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Softball Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Having recently completed her 23rd season at the University of Oklahoma, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed herself among the elite college softball coaches in the country. Oklahoma has won four national championships, winning in 2000, 2013, 2016 and most recently in 2017. OU is one of just three programs in NCAA history to win more than two national titles. She's reached the Women's College World Series 11 times during her tenure, and in the process, advanced to the postseason in each one of her 23 seasons. FULL BIO

Melyssa Lombardi

Associate Head Coach

Having completed her 20th season as a full-time coach, Melyssa Lombardi continues to guide the Sooner pitchers and catchers to even greater accomplishments. Lombardi was promoted to her current position of associate head coach in July 2007. FULL BIO

JT Gasso

Assistant Coach

JT Gasso has spent the past two seasons as Oklahoma's assistant coach. His primary responsibilities are focused on working with OU's outfielders and the Sooner offense. FULL BIO

Jackie Bishop

Graduate Student Manager

Jackie Bishop is in her second season as a graduate assistant with the Sooners after completing her collegiate career at Missouri Western. FULL BIO

Lacey Waldrop

Graduate Student Manager

The 2014 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year while at Florida State, Lacey Waldrop is in her first season as a graduate student manager at Oklahoma. FULL BIO

Brittany Williams

Graduate Student Manager

Brittany Williams is back at Oklahoma in her first season as a graduate student manager. After her Sooners career ended in 2014 with a pair of All-Region honors, Williams spent the 2015 season as a student manager at OU before becoming an assistant coach at Lake Superior State in 2016. FULL BIO

Andrea Gasso

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Andrea Gasso, a national champion and two-time All-American at UCLA, is in her second year as a volunteer assistant coach at Oklahoma. FULL BIO