2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

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2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball
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National Champion
NCAA Norman Super Regional champion
NCAA Norman Regional champion
Big 12 regular season champion
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record59–3 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Home stadium OU Softball Complex
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  y1710 .9445930 .952
No. 7 Oklahoma State  y1440 .77848140 .774
No. 17 Texas  y1260 .66747221 .679
Iowa State  6120 .33328270 .509
Baylor  6120 .33332240 .571
Texas Tech  5130 .27822270 .449
Kansas  3150 .16720360 .357
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2022 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-eighth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished the season with a 59–3 record, including 17–1 in conference play.

Contents

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2021 season 56–4 overall, and 16–1 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the Big 12 Tournament. During the NCAA tournament they defeated Morgan State in the regional finals and Washington in the super regionals. They won the 2021 Women's College World Series over Florida State. [2]

Preseason

Oklahoma was ranked No. 1 in the nation in the preseason polls by NFCA/USA Today, ESPN.com/USA Softball, D1Softball and Softball America. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYearRef.
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Jocelyn Alo UtilitySenior [7]
Jayda Coleman OutfielderSophomore
Kinzie Hansen CatcherJunior
Tiare Jennings InfielderSophomore

Roster

2022 Oklahoma Sooners roster
 

Pitchers

  • 7 – Hope TrautweinRedshirt Senior
  • 13 – Macy McAdoo – Junior
  • 19 – Nicole May – Sophomore
  • 88 – Emmy Guthrie – Freshman
  • 98 – Jordy BahlFreshman

Catchers

Outfielders

  • 0 – Rylie Boone – Junior
  • 27 – Hannah Coor – Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 3 – Grace LyonsSenior
  • 5 – Taylon Snow – Redshirt Senior
  • 11 – Alexx Waitman – Freshman
  • 20 – Jana Johns – Redshirt Senior
  • 23 – Tiare JenningsSophomore
  • 33 – Zaida Puni – Freshman

Utility

  • 12 – Mackenzie Donihoo – Junior
  • 17 – Sophia Nugent – Freshman
  • 21 – Grace Green – Senior
  • 24 – Jayda ColemanSophomore
  • 33 – Alyssa Brito – Sophomore
  • 42 – Turiya Coleman – Freshman
  • 43 – Quincee Lilio – Freshman
  • 78 – Jocelyn AloRedshirt Senior
 
Reference: [8]

Schedule

2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log
Regular season (48–1)
Post-season (11–2)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Sooners team member
  • Reference: [10]
  • Rankings from NFCA:
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
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