Patricia Marie Gasso (née Froehlich; born May 27, 1962) [1] is an American softball coach for the Oklahoma Sooners and United States women's national softball team. She has been the head softball coach at the University of Oklahoma since 1995.

4 days ago · OU softball coach Patty Gasso says her new role with Team USA could affect her job as the Sooners' coach in 2028, but choice "is the highest honor." ... Then after her second season at OU, Gasso went to Columbus, Georgia, where softball made its Olympics debut a little more than a month after the Women’s College World Series was played there.

3 days ago · USA Softball head honcho Craig Cress spent this past weekend at an international softball meeting in Croatia.. News of Team USA’s next Olympic coach had already crossed the Atlantic. “Oh, Coach Gasso from OU,” Cress heard repeatedly. Cress glanced at the aforementioned coach as he recounted the story Tuesday morning during a press conference formally announcing her new appointment.

Entering her 31st season at the University of Oklahoma in 2025, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed...

Feb 3, 2025 · Patty Gasso of the University of Oklahoma is set to become the first female head coach of a U.S. Olympic softball team after being named national team head coach through the 2028 Los Angeles Games. ... Gasso starts her 31st season at the helm of OU this week, having won eight total national titles in addition to the current NCAA record streak ...

Entering her 31st season at the University of Oklahoma in 2025, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed...

Feb 3, 2025 · Patty Gasso has been OU’s softball coach since 1995. She’s a Californian who has been adopted by her new home state. Last November, the 60-year-old was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of...

May 30, 2023 · On the eve of another Women’s College World Series, remembering the unlikely story of how Patty Gasso got to Oklahoma — and how close she came to leaving more than 20 years ago — is a tale...

3 days ago · >> Video Below: OU students say Patty Gasso deserves selection as Team USA's softball coachGasso said coaching Team USA was a lifelong dream, and she is honored to be the first woman to lead the team. But now the hard work begins of picking 15 players to join her. “That’s probably the hardest thing I can imagine," Gasso said.

Feb 3, 2025 · NORMAN — OU softball coach Patty Gasso has been named the USA Softball Women’s National Team coach, USA Softball announced Monday. Gasso was selected by the USA Softball Selection Review panel and will lead the U.S. Olympic Team through the 2025-28 quadrennial cycle, which includes the LA28 Olympic Games.