Women's College World Series four times. The team is coached by Patty Gasso.

The Sooners won their first national championship back in 2000. The swept Harvard, Cal-State Northridge, and Oregon State at their home regionals to advance to their first appearance in the Women's College World Series. They beat California and knocked off Southern Mississippi and Arizona to advance to the championship game against UCLA. They beat UCLA 3-1 to capture their first national title.

They hosted and won their 2013 regional. They beat Marist and Arkansas with a combined score of 41-6. They hosted again their super regionals against Texas A&M where they outscored the Aggies 18-2. In Oklahoma City, they went through 8 seeded Michigan, #10 ranked Texas, and #11 ranked Washington to reach Tennessee in the championship. Game 1 was where Lauren Chamberlain hit her iconic two-run walk-off home run after 12 innings of play. In game 2, Keilani Ricketts drove in all four runs, and Michelle Gascoigne pitched a shut out to obtain their second national title.

Once again, they hosted their regional in 2016 where they beat Wichita State and Ole Miss. The went on to host their super regional against Louisiana-Lafayette where they swept to advance to the Women's College World Series once again. In their first game in the tournament, they beat Alabama in extra innings. They faced #12 Michigan in game 2, and beat LSU in their third to face Auburn in the championship. They won 2-1 in their final game where Paige Parker threw a complete game.

In 2017, Sooners hosted another straight regional and won against North Dakota State, Arkansas, and Tulsa. From there, they went to #7 Auburn for the Super Regionals where they won in two games. They held off Baylor in Oklahoma City, overcame #6 Washington, and beat Oregon to face Florida in the finals. They won game 1 in the longest game ever played in the finals in 17 innings. They finished off the series with a swept to capture their fourth national championship.

Coaching history
Years Coach Record %
1975-1976Amy Dahl18-16.529
1977-1984Marita Hynes257-188.578
1985-1993Michelle Thomas226-230.496
1994Jim Beitia58-15.795
1995–PresentPatty Gasso1,244–329–2.790

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Championships

NCAA Women's College World Series National Championships
Season Coach Record WCWS final opponent
2000Patty Gasso66–8Won Championship game over UCLA 3–1
2013Patty Gasso57–4Won Championship series over Tennessee 2–0
2016Patty Gasso57–8Won Championship series over Auburn 2–1
2017Patty Gasso61–9Won Championship series over Florida 2–0
National Championships[4]

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Conference Championships
Season Conference Record Head Coach
1996Big 12 Conference17–5Patty Gasso
1999Big 12 Conference11–3Patty Gasso
2000Big 12 Conference17–1Patty Gasso
2009Big 12 Conference14–4Patty Gasso
2012Big 12 Conference19–5Patty Gasso
2013Big 12 Conference15–2Patty Gasso
2014Big 12 Conference16–2Patty Gasso
2015Big 12 Conference14–2Patty Gasso
2016Big 12 Conference17–1Patty Gasso
2017Big 12 Conference17–1Patty Gasso
2018Big 12 Conference18–0Patty Gasso
2019Big 12 Conference18–0Patty Gasso

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Conference Tournament Championships
Year Conference Tournament Location Head Coach
1996Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso
2001Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso
2007Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso
2010Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso
2017Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso
2018Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma City, OKPatty Gasso

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Records by opponent

Sources:[7]

Big 12 Conference opponents
Opponent GP W-L-T Win % First meeting Last meeting
Baylor7360-130.8220-2 L
September 21, 1979		6-4 W
May 12, 2018
Iowa State10981-280.7431-2 L
April 15, 1978		9-6 W
May 11, 2018
Kansas11066-440.6005-2 W
April 15, 1978		10-1 W (5)
April 15, 2018
Oklahoma State16090-700.56311-1 W
April 9, 1975		7-0 W
May 5, 2018
Texas6642-240.6361-4 L
April 19, 1997		10-1 W (6)
May 11, 2018
Texas Tech6356-70.8897-1 W
April 22, 1977		19-1 W (5)
March 25, 2018
Former Big 12 Conference opponents
Opponent GP W-L-T Win % First meeting Last meeting
Missouri9352-410.5594-13 L
March 16, 1977		7-0 W
May 20, 2018
Nebraska8844-440.5001-2 L
April 15, 1977		8-0 W (6)
March 17, 2018
Texas A&M7949-300.6200-7 L
April 22, 1977		2-0 W
May 17, 2015
Major Non-Conference opponents
Opponent GP W-L-T Win % First meeting Last meeting
Alabama156-90.40012-0 W
February 16, 1997		3-0 W (8)
June 3, 2016
Arizona4819-290.3963-4 L
March 14, 1979		0-2 L
February 24, 2018
Arizona State2814-140.5000-3 L
March 15, 1979		2-0 W
June 2, 2018
Florida87-10.8751-0 W
February 28, 1998		2-0 W
June 2, 2018
Florida State126-60.5001-0 W
April 24, 1987		6-0 W
February 23, 2013
Michigan218-130.3811-2 L
March 22, 1986		7-5 W
June 4, 2016
Tulsa5444-100.81511-10 W
February 19, 1994		8-0 W (6)
May 19, 2018
UCLA134-90.3082-3 L
March 9, 1981		10-1 W (5)
February 4, 2017

Coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at Oklahoma
Patty GassoHead coach25th
Jennifer RochaAssociate Head Coach and Pitching Coach1st
JT GassoAssistant Coach4th
DJ GassoGraduate Student Manager1st
Delanie GourleyGraduate Student Manager1st
Keilani RickettsVolunteer Assistant Coach1st
Reference:[8]

Notable players

Sources:[9]

Player Awards
USA Softball National Player of the Year
Main article: USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Keilani Ricketts (2012, 2013)
NFCA Freshman of the Year
Paige Parker (2015)
Jocelyn Alo (2018)
Honda Sports Award
Main article: Honda Sports Award
Keilani Ricketts (2013)
Academic All-American of the Year
Lana Moran (2000)

First Team All-Americans

Big 12 Player of the Year
  • Jill Most (1996)
  • Lynette Velazquez (1999)
  • Lisa Carey (2000)
  • Kelli Braitsch (2001)
  • Norelle Dickson (2007)
  • Amber Flores (2009, 2010)
  • Keilani Ricketts (2012)
  • Shelby Pendley (2013, 2015)
  • Erin Miller (2016)
  • Shay Knighten (2017)
  • Sydney Romero (2019)

Big 12 Pitcher of the Year

Big 12 Freshman of the Year
  • Lisa Carey (1998)
  • Jennifer Stewart (1999)
  • Lauren Chamberlain (2012)
  • Paige Parker (2015)
  • Shay Knighten (2016)
  • Nicole Mendes (2017)
  • Jocelyn Alo (2018)
  • Grace Green (2019)

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • Heather Scaglione (2004, 2005)
  • Savannah Long (2008)
  • Lindsey Vandever (2010)
  • Kelsey Arnold (2016, 2018)
  • Caleigh Clifton (2019)

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
  • Andrea Davis (2000)

References
  1. "Colors – OU Brand Guide". April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. "2019 OU Softball Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. "WCWS History". Sooner Sports. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "Oklahoma Sooners Softball 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. p. 19. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. "Oklahoma Sooners Softball 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. pp. 106–107. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. "2019 OU Softball Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. pp. 118–134. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. "Oklahoma Softball Coaches". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. "Big 12 Softball Records" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. pp. 86–89. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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