Patty Gasso, a softball coach for the Oklahoma Sooners and the United States women’s national softball team, is married and has two children, DJ and JT Gasso.
Since 1995, she has served as the head softball coach at the University of Oklahoma, leading her team to eight national championships.
Highlights
- Patty Gasso and her husband, Jim Gasso, are proud grandparents of 6 grandchildren.
- DJ Gasso led Utah to the Women’s College World Series and serves as an assistant coach for Arkansas.
- JT Gasso is an associate head coach who helped the Sooners win four straight national titles with elite offensive strategies.
Patricia Marie Gasso has compiled a record of 1,558–359–2 and a winning percentage of .812 in her 31 years at the University of Oklahoma.
Her winning percentage ranks the highest of Division I college softball coaches with at least 1,000 career wins.
Recently, she defeated Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi, a longtime assistant with the Sooners, to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals.
However, Texas Tech defeated them in the semifinals for the right to play in the best-of-three championship series.
Oklahoma’s championship run came to an end, and the last time another team won the national championship was in 2019, when UCLA knocked off OU in the championship series.
It’s been a joyous ride. I just shared with them in the locker room how much fun I had with them coaching them, watching them grow, watching them be hungry, watching them never quit. The amount of rebounded, like extra inning or last inning heroics and come-from-behind wins has been something incredible… It was emotional, amazing, one of my favorite years of all time, I must say.
Patty Gasso
Patty Gasso’s Whole Family Has Contributed To Softball
Patty Gasso married Jim Gasso, and they have two children, DJ Gasso and JT Gasso.
Jim is also a head coach who will officially resign on June 5, 2025, after two highly successful seasons leading the MACU Softball program.
He led MACU to back-to-back third-place finishes in the Sooner Athletic Conference and secured the program’s first NAIA Tournament win.
DJ Gasso’s Coaching Journey To Success
DJ Gasso played college baseball at Bradley University and Central Oklahoma, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communication.
He later completed his master’s in intercollegiate athletics administration at Oklahoma while serving as a graduate manager for the Sooners’ softball program.
Happy Mother's Day to my first coach ever! Love you momma! pic.twitter.com/9dTnbqaFlN
— DJ Gasso (@djgasso) May 14, 2017
DJ quickly made a name for himself in the world of college softball and carved out his path.
He spent three seasons as the hitting coach for Utah, where he transformed the program into an offensive, unstoppable force.
In 2023, he helped lead Utah to a Pac-12 Tournament Championship and a Women’s College World Series appearance.
His efforts earned him a promotion to associate head coach in December 2022. He was part of the coaching staff honored as D1Softball’s National Coaching Staff of the Year and ATEC/NFCA Pacific Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
On June 30, 2023, he was named an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In his first season in Fayetteville, he helped lead the team to a 37-18 record and a No. 12 national seed in the NCAA tournament.
Off the field, Gasso is a devoted family man. He and his wife, Grace, married in June 2021 and have two children: Parker and Glory Noello Gasso.
JT Gasso Is The Mastermind Behind Oklahoma Softball’s Record-Shattering Offense
JT Gasso worked at Michigan State and Purdue, sharpening his expertise in hitting and player development. He has been instrumental in building one of the most explosive offenses in NCAA history.
He also played collegiate baseball and holds a master’s degree in administrative leadership from the University of Oklahoma.
JT has been the associate head coach for the University of Oklahoma softball team for over nine seasons.
He helped the Sooners secure six national championships, seven Big 12 titles, and an SEC regular-season championship in their inaugural season in the conference.
The 2024 Sooners made history by winning an NCAA-record fourth straight national title, going 59-7 while ranking among the nation’s best in nearly every offensive category.
JT has helped sustain Oklahoma’s dynasty through elite offensive production.
He continues to shape the future of Sooner softball with his wife, former UCLA All-American Andrea Harrison. They have four children.
Additional Information
- 63-year-old Patricia Marie Gasso was born on May 27, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.
- She played softball at California State University, Long Beach, and coached softball at Long Beach City College from 1990 to 1994.
- She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2012.
- She was named the head coach of the United States women’s national softball team through the 2028 quadrennial cycle on February 3, 2025.
