2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball
2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball
National Champion; NCAA Norman Super Regional champion; NCAA Norman Regional champion; Big 12 regular season and tournament champion
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	61–1 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Patty Gasso (29th season);
Home stadium	OU Softball Complex

2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	0	–	0	1.000	61	–	1	–	0	.984
No. 8 Texas ‍‍‍^y	11	–	7	–	0	.611	45	–	15	–	1	.746
No. 9 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	8	–	0	.556	47	–	16	–	0	.746
No. 18 Baylor ‍‍‍^y	8	–	10	–	0	.444	40	–	18	–	0	.690
Iowa State ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	25	–	30	–	0	.455
Kansas ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	5	–	13	–	0	.278	31	–	22	–	0	.585

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2023^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-ninth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished with a 61–1 record, including 18–0 in conference play. The Sooners only loss on the season was during an early season tournament in Waco, Texas, to the Baylor Bears, 3–4.

The Sooners won the 2023 Big 12 Tournament, and qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to the 2023 Women's College World Series, where they defeated Florida State in two games to win their seventh championship in program history, and third consecutive championship. They became the first team to three-peat since UCLA from 1988 to 1990.^[2]^[3] The season was also highlighted by setting an NCAA Division I softball-record 53-game winning streak.^[4]

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2022 season 59–3 overall, and 17–1 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they were the No. 1 overall seed. During the NCAA tournament they defeated Texas A&M in the regional finals and UCF in the super regionals. They won the 2022 Women's College World Series over Texas.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Oklahoma outgoing transfers
Player	Position	Height	Year	New team	Ref
Turiya Coleman	Utility	5'7"	Freshman	Houston	^[6]
Mackenzie Donihoo	Infielder	5'3"	Junior	Tennessee	^[7]

Additions

Oklahoma incoming transfers
Player	Position	Height	Year	Previous team	Ref
Alex Storako	Pitcher	5'11"	Redshirt senior	Michigan	^[8]
Haley Lee	Utility	5'7"	Redshirt senior	Texas A&M
Cydney Sanders	Infielder	5'9"	Sophomore	Arizona State
Alynah Torres	Utility	5'9"	Senior	Arizona State

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.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Award watch lists


Award	Player	Position	Year	Ref
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year	Jordy Bahl	Pitcher	Sophomore	^[13]
	Jayda Coleman	Outfielder	Junior
	Kinzie Hansen	Catcher	Senior
	Tiare Jennings	Infielder	Junior
	Haley Lee	Utility	Redshirt Senior
	Grace Lyons	Infielder	Redshirt Senior
	Cydney Sanders	Infielder	Sophomore
	Alex Storako	Pitcher	Redshirt Senior

Roster and personnel

2023 Oklahoma Sooners roster

Pitchers

8 – Alex Storako – Redshirt Senior
11 – Kierston Deal – Freshman
19 – Nicole May – Junior
85 – SJ Geurin – Freshman
98 – Jordy Bahl – Sophomore

Catchers

9 – Kinzie Hansen – Senior

Outfielders

0 – Rylie Boone – Senior
24 – Jayda Coleman – Junior
27 – Hannah Coor – Sophomore

Infielders

1 – Cydney Sanders – Sophomore
3 – Grace Lyons – Redshirt Senior
23 – Tiare Jennings – Junior
82 – Avery Hodge – Freshman

Utility

7 – Jocelyn Erickson – Freshman
17 – Sophia Nugent – Sophomore
21 – Grace Green – Redshirt Senior
33 – Alyssa Brito – Junior
40 – Alynah Torres – Senior
43 – Quincee Lilio – Redshirt Freshman
45 – Haley Lee – Redshirt Senior

Reference:^[14]

2023 Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff
Patty Gasso – Head coach Jennifer Rocha – Assistant head coach JT Gasso – Assistant coach Hannah Sparks – Volunteer assistant Ryan Wondrasek – Director of player development Hope Trautwein – Graduate assistant Lauren Foster – Graduate assistant
Reference:^[15]

Schedule

2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log

Regular season (49–1)

