Oklahoma's senior class, led by its 'core five', only knows winning. Inside the veteran Sooners' legendary careers and how they cemented OU in history.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Four months before Oklahoma captured its unprecedented fourth consecutive Women's College World Series championship at Devon Park Thursday night, Sooners coach Patty Gasso sat behind a table in the team room adjacent to Norman's Marita Hynes Field and contemplated five of the most important players in her program's history.
They were a fixture on the national stage, with Jennings, Coleman and Hansen tying former Sooner star Grace Lyons with 25 career WCWS games, most all-time, at the same moment college softball grasped the nation's attention. But individually, each authored a career all on their own. Coleman, who Gasso described as a"program-changer" when she signed with the Sooners, lived up to her coach's projection, finishing her OU career as the all-time program leader in runs scored and becoming a star for her defense,
Behind her stars' dominance, Gasso made history of her own, tying legendary Arizona coach Mike Candrea with her eighth championship, the most in NCAA softball history. Former Sooners coach Barry Switzer, 86, and 70-year-old"Little Joe" Washington, the Sooners' legendary running back, caught up on Wednesday and marveled about Coleman's walk-off homer against Florida and the upcoming series against the hated Longhorns.
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