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USA Today
05-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners Patty Gasso discusses transfer portal plans
Oklahoma Sooners Patty Gasso discusses transfer portal plans The transfer portal has taketh from the Oklahoma Sooners since their season ended on Monday. Four players have entered the portal, but you can bet that the Sooners and Patty Gasso will be active to add talent to get Oklahoma back to the top of the sport. Joining Chris Plank, the Voice of OU Softball on The Ref in Norman, Patty Gasso discussed what Oklahoma is going to be looking to accomplish in the transfer portal. "Right now, I don't have a lot to say about it," Gasso said. "But you will see movement, and you will be happy with the movement that you're seeing. But we don't need a lot of moves because we have a really solid group of blue-collar athletes returning that are team first and that's what I care about. And also, we have a nice mix of portal athletes." The Oklahoma Sooners will bring back eight of the nine position players that started in their 3-2 loss against Texas Tech. Cydney Sanders vacates first base. Hannah Coor, who became a regular piece of the outfield rotation is out the door via the transfer portal. Sydney Barker, who went 3-for-3 against NiJaree Canady, could become the everyday right fielder or take over for Sanders at first base. Gasso also discussed the importance of not recruiting players who could be progress-stoppers for the freshmen on the roster right now or those who will come to Norman in a few months. Oklahoma signed the No. 1 recruiting class, according to Softball America, which features the No. 1 player in the nation, Kai Minor, the No. 1 pitcher Allyssa Parker, the No. 1 infielder Lexi McDaniel, and the No. 1 catcher Kendall Wells. "I don't want to over recruit on this freshman class and the next one that's coming in because they're both young athletes that we need in this program. So, I love our positioning right now. We don't need a lot, but we need a little. That's what we're working on. Aside from maybe adding a pitcher to replace Sam Landry, the Sooners don't have a lot of needs with the corps for the lineup of freshmen and sophomores. Oklahoma also welcomes the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation this fall. Gasso and her staff will make an impact in the transfer portal. It's not a matter of if but when those additions come down the pipeline. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Oklahoma and Texas A&M named SEC softball co-champions after conference title game canceled due to weather
SEC softball will have not one, but two teams holding the conference title. The conference announced Saturday that Oklahoma and Texas A&M have been named co-champions of the 2025 SEC softball tournament after canceling the title game due to weather. "Due to inclement weather now and predicated for the rest of the day, today's championship game will not be played. Both Oklahoma and Texas A&M are declared co-champions for the 2025 SEC Softball Tournament," the conference wrote in a statement. "Congratulations to the Sooners and the Aggies, and best of luck to both teams in the postseason!" 🚨 Official statement on the 2025 #SECSB Tournament Championship game from @GregSankey:#SECTourney — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 10, 2025 The tournament was held at University of Georgia in Athens, where it has been raining throughout the day. After one weather delay earlier on Saturday, the conference opted to give up on the game altogether. The No. 1-seeded Oklahoma made the championship game after a 8-6 comeback win against No. 5 Arkansas on Friday, while No. 2 Texas A&M mercy-ruled No. 3 Texas with a dominant 14-2 win in the semifinals. Despite the weather, and the unexpected title-sharing, both teams seemed to take things in stride. The weather won't bring down our vibes 🕺#GigEm | @SEC — Texas A&M Softball (@AggieSoftball) May 10, 2025 This Team 🫶 — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 10, 2025 Texas A&M and Oklahoma are the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country, respectively. Saturday's game would have been the first meeting between the high-powered SEC rivals this season. Though the automatic NCAA tournament bid as a result of the championship might be slightly complicated, both teams are expected to advance to make deep postseason runs.
