Patty Gasso

Patty Gasso
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Oklahoma
Conference	SEC
Record	1,567–361–2
Annual salary	$1.9 million
Biographical details
Born	May 27, 1962; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Long Beach State (Class of 1984)
Playing career
1981–1982	El Camino
1983–1984	Long Beach State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College softball
1990–1994	Long Beach City
1995–present	Oklahoma
National softball
2025–present	Team USA women's softball
Head coaching record
Overall	Junior college: 161–59–1 (.731); NCAA: 1,566–360–2 (.812)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	8× Women's College World Series (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021–2024); 15× Big 12 regular season (1996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012–2019, 2021–2023); SEC tournament (2025); SEC regular season (2025); Big Eight regular season (1995); 9× Big 12 Tournament (1996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024);
Awards
	7× NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2022–2024); 10× NFCA Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2012–2019, 2021, 2022); 3× Speedline/NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year (1999–2001); C.Vivian Stringer Coaching Award (2017); CCCAA Coach of the Year (1992); NFCA West Regional Coach of the Year (1992); 15× Big 12 Coach of the Year (1996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012–2019, 2021–2023); SEC Coach of the Year (2025); National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2012);
Records
	Most Big 12 wins by a coach in league History (428); Most Wins by a coach at Oklahoma (1,558);

Patricia Marie Gasso (née Froehlich; born May 27, 1962) 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. She has led the Sooners to eight national championships (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024) and has compiled a career record of 1,558–359–2 and a winning percentage of .812.