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WEEKEND STORYLINES• The No. 6/6 Oklahoma softball team continues its home stretch Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 with a set of four games at Marita Hynes Field in Norman.

• The Sooners will face off against Mercer (2:30 p.m. CT) and RV/#25 Utah (5 p.m.) on Friday before playing Murray State (2:30 p.m.) and Missouri State (5 p.m.) on Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT • The Sooners posted a comeback victory over Wichita State in their first midweek matchup of the season on Wed., March 4, by a score of 8-5.

• After going down 4-0 after the first inning, the Sooners responded with six unanswered runs in the second and third innings before tacking on two more in the sixth. Three home runs helped propel OU to the victory over the Shockers.

• OU’s bats came alive after the first inning, with homers from sophomore Grace Lyons and juniors Lynnsie Elam and Jocelyn Alo. Lyons notched her fifth home run of the season in the third inning to plate three, while Elam launched her team-leading eighth blast of the year in the third on a solo shot to LF. Alo demolished a ball in the sixth to RF for her seventh HR of the season, plating the final two runs of the game.

LAST TIME THEY MET...• Mercer: The Sooners and Bears meet for the first time in program history on Friday.

• Utah: OU holds an 18-5 advantage over the Utes, including a 4-1 record in Norman. The teams last met in Salt Lake City last year for a two-game series. OU topped the Utes 11-2 (6) and 13-3 (5) on Sunday, March 31.

• Murray State: The Sooners and Racers first face for the first time in program history Saturday.

• Missouri State: Oklahoma holds an all-time record of 20-12 against the Bears and a 16-3 mark in Norman. The programs last met in March 2018, where OU posted two wins by score of 6-0 and 9-0 (5).

CAPTAINS’ ORDERS • After hitting her first five career home runs as a sophomore in 2019, OU junior co-captain Lynnsie Elam has launched eight roundtrippers as a junior in 2020. The Chickasha, Okla., native matched her sophomore total just nine games into the season this year and leads OU in HRs (8) and is third in RBIs with 17.

• OU’s other captain, senior utility player Nicole Mendes, made her first appearance of 2020 following knee surgery in the fall at last weekend’s Courtyard Marriott Tournament. The two-time Women’s College World Series All-Tournament honoree and the only national champion on the OU roster (2017) pinch hit three times, registering one hit on an RBI single to plate the go-ahead run in OU’s 15-8 victory over North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 29.

2020 SCHEDULEFeb. 6 vs. Nevada ! W, 9-3Feb. 7 vs. Long Beach State ! W, 10-3Feb. 8 vs. George Washington ! W, 5-2Feb. 8 vs. BYU ! W, 3-1Feb. 14 vs. Bryant # W, 8-3Feb. 14 vs. Northern Iowa # W, 10-2 (6) Feb. 15 vs. Long Beach State # L, 4-5Feb. 15 vs. Arizona # W, 6-4 (10)Feb. 16 vs. Northern Iowa # 8-0 (5)Feb. 21 vs. Nebraska < W, 10-2 (5)Feb. 21 vs. Texas A&M < W, 2-1Feb. 22 vs. Seattle < W, 2-1Feb. 22 vs. Washington < L, 2-12Feb. 23 vs. Wisconsin < L, 2-3Feb. 28 Northwestern & W, 8-3Feb. 28 Abilene Christian & W, 4-2Feb. 29 North Texas & L, 3-4Feb. 29 North Texas & W, 15-8

March 1 Northwestern & W, 5-1March 4 Wichita State W, 8-5March 6 Mercer + 2:30 p.m.March 6 Utah + 5 p.m.March 7 Murray State + 2:30 p.m.March 7 Missouri State + 5 p.m.March 13 New Mexico State $ 3 p.m.March 13 Houston $ 5:30 p.m.March 14 Kent State $ 12:30 p.m.March 14 TBD $ 3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.March 15 TBD $ 10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.March 18 at North Texas 6 p.m.March 20 Texas * 6:30 p.m.March 21 Texas * 12 p.m.March 22 Texas * 3 p.m.March 27 at Iowa State * 4 p.m.March 28 at Iowa State * 1 p.m.March 29 at Iowa State * 12 p.m.

April 3 at Baylor * 6 p.m.April 4 at Baylor * 4:30 p.m.April 5 at Baylor * 2 p.m.April 7 at Tulsa 6 p.m.April 10 Kentucky 6 p.m.April 11 Kentucky 12 p.m.April 14 at Wichita State 6 p.m.April 17 Kansas * 5 p.m.April 18 Kansas * 1 p.m.April 19 Kansas * 12 p.m.April 22 at UT Arlington 6 p.m.April 24 Texas Tech * 6:30 p.m.April 25 Texas Tech * 1 p.m.April 26 Texas Tech * 11:30 a.m.April 30 Oklahoma State * TBD

May 1 at Oklahoma State * TBDMay 2 Oklahoma State * 8 p.m.May 8-9 Big 12 Championship % TBAMay 14-17 NCAA Regionals TBAMay 21-24 NCAA Super Regionals TBAMay 28-June 3 WCWS % TBA

All times listed as central | Home games in boldDates and times subject to change

* Big 12 Game! Puerto Vallarta College Challenge# Hillenbrand Invitational< Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic& Courtyard Marriott Tournament+ OU Home Tournament 2$ OU Home Tournament 3% Played at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

OKLAHOMAS O F T B A L L

2000, 2013, 2016, 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 13 WCWS APPEARANCES • 18 BIG 12 TITLES65 ALL-AMERICA HONORS • 141 ALL-REGION HONORS • 100 ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM HONORS

#6/6 OKLAHOMA SOONERS(2020: 16-4, 0-0 Big 12)Head Coach: Patty Gasso (26th Season)Record at OU: 1,276-337-2

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• March 6-7 • Norman, Okla. • Marita Hynes Field at OU Softball Complex • TV: SoonerSports.tv • Radio: KEBC 1560 AM • Stats: OUStats.com

Mercer Bears: 9-12

RV/#25 Utah Utes: 12-2

Murray State Racers: 11-6

Missouri State Bears: 6-8

2020 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL • HILLENBRAND INVITATIONAL 2

NEWCOMERS STEPPING UP• Oklahoma’s newcomers have quickly become one of the top storylines for the 2020 Sooners. OU has started eight fresh faces across the lineup in the early part of the season.

• Freshman Kinzie Hansen out of Norco, Calif., has shown power at the plate for OU. Out of Sooners that have played at least five games, Hansen ranks second on the team in batting average (.448), first in hits (30) and RBIs (23) and boasts a .672 slugging percentage and .493 on-base clip.

• In the circle, three freshmen have started games for the Sooners: redshirt frosh Brooke Vestal and true freshmen Macy McAdoo and Olivia Rains. McAdoo is second among OU pitchers with five wins, while Rains is second in strikeouts (20) and opponent batting average (.222) among those with five or more appearances. Another true freshman, Allana Thiede, out of Carlsbad, Calif., has made three appearances, striking out two in 3.0 innings pitched.

