Sooners Patty Gasso to coach at 2028 Olympics

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February 12, 2025

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR,

OU head softball coach Patty Gasso was named the head coach for the USA Softball Womens National Team and will coach Team USA in the 2028 Olympic Games, it was announced on Monday. Team USA has competed in all five previous events at the Olympics (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2020).

Gasso will be the first female coach of Team USAs softball participant.

The 2028 Olympic Games will be based in Los Angeles, but all indications are the softball event will be held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

Gasso has led the OU softball program to unprecedented heights with four consecutive national championships.

There’s only been three other coaches who led Team USA softball at the Olympics: Ralph Raymond in 1996 (gold) and 2000 (gold), Candrea and Ken Eriksen in 2020 (silver).

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