Oklahoma women’s softball coach Patty Gasso has been chosen to lead the U.S. national team as it prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
USA Softball, the sport’s national governing body, announced Monday that Gasso – who has led the Sooners to eight national championships, including a fourth consecutive title in 2024 – has been selected as the U.S. Olympic team’s head coach for the 2025-28 quadrennial cycle.
‘It is truly a remarkable moment in my career and a dream come true to be asked to coach Team USA,’ Gasso said in a statement. ‘This is the highest honor I could ever receive, and I’m humbled by and thankful for the confidence USA Softball has in me. I have an intense passion to make Team USA the best it can be to help win the gold medal in 2028.’
Gasso has extensive experience with the U.S. women’s national softball team through her participation in coaching various teams, as well as working with training camps and selection trials.
A National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, Gasso begins her 31st season as the head coach of the Oklahoma softball program this week.
Gasso, 62, has a 1,515-352-2 career record at Oklahoma and is the Big 12 Conference’s all-time winningest coach in any sport.