2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball
Big 12 tournament champions NCAA Norman Regional champion NCAA Norman Super Regional champion
National champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	59–7 (22–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Patty Gasso (30th season)
Assistant coaches	Jennifer Rocha JT Gasso Falepolima Steele
Home stadium	Love's Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	4	–	0		.852			55	–	10	–	0		.846
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	5	–	0		.815			59	–	7	–	0		.894
No. 6 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	21	–	6	–	0		.778			49	–	12	–	0		.803
Baylor  ‍‍‍y	14	–	13	–	0		.519			36	–	23	–	0		.610
UCF  ‍‍‍y	12	–	15	–	0		.444			31	–	25	–	0		.554
BYU  ‍‍‍	11	–	16	–	0		.407			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Kansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	16	–	0		.407			28	–	25	–	1		.528
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			29	–	21	–	0		.580
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Houston  ‍‍‍	4	–	23	–	0		.148			25	–	30	–	0		.455
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 11, 2024 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her thirtieth season, and played their home games at Love's Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. This was the Sooners' first season at Love's Field. ^[2] The Sooners won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat. ^{[3] [4]}

This season was the team's last as members of the Big 12 Conference before joining the SEC on July 1, 2024. ^[5]

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2023 season 61–1 overall, and 18–0 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners won the 2023 Big 12 Conference softball tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they were the No. 1 overall seed. They won the 2023 Women's College World Series over Florida State. ^{[6] [7]}

Preseason

On July 5, 2023, Oklahoma announced the return of former Oklahoma player Falepolima Aviu to the staff as an assistant coach. ^[8]

Offseason

Departures

Oklahoma outgoing transfers

Player	Position	Year	New team	Ref
Jordy Bahl	Pitcher	Junior	Nebraska	[9]
Jocelyn Erickson	Catcher	Sophomore	Florida	[10]
Sophia Nugent	Utility	Junior	Tennessee	[11]

Additions

Oklahoma incoming transfers

Player	Position	Year	Previous team	Ref
Karlie Keeney	Pitcher	Redshirt senior	Liberty	[12]
Riley Ludlam	Utility	Redshirt senior	Furman
Kelly Maxwell	Pitcher	Redshirt senior	Oklahoma State
Paytn Monticelli	Pitcher	Sophomore	Wisconsin

Roster and personnel

2024 Oklahoma Sooners roster   Pitchers 8 – Karlie Keeney – Senior 11 – Kierston Deal – Sophomore 17 – Paytn Monticelli – Sophomore 19 – Nicole May – Senior 28 – Kelly Maxwell – Redshirt Senior 85 – SJ Geurin – Redshirt Freshman Catchers 9 – Kinzie Hansen – Senior Outfielders 0 – Rylie Boone – Senior 12 – Maya Bland – Freshman 24 – Jayda Coleman – Senior 27 – Hannah Coor – Redshirt Sophomore   Infielders 1 – Cydney Sanders – Junior 2 – Nelly McEnroe-Marinas – Freshman 23 – Tiare Jennings – Senior 82 – Avery Hodge – Sophomore Utility 5 – Ella Parker – Freshman 7 – Kasidi Pickering – Freshman 30 – Riley Ludlam – Senior 33 – Alyssa Brito – Senior 40 – Alynah Torres – Senior 43 – Quincee Lilio – Redshirt Sophomore   Reference: [13]

2024 Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff Patty Gasso – Head coach Jennifer Rocha – Associate head coach JT Gasso – Associate head coach Falepolima Steele – Assistant coach Ryan Wondrasek – Director of player development Lauren Foster – Graduate assistant Reference: [14]