• Junior transfer Taylon Snow has made an impact at second base in her first season at OU. Snow is batting .351 on the year in the leadoff spot (11 starts) with one home run and has contributed in the field with 13 putouts and 16 assists.

THREE NAMED TO POTY WATCH LIST• Senior pitcher Giselle Juarez, junior utility player Jocelyn Alo and sophomore utility player Grace Green are among the 50 student-athletes on the USA Softball preseason Player of the Year watch list. Juarez was named an NFCA First-Team All-American in 2019, while Alo was a second-team selection and Green was a third-team honoree.

• OU’s three selections tie Alabama, Arizona, Texas and Washington for second most nationally. UCLA leads all programs with four on the list.

• The top 25 finalists for the 2020 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award will be announced April 22. While an athlete does not have to be on the Watch List to be considered for the top 25, the eventual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will come from the top 25 finalists. The top 10 finalists will be announced May 6 and the top three announced May 20. The 2020 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be revealed May 26.

• Oklahoma alumna and current USA Softball team member Keilani Ricketts was a two-time recipient of the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award (2012, 2013).

BIG 12 PRESEASON FAVORITES AGAIN • Winner of the last eight regular season Big 12 championships, the Oklahoma softball team topped the 2020 Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll. For the fourth year in a row, each of the other six head coaches selected the Sooners as No. 1. This marks the eighth straight year and 11th in the last 12 that OU has topped the conference’s preseason poll.

• Last year, the Sooners became the first program to finish Big 12 play undefeated in back-to-back seasons. OU is undefeated in its last 54 conference series (50-0-4 in that span) and has not lost a conference series since 2011. Overall, the Sooners finished 2019

# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)0 Rylie Boone OF L/L 5-3 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. (Owasso HS)1 Kinsey Koeltzow C R/R 5-6 So. 1L Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle HS)3 Grace Lyons INF R/R 5-7 So. 1L Peoria, Ariz. (Sandra Day O’Connor HS)4 Shannon Saile RHP R/R 5-7 Sr. 3L Land O’Lakes, Fla. (Florida International)5 Taylon Snow INF L/R 5-5 Jr. TR Chino Hills, Calif. (Auburn)7 Olivia Rains RHP R/R 5-11 Fr. HS Pryor, Okla. (Pryor HS)9 Kinzie Hansen INF R/R 5-11 Fr. HS Norco, Calif. (Norco HS)11 Nicole Mendes UTL L/L 5-7 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas (Home School)12 Mackenzie Donihoo INF R/R 5-3 Fr. HS Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS)13 Macy McAdoo RHP R/R 6-0 Fr. HS Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle HS)15 Eliyah Flores UTL R/R 5-2 Jr. 2L Colton, Calif. (Grand Terrace HS)18 Brooke Vestal RHP R/R 6-0 R-Fr. HS New Braunfels, Texas (Canyon HS)21 Grace Green UTL L/R 5-9 So. 1L Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale HS)22 Lynnsie Elam C R/R 5-9 Jr. 2L Chickasha, Okla. (Chickasha HS)25 Raylee Pogue UTL R/R 5-8 Fr. HS Washington, Okla. ( Washington HS)27 Alycia Flores OF R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Colton, Calif. (Grand Terrace HS)45 Giselle “G” Juarez LHP L/L 6-0 Sr. 3L Glendale, Ariz. (Arizona State)48 Alanna Thiede LHP L/L 5-7 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS)78 Jocelyn Alo UTL R/R 5-8 Jr. 2L Hauula, Hawaii (James Campbell HS)

Head Coach: Patty Gasso | Associate Head Coach: Jennifer Rocha | Assistant Coach: JT GassoVolunteer Assistant Coach: Paige Parker | Graduate Student Manager: DJ Gasso

Graduate Assistant: Kelsey Arnold | Student Assistants: Fale Aviu, Shay Knighten, Sydney Romero

QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITYLocation ...........................................................Norman, Okla. Founded ............................................................................. 1890 Enrollment.......................................................................31,244 Nickname .................................................................... Sooners Colors .................................................... Crimson and CreamConference...................................................................... Big 12Interim President ................................... Joseph Harroz Jr. VP/Director of Athletics ...........................Joe Castiglione

OKLAHOMA PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Softball ........................................................1975All-Time Record ....................................1,834-786-2 (.699)All-Time Big 12 Record ................................. 343-85 (.801)Big 12 Regular Season Titles ..............................................12Big 12 Championship Titles .................................................6NCAA Tournament Appearances ......... 26 (1994-2019)Super Regional Appearances ............................................13...... (2005, ’07, ’08, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19)WCWS Appearances ...........................................................13 ...(2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19) National Championships.................4 (2000, ’13, ’16, ’17)

STAFF INFORMATIONHead Coach ..... Patty Gasso (Long Beach State, 1984) Career Record ................1,438-396-3 (.784) [30th year]Record at OU.................... 1,275-337-2 (.791) [26th year]Associate Head Coach ...............................Jennifer RochaAssistant Coach .......................................................JT Gasso Volunteer Assistant Coach ........................... Paige Parker Director of Operations ..........................Jackie Livingston

STADIUM INFORMATIONStadium ...............................................OU Softball ComplexField (Capacity) ......................Marita Hynes Field (1,378)All-Time Stadium Record.........................484-62-1 (.887)

2020 OUTLOOKLetterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................9/11Position Starters Returning/Lost ..................................6/4Primary Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................................2/1Newcomers ...............................................................................9All-Americans Returning/Lost ......................................3/4

2019 TEAM INFORMATIONOverall Record ...................................................................57-6Conference Record (Finish) .............................18-0 (First)NCAA Postseason .......Women’s College World Series NFCA Final Ranking .............................................................. 2

COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATIONCommunications Contact.............................Patrick DunnE-Mail ................................................. [email protected] ........Office: 405-325-4274 | Cell: 405-388-1353

CONNECT WITH THE #SOONERSTwitter ..............................................................@OU_SoftballInstagram ........................................................@OU_SoftballFacebook ................................................ Oklahoma Softball

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Patty Gasso .................................................................GAS-ohJennifer Rocha .....................................................ROACH-uhJT Gasso .......................................................................GAS-oh

Jocelyn Alo ..................................................................AHL-oh Lynnsie Elam ................................................................EE-lum Eliyah Flores ...................................uh-LEE-uh FLOOR-ezAlycia Flores ...........................uh-LEE-see-uh FLOOR-ezGiselle Juarez ......................................................... WHAR-ezKinsey Koeltzow ....................................................... KELT-zoNicole Mendes .........................................................MEN-dezShannon Saile ................................................................... SAIL Taylon Snow ................................................................ TAY-lun Alanna Thiede ............................ uh-LONN-uh THEE-dee


with a 57-6 record as they made their 13th Women’s College World Series appearance, culminating with a national runner-up finish.

FRESH FACES• The Sooners have featured a new look in 2020 with nine newcomers having already taken the field for OU.

• The pitching staff includes three true freshmen in right-hander Olivia Rains, right-hander Macy McAdoo and left-hander Alanna Thiede, plus right-handed redshirt freshman Brooke Vestal.

