List of Oklahoma Sooners head softball coaches

The Oklahoma Sooners softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] The team has had 5 head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1975 season.[2] The current coach is Patty Gasso, who took over the head coaching position in 1995.

Coaches

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List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[h]
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PA WA CCs CTs NCs
1 Amy Dahl 1975–1976 34 18 16 0 .529 1 0 0
2 Marita Hynes 1977–1984 275 257 18 0 .935 3 0 0 0
3 Michelle Thomas 1985–1993 456 226 230 0 .496 31 75 0 .292 0 0 0 0
4 Jim Beitia 1994 73 58 15 0 .795 5 7 0 .417 1 0 0 0
5 Patty Gasso 1995–present 1,740 1,395 344 2 .802 388 91 0 .810 26 14 13 8 8

Notes

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ Oklahoma competed in multiple conference organizations in its early years, with varying systems of conference play and championships. They played as part of the Oklahoma Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the Southwest Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and Big Eight Conference from 1976. Records for Big 8 play only exist beginning in 1985. Oklahoma joined the Big 12 Conference beginning in 1996.
  3. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I softball championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
  4. ^ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I softball championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  5. ^ College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  6. ^ The Big 12 Conference softball tournament began in 1996, but was not held from 2011–2016.
  7. ^ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
  8. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season.

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "OU Softball Coaches". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.