Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso earns big raise after back-to-back titles
Gasso is the highest-paid NCAA softball coach.
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Oklahoma defeated Florida State 5-1 to lock up the national title in Game 3 of the championship series on Thursday.
🏆 𝐖𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐊𝐂 🏆 pic.twitter.com/XQoDpJ4Hrb
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 10, 2021
The Sooners survived the tournament’s elimination bracket to advance to the title matchup against Florida State, knocking out UCLA and James Madison in the process.
After dropping Game 1 to the Seminoles on Tuesday, Oklahoma’s offense rallied, outscoring FSU 11-3 in the final two games to clinch the title. It is the program’s fifth national championship overall and first since 2017.
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