• Junior Taylon Snow, a transfer from Auburn, has contributed early at second base in her first year with the Sooners. As a sophomore at Auburn, Snow started 52 games and her .324 batting average was third-highest on the team.

• Freshman OF Rylie Boone out of Owasso High School and INF Mackenzie Donihoo of Mustang High have found spots in the outfield. Both earned 6A all-state honors in Oklahoma. Another all-stater, Raylee Pogue, out of Mustang, Okla., has served as a dynamic utility player to start 2020.

• Continuing OU’s California pipeline are freshmen Kinzie Hansen of Norco, Alycia Flores of Colton and Alanna Thiede of Carlsbad. Hansen, listed as a catcher, has started 12 of OU’s 14 games at first base, while Flores, younger sister of junior Eliyah, has seen time at designated player and in the outfield and Thiede has contributed early for the Sooners in the circle as a lefty.

HOME SWEET HOME• After playing 37 of their 52 regular season games away from home in 2019, the Sooners will play more than half of their regular season matchups inside the friendly confines of Marita Hynes Field in 2020.

• OU will play 12 games against teams that reached the 2019 NCAA Tournament, including four Super Regional participants and three Women’s College World Series qualifiers.

2020 SCORE BY INNING

USA TODAY/NFCA DI COACHES POLLWeek 4 - March 3

School Points Record Previous1. UCLA (26) 793 19-1 12. Washington (4) 766 19-2 23. Texas (2) 738 20-3 34. Arizona 675 17-3 75. LSU 649 16-3 46. Oklahoma 638 15-4 57. Florida 589 17-4 68. Louisiana 576 14-5 109. Alabama 493 12-7 810. Kentucky 484 17-3 1211. Oregon 461 17-2 1012. Florida State 433 10-6 913. Georgia 398 20-4 1414. Oklahoma State 390 13-5 1515. South Carolina 303 14-4 1616. Michigan 287 12-6 1317. Arizona State 281 16-6 1718. Minnesota 220 12-7 1819. Virginia Tech 198 16-4 1920. Arkansas 184 16-4 2221. Baylor 170 17-4 2322. UCF 139 16-2 RV23. Missouri 111 15-6 2124. Mississippi State 78 18-3 RV25. Fresno State 74 16-4 RV

Receiving votes: North Texas (47), Utah (43), Tennessee (41), James Madison (27), Stanford (27), San Jose State (21), Texas Tech (19), Oregon State (12), Clemson (10), Houston (9), Notre Dame (5), Duke (3), Loyola Marymount (3), Villanova (2), Wisconsin (2), Tulsa (1).

ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL COLLEGIATE TOP 25Week 4 - March 3

School Points Record Previous1. UCLA (15) 495 19-1 12. Texas (5) 472 20-3 33. Washington 469 19-2 24. LSU 421 16-3 45. Arizona 406 17-3 76. Oklahoma 387 15-4 57. Louisiana 349 14-5 98. Florida 342 17-4 69. Oregon 319 17-2 1010. Kentucky 290 17-3 1311. Florida State 282 10-6 812. Oklahoma State 274 13-5 1413. Alabama 273 12-7 1214. Georgia 225 20-4 1515. Arizona State 200 16-6 1616. Michigan 192 12-6 1117. South Carolina 182 14-4 1718. Baylor 162 17-4 1919. Minnesota 148 12-7 1820. Arkansas 86 16-4 2121. Virginia Tech 80 16-4 20T22. Mississippi State 65 18-3 RVT22. UCF 65 16-2 RV24. Missouri 60 15-6 2325. Utah 52 12-2 RV

Receiving votes: Fresno State (45), North Texas (24), Stanford (24), Louisville (17), San Jose State (16), Oregon State (13), Tennessee (13), South Florida (11), Texas Tech (8), Wisconsin (8), Cal State Fullerton (7), Duke (5), James Madison (5), Villanova (5), Notre Dame (3), Auburn (1).

OKLAHOMA’S 2020 RECORD...Overall .................................................. 16-4Conference ........................................... 0-0Non-Conference ................................ 16-4At home .................................................. 5-1On the road ............................................1-0At neutral sites ................................... 10-3Day games ...........................................12-4Night games .........................................4-0vs. left-handed starter .......................3-0vs. right-handed starter ...................13-4One-run games .................................... 2-3Two-run games ....................................3-0Five or more run games ..................... 8-1Extra innings ..........................................1-0Shutouts .................................................1-0Run-Rule Games..................................2-0vs. Top-25 ................................................ 1-1Scoring 0-2 runs ................................... 2-1Scoring 3-5 runs ..................................4-3Scoring 6-9 runs ..................................6-0Scoring 10+ runs ..................................4-0

Opponent scores 0-2 runs ................9-0Opponent scores 3-5 runs ................ 6-3Opponent scores 6-9 runs .................1-0Opponent scores 10+ runs .................0-1When OU scores in 1st inning ............7-1When opponent scores in 1st ............4-1OU scores first ..................................... 10-1Opponent scores first ........................ 6-3OU out-hits opponent........................14-1Opponent out-hits OU ........................ 1-3Hits are tied............................................1-0OU hits zero home runs ..................... 5-3OU hits one home run ......................... 3-1OU hits 2+ home runs ........................8-0Opponent hits zero home runs ...... 10-1Opponent hits one home run ..........4-2Opponent hits 2+ home runs ............ 2-1OU makes zero errors ...................... 10-2OU makes one error ............................ 5-1OU makes 2+ errors .............................. 1-1Opponent makes zero errors ........... 7-2Opponent makes one error ............... 6-1

Opponent makes 2+ errors................ 3-1OU leads after fourth inning .......... 13-0OU trails after fourth inning .............. 1-3Game tied after fourth inning ........... 2-1OU leads after fifth inning ................ 12-1OU trails after fifth inning .................. 1-2Game tied after fifth inning ................ 1-1OU leads after sixth inning ............... 12-1OU trails after sixth inning ................. 1-3Game tied after sixth inning............ 0-0In February .......................................... 14-4In March .................................................2-0In April ................................................... 0-0In May .................................................... 0-0In June ................................................... 0-0On Monday ........................................... 0-0On Tuesday .......................................... 0-0On Wednesday .....................................1-0On Thursday ..........................................1-0On Friday ...............................................7-0On Saturday .......................................... 5-3On Sunday .............................................. 2-1

LONGEST HITTING STREAKS Current 2020 CareerAlo 10 10 12Green 6 6 10Elam 1 8 8Hansen 13 13 13Boone 4 4 4Lyons 3 6 6Snow - 4 4E. Flores 2 2 2Koeltzow 2 2 2A. Flores - 2 2Donihoo 1 2 2Pogue 2 2 2Mendes 1 1 21

MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES(career # in parentheses) 2 3 4 5+ TotalAlo 7 (34) 1 (11) 1 (1) - 9 (46)Green 4 (15) - (4) - - 4 (19)Mendes - (39) - (9) - (1) - - (49)Elam 6 (11) - (1) - - 6 (12)Lyons 4 (9) 2 (3) - - 6 (12)E. Flores - (1) - - - - (1)Hansen 7 (7) 2 (2) - - 9 (9)Boone 3 (3) - - - 3 (3)A. Flores 2 (2) 1 (1) - - 3 (3)Snow 3 (3) 1 (1) - - 4 (4)Pogue 1 (1) - - - 1 (1)Koeltzow 1 (1) - - - 1(1)Team (‘20) 38 7 1 - 46

MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES(career # in parentheses) 2 3 4 5+ TotalGreen 1 (9) 1 (3) - (3) - (1) 2 (16)Alo 1 (22) - (10) 3 (4) - (4) 4 (40)Mendes - (12) - (2) - (1) - - (15)Lyons 2 (6) 3 (4) - (1) - 5 (11)Elam 2 (4) 2 (4) - (1) - 4 (9)E. Flores - (3) - - - - (3)Hansen 1 (1) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1) 5 (5)Koeltzow - (1) - - - - (1)Boone 1 (1) - - - 1 (1)Snow 1 (1) - - - 1 (1)Donihoo 2 (2) - - - 2 (2)Team 12 8 4 1 25

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8+ TotalOklahoma 21 15 21 24 16 19 7 2 125Opponents 12 14 10 4 9 7 10 0 66

2020 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL • HILLENBRAND INVITATIONAL

STAR-STUDDED STAFF• Head Coach Patty Gasso announced five new additions to the Oklahoma coaching staff in the fall as Paige Parker joined the program as volunteer assistant, Kelsey Arnold was named graduate assistant and Sydney Romero, Falepolima Aviu and Shay Knighten were named as student assistants for the 2019-2020 school year.

• Some of the most decorated Sooners in program history, Parker, Arnold, Romero, Aviu and Knighten were all members of the Oklahoma teams that won national championships in 2016 and 2017.

• The five OU standouts account for nine All-America honors, 17 All-Big 12 selections, five Big 12 regular season titles, three Big 12 Tournament Championships and four Women’s College World Series appearances.

QUICK HITS • Former Sooner Keilani Ricketts was named an alternate for the 2020 USA Softball Women’s Olympic Team roster that will compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in addition to select tour stops as part of the Stand Beside Her Tour. As a member of the USA squad, Ricketts will represent the United States in softball as the sport makes its return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008.

SOONERS ANNOUNCE TV SLATE• The Sooners will have 22 of their regular season games televised in 2020.

• Three contests will air on the ESPN family of networks, seven on FOX Sports Oklahoma (FSOK), two on FSOK+, one apiece on FSN and FS1 and and five on Sooner Sports TV Powered by FOX Sports. An additional three road contests are scheduled to air on Big 12 NOW on ESPN+.

• Four Sooners games will be televised nationally in 2020. OU’s March 22 contest against Texas will air on ESPNU, its April 10 game vs. Kentucky will be aired on FS1, while its April 25 matchup vs. Texas Tech will air on ESPN2. The May 2 regular season finale vs. Oklahoma State will be broadcasted by ESPN.

• Three of the Big 12’s seven regular-season national broadcasts will involve the Sooners and seven of the nine Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship contests will also be televised via FCS. The Big 12 Softball Championship game on May 9 will be televised nationally on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. CT.

2020 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

HittingAt bats ................................................... 38, vs. Arizona (2/15)Runs scored ..................................15 vs. North Texas (2/29)Hits ................................................... 17 vs. North Texas (2/29)RBI ...................................................15 vs. North Texas (2/29)Doubles .............................4, 2x MR vs. North Texas (2/29)Triples ..............................................1, 2x, MR vs. LBSU (2/15)Home runs .......................................................4 vs. UNI (2/14)Total bases ...................................30 vs. North Texas (2/29)Walks ...........................................................9 vs. Nevada (2/6)Strikeouts ..................................... 10 vs. Northwestern (3/1)Sacrifice hits ..................................................2 vs. LBSU (2/7)Sacrifice flies ..................................1, 6x, MR vs. ACU (2/28)Stolen bases .......................................4 vs.Texas A&M (2/21)Hit by pitch ............................ ..2, 2x, MR vs. Arizona (2/15)Runners LOB ........................................... 12 vs. Nevada (2/6)

FieldingPutouts ..................................................30, vs. Arizona (2/15)Assists............................................15, vs. Wichita State (3/4)Errors .....................................................2, MR vs. LBSU (2/14)Passed balls ......................1, 3x MR vs. North Texas (2/29)Double plays .................. 2, 2x MR vs. Wichita State (3/4)

PitchingInnings pitched ............................... 10.0, vs. Arizona (2/15)Runs allowed ..............................12, vs. Washington (2/22)Earned runs .................................12, vs. Washington (2/22)Walks allowed ...................8, 2x MR vs. Wisconsin (2/23)Strikeouts ......................................... 11, 2x, MR vs. BYU (2/8)Hits allowed ................................... 11 vs. North Texas (2/29)Doubles allowed ....................................2, vs. Seattle (2/22)Triples allowed ...............1, 2x, MR vs. North Texas (2/29)Homers allowed ........................... 6 vs. North Texas (2/29)Wild pitches .................................... 2, 2x, MR vs. UNI (2/14)Hit batters ...................2, 3x, MR vs. Northwestern (2/28)

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

HittingAt bats ......................5, 7x, MR Alo vs. North Texas (2/29)Runs scored ....... 3, 7x, MR Three vs. North Texas (2/29)Hits ...........................................4, Alo vs. North Texas (2/29)RBI ..................................5, Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29)Doubles .........2, 3x, MR A. Flores vs. North Texas (2/29)Triples .................................1, 2x, MR Green vs. LBSU (2/15)Home runs ......2, 2x, MR Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29)Total bases ....................9, Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29)Walks ................2, 7x, MR Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29)Sacrifice hits ........ 1, 10x, MR Lyons vs. North Texas (2/29)Sacrifice flies ....................1, 6x, MR Lyons vs. North Texas (2/29)Stolen bases .........2, 3x, MR Green vs. North Texas (2/29)Hit by pitch .........1, 9x, MR Lyons vs. Northwestern (3/1)

FieldingPutouts .................................................12, Elam vs. BYU (2/8)Assists................ 6, 2x, MR E. Flores vs. Northwestern (3/1)Errors ..................1, 10x, MR Green vs. North Texas (2/29)Passed balls ..........1, 3x, MR Elam vs. North Texas (2/29)

PitchingInnings pitched .......................... 7.0, Saile vs.Northwestern (3/1)Runs allowed .....................4, 6x, MR Rains vs. WSU (3/4)Earned runs ........................4, 3x, MR Rains vs. WSU (3/4)Walks allowed ..............8, MR Saile vs. Wisconsin (2/23)Strikeouts ..........................10, Saile vs. Northwestern (3/1)Hits allowed ........................6, Saile vs. North Texas (2/29)Doubles allowed .........................2, Saile vs. Seattle (2/22) Triples allowed .................1, 2x, MR Vestal vs. ACU (2/28)Homers allowed .....3, 2x, MR Saile, McAdoo vs. UNT (2/29)Wild pitches ...................................2, McAdoo vs. UNI (2/14)Hit batters .............................. 2, Saile vs. Wisconsin (2/23)


