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The OU softball team carries a panel of the outfield wall that will display the Sooners’ participation in the 2012 Women’s College World Series. Oklahoma earned a spot in the series after defeat-ing Arizona, 7-1, on Saturday, May 26. The Sooners begin their quest for a second national championship against South Florida on Thursday in Oklahoma City. OU won its first title in 2000.

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OU softball coach Patty Gasso (left) argues with an NCAA official over a call during the second game of the super regional in Norman against Arizona on Saturday, May 26. The Sooners defeated the Wildcats, 7-1.

OU’s on-field unity makes coaching easy, Gasso says

TOBI NEIDYSports Reporter

Softball coach Patty Gasso admits her job right now is pretty easy.

The coach, in her 18th season as the Sooners’ skip-per, is getting ready to take her seventh team to the Women’s College World Series on Thursday, when they will face the daunting task of beating out seven other programs to earn the 2012 national title, but she said she’s giving up most of her current coaching duties to players in the crimson and cream uniforms.

“It’s a good feeling as a coach to watch them set themselves up,” Gasso said. “You don’t have to say much, and I just make

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Sooners have embraced teamwork, understand their roles, coach says

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sure that certain things are in order. I just try not to screw anything up.”

Gasso said this Sooner team is easy to coach because regardless of age or classification, every player has bought into what she has taught them about playing as a complete team.

That cohesiveness is be-ginning to pay dividends for the peaking Sooners, who have one of the best records in softball at 50-8.

“They’re all on the same page, and it’s so comfortable to be around,” Gasso said. “There’s something to be said about a team that likes to be around each other. There isn’t any jealousy because

they all understand their roles, and they take those roles very seriously.”

Against Arizona in super-regional action last weekend, that role-recognition became important when Gasso opted to tweak her lineup by mov-ing freshman Georgia Casey into the leadoff position.

The move affected sopho-more Destinee Martinez, the primary face at the begin-ning of the Sooner offense this season.

“I like Destinee behind Casey because it creates havoc on opposing defenses when you have runners in motion,” Gasso said about her first two batters being able to get the OU offense started. “I just really like that dynamic.”

The move also pushed starting catcher Jessica Shults

from clean-up to the five hole in the Sooner lineup.

However, the junior All-American wasn’t phased by the move and found a way to get on base, going 3-for-5 with three hits, two RBIs and two walks during the two out-ings against Arizona in the super regional last weekend.

And that type of perfor-mance is what Gasso said she expects from all of her players regardless of their position in the batting lineup.

“We want to come out and attack right away but at the same time be patient because

walks are just as damaging,” Gasso said. “Just find a way on and then get yourself in scoring position.”

Gasso used more than 30 different lineups this season but admitted she liked the current batting order going into the Women’s College World Series.

And until opposing pitch-ers find a way to shut down a lineup that is hitting .321 as a team, Gasso said she plans to let her players continue to hold the reigns going into the final round of the NCAA tournament.

“I give it all up to them,” Gasso said. “I just make sure that certain things are in order, but I’m just the orches-trator and they’re the instru-ments that play the music.

“And they’re playing won-derful music right now.”

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CALIFORNIA (56-5)

First opponent: LSU at 2:30 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and won Berkley, Calif., regional and super regional

Player to watch: Senior pitcher Valerie Arioto (20-3) — 1.32 ERA, .385 batting average, .962 slugging average, 23 homers

OKLAHOMA (50-8)

First opponent: South Florida at noon

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and swept Norman regional and super regional

Player to watch: Junior catcher Jessica Shults — .382 batting percentage, 19 homers, 57 RBIs, 11 doubles

LSU (39-23)

First opponent: California at 2:30 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Won College Station regional and Columbia, Mo., super regional

Player to watch: Junior pitcher Rachele Fico (20-11) — .92 ERA, 213 strikeouts

OREGON (44-16)

First opponent: Arizona State at 8:30 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and swept Eugene, Ore., regional; won Austin super regional

Player to watch: Junior out� elder Samantha Pappas — .396 batting average, 21 stolen bases

SOUTH FLORIDA (50-12)

First opponent: Oklahoma at noon

Road to the WCWS: Won Gainesville, Fla., regional; hosted and won Tampa super regional

Player to watch: Sophomore pitcher Sara Nevins — 1.06 ERA, 323 strikeouts

ARIZONA STATE (51-9)

First opponent: Oregon at 8:30 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and won Tempe, Ariz., regional and super regional

Player to watch: Senior shortstop Katelyn Boyd — 22 stolen bases, 49 walks and 10 strikeouts as leadoff hitter

ALABAMA (55-7)

First opponent: Tennessee at 6 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and swept Tuscaloosa, Ala., regional and super regional

Player to watch: Sophomore shortstop Kaila Hunt 20 homers, 74 RBIs, .747 slugging percentage

TENNESSEE (52-12)

First opponent: Alabama at 6 p.m.

Road to the WCWS: Hosted and won Knoxville, Tenn., regional and super regional

Players to watch: Pitcher sisters Ellen and Ivy Renfroe (27-4, 25-8) — Combine for 470 strikes in 431.4 innings on the mound

GASSO: Sooners hitting .321 as a team heading into final tournamentContinued from page 1

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Junior catcher Jessica Shults celebrates with her teammates after hitting her 19th home run of the season in the fifth inning of game two of the super regional Saturday, May 26, in Norman. Oklahoma beat the Arizona Wildcats, 7-1, for its 50th win of the season.

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