Schedule

2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log
Regular season (46–6)
February (14–0) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record February 8 vs. Utah Valley Puerto Vallarta College Challenge No. 1 Nancy Almaraz Stadium Puerto Vallarta, Jal. 13–0 (5) May (1–0) Morris (0–1) — 700 1–0 – February 8 vs. No. 11 Duke Puerto Vallarta College Challenge No. 1 Nancy Almaraz Stadium 3–0 Maxwell (1–0) Curd (0–1) Keeney (1) 800 2–0 – February 9 vs. No. 7 Washington Puerto Vallarta College Challenge No. 1 Nancy Almaraz Stadium 4–3 (8) Maxwell (2–0) Meylan (1–1) — 700 3–0 – February 10 vs. Long Beach State Puerto Vallarta College Challenge No. 1 Nancy Almaraz Stadium 11–3 Keeney (1–0) Fernandez (0–1) — 550 4–0 – February 16 vs. Central Arkansas Cowgirl Challenge No. 1 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond Lake Charles, LA 9–0 (5) May (2–0) Petty (0–2) — 1,542 5–0 – February 16 at McNeese Cowgirl Challenge No. 1 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond 8–1 Maxwell (3–0) Davis (1–1) — 1,542 6–0 – February 17 vs. Lamar Cowgirl Challenge No. 1 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond 8–0 (5) Deal (1–0) Guidry (0–1) — 1,559 7–0 – February 17 at McNeese Cowgirl Challenge No. 1 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond 3–0 May (3–0) Davis (1–2) Maxwell (1) 1,559 8–0 – February 18 vs. Central Arkansas Cowgirl Challenge No. 1 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond 8–0 (5) Geurin (1–0) Runner (2–3) — — 9–0 – February 23 vs. No. 25 Mississippi State Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, CA 9–3 May (4–0) Wesley (4–1) — 2,097 10–0 – February 23 vs. Wisconsin Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 10–2 (5) Maxwell (4–0) Jacobson (0–5) — 1,656 11–0 – February 24 vs. San Diego State Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 7–0 Deal (2–0) Light (4–2) — 1,923 12–0 – February 25 vs. Notre Dame Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 8–0 (6) Keeney (2–0) Madrigal (2–4) — 1,672 13–0 – February 25 vs. Loyola Marymount Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 9–0 (5) May (5–0) Hubbard (1–2) — 1,876 14–0 –
March (20–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record March 1 vs. Miami Oklahoma Tournament No. 1 Love's Field Norman, OK 9–7 Geurin (2–0) Jarvis (4–1) — 4,450 15–0 – March 1 vs. Liberty Oklahoma Tournament No. 1 Love's Field 8–0 (5) Maxwell (5–0) Yoder (2–3) — 4,450 16–0 – March 2 vs. Louisiana Oklahoma Tournament No. 1 Love's Field 8–0 (5) Deal (3–0) Loecker (0–2) — 4,450 17–0 – March 2 vs. Liberty Oklahoma Tournament No. 1 Love's Field 15–3 (5) May (6–0) Love (0–3) — 4,450 18–0 – March 3 vs. Louisiana Oklahoma Tournament No. 1 Love's Field 5–7 (8) Riassetto (4–2) Keeney (2–1) — 4,450 18–1 – March 6 Texas A&M–Commerce No. 1 Love's Field 9–0 (5) Deal (4–0) Muller (2–8) — 3,945 19–1 – March 9 Iowa State No. 1 Love's Field 4–0 Maxwell (6–0) Schurman (1–2) — 4,386 20–1 1–0 March 9 Iowa State No. 1 Love's Field 11–2 (5) May (7–0) Charles (1–4) — 4,192 21–1 2–0 March 10 Iowa State No. 1 Love's Field 14–1 (5) Deal (5–0) Rodriguez (2–3) — 4,284 22–1 3–0 March 12 Tarleton State No. 1 Love's Field 8–0 (5) Maxwell (7–0) Rehmeier (3–3) — 4,226 23–1 – March 12 Tarleton State No. 1 Love's Field 12–1 (5) May (8–0) Blincoe (4–3) — 4,226 24–1 – March 15 at Texas Tech No. 1 Rocky Johnson Field Lubbock, TX 14–0 Maxell (8–0) Wright (6–3) — 1,056 25–1 4–0 March 16 at Texas Tech No. 1 Rocky Johnson Field 15–2 (5) Deal (6–0) Kuehl (7–4) — 1,093 26–1 5–0 March 17 at Texas Tech No. 1 Rocky Johnson Field 11–1 May (9–0) Wright (6–4) — 954 27–1 6–0 March 20 UT Arlington No. 1 Love's Field 12–1 (5) Keeney (3–1) Moreno (3–4) — 4,357 28–1 – March 22 vs. No. 22 Baylor No. 1 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 8–1 Maxwell (9–0) Crandall (7–3) — 8,798 29–1 7–0 March 23 No. 22 Baylor No. 1 Love's Field 12–3 (5) May (10–0) Binford (5–6) — 4,520 30–1 8–0 March 23 No. 22 Baylor No. 1 Love's Field 7–4 Deal (7–0) Crandall (7–4) — 4,151 31–1 9–0 March 28 at Kansas No. 1 Arrocha Ballpark Lawrence, KS 6–1 Maxwell (10–0) Hamilton (9–6) — 1,152 32–1 10–0 March 29 at Kansas No. 1 Arrocha Ballpark 17–0 (5) May (11–0) Brooks (10–3) — 1,145 33–1 11–0 March 30 at Kansas No. 1 Arrocha Ballpark 7–3 Kenney (4–1) Hamilton (9–7) — 1,152 34–1 12–0