THE LAST TIME OKLAHOMA...Scored 10+ runs in a game ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Scored 15+ runs in a game ................................................................................................................................................................. 15 vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Scored 20+ runs in a game .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 vs. Iowa State (G2) (3/31/17)Recorded 15+ hits in a game ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Recorded 20+ hits in a game ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 vs. East Carolina (3/15/15)Scored 10+ runs in an inning ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 (4th) vs. Utah (G2) (3/31/19)Drew 10 or more walks in a game ..................................................................................................................................................................11 at Kansas (4/12/19)Stole five or more bases in a game ..............................................................................................................................................5 vs. Iowa State (G2) (3/31/17)Hit five or more home runs in game .............................................................................................................................................. 5 vs. Northwestern (5/25/19)Hit two or more grand slams in a game .............................................................................................................................................2 vs. Boise State (2/20/14)Defeated No. 1 team (NFCA)..............................................................................................................................................................3-0 vs. #1 California (6/1/12)Defeated ranked opponent at home ................................................................................................................................. 8-0 vs. #18 Northwestern (5/25/19)Defeated ranked opponent on the road ............................................................................................................................ 6-4 (10) at #4/4 Arizona (2/15/20)Defeated ranked opponent at a neutral site..................................................................................................................................7-3 vs. #8 Alabama (6/2/19)Lost to ranked opponent at home............................................................................................................................................3-4 vs. #15 Baylor (G1) (4/23/17)Lost to ranked opponent on the road ...............................................................................................................................................0-5 at #4 Oregon (4/19/17)Lost to ranked opponent at a neutral site ............................................................................................................................ 2-12 vs. #2 Washington (2/22/19)Lost to unranked opponent at home ............................................................................................................................................3-4 vs. North Texas (2/29/29)Lost to unranked opponent on the road ............................................................................................................................5-7 at Cal State Fullerton (3/18/16)Lost to unranked opponent at a neutral site ................................................................................................................................. 2-3 vs. Wisconsin (2/23/20)Won a run-rule game ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10-2 (5) vs. Nebraska (2/21/20)Lost a run-rule game ......................................................................................................................................................................0-8 (6) vs. #17 Baylor (4/18/15) Won an extra-inning game .................................................................................................................................................... 6-4 (10) at #4/4 Arizona (2/15/20)Lost an extra-inning game .......................................................................................................................................................... 0-1 (8) vs. #8 Alabama (6/2/19)Was No-Hit........................................................................................................................................................................... 7-0 vs. North Carolina State (3/16/07)Turned a triple play ..............................................................................................................................................................5-4-3 vs. Loyola Marymount (2/8/14)

THE LAST TIME AN OU PLAYER...Recorded 4+ hits in a game ....................................................................................................................................... 4, Jocelyn Alo vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Scored 4+ runs in a game ......................................................................................................................... 4, Sydney Romero vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/24/19)Drove in 5+ runs in a game .....................................................................................................................................5, Kinzie Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Hit 2+ home runs in a game ...................................................................................................................................2, Kinzie Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Hit a grand slam ............................................................................................................................................................ Kinzie Hansen vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Hit back-to-back home runs ..................................................................................................... Eliyah Flores and Raylee Pogue vs. North Texas (2/29/20)Hit back-to-back-to-back home runs .....................................................................Jessica Shults, Keilani Ricketts and Shelby Pendley vs. Stanford (2/8/13)Hit for the cycle ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................Never happenedDrew 4+ walks in a game ................................................................................................................................. 4, Nicole Pendley vs. Iowa State (G2) (3/31/17)Stole 3+ bases in a game ........................................................................................................................................... 3, Nicole Mendes at Texas Tech (4/30/17)Had a walk-off home run .......................................................... Kinzie Hansen (two-run home run, five-inning run-rule) vs. Northern Iowa (2/16/20)Had a walk-off hit ......................................................................................... Shay Knighten (RBI single, six-inning run-rule) vs. #15 Texas Tech (5/10/19)

THE LAST TIME AN OU PITCHER...Struck out 10+ batters ...........................................................................................................................................10, Shannon Saile vs. Northwestern (3/1/20)Struck out 15+ batters .................................................................................................................................................. 16, Giselle Juarez vs. Wisconsin (5/18/19)Threw a no-hitter ................................................................................................................................................................Giselle Juarez vs. Wisconsin (5/18/19)Threw a perfect game ................................................................................................ Giselle Juarez, Mariah Lopez and Shannon Saile vs. UMBC (5/17/19)


OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL CAREER HOME RUNS(EI) extra-inning home run | (GS) grand slam | (IP) inside the park home run | (LO) leadoff home run | (PH) pinch-hit home run | (WO) walk-off home run | Bold = multi-HR game

JOCELYN ALO No. Opponent Date RBI53 (7) WICHITA STATE 3/5/20 252 (6) NORTH TEXAS 2/29/20 251 (5) vs. Seattle 2/22/20 150 (4) vs. UNI 2/16/20 149 (3) vs. Bryant 2/14/20 248 (2) vs. Bryant 2/14/20 247 (1) vs. LBSU 2/7/20 346 (16) vs. Alabama 6/2/19 245 (15) NORTHWESTERN 5/25/19 244 (14) at Oklahoma State (Game 2) 5/5/19 243 (13) vs. Oklahoma State 5/4/19 142 (12) at Iowa State (Game 2) 4/26/19 141 (11) at Iowa State (Game 1) 4/26/19 (GS) 440 (10) at Wichita State 4/24/19 239 (9) at Wichita State 4/24/19 338 (8) at Texas 4/20/19 337 (7) BAYLOR 4/5/19 236 (6) at Utah (Game 2) 3/31/19 135 (5) at Texas Tech 3/24/19 234 (4) vs. Illinois 3/16/19 233 (3) at Loyola Marymount 3/14/19 232 (2) vs. Hofstra 2/16/19 131 (1) vs. Hofstra 2/16/19 230 vs. Florida 6/2/18 129 vs. Arizona State 6/2/18 128 ARKANSAS 5/26/18 227 ARKANSAS 5/25/18 126 TULSA 5/19/18 225 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 5/18/18 224 vs. Texas 5/11/18 323 TEXAS 4/29/18 (EI) 122 TEXAS 4/29/18 121 TEXAS 4/27/18 120 at Oregon State 4/20/18 219 at Tulsa 4/17/18 118 KANSAS 4/13/18 (IP) 317 IOWA STATE (GAME 1) 4/8/18 316 TEXAS TECH 3/25/18 315 TEXAS TECH 3/25/18 314 TEXAS TECH 3/24/18 213 TEXAS TECH 3/23/18 212 at CSUN 3/19/18 111 at Cal State Fullerton 3/18/18 110 vs. Nebraska 3/17/18 19 INDIANA 3/9/18 28 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 3/4/18 17 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 3/3/18s 26 MISSOURI STATE 3/2/18 25 vs. BYU 2/23/18 14 vs. Arizona State 2/22/18 13 vs. Arizona State 2/22/18 22 at Grand Canyon 2/10/18 21 vs. Weber State 2/9/18 1

