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 senior Michigan 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.

Award watch lists + Award Player Position Year RefUSA 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 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:

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 assistantReference:

Schedule 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball game logRegular season (49–1)February (13–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Big 12RecordFebruary 9 vs. No. 16 DukeMark Campbell Invitational No. 1 Bill Barber ParkIrvine, CA 4–0 Bahl (1–0) Davidson (0–1) — 800 1–0 –February 9 vs. LibertyMark Campbell Invitational No. 1 Bill Barber Park 1–0 (8) May (1–0) Keeney (0–1) — 500 2–0 –February 10 vs. No. 17 StanfordMark 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 WashingtonMark 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 StateMark 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 StadiumWaco, 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 ComplexCathedral 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 OverallRecord Big 12RecordMarch 3 UIC No. 1 OU Softball ComplexNorman, 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 ParkStarkville, 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 StadiumOklahoma 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 ComplexAmes, IA 3–0 Storako (11–0) Spelhaug (1–4) — 1,074 28–1 1–0March 25 at Iowa State No. 1 Cyclone Sports Complex 13–3 (5) May (9–0) Swain (3–5) — 1,715 29–1 2–0March 25 at Iowa State No. 1 Cyclone Sports Complex 10–0 (5) Bahl (8–1) Johnson (1–3) — 1,715 30–1 3–0March 31 No. 9 Texas No. 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 8–1 Bahl (9–1) Czech (7–3) — 8,930 31–1 4–0April (14–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Big 12RecordApril 1 No. 9 Texas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 4–3 Bahl (10–1) Gutierrez (10–2) — 1,976 32–1 5–0April 2 No. 9 Texas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 10–2 (6) May (10–0) Morgan (10–2) — 1,868 33–1 6–0April 6 Texas Tech No. 1 OU Softball Complex 3–0 Storako (12–0) Kuehl (1–1) — 1,864 34–1 7–0April 7 Texas Tech No. 1 OU Softball Complex 6–0 Bahl (11–1) Hoover (14–1) — 1,958 35–1 8–0April 8 Texas Tech No. 1 OU Softball Complex 7–0 May (11–0) Fritz (8–4) — 1,973 36–1 9–0April 11 at No. 13 LSU No. 1 Tiger ParkBaton Rouge, LA 3–0 Bahl (12–1) Berzon (11–3) — 3,073 37–1 –April 15 vs. Louisville No. 1 Miami Softball StadiumOxford, 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 10–0April 22 at No. 16 Baylor No. 1 Getterman Stadium 4–0 Storako (14–0) West (6–2) Bahl (2) 1,250 41–1 11–0April 22 at No. 16 Baylor No. 1 Getterman Stadium 2–0 May (13–0) Orme (14–7) — 1,250 42–1 12–0April 25 at Wichita State No. 1 Wilkins StadiumWichita, KS CancelledApril 28 Kansas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 8–0 (5) Bahl (14–1) Hamilton (9–8) — 1,762 43–1 13–0April 29 Kansas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 14–0 (5) May (14–0) Ludwig (3–7) — 1,951 44–1 14–0April 30 Kansas No. 1 OU Softball Complex 8–2 Storako (15–0) Hamilton (9–9) — — 45–1 15–0May (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Big 12RecordMay 2 at Tulsa No. 1 Collins Family Softball ComplexTulsa, 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 StadiumStillwater, 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 Postseason (12-0) (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B12TRecord May 12 Iowa State No. 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 9–0 (5) Storako (17–0) Swain (5–9) — 3,739 50–1 1–0May 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 (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord RegionalRecordMay 19 vs. Hofstra No. 1 OU Softball Complex 11–0 (5) May (17–0) Apsel (10–9) — 1,925 52–1 1–0May 20 vs. Missouri No. 1 OU Softball Complex 11–0 (6) Bahl (16–1) Krings (13–12) — 1,977 53–1 2–0May 21 vs. California No. 1 OU Softball Complex 16–3 (5) Storako (18–0) Archer (10–10) — 1,931 54–1 3–0 (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Super Reg.RecordMay 26 vs. No. 10 Clemson No. 1 OU Softball Complex 9–2 Bahl (17–1) Cagle (25–7) — 1,979 55–1 1–0May 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 (5–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord WCWSRecord 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

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