2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

NCAA Division I college softball season

2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball

National Champion
NCAA Norman Super Regional champion
NCAA Norman Regional champion
Big 12 regular season champion

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 59–3 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Patty Gasso (28th season)

Home stadium| OU Softball Complex

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Big 12 Conference softball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y | 17 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .944 |  |  | 59 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .952
No. 7 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍y | 14 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .778 |  |  | 48 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .774
No. 17 Texas ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 47 | - | 22 | - | 1 |  | .679
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 28 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .509
Baylor ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 32 | - | 24 | - | 0 |  | .571
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .278 |  |  | 22 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .449
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .167 |  |  | 20 | - | 36 | - | 0 |  | .357
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-eighth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished the season with a 59–3 record, including 17–1 in conference play.

## Previous season

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The Sooners finished the 2021 season 56–4 overall, and 16–1 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the Big 12 Tournament. During the NCAA tournament they defeated Morgan State in the regional finals and Washington in the super regionals. They won the 2021 Women's College World Series over Florida State.[2]

## Preseason

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Oklahoma was ranked No. 1 in the nation in the preseason polls by NFCA/USA Today, ESPN.com/USA Softball, D1Softball and Softball America.[3][4][5][6]

### Award watch lists

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Award  | Player  | Position  | Year  | Ref.

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USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Jocelyn Alo | Utility  | Senior  | [7]
Jayda Coleman | Outfielder  | Sophomore
Kinzie Hansen | Catcher  | Junior
Tiare Jennings | Infielder  | Sophomore

## Roster

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2022 Oklahoma Sooners roster

Pitchers

* 7 – Hope Trautwein – Redshirt Senior
* 13 – Macy McAdoo – Junior
* 19 – Nicole May – Sophomore
* 88 – Emmy Guthrie – Freshman
* 98 – Jordy Bahl – Freshman

Catchers

* 9 – Kinzie Hansen – Junior
* 22 – Lynnsie Elam – Redshirt Senior

Outfielders

* 0 – Rylie Boone – Junior
* 27 – Hannah Coor – Freshman

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Infielders

* 3 – Grace Lyons – Senior
* 5 – Taylon Snow – Redshirt Senior
* 11 – Alexx Waitman – Freshman
* 20 – Jana Johns – Redshirt Senior
* 23 – Tiare Jennings – Sophomore
* 33 – Zaida Puni – Freshman

Utility

* 12 – Mackenzie Donihoo – Junior
* 17 – Sophia Nugent – Freshman
* 21 – Grace Green – Senior
* 24 – Jayda Coleman – Sophomore
* 33 – Alyssa Brito – Sophomore
* 42 – Turiya Coleman – Freshman
* 43 – Quincee Lilio – Freshman
* 78 – Jocelyn Alo – Redshirt Senior

Reference:[8]

## Schedule

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2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log

