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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE
RESOLUTION 8 By: Paxton
AS INTRODUCED
A Resolution recognizing and celebrating the 2024
University of Oklahoma softball team and coach Patty
Gasso for the excitement and pr ide they bring to the
State of Oklahoma.
WHEREAS, the 2024 Oklahoma softball team, under the direction of
head coach Patty Gasso, swept rival Texas in the Women ’s College
World Series to win its NCAA -record fourth consecutive national
title; and
WHEREAS, the Sooners, over the 50 -year history of the Oklahoma
softball program, have won eight national championships, including
six in the past eight years and seven in the past 11, and have
competed in 17 Women ’s College World Series, including 12 of the
last 13; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Sooners opened state -of-the-art Love’s Field
on March 1 and drew an NCAA -single-season-record 108,156 fans for an
average crowd size of 4,326; and
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WHEREAS, a nation-leading five Sooners were named 2024 NFCA All -
Americans, including first-teamers Alyssa Brito and Tiare Jennings;
and
WHEREAS, the Sooners won their ninth conference tournament crown
by claiming the 2024 Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City ;
and
WHEREAS, Coach Gasso earned her 1,500th NCAA Division I w in and
became the first Big 12 coach in any sport, men ’s or women’s, to
record 400 conference victories; and
WHEREAS, OU placed nine student -athletes on the 2024 All -Big 12
teams, including a league -high five on the first team; and
WHEREAS, Oklahoma studen t-athlete Kinzie Hansen was named 2024
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Ella P arker was recognized as a
top-three finalist for 2024 NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year,
Alyssa Brito was named CSC Academic All -America Team Member of the
Year, and a nation-leading five Sooners were among the 25 finalists
for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year ; and
WHEREAS, the OU 2024 senior class closed its career with the
winningest four-year stretch in NCAA softball history, recording 235
victories to just 15 losses and going 73-7 in Big 12 Conference play
and 41-4 in the NCAA Tournamen t.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION
OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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THAT the Oklahoma State Senate expresses profound appreciation
to Coach Patty Gasso and the 2024 OU softball team for the
excitement and pride they bring to the University of Oklahoma, the
State of Oklahoma, and to Sooners everywhere, and for the exemplary
manner in which they represented the University and added to its
tradition of excellence.
60-1-1959 KC 3/21/2025 10:48:17 AM