LYNNSIE ELAM No. Opponent Date RBI13 (8) WICHITA STATE 3/5/20 112 (7) ABILENE CHRISTIAN 2/28/20 111 (6) NORTHWESTERN 2/28/20 210 (5) vs. UNI 2/16/20 29 (4) vs. Arizona 2/15/20 18 (3) vs. UNI 2/14/20 37 (2) vs. Bryant 2/14/20 16 (1) vs. GWU 2/8/20 15 NORTHWESTERN 5/25/19 14 at Iowa State (Game 2) 4/26/19 23 at Iowa State (Game 1) 4/26/19 12 at Utah (Game 1) 3/31/19 31 NORTHWESTERN 3/10/19 1

ELIYAH FLORES No. Opponent Date RBI2 (1) ABILENE CHRISTIAN 2/28/20 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 5/2/18 2

GRACE GREEN No. Opponent Date RBI17 vs. UCLA 6/3/19 116 NORTHWESTERN 5/25/19 115 WISCONSIN (Game 2) 5/19/19 114 at Oklahoma State (Game 2) 5/5/19 113 at Texas 4/20/19 212 at Kansas 4/14/19 211 at Kansas 4/14/19 110 at Kansas 4/12/19 29 BAYLOR 4/6/19 28 TULSA 3/27/19 27 at Texas Tech 3/23/19 (GS) 46 at Texas Tech 3/23/19 15 at Texas Tech 3/23/19 14 vs. Dartmouth 3/15/19 13 McNEESE 3/5/19 22 vs. Hofstra 2/16/19 21 vs. Charlotte 2/9/18 1

KINZIE HANSEN No. Opponent Date RBI3 (3) NORTH TEXAS 2/29/20 (GS) 42 (2) NORTH TEXAS 2/29/20 11 (1) vs. UNI 2/14/20 (WO) 3

GRACE LYONS No. Opponent Date RBI13 (5) WICHITA STATE 3/5/20 312 (4) NORTHWESTERN 2/28/20 111 (3) vs. Seattle 2/22/20 110 (2) vs. LBSU 2/15/20 39 (1) vs. UNI 2/14/20 18 vs. Alabama 6/2/19 17 UMBC 5/17/19 26 TULSA 3/27/19 15 NORTHWESTERN 3/10/19 34 NORTHWESTERN 3/8/19 13 vs. Hofstra 2/16/19 (GS) 42 vs. Notre Dame 2/14/19 11 vs. San Diego State 2/10/19 1

NICOLE MENDESNo. Opponent Date RBI13 (6) vs. Alabama 6/2/19 112 (5) UMBC 5/17/19 211 (4) at Utah (Game 2) 3/31/19 (GS) 410 (3) at Texas Tech 3/23/19 29 (2) McNEESE 3/5/19 28 (1) vs. UC Santa Barbara 2/24/19 27 vs. Florida 6/6/17 (LO) 1*6 vs. Florida 6/5/17 1*5 TULSA 5/22/17 (LO) 1*4 vs. Texas Tech 5/12/17 23 at Oklahoma State 5/6/17 12 vs. UAB 3/25/17 21 vs. Louisiana Tech 3/25/17 1

RAYLEE POGUENo. Opponent Date RBI1 (1) ABILENE CHRISTIAN 2/28/20 1

TAYLON SNOW*No. Opponent Date RBI1 (1) vs. UNI 2/14/20 1

*As a Sooner


2020 STARTING LINEUPS BY POSITIONDate Opponent P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DPFeb. 6 vs. Nevada Saile Elam Donihoo Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Boone Green HansenFeb. 7 vs. Long Beach State Vestal Hansen Elam Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Alo Boone Green A. FloresFeb. 8 vs. George Washington Vestal Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Alo Boone A. Flores GreenFeb. 8 vs. BYU Saile Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Alo Boone Green A. FloresFeb. 14 vs. Bryant Vestal Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons A. Flores Donihoo Green AloFeb. 14 vs. Northern Iowa Juarez Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons A. Flores Donihoo Green AloFeb. 15 vs. Long Beach State Rains Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green A. FloresFeb. 15 vs. Arizona McAdoo Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green A. FloresFeb. 16 vs. Northern Iowa Saile Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green A. FloresFeb. 21 vs. Nebraska Saile Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green PogueFeb. 21 vs. Texas A&M Rains Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green A. FloresFeb. 22 vs. Seattle Saile Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green PogueFeb. 22 vs. Washington Juarez Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green KoeltzowFeb. 23 vs. Wisconsin Saile Elam Hansen Snow E. Flores Lyons Alo Donihoo Green KoeltzowFeb. 28 NORTHWESTERN Saile Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons A. Flores Alo Green KoeltzowFeb. 28 ABILENE CHRISTIAN Vestal Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons A. Flores Alo Green PogueFeb. 29 NORTH TEXAS Rains Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Gren Alo Pogue A. FloresFeb. 29 NORTH TEXAS McAdoo Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Green Alo Pogue A. FloresMarch 1 NORTHWESTERN Saile Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Green Alo Pogue A. FloresMarch 4 WICHITA STATE Rains Elam Hansen Donihoo E. Flores Lyons Green Alo Pogue KoeltzowMarch 6 MERCER March 6 UTAH March 7 MURRAY STATE March 7 MISSOURI STATE March 13 NEW MEXICO STATE March 13 HOUSTON March 14 KENT STATE March 14 TBD March 15 TBD March 18 at North Texas March 20 TEXAS March 21 TEXAS March 22 TEXAS March 27 at Iowa State March 28 at Iowa State March 29 at Iowa State April 3 at Baylor April 4 at Baylor April 5 at Baylor April 7 at Tulsa April 10 KENTUCKY April 11 KENTUCKY April 14 at Wichita State April 17 KANSAS April 18 KANSASApril 19 KANSAS April 22 at UT Arlington April 24 TEXAS TECH April 25 TEXAS TECH April 26 TEXAS TECH April 30 OKLAHOMA STATE May 1 at Oklahoma State May 2 OKLAHOMA STATE Record by Position: Saile: 7-1 Elam 15-4 Donihoo: 1-0 Donihoo: 8-1 E. Flores: 16-4 Lyons: 16-4 Alo: 9-3 Boone: 4-0 A. Flores: 1-0 A. Flores: 7-3 Vestal: 4-0 Hansen 1-0 Elam: 1-0 Snow: 8-3 A. Flores: 4-0 Donihoo: 7-3 Green: 12-3 Green: 1-0 Juarez: 1-1 Hansen: 14-4 Green: 3-1 Alo: 5-1 A. Flores: 1-0 Hansen: 1-0 McAdoo: 2-0 Pogue: 3-1 Alo: 2-0 Rains: 2-2 Pogue: 3-0 Koeltzow: 2-1


