Gasso Named to USA Softball National Team Coaches Pool

April 10, 2001

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- - Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso was one of 12 collegiate coaches named to form the USA Softball National Team Coaches Pool through the 2004 Olympic Games. The announcement came from the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) on Tuesday afternoon.

The selections represent some of the brightest minds in softball today. Joining Gasso on the pool are Arizona's Mike Candrea, South Florida's Ken Eriksen, Cal State Fullerton's Michele Gromacki, Florida's Karen Johns , DePaul's Eugene Lenti, Missouri's Jay Miller , Alabama's Pat Murphy, Stanford's John Rittman (Palo Alto, Calif.), Oregon State's Kirk Walker, Arizona State's Linda Wells and Washington's Teresa Wilson.

These 12 coaches will participate in the USA Softball National Team Camp, May 30-June 3rd in Chula Vista, Calif., and will be eligible for selection to such important coaching assignments as the 2001 U.S. Cup in Hawaii, 2001 Canada Cup in Vancouver, the 2002 ISF Women's World Championship in Canada, the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Gasso is one of the fastest rising stars in collegiate softball. In just her seventh year at the helm of the Oklahoma Sooners, she has molded the OU softball program into a national power. She holds the OU record for most wins by a coach with a 335-108 (.756) record.

In each of her past six years, Gasso has led the Sooners to an NCAA Regional. En route to shattering offensive records, her 2000 team won the NCAA National Championship in just its first NCAA Women's College World Series appearance.

Constantly recognized by her peers, Gasso is a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year selection, three-time Midwest Coach of the Year selection and in 2000 she and her coaching staff were named as the Speedline/NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year.

The Sooners are currently 32-7 and ranked seventh in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25. They will travel for a pair of games at Texas Tech on April 13-14. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday.

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Gasso Named to USA Softball National Team Coaches Pool

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