Regular season (48–1)
| February (15–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Big 12
Record
February 10 | at UC Santa Barbara | No. 1 | Santa Barbara Diammond
Santa Barbara, CA | 14–0 (5) | Bahl (1–0) | Mills (0–1) | — | 256 | 1–0 | –
February 11 | vs Loyola Marymount | No. 1 | Bill Barber Park
Irvine, CA | 5–0 | Trautwein (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Bahl (1) | 300 | 2–0 | –
February 11 | vs Mississippi State | No. 1 | Bill Barber Park | 9–0 (5) | May (1–0) | Bower (0–1) | — | 300 | 3–0 | –
February 12 | vs No. 3 UCLA | No. 1 | Bill Barker Park | 4–1 | Bahl (2–0) | Shaw (1–1) | — | 1,000 | 4–0 | –
February 13 | vs UC San Diego | No. 1 | Bill Barker Park | 8–0 (5) | Trautwein (2–0) | Williams (0–3) | — | 350 | 5–0 | –
February 18 | vs McNeese State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium
Houston, TX | 15–1 (5) | Bahl (3–0) | Tate (1–1) | — | — | 6–0 | –
February 18 | at Houston | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 8–0 (5) | May (2–0) | Flores (0–2) | — | — | 7–0 | –
February 19 | vs McNeese State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 11–0 (5) | Trautwein (3–0) | Vallejo (3–2) | — | — | 8–0 | –
February 19 | at Houston | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 13–0 (5) | Bahl (4–0) | Wilkey (2–2) | — | — | 9–0 | –
February 20 | vs Texas State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 8–0 (5) | May (3–0) | Mullins (1–2) | — | — | 10–0 | –
February 25 | vs Cal State Fullerton | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex
Cathedral City, CA | 10–0 (6) | Bahl (5–0) | Chambers (3–1) | — | 800 | 11–0 | –
February 25 | vs Long Beach State | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 11–3 (5) | May (4–0) | Frutoz (0–2) | — | 850 | 12–0 | –
February 26 | vs No. 8 Arizona | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 10–2 (5) | May (5–0) | Netz (4–1) | — | 850 | 13–0 | –
February 26 | vs No. 17 Tennessee | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 9–8 (10) | Bahl (6–0) | Rogers (3–2) | — | 2,000 | 14–0 | –
February 27 | vs Utah | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 3–2 | Trautwein (4–0) | Sandez (5–1) | — | 800 | 15–0 | –
| March (15–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Big 12
Record
March 7 | Minnesota | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex
Norman, OK | 9–1 (5) | Bahl (7–0) | Pease (5–4) | — | 1,531 | 16–0 | –
March 10 | vs Baylor | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI | 12–3 (5) | May (6–0) | Orme (3–5) | — | — | 17–0 | –
March 11 | vs California | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 8–0 (5) | Bahl (8–0) | Archer (6–4) | — | — | 18–0 | –
March 11 | at Hawaii | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 11–0 (6) | Trautwein (5–0) | Murphy (0–2) | — | 1,200 | 19–0 | –
March 12 | at Hawaii | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 9–0 (5) | May (7–0) | Borges (3–3) | — | — | 20–0 | –
March 18 | vs Sam Houston | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK | 10–1 (5) | Trautwein (6–0) | Dunn (2–4) | — | 4,718 | 21–0 | –
March 18 | vs Indiana | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 15–1 (5) | Bahl (9–0) | Copeland (4–3) | — | 4,718 | 22–0 | –
March 19 | vs San Diego | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 11–0 (5) | May (8–0) | Daugherty (1–7) | — | 4,936 | 23–0 | –
March 19 | vs Houston | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 8–0 (5) | Trautwein (7–0) | Todd (3–4) | — | 4,936 | 24–0 | –
March 20 | vs Iowa | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 20–0 (5) | Bahl (10–0) | Vasquez (5–5) | — | 3,246 | 25–0 | –
March 22 | vs Kentucky | No. 1 | John Cropp Stadium | 9–1 (6) | Bahl (11–0) | Stoddard (5–3) | — | 2,117 | 26–0 | –
March 25 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–1 (5) | Bahl (12–0) | Orme (6–7) | — | 1,782 | 27–0 | 1–0
March 26 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 8–0 (5) | May (9–0) | Binford (5–3) | — | 1,717 | 28–0 | 2–0
March 27 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 3–1 | Trautwein (8–0) | Orme (6–8) | — | 1,689 | 29–0 | 3–0
March 29 | Wichita State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 10–1 (5) | Bahl (13–0) | Bingham (7–2) | — | 1,589 | 30–0 | –
| April (14–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Big 12
Record
April 1 | UAB | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 11–1 (5) | Bahl (14–0) | Valbak (3–5) | — | 1,653 | 31–0 | –
April 2 | UAB | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 2–0 | Trautwein (9–0) | Cespedes (8–3) | — | 1,708 | 32–0 | –
April 6 | Tulsa | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 (5) | May (10–0) | Pochop (7–11) | — | 1,700 | 33–0 | –
April 8 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field
Lubbock, TX | 11–0 (5) | Bahl (15–0) | Carlin (6–3) | — | 1,100 | 34–0 | 4–0
April 9 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field | 11–0 (5) | Trautwein (10–0) | Rains (0–5) | — | 1,209 | 35–0 | 5–0
April 10 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field | 21–0 (5) | May (11–0) | Carlin (6–4) | — | 1,260 | 36–0 | 6–0
April 14 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field
Austin, TX | 3–0 | Bahl (16–0) | Dolcini (13–5) | — | 1,498 | 37–0 | 7–0
April 15 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field | 9–1 (5) | Trautwein (11–0) | Simpson (6–3) | — | 1,687 | 38–0 | 8–0
April 16 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field | 2–4 | Dolcini (14–5) | Bahl (16–1) | — | 1,698 | 38–1 | 8–1
April 20 | at North Texas | No. 1 | Lovelace Stadium
Denton, TX | 10–0 (6) | Bahl (17–1) | Savage (10–5) | — | 476 | 39–1 | —
April 22 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 6–4 | Bahl (18–1) | Spelhaug (7–14) | Trautwein (1) | 1,650 | 40–1 | 9–1
April 22 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 (5) | Trautwein (12–0) | Spelhaug (7–15) | — | 1,650 | 41–1 | 10–1
April 23 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 (5) | Bahl (19–1) | Swain (6–4) | — | 1,695 | 42–1 | 11–1
April 28 | at Kansas City | No. 1 | Urban Youth Academy Softball Complex
Kansas City, MO | Canceled[9]
April 29 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park
Lawrence, KS | 7–0 | Bahl (20–1) | Hamilton (6–15) | — | 1,084 | 43–1 | 12–1
April 30 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park | 19–0 (5) | Trautwein (13–0) | Brooks (5–7) | — | 1,204 | 44–1 | 13–1
| May (4–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Big 12
Record
May 1 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park | 9–1 | May (12–0) | Hamilton (7–16) | — | 1,224 | 45–1 | 14–1
May 5 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 7–1 | Bahl (21–1) | Maxwell (15–3) | — | 1,759 | 46–1 | 15–1
May 6 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 6–0 | Trautwein (14–0) | Day (9–4) | — | 1,805 | 47–1 | 16–1
May 7 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 5–3 | Trautwein (15–0) | Maxwell (15–4) | May (1) | 1,170 | 48–1 | 17–1
Post-season (11–2)
| Big 12 Tournament (1–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | B12T
Record
May 13 | vs. Iowa State | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 5–0 | Trautwein (16–0) | Spelhaug (11–18) | — | — | 49–1 | 1–0
May 14 | vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 3–4 (8) | Day (11–4) | Trautwein (16–1) | — | 5,410 | 49–2 | 1–1
| Norman Regional (3–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Regional
Record
May 20 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 14–0 (5) | May (13–0) | Massey (12–12) | — | 1,677 | 50–2 | 1–0
May 21 | vs. Texas A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 3–2 | Trautwein (17–1) | Uribe (5–5) | — | — | 51–2 | 2–0
May 22 | vs. Texas A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 20–0 (5) | May (14–0) | Herzog (9–8) | — | 1,640 | 52–2 | 3–0
| Norman Super Regional (2–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | Super Reg.
Record
May 27 | vs. UCF | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 8–0 (5) | Trautwein (18–1) | Mancha (23–4) | — | — | 53–2 | 1–0
May 28 | vs. UCF | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 7–1 | May (15–0) | Woodall (18–5) | — | — | 54–2 | 2–0
| Women's College World Series (5–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall
Record  | WCWS
Record
June 2 | vs. No. 10 Northwestern | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 13–2 (5) | Trautwein (19–1) | Williams (31–5) | — | 12,282 | 55–2 | 1–0
June 4 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 7–2 | Trautwein (20–1) | Dolcini (23–11) | — | — | 56–2 | 2–0
June 6 | vs. No. 5 UCLA | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 3–7 | Faraimo (24–5) | May (15–1) | Azevedo (2) | 11,836 | 56–3 | 2–1
June 6 | vs. No. 5 UCLA | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 15–0 (5) | Trautwein (21–1) | Azevedo (21–3) | — | 11,836 | 57–3 | 3–1
June 8 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 16–1 | Trautwein (22–1) | Dolcini (24–12) | — | 12,234 | 58–3 | 4–1
June 9 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 10–5 | Bahl (22–1) | Czech (13–2) | — | 12,257 | 59–3 | 5–1

