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Oklahoma softball: Five reasons to like OU’s chances of WCWS three-peat

By Chip Rouse

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - OCTOBER 20: Jennifer Salling of Canada prepares to hit during the Softball Preliminary Round match between the U.S. and Canada during Day Six of the XVI Pan American Games at the Panamerican Softball Stadium on October 20, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - OCTOBER 20: Jennifer Salling of Canada prepares to hit during the Softball Preliminary Round match between the U.S. and Canada during Day Six of the XVI Pan American Games at the Panamerican Softball Stadium on October 20, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 15: An Oklahoma Sooners cheerleader performs during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats October 15, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 38-17. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) *** local caption ***
NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 15: An Oklahoma Sooners cheerleader performs during the game against the Kansas State Wildcats October 15, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 38-17. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) *** local caption *** /

Patty Gasso

Players come and go and every season brings new challenges, but head coach Patty Gasso is the X-factor that keeps Oklahoma softball at the top of its game each and among the nation’s best every season.

The Sooner head coach is in her 24th season at OU, and she has taken her teams to the postseason in all 24 seasons, including 12 Women’s College World Series appearances and four national championships. The Sooners have won the last two national titles and are seeking a third consecutive national crown this season.

This postseason, Gasso won her 1,200th game at Oklahoma. With 325 Big 12 wins, she is the winningest coach in Big 12 history and has been named Big 12 Coach of the Year 11 times. Her 1,201 wins at OU ranks eighth among Division I active coaches at the same institution.

In the 22 seasons the Big 12 has been in existence, Oklahoma has finished second or better 18 times under Gasso, including seven consecutive conferences championships.

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