2020 STARTING LINEUPS BY BATTING ORDERDate Opponent Leadoff No. 2 No. 3 Cleanup No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 FlexFeb. 6 vs. Nevada Snow Boone Alo Green Hansen Lyons E. Flores Elam Donihoo SaileFeb. 7 vs. Long Beach State Boone Alo Hansen Green Lyons E. Flores A. Flores Elam Donihoo VestalFeb. 8 vs. George Washington Boone Alo Hansen Green A. Flores Lyons E. Flores Elam Donihoo VestalFeb. 8 vs. BYU Boone Alo Hansen Green Lyons A. Flores E. Flores Elam Donihoo SaileFeb. 14 vs. Bryant Snow Alo Hansen Green Lyons E. Flores A. Flores Elam Donihoo VestalFeb. 14 vs. Northern Iowa Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Donihoo Lyons A. Flores E. Flores JuarezFeb. 15 vs. Long Beach State Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons A. Flores E. Flores Donihoo RainsFeb. 15 vs. Arizona Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores A. Flores Donihoo McAdooFeb. 16 vs. Northern Iowa Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons A. Flores E. Flores Donihoo SaileFeb. 21 vs. Nebraska Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores Donihoo Pogue SaileFeb. 21 vs. Texas A&M Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores A. Flores Donihoo RainsFeb. 22 vs. Seattle Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores Pogue Donihoo SaileFeb. 22 vs. Washington Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores Koeltzow Donihoo JuarezFeb. 23 vs. Wisconsin Snow Alo Hansen Green Elam Lyons E. Flores A. Flores Donihoo SaileFeb. 28 NORTHWESTERN Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam A. Flores E. Flores Koeltzow Donihoo SaileFeb. 28 ABILENE CHRISTIAN Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam A. Flores E. Flores Pogue Donihoo VestalFeb. 29 NORTH TEXAS Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam E. Flores Pogue A. Flores Donihoo RainsFeb. 29 NORTH TEXAS Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam E. Flores A. Flores Pogue Donihoo McAdooMarch 1 NORTHWESTERN Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam A. Flores E. Flores Pogue Donihoo SaileMarch 4 WICHITA STATE Lyons Alo Hansen Green Elam E. Flores Pogue Koeltzow Donihoo RainsMarch 6 MERCER March 6 UTAH March 7 MURRAY STATE March 7 MISSOURI STATE March 13 NEW MEXICO STATE March 13 HOUSTON March 14 KENT STATE March 14 TBD March 15 TBD March 18 at North Texas March 20 TEXAS March 21 TEXAS March 22 TEXAS March 27 at Iowa State March 28 at Iowa State March 29 at Iowa State April 3 at Baylor April 4 at Baylor April 5 at Baylor April 7 at Tulsa April 10 KENTUCKY April 11 KENTUCKY April 14 at Wichita State April 17 KANSAS April 18 KANSASApril 19 KANSAS April 22 at UT Arlington April 24 TEXAS TECH April 25 TEXAS TECH April 26 TEXAS TECH April 30 OKLAHOMA STATE May 1 at Oklahoma State May 2 OKLAHOMA STATE Totals Record by lineup: Boone: 3-0 Alo: 15-4 Alo: 1-0 Green: 16-4 A. Flores: 1-0 A. Flores: 4-0 A. Flores: 4-1 Elam: 5-0 Donihoo: 14-4 Snow: 8-3 Boone: 1-0 Hansen: 15-4 Hansen: 1-0 E. Flores: 4-1 E. Flores: 10-2 A. Flores: 3-2 E. Flores: 1-0 Lyons: 5-1 Lyons: 3-0 Lyons: 7-3 Lyons: 1-0 E. Flores: 1-1 Pogue: 1-0 Elam: 11-4 Donihoo: 1-0 Pogue: 1-1 Pogue: 4-0 Donihoo: 1-0 Koeltzow: 2-1


In her 26th season at the University of Oklahoma, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed herself among the elite college softball coaches in the country.

Oklahoma has won four national championships, all under Gasso: 2000, 2013, 2016 and 2017. OU is one of just three programs in NCAA history to win more than two national titles. She’s reached the Women’s College World Series 13 times during her tenure and advanced to the postseason in each one of her 25 seasons.

With 29 seasons as a head coach to her name, Gasso has a career collegiate coaching record of 1421-392-3 (.783) and holds an overall record of 1272-334-2 (.791) at the University of Oklahoma.

She has won more Big 12 games (343-85; .801) than any coach in the league’s history and has more than twice as many overall wins as any other coach in OU history. OU has claimed 12 Big 12 regular season, including an unprecedented eight straight since the 2012 season, and six championship titles under her direction. Gasso’s Sooner teams have finished second or higher 20 different times in the 24 years since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996.

Numerous Sooner players have prospered under Gasso’s tutelage and garnered national, regional and conference recognition. Keilani Ricketts was the two-time USA Softball National Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013, becoming just the third player in history to win more than once. Gasso has also directed 65 All-Americans, 141 All-Region honors and 100 first-team all-conference selections.

In the Big 12 era, Sooners have been named Big 12 Player of the Year a total of 13 times and Big 12 Pitcher of the Year seven times, while eight have been selected as Big 12 Freshman of the Year and one as Big 12 Newcomer. In 2010, Amber Flores became the first player in league history to earn Player of the Year honors twice, while Shelby Pendley joined her in 2015.

The OU softball success under Gasso has also spilled over into the classroom where the Sooners have been honored with 141 academic all-conference honors. Nine of those have gone on to become Academic All-Americans, including Lana Moran, the 2000 Academic All-American of the Year.

Gasso and her staff have consistently been recognized for their efforts on and off the field. The staff was awarded three consecutive Speedline/NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year awards from 1999-2001 and received the national honor in 2000, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Gasso and staff have claimed the regional honor in 13 of their 25 seasons with the most recent award coming in 2019. In addition, Gasso has been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year 12 times: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

OKLAHOMA HEAD COACHPATTY GASSOTHE GASSO FILEHometown ..............................................Torrance, Calif.High School..................................Bishop Montgomery College ....................................Long Beach State, 1984Family .........................................................Husband, Jim ...................................................... Sons, J.T. and D.J. ........................ Grandchildren, Joseph and Grace

COACHING HISTORYOklahoma ...................................................1995-presentRecord ................................................ 1,276-337-2 (.791)

Long Beach City College .................................. 1991-94Record ........................................................161-59-1 (.731)

Career Record .................................1,437-396-3 (.784)

CAREER ACCOLADES• 2012 NFCA Hall of Fame Inductee• NFCA 1000-Wins Club• Four-time National Champion (‘00, ‘13, ‘16, ‘17)• Four-time NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year (‘00, ‘13, ‘16, ‘17)• 13-time NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (‘96, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘04, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19)• 12-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (‘96, ‘99, ‘00, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19)• 2013 Long Beach State Hall of Fame Inductee• 2004 Long Beach City Hall of Champions Inductee• 2004 Long Beach City Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame Inductee• 2000 El Camino City College Hall of Fame Inductee