February (13–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
February 9	vs. No. 16 Duke Mark Campbell Invitational	No. 1	Bill Barber Park Irvine, CA	4–0	Bahl (1–0)	Davidson (0–1)	—	800	1–0	–
February 9	vs. Liberty Mark Campbell Invitational	No. 1	Bill Barber Park	1–0 ⁽⁸⁾	May (1–0)	Keeney (0–1)	—	500	2–0	–
February 10	vs. No. 17 Stanford Mark Campbell Invitational	No. 1	Bill Barber Park	10–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Storako (1–0)	Krause (0–1)	—	1,000	3–0	–
February 11	vs. No. 14 Washington Mark Campbell Invitational	No. 1	Bill Barber Park	5–4	Bahl (2–0)	Lopez (0–1)	May (1)	1,000	4–0	–
February 12	vs. San Jose State Mark Campbell Invitational	No. 1	Bill Barber Park	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Deal (1–0)	Steffany (0–2)	—	500	5–0	–
February 17	vs. Longwood	No. 1	Getterman Stadium Waco, TX	10–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (3–0)	Burton (0–3)	—	—	6–0	–
February 18	vs. Stephen F. Austin	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	22–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (2–0)	Hannabas (1–2)	—	1,240	7–0	–
February 18	vs. Army	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (2–0)	Grete (1–3)	—	1,209	8–0	–
February 19	at Baylor	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	3–4	Orme (3–1)	Bahl (3–1)	Binford (1)	1,271	8–1	–
February 24	vs. Cal State Fullerton	No. 2	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, CA	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (3–0)	Miranda (2–2)	—	2,000	9–1	–
February 24	vs. Texas A&M	No. 2	Big League Dreams Complex	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (3–0)	Preston (2–1)	—	2,000	10–1	–
February 25	vs. Utah	No. 2	Big League Dreams Complex	10–3	Bahl (4–1)	Sandez (4–1)	—	1,500	11–1	–
February 25	vs. Loyola Marymount	No. 2	Big League Dreams Complex	10–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Deal (2–0)	Perez (1–7)	—	2,000	12–1	–
February 26	vs. No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Big League Dreams Complex	14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (4–0)	Faraimo (9–1)	—	—	13–1	–

March (18–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
March 3	UIC	No. 1	OU Softball Complex Norman, OK	5–0	May (4–0)	Toniolo (0–7)	—	1,944	14–1	–
March 3	No. 17 Kentucky	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	18–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (5–0)	Schoonover (6–1)	—	1,944	15–1	–
March 4	No. 17 Kentucky	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	7–1	Bahl (5–1)	Lacatena (3–1)	—	1,800	16–1	–
March 4	UIC	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (5–0)	Ortiz (0–1)	—	1,955	17–1	–
March 10	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	No. 1	Nusz Park Starkville, MS	13-0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (6–1)	Comeaux (3–1)	—	278	18–1	–
March 10	at Mississippi State	No. 1	Nusz Park	7–0	May (6–0)	Maroon (7–1)	—	1,056	19–1	–
March 11	at Mississippi State	No. 1	Nusz Park	9-3	Storako (6–0)	Wesley (4–3)	—	1,284	20–1	–
March 13	vs. South Dakota State	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (7–0)	Kniesche (8–3)	—	1,706	21–1	–
March 14	No. 6 Florida State	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	5–4	Storako (7–0)	DuBois (2–2)	Bahl (1)	1,879	22–1	–
March 17	vs. Weber State	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (8–0)	Finch (1–1)	—	4,627	23–1	–
March 17	vs. Northwestern	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	2–1	May (8–0)	Boyd (2–3)	—	4,627	24–1	–
March 18	vs. Weber State	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	16–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (9–0)	Johnson (5–9)	—	5,185	25–1	–
March 18	vs. No. 19 Auburn	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (7–1)	Widra (7–1)	—	5,185	26–1	–
March 19	vs. No. 19 Auburn	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	7–1	Storako (10–0)	Penta (11–4)	—	4,172	27–1	–
March 24	at Iowa State	No. 1	Cyclone Sports Complex Ames, IA	3–0	Storako (11–0)	Spelhaug (1–4)	—	1,074	28–1	1–0
March 25	at Iowa State	No. 1	Cyclone Sports Complex	13–3 ⁽⁵⁾	May (9–0)	Swain (3–5)	—	1,715	29–1	2–0
March 25	at Iowa State	No. 1	Cyclone Sports Complex	10–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (8–1)	Johnson (1–3)	—	1,715	30–1	3–0
March 31	No. 9 Texas	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	8–1	Bahl (9–1)	Czech (7–3)	—	8,930	31–1	4–0

April (14–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
April 1	No. 9 Texas	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	4–3	Bahl (10–1)	Gutierrez (10–2)	—	1,976	32–1	5–0
April 2	No. 9 Texas	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	10–2 ⁽⁶⁾	May (10–0)	Morgan (10–2)	—	1,868	33–1	6–0
April 6	Texas Tech	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	3–0	Storako (12–0)	Kuehl (1–1)	—	1,864	34–1	7–0
April 7	Texas Tech	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	6–0	Bahl (11–1)	Hoover (14–1)	—	1,958	35–1	8–0
April 8	Texas Tech	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	7–0	May (11–0)	Fritz (8–4)	—	1,973	36–1	9–0
April 11	at No. 13 LSU	No. 1	Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA	3–0	Bahl (12–1)	Berzon (11–3)	—	3,073	37–1	–
April 15	vs. Louisville	No. 1	Miami Softball Stadium Oxford, OH	10–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (13–0)	Felder (1–1)	—	1,069	38–1	–
April 15	at Miami (OH)	No. 1	Miami Softball Stadium	13–1 ⁽⁶⁾	May (12–0)	Pratt (18–10)	—	1,069	39–1	–
April 21	at No. 16 Baylor	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	7–0	Bahl (13–1)	Orme (14–6)	—	1,250	40–1	10–0
April 22	at No. 16 Baylor	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	4–0	Storako (14–0)	West (6–2)	Bahl (2)	1,250	41–1	11–0
April 22	at No. 16 Baylor	No. 1	Getterman Stadium	2–0	May (13–0)	Orme (14–7)	—	1,250	42–1	12–0
April 25	at Wichita State	No. 1	Wilkins Stadium Wichita, KS	Cancelled^[16]
April 28	Kansas	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (14–1)	Hamilton (9–8)	—	1,762	43–1	13–0
April 29	Kansas	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (14–0)	Ludwig (3–7)	—	1,951	44–1	14–0
April 30	Kansas	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	8–2	Storako (15–0)	Hamilton (9–9)	—	—	45–1	15–0