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* Rankings from NFCA:
* (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

## Rankings

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Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
NFCA / USA Today| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
Softball America| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
ESPN.com/USA Softball| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
D1Softball| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

## References

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1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
2. ^ Rohde, John (June 10, 2021). "Sooners Capture Fifth National Championship". soonersports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
3. ^ "USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Preseason)". nfca.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
4. ^ "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 – Preseason" (PDF). teamusa.org. USA Softball. January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
5. ^ "2022 D1Softball Preseason Top 25 Rankings". d1softball.com. D1Softball. January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
6. ^ "2022 NCAA Division I Softball Top 25". softballamerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
7. ^ "2022 Softball Preseason Honors". big12sports.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
8. ^ "2022 Softball Roster". soonersports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
9. ^ "OU-Kansas City Game Canceled". soonersports.com. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
10. ^ "2022 Softball Schedule". soonersports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

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Venues|

* Marita Hynes Field (1998–2023)
* Love's Field (2024–present)

Head coaches|

* Amy Dahl (1975–1976)
* Marita Hynes (1977–1984)
* Michelle Thomas (1985–1993)
* Jim Beitia (1994)
* Patty Gasso (1995–present)

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3 Grace Lyons
7 Hope Trautwein
9 Kinzie Hansen
22 Lynnsie Elam
23 Tiare Jennings
24 Jayda Coleman
33 Alyssa Brito
78 Jocelyn Alo
98 Jordy Bahl

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Associate head coach Jennifer Rocha
Graduate assistant Sydney Romero

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