Patty Gasso
| Sport(s) | Softball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 27, 1962 California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1994 | Long Beach City College |
| 1995–present | Oklahoma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1029–305–2 (.771) |
Patricia M. "Patty" Gasso (born May 27, 1962) is an American softball coach. She has been the head softball coach at the University of Oklahoma since 1995. She led the University of Oklahoma softball team to a national championship in 2000, 2013, and 2016, and has compiled a career record of 1029–305–2 and a winning percentage of .771.
Gasso grew up in Torrance, California. She played softball at California State University, Long Beach. She also coached softball at Long Beach City College from 1990 to 1994, compiling a record of 161–59–1.
In 22 years at the University of Oklahoma, she has compiled a record of 1029–305–2 and a winning percentage of .765. Her teams have advanced to the Women's College World Series nine times and won the national championship in 2000, 2013, and 2016. Her winning percentage of .765 ranks among the highest all-time among college softball coaches with at least 800 career wins.
In 1999, the University of Oklahoma won its third Big 12 Conference championship in five years at Oklahoma, but financial difficulties nearly ended her tenure following the 1999 season. Gasso noted:
Money was tight, and my husband, Jim, had actually gone back to California because it was hard to find a job here at the time. So here I was raising our two children and trying to coach a Division-I softball program, which was very demanding of my time and energy.
Gasso remained in Oklahoma for the 2000 season despite her husband's return to California. The 2000 University of Oklahoma team compiled a record of 66–8 and defeated UCLA three games to one in the Women's College World Series to win the Sooners' first national softball championship.
Following the national championship in 2000, the University of Oklahoma gave Gasso "a significant salary hike," and her husband was able to return to Oklahoma. Over the next 12 years, Gasso built the Sooners into a national softball power, winning over 40 games every year. The 2001 team finished with a 50–9 record, and the 2007 team finished 55–8.
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