OKLAHOMA THEN & NOW The years before and after Gasso’s arrival Before Since (1975-94) (1995-19)Overall Record 562-450 1,260-333-2National Titles 0 4Conference Titles 0 12Postseason Conference Titles 0 6Women’s College World Series 0 13NCAA Championship Appearances 1 25All-America Selections 1 65All-Conference Selections 60 170Academic All-Conference 28 141Years Among Final Top 25 0 25Years Among Final Top 10 0 16Finish in Top 2 of Conference 0 20

GASSO YEAR-BY-YEAR AT OKLAHOMAYear Overall Pct. Big 12 Pct. Place Big 12 Tourney Postseason1995 43-23 .652 — — — — NCAA Regional Final1996 50-20 .714 17-5 .773 1st* Champs* NCAA Regional Final1997 55-19 .743 14-4 .778 2nd Semis NCAA Regional (third)1998 49-15 .766 12-5 .706 2nd Runner-Up NCAA Regional Final1999 40-16 .714 11-3 .786 1st* Quarters NCAA Regional Final2000 66-8 .892 17-1 .945 1st* Semis NCAA Regional Champions, WCWS National Champions2001 50-9 .848 14-2 .875 2nd Champs* NCAA Regional Champions, WCWS2002 49-16 .753 14-2 .875 2nd Semis NCAA Regional Champions, WCWS2003 47-14 .770 12-6 .666 4th Runner-Up NCAA Regional Champions, WCWS2004 45-22-1 .669 11-7 .611 5th Semis NCAA Regional Champions, WCWS2005 50-17 .746 12-6 .666 2nd Semis NCAA Regional 14 Champions, NCAA Super Regional2006 40-21-1 .653 8-10 .444 5th Runner-Up NCAA Regional Final2007 55-8 .873 14-4 .778 2nd Champs* NCAA Regional Champions, NCAA Super Regional2008 47-14 .770 16-2 .889 2nd Opening Rd. NCAA Regional Champions, NCAA Super Regional2009 41-16 .719 14-4 .778 1st* Runner-Up NCAA Regional2010 47-12 .797 13-3 .813 2nd Champs* NCAA Regional Champions, NCAA Super Regional2011 43-19 .694 10-8 .556 5th — NCAA Reg. Champions, NCAA SR Champions, WCWS2012 54-10 .844 19-5 .792 1st* — NCAA Reg. Champions, NCAA SR Champions, WCWS2013 57-4 .934 15-2 .882 1st* — NCAA Reg. Champs, NCAA SR Champs, WCWS National Champs2014 51-13 .797 16-2 .889 1st* — NCAA Reg. Champions, NCAA SR Champions, WCWS2015 49-9 .845 14-2 .875 1st* — NCAA Regional Champions, NCAA Super Regional2016 57-8 .877 17-1 .944 1st* — NCAA Reg. Champs, NCAA SR Champs, WCWS National Champs2017 61-9 .871 17-1 .944 1st* Champs* NCAA Reg. Champs, NCAA SR Champs, WCWS National Champs2018 57-5 .919 18-0 1.000 1st* Champs* NCAA Reg. Champs, NCAA SR Champs, WCWS2019 57-6 .904 18-0 1.000 1st* — NCAA Reg. Champs, NCAA SR Champs, WCWSTOTAL 1,260-333-2 .791 343-85 .801 12 6 25 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 13 Super Regionals 13 WCWS Appearances, 4 National Championships

Div. I Active Coaches, By %minimum five yearsT1. Tim Walton, Florida .796T1. Mike White, Texas .7963. Mike Candrea, Arizona .7944. PATTY GASSO, OU .7915. Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA .777 6. Patrick Murphy, Alabama .7757. Carol Hutchins, Michigan .7568. Ralph Weekly, Tennessee .7539. Karen Weekly, Tennessee .74910. Mike Smith, Ole Miss .736

Div. I All-Time, By %minimum 10 years1. Sue Enqist, UCLA .8352. Sharron Backus, UCLA .8313. Stefni Lotief, ULL .8064. Michael Lotief, ULL .8055. Clint Myers, Auburn .8016. Tim Walton, Florida* .7967. Mike Candrea, Arizona* .7948. PATTY GASSO, OU* .7919. Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA* .77710. Patrick Murphy, Alabama* .775* - Active

Div. I Active Coaches, By Winsminimum five years1. Carol Hutchins, Michigan 1,616 2. Mike Candrea, Arizona 1,611 3. Ralph Weekly, Tennessee 1,3944. Diane Ninemire, Cal 1,3455. Donna Papa, UNC 1,2956. PATTY GASSO, OU 1,260 7. Margo Jonker, CMU 1,2468. Jo Evans, Texas A&M 1,22010. Melinda Fischer, Illinois St. 1,092

Div. I All-Time, By Winsminimum 10 years1. Carol Hutchins, Michigan* 1,6162. Mike Candrea, Arizona* 1,6113. Margie Wright, Fresno St. 1,4574. Ralph Weekly, Tenn.* 1,3945. Diane Ninemire, Cal* 1,3456. Donna Papa, UNC* 1,2957. Yvette Girouard, LSU 1,2858. PATTY GASSO, OU* 1,2609. Margo Jonker, CMU* 1,24610. Gayle Blevins, Iowa 1,245 11. Eugene Lenti, DePaul 1,23612. Jo Evans, Texas A&M* 1,220

NCAA WINNINGEST COACHES OF ALL-TIME^

^As of start of 2020 season


#1 KINSEY KOELTZOWSo. | C | 5-6Tuttle, Okla.

#3 GRACE LYONSSo. | INF | 5-7Peoria, Ariz.

#4 SHANNON SAILESr. | RHP | 5-7

Land O’Lakes, Fla.

#5 TAYLON SNOWJr. | INF | 5-5

Chino Hills, Calif.

#9 KINZIE HANSENFr. | INF | 5-11Norco, Calif.

#7 OLIVIA RAINSFr. | RHP | 5-11

Pryor, Okla.

#11 NICOLE MENDESSr. | UTL | 5-7

Houston, Texas

#12 MACKENZIE DONIHOOFr. | INF | 5-3

Mustang, Okla.

#15 ELIYAH FLORESJr. | UTL | 5-2Colton, Calif.

#13 MACY MCADOOFr. | RHP | 6-0Tuttle, Okla.

#18 BROOKE VESTALR-Fr. | RHP | 6-0

New Braunfels, Texas

#21 GRACE GREENSo. | UTL | 5-9Oakdale, Calif.

#22 LYNNSIE ELAMJr. | C | 5-9

Chickasha, Okla.

#27 ALYCIA FLORESFr. | OF | 5-5Colton, Calif.

#25 RAYLEE POGUEFr. | UTL | 5-8

Washington, Okla.

#45 GISELLE “G” JUAREZSr. | LHP | 6-0Glendale, Ariz.

#48 ALANNA THIEDEFr. | LHP | 5-7

Carlsbad, Calif.

#78 JOCELYN ALOFr. | UTL | 5-8

Hauula, Hawaii

PATTY GASSOHead Coach

JENNIFER ROCHA Associate Head Coach

JT GASSOAssistant Coach

PAIGE PARKERVolunteer Assistant

Coach

#0 RYLIE BOONEFr. | OF | 5-3Tulsa, Okla.

2020 SOONERS

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