It’s been an historic, record-breaking Oklahoma softball season, but that’s just a byproduct of what the Sooners are really after this season.
“We’re trying to win championships and put another trophy up on that (outfield) wall, and that’s what we’re fighting for,” said Sooner head coach Patty Gasso in the press conference after the team broke the NCAA home run record in a win on Friday against Georgia.
Sooners already made home run history but it’s clear the goal hasn’t been reached it
The top-ranked Sooners just completed a three-game sweep over 11th-ranked Georgia, and in consecutive weekends before that, they won two of three games and the series against then-No. 4 Texas and No. 6 Arkansas. Oklahoma has won all seven of its SEC series this season with one to go at Texas A&M this coming weekend. The 10th-ranked Aggies will be the fourth top-15 opponent the Sooners have faced in as many weeks.
Oklahoma’s nonconference schedule was not as challenging as its has been in recent seasons. In fact — despite playing in the strongest softball league in college softball, where 11 out of 15 SEC teams are ranked in the top-25 and owning a 16-5 record in Quad 1 games (only Texas has as many Quad 1 wins as OU) — the Sooners’ strength of schedule is still surprisingly high, at No. 31 in the country, according to D1 Softball. Why that is, frankly, is a mystery to me…