Head coach Patty Gasso and the U.S. Women’s National Team are set to compete in the World Games beginning August 13 in ...

The world-ranked No. 2 Team USA is in Group A with No. 4 Chinese Taipei, No. 5 Netherlands and No. 12 China. Group B consists of No. 1 Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico, No. 6 Canada and No. 10 Australia.

PATTY GASSO: I was a little sick to my stomach for a second as I saw it getting some distance. If Jayda could get up on the wall and reach, she's going to catch it, and I know that about her.

1990-2000: A coaching rise and a dynasty that almost never was Patty Gasso led the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2000 title. Oklahoma Athletics Oklahoma upset perennial power UCLA in the 2000 title game.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso lived in Los Angeles when the 1984 Olympic Games were hosted in her home city. In 2028, the Games will visit her again with the softball event’s anticipated move to ...

Patty Gasso expects to use four pitchers When Paige Parker was pushed to physical extremes during the 2016 Women’s College World Series, Gasso vowed to never put any of her pitchers in a similar ...

Gasso, who has led the Sooners to four consecutive national titles, received a new deal that will average $2.05 million annually through the 2028 season, not including posssible performance bonuses.

Softball coaches Patty Gasso and Jim Gasso - married for 38 years - bring their programs together to battle on the diamond in an exhibition game.

Patty Gasso, USA TODAY's Women of the Year honoree from Oklahoma, at Marita Hynes Field at the University of Oklahoma Softball Complex in Norman on Dec. 1, 2022.

PATTY GASSO: I've seen a lot of far home runs, but that was elevated to allow her to really get underneath it and get her power in it. So it was definitely another momentum builder for the team.

For Gasso, the 2023 season was just a blur of people telling her, well, if you win five more games, you’ll make history. If you win three more than that, you’ll do this.

Editor's note: This story was originally posted on May 28, 2025, before the 2025 WCWS. With Oklahoma moving on, we have updated it. NORMAN, Okla. -- Patty Gasso pulled Jocelyn Alo into her office ...