2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball
2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball
NCAA Norman Regional champion; NCAA Norman Super Regional champion; Big 12 champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	57–6 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Patty Gasso (25th season);
Home stadium	OU Softball Complex

2019 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	0	1.000	57	–	6	.905
No. 6 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	5	.722	45	–	17	.726
No. 11 Texas ‍‍‍^y	12	–	6	.667	46	–	17	.730
No. 19 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	8	–	10	.444	42	–	16	.724
Iowa State ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	37	–	25	.597
Kansas ‍‍‍	3	–	15	.167	15	–	36	.294
Baylor ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	18	–	31	.367

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 13, 2019^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were coached by Patty Gasso, who led her eighteenth season. The Sooners finished with a record of 57–6.

The Sooners were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Norman Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2019 Oklahoma Sooners roster^[2]^[3]

Pitchers

4 - Shannon Saile - Junior
42 - Mariah Lopez - Junior
45 - Giselle Juarez - Junior
63 - Brooke Vestal - Freshman
73 - Parker Conrad - Junior

Catchers

1 - Kinsey Koeltzow - Freshman
22 - Lynnsie Elam - Sophomore

Outfielders

7 - Alexa Schultz - Sophomore
24 - Raegan Rogers - Senior
27 - Kylie Lundberg - Senior
34 - Falepolima Aviu - Senior
99 - Audrie LaValley - Freshman

Infielders

2 - Sydney Romero - Senior
3 - Grace Lyons - Freshman
17 - Shay Knighten - Senior
20 - Caleigh Clifton - Senior
33 - Sami Skelly - Freshman

Utility

11 - Nicole Mendes - Junior
15 - Eliyah Flores - Sophomore
21 - Grace Green - Freshman
78 - Jocelyn Alo - Sophomore

Coaches

2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball coaching staff^[2]^[3]
- Patty Gasso - Head Coach - 25th Season - Jennifer Rocha - Associate Head Coach - 1st season - JT Gasso - Assistant Coach - 4th season - Keilani Ricketts - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	Oklahoma win
	Oklahoma loss
*	Non-Conference game

2019 Oklahoma Sooners Softball Game Log^[2]^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
Feb 8	vs Syracuse*	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ (GCU Kickoff Tournament)	W 6–0	1–0
Feb 8	at Grand Canyon*	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ (GCU Kickoff Tournament)	W 7–1	2–0
Feb 9	vs Charlotte*	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ (GCU Kickoff Tournament)	W 13–0⁵	3–0
Feb 9	vs Syracuse*	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ (GCU Kickoff Tournament)	W 9–1⁵	4–0
Feb 10	vs San Diego State*	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ (GCU Kickoff Tournament)	W 9–0⁵	5–0
Feb 14	vs Kentucky*	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational)	W 9–1⁶	6–0
Feb 14	vs Notre Dame*	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational)	W 6–2	7–0
Feb 15	vs Florida Atlantic*	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational)	W 4–0	8–0
Feb 15	vs Florida State*	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational)	L 4–7	8–1
Feb 16	vs Hofstra*	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational)	W 17–3⁵	9–1
Feb 22	vs BYU*	Big League Dreams Sports Complex • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 5–0	10–1
Feb 22	vs UCLA*	Big League Dreams Sports Complex • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	L 1–7	10–2
Feb 23	vs Arizona*	Big League Dreams Sports Complex • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 2–1	11–2
Feb 24	vs Cal State Fullerton*	Big League Dreams Sports Complex • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 9–1⁵	12–2
Feb 24	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Big League Dreams Sports Complex • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 8–0⁶	13–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
Mar 1	Oregon State*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 3–0	14–2
Mar 1	Louisiana*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 9–1⁵	15–2
Mar 5	McNeese State*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 6–1	16–2
Mar 8	Northwestern*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 7–0	17–2
Mar 9	Drake*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 5–2	18–2
Mar 9	Grand Canyon*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 1–0	19–2
Mar 10	Northwestern*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 8–0⁵	20–2
Mar 14	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA (LMU/CSUN Tournament)	W 12–1	21–2
Mar 14	at Loyola Marymount*	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA (LMU/CSUN Tournament)	W 14–0⁵	22–2
Mar 15	vs Dartmouth*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA (LMU/CSUN Tournament)	W 10–0	23–2
Mar 15	at Cal State Northridge*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA (LMU/CSUN Tournament)	W 11–0⁵	24–2
Mar 16	vs Illinois*	Smith Field • Los Angeles, CA (LMU/CSUN Tournament)	W 11–1⁶	25–2
Mar 20	North Texas*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 8–0⁵	26–2
Mar 22	at Texas Tech	Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	W 5–1	27–2	1–0
Mar 23	at Texas Tech	Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	W 8–3	28–2	2–0
Mar 24	at Texas Tech	Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	W 13–1⁶	29–2	3–0
Mar 27	Tulsa*	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 10–1⁵	30–2
Mar 31	at Utah*	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 11–2⁶	31–2
Mar 31	at Utah*	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 13–3⁵	32–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
Apr 5	Baylor	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 7–5	33–2	4–0
Apr 6	Baylor	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 8–0⁵	34–2	5–0
Apr 7	Baylor	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 16–0⁵	35–2	6–0
Apr 12	at Kansas	Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS	W 10–0⁶	36–2	7–0
Apr 13	at Kansas	Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS	W 5–0	37–2	8–0
Apr 14	at Kansas	Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park • Lawrence, KS	W 8–0⁶	38–2	9–0
Apr 18	at Texas	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 3–1	39–2	10–0
Apr 19	at Texas	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 4–3⁸	40–2	11–0
Apr 20	at Texas	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 9–2	41–2	12–0
Apr 24	at Wichita State*	Wilkins Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 8–0⁵	42–2
Apr 26	at Iowa State	Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA	W 8–3	43–2	13–0
Apr 26	at Iowa State	Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA	W 9–2	44–2	14–0
Apr 28	at Iowa State	Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA	W 14–0⁵	45–2	15–0

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
May 4	Oklahoma State	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 3–0	46–2	16–0
May 5	at Oklahoma State	Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 7–1	47–2	17–0
May 5	at Oklahoma State	Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 6–1	48–2	18–0

Post-season

Big 12 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12T record
May 10	(4) Texas Tech	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0⁶	49–2	1–0
Tournament canceled due to weather. Oklahoma earns auto-bid as regular season champion.

NCAA Norman Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg record
May 17	UMBC	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 12–0⁵	50–2	1–0
May 18	Wisconsin	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 4–0	51–2	2–0
May 19	Wisconsin	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	L 1–2	51–3	2–1
May 19	Wisconsin	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 2–0	52–3	3–1

NCAA Norman Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR record
May 24	(16) Northwestern	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 3–0	53–3	1–0
May 25	(16) Northwestern	(1)	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	W 8–0	54–3	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 30	Alabama	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2	55–3	1–0
May 31	Oklahoma State	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–1	56–3	2–0
June 2	Alabama	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1⁸	56–4	2–1
June 2	Alabama	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 7–3	57–4	3–1
June 3	UCLA	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–16	57–5	3–2
June 4	UCLA	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 4–5	57–6	3–3

References

^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2025 Softball Record book. Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2019 Softball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "2019 Softball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[1] "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[media-2] 2025 Softball Record book. Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[roster-3] "2019 Softball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[4] "2019 Softball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

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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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics