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American college softball team

2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball
National Champion
NCAA Norman Super Regional champion
NCAA Norman Regional champion
Big 12 regular season and tournament champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record61–1 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Home stadiumOU Softball Complex
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 0 – 0   1.000 61 – 1 – 0   .984
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 45 – 15 – 1   .746
No. 9 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 47 – 16 – 0   .746
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 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
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. The season was also highlighted by setting an NCAA Division I softball-record 53-game winning streak.

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.

Offseason

Departures

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

Additions

Oklahoma incoming transfers
Player Position Height Year Previous team Ref
Alex Storako Pitcher 5'11" Redshirt Redshirt senior Michigan
Haley Lee Utility 5'7" Redshirt 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.

Award watch lists

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

Roster and personnel

2023 Oklahoma Sooners roster
 

Pitchers

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

Catchers

Outfielders

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

Infielders

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

Utility

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

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 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 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 Deal (1–0) Steffany (0–2) — 500 5–0 –
February 17 vs. Longwood No. 1 Getterman Stadium
Waco, TX		 10–0 Bahl (3–0) Burton (0–3) — — 6–0 –
February 18 vs. Stephen F. Austin No. 1 Getterman Stadium 22–0 Storako (2–0) Hannabas (1–2) — 1,240 7–0 –
February 18 vs. Army No. 1 Getterman Stadium 9–0 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 Storako (3–0) Miranda (2–2) — 2,000 9–1 –
February 24 vs. Texas A&M No. 2 Big League Dreams Complex 8–0 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 Deal (2–0) Perez (1–7) — 2,000 12–1 –
February 26 vs. No. 1 UCLA No. 2 Big League Dreams Complex 14–0 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 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 May (5–0) Ortiz (0–1) — 1,955 17–1 –
March 10 vs. Southeastern Louisiana No. 1 Nusz Park
Starkville, MS		 13-0 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 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 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 Storako (9–0) Johnson (5–9) — 5,185 25–1 –
March 18 vs. No. 19 Auburn No. 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 14–0 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 May (9–0) Swain (3–5) — 1,715 29–1 2–0
March 25 at Iowa State No. 1 Cyclone Sports Complex 10–0 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 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 Storako (13–0) Felder (1–1) — 1,069 38–1 –
April 15 at Miami (OH) No. 1 Miami Softball Stadium 13–1 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
April 28 Kansas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 8–0 Bahl (14–1) Hamilton (9–8) — 1,762 43–1 13–0
April 29 Kansas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 14–0 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 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 May (17–0) Apsel (10–9) — 1,925 52–1 1–0
May 20 vs. Missouri No. 1 OU Softball Complex 11–0 Bahl (16–1) Krings (13–12) — 1,977 53–1 2–0
May 21 vs. California No. 1 OU Softball Complex 16–3 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 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 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 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:
  • Rankings from NFCA:
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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ESPN.com/USA Softball1121111111111111
D1Softball1121111111111111

References

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Oklahoma Sooners 2023 Women's College World Series Champions
3 Grace Lyons
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8 Alex Storako
9 Kinzie Hansen
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24 Jayda Coleman
33 Alyssa Brito
98 Jordy Bahl
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