Both the Oklahoma softball program and its fans got a reality check when the Sooners fell short of reaching what had become an annual trip to the Women’s College World Series down the road in Oklahoma City.
The No. 3 national seed Sooners’ stunning Super Regional upset at the hands of Mississippi State halted a run of nine straight trips to the WCWS for Patty Gasso’s program. It was the second-longest such streak in the history of college softball, which in itself proves how difficult it really is to get there, no matter how easy the Sooners made it look for almost a decade.
Chris Plank this week had Gasso on his radio show on KREF and immediately pointed that out as many OU fans had gotten so accustomed to making the WCWS that they believe the sky is now falling at Love’s Field…