April (11–3) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record April 5 at No. 4 Texas No. 1 Red and Charline McCombs Field Austin, TX 5–2 Maxwell (11–0) Morgan (8–1) — 1,812 35–1 13–0 April 6 at No. 4 Texas No. 1 Red and Charline McCombs Field 1–2 Gutierrez (7–0) May (11–1) — 2,084 35–2 13–1 April 7 at No. 4 Texas No. 1 Red and Charline McCombs Field 1–2 Czech (5–3) Maxwell (11–1) — 1,922 35–3 13–2 April 9 at Wichita State No. 1 Wilkins Stadium Wichita, KS 7–0 Deal (8–0) Howell (3–3) — 934 36–3 – April 11 BYU No. 1 Love's Field 8–0 (5) Maxwell (12–1) Temples (6–6) — 4,003 37–3 14–2 April 12 BYU No. 1 Love's Field 4–9 Agbayani (3–0) Deal (8–1) Dahle (3) 4,385 37–4 14–3 April 13 BYU No. 1 Love's Field 7–3 Maxwell (13–1) Agbayani (3–1) — 4,509 38–4 15–3 April 16 vs. Tulsa No. 2 USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium 8–0 (6) Deal (9–1) Nash (9–3) — 4,908 39–4 – April 19 Houston No. 2 Love's Field 8–0 (6) Maxwell (14–1) Edwards (3–2) — 4,292 40–4 16–3 April 20 Houston No. 2 Love's Field 10–2 (5) May (12–1) Smith (10–10) — 4,506 41–4 17–3 April 21 Houston No. 2 Love's Field 5–0 Deal (10–1) Waiters (4–4) — 4,177 42–4 18–3 April 26 at UCF No. 2 UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL 10–2 Maxwell (15–1) Felton (10–5) — 842 43–4 19–3 April 27 at UCF No. 2 UCF Softball Complex 2–1 Deal (11–1) Willis (8–8) — 833 44–4 20–3 April 28 at UCF No. 2 UCF Softball Complex 11–7 Maxwell (16–1) DeVoe (2–2) — 834 45–4 21–3
May (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big 12 Record May 3 No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 2 Love's Field 3–6 Kilfoyl (20–3) Maxwell (16–2) — 4,538 45–5 21–4 May 4 No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 2 Love's Field 2–6 Kilfoyl (21–3) May (12–2) — 4,534 45–6 21–5 May 5 No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 2 Love's Field 8–2 Keeney (5–1) Aycock (7–3) — 4,528 46–6 22–5
Post-season (13–1)
Big 12 tournament (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12T Record May 9 Kansas No. 4 Devon Park 10–1 (5) Maxwell (17–2) Ludwig (0–3) — 3,191 47–6 1–0 May 10 BYU No. 4 Devon Park 13–2 (5) Deal (12–1) Mares (7–9) — — 48–6 2–0 May 11 No. 1 Texas No. 4 Devon Park 5–1 Maxwell (18–2) Gutierrez (10–1) May (1) 4,003 49–6 3–0
Norman Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 17 vs. Cleveland State No. 2 Love's Field 9–0 (6) May (13–2) Holzopfel (19–10) — 4,153 50–6 1–0 May 18 vs. Oregon No. 2 Love's Field 6–3 Maxwell (19–2) Scott (9–9) — 4,446 51–6 2–0 May 19 vs. Oregon No. 2 Love's Field 3–2 May (14–2) Spencer (7–4) Maxwell (2) 4,277 52–6 3–0
Norman Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record May 23 vs. No. 12 Florida State No. 2 Love's Field 11–3 (5) Maxwell (20–2) Danley (18–6) — 4,189 53–6 1–0 May 24 vs. No. 12 Florida State No. 2 Love's Field 4–2 Keeney (6–1) Gooden (5–2) May (2) 4,510 54–6 2–0
Women's College World Series (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record WCWS Record May 30 vs. No. 4 Duke No. 2 Devon Park 9–1 (6) Deal (13–1) Wright (19–3) — 12,445 55–6 1–0 June 1 vs. No. 6 UCLA No. 2 Devon Park 1–0 Maxwell (21–2) Terry (21–2) — — 56–6 2–0 June 3 vs. No. 7 Florida No. 2 Devon Park 3–9 Rothrock (33–8) May (14–3) — — 56–7 2–1 June 4 vs. No. 7 Florida No. 2 Devon Park 6–5 (8) Maxwell (22–2) Rothrock (33–9) — 11,166 57–7 3–1 June 5 vs. No. 1 Texas No. 2 Devon Park 8–3 Maxwell (23–2) Kavan (20–3) — 12,317 58–7 4–1 June 6 vs. No. 1 Texas No. 2 Devon Park 8–4 Deal (14–1) Czech (8–4) Maxwell (3) 12,324 59–7 5–1
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Sooners team member Reference: [15] [16] [17] Rankings from NFCA: (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA / USA Today	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	2	1
Softball America	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	1
ESPN.com/USA Softball	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	1
D1Softball	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	1

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