May (4–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
May 2	at Tulsa	No. 1	Collins Family Softball Complex Tulsa, OK	6–0	May (15–0)	Nash (9–13)	Storako (1)	1,000	46–1	–
May 5	at No. 7 Oklahoma State	No. 1	Cowgirl Stadium Stillwater, OK	8–3	Bahl (15–1)	Maxwell (14–4)	—	1,602	47–1	16–0
May 6	at No. 7 Oklahoma State	No. 1	Cowgirl Stadium	4–2	Deal (3–0)	Maxwell (14–5)	—	1,753	48–1	17–0
May 7	at No. 7 Oklahoma State	No. 1	Cowgirl Stadium	5–1	Storako (16–0)	Kilfoyl (12–5)	—	1,565	49–1	18–0

Post-season (12-0)

Big 12 Tournament (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B12T Record
May 12	Iowa State	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (17–0)	Swain (5–9)	—	3,739	50–1	1–0
May 13	No. 10 Texas	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	6–1	May (16–0)	Gutierrez (12–5)	Bahl (3)	4,684	51–1	2–0

Norman Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 19	vs. Hofstra	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	May (17–0)	Apsel (10–9)	—	1,925	52–1	1–0
May 20	vs. Missouri	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	11–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Bahl (16–1)	Krings (13–12)	—	1,977	53–1	2–0
May 21	vs. California	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	16–3 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (18–0)	Archer (10–10)	—	1,931	54–1	3–0

Norman Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Super Reg. Record
May 26	vs. No. 10 Clemson	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	9–2	Bahl (17–1)	Cagle (25–7)	—	1,979	55–1	1–0
May 27	vs. No. 10 Clemson	No. 1	OU Softball Complex	8–7 ⁽⁹⁾	Bahl (18–1)	Cagle (25–8)	—	2,127	56–1	2–0

Women's College World Series (5–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	WCWS Record
June 1	vs. No. 7 Stanford	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	2–0	Bahl (19–1)	Canady (16–2)	—	12,379	57–1	1–0
June 3	vs. No. 4 Tennessee	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Bahl (20–1)	Pickens (9–7)	—	12,468	58–1	2–0
June 5	vs. No. 7 Stanford	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	4–2 ⁽⁹⁾	Bahl (21–1)	Canady (17–3)	—	12,071	59–1	3–0
June 7	vs. No. 3 Florida State	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	5–0	Bahl (22–1)	Leonard (2–2)	—	12,142	60–1	4–0
June 8	vs. No. 3 Florida State	No. 1	Hall of Fame Stadium	3–1	Storako (19–0)	Sandercock (28–4)	Bahl (4)	12,195	61–1	5–0

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Sooners team member
Reference:^[17]

Rankings from NFCA:
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Softball America	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
ESPN.com/USA Softball	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
D1Softball	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

References

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^ Chapman, Ryan (July 3, 2022). "Report: Oklahoma Softball's Turiya Coleman Enters Transfer Portal". SI.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Batacao, Jason (June 17, 2022). "OU softball: Mackenzie Donihoo announces transfer to Tennessee". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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[2] Post, J.J. (June 8, 2023). "Oklahoma softball joins elite company with title three-peat". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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[7] Batacao, Jason (June 17, 2022). "OU softball: Mackenzie Donihoo announces transfer to Tennessee". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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Oklahoma Sooners softball
Venues	Marita Hynes Field (1998–2023) Love's Field (2024–present)
People	Statistical leaders
Head coaches	Amy Dahl (1975–1976) Marita Hynes (1977–1984) Michelle Thomas (1985–1993) Jim Beitia (1994) Patty Gasso (1995–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Oklahoma Sooners 2023 Women's College World Series Champions
3 Grace Lyons 7 Jocelyn Erickson 8 Alex Storako 9 Kinzie Hansen 23 Tiare Jennings 24 Jayda Coleman 33 Alyssa Brito 98 Jordy Bahl
Head coach Patty Gasso Associate head coach Jennifer Rocha Graduate assistant Hope Trautwein
NCAA tournament Women's College World Series