# 2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her twenty-eighth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex. They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished the season with a 59–3 record, including 17–1 in conference play.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2021 season 56–4 overall, and 16–1 in the Big 12, finishing in first place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Sooners received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament after winning the Big 12 Tournament. During the NCAA tournament they defeated Morgan State in the regional finals and Washington in the super regionals. They won the 2021 Women's College World Series over Florida State.

## Preseason

Oklahoma was ranked No. 1 in the nation in the preseason polls by NFCA/USA Today, ESPN.com/USA Softball, D1Softball and Softball America.

### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Jocelyn Alo | Utility | Senior |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Jayda Coleman | Outfielder | Sophomore |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Kinzie Hansen | Catcher | Junior |
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year | Tiare Jennings | Infielder | Sophomore |

## Schedule

2022 Oklahoma Sooners softball game log :
Regular season (48–1) :
February (15–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| February 10 | at UC Santa Barbara | No. 1 | Santa Barbara Diammond Santa Barbara, CA | 14–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (1–0) | Mills (0–1) | — | 256 | 1–0 | – |
| February 11 | vs Loyola Marymount | No. 1 | Bill Barber Park Irvine, CA | 5–0 | Trautwein (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Bahl (1) | 300 | 2–0 | – |
| February 11 | vs Mississippi State | No. 1 | Bill Barber Park | 9–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (1–0) | Bower (0–1) | — | 300 | 3–0 | – |
| February 12 | vs No. 3 UCLA | No. 1 | Bill Barker Park | 4–1 | Bahl (2–0) | Shaw (1–1) | — | 1,000 | 4–0 | – |
| February 13 | vs UC San Diego | No. 1 | Bill Barker Park | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (2–0) | Williams (0–3) | — | 350 | 5–0 | – |
| February 18 | vs McNeese State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium Houston, TX | 15–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (3–0) | Tate (1–1) | — | — | 6–0 | – |
| February 18 | at Houston | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (2–0) | Flores (0–2) | — | — | 7–0 | – |
| February 19 | vs McNeese State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 11–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (3–0) | Vallejo (3–2) | — | — | 8–0 | – |
| February 19 | at Houston | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 13–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (4–0) | Wilkey (2–2) | — | — | 9–0 | – |
| February 20 | vs Texas State | No. 1 | Cougar Softball Stadium | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (3–0) | Mullins (1–2) | — | — | 10–0 | – |
| February 25 | vs Cal State Fullerton | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, CA | 10–0 $^{(6)}$ | Bahl (5–0) | Chambers (3–1) | — | 800 | 11–0 | – |
| February 25 | vs Long Beach State | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 11–3 $^{(5)}$ | May (4–0) | Frutoz (0–2) | — | 850 | 12–0 | – |
| February 26 | vs No. 8 Arizona | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 10–2 $^{(5)}$ | May (5–0) | Netz (4–1) | — | 850 | 13–0 | – |
| February 26 | vs No. 17 Tennessee | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 9–8 $^{(10)}$ | Bahl (6–0) | Rogers (3–2) | — | 2,000 | 14–0 | – |
| February 27 | vs Utah | No. 1 | Big League Dreams Complex | 3–2 | Trautwein (4–0) | Sandez (5–1) | — | 800 | 15–0 | – |
March (15–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| March 7 | Minnesota | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex Norman, OK | 9–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (7–0) | Pease (5–4) | — | 1,531 | 16–0 | – |
| March 10 | vs Baylor | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 12–3 $^{(5)}$ | May (6–0) | Orme (3–5) | — | — | 17–0 | – |
| March 11 | vs California | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (8–0) | Archer (6–4) | — | — | 18–0 | – |
| March 11 | at Hawaii | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 11–0 $^{(6)}$ | Trautwein (5–0) | Murphy (0–2) | — | 1,200 | 19–0 | – |
| March 12 | at Hawaii | No. 1 | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium | 9–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (7–0) | Borges (3–3) | — | — | 20–0 | – |
| March 18 | vs Sam Houston | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 10–1 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (6–0) | Dunn (2–4) | — | 4,718 | 21–0 | – |
| March 18 | vs Indiana | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 15–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (9–0) | Copeland (4–3) | — | 4,718 | 22–0 | – |
| March 19 | vs San Diego | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 11–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (8–0) | Daugherty (1–7) | — | 4,936 | 23–0 | – |
| March 19 | vs Houston | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (7–0) | Todd (3–4) | — | 4,936 | 24–0 | – |
| March 20 | vs Iowa | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 20–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (10–0) | Vasquez (5–5) | — | 3,246 | 25–0 | – |
| March 22 | vs Kentucky | No. 1 | John Cropp Stadium | 9–1 $^{(6)}$ | Bahl (11–0) | Stoddard (5–3) | — | 2,117 | 26–0 | – |
| March 25 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (12–0) | Orme (6–7) | — | 1,782 | 27–0 | 1–0 |
| March 26 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (9–0) | Binford (5–3) | — | 1,717 | 28–0 | 2–0 |
| March 27 | Baylor | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 3–1 | Trautwein (8–0) | Orme (6–8) | — | 1,689 | 29–0 | 3–0 |
| March 29 | Wichita State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 10–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (13–0) | Bingham (7–2) | — | 1,589 | 30–0 | – |
April (14–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| April 1 | UAB | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 11–1 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (14–0) | Valbak (3–5) | — | 1,653 | 31–0 | – |
| April 2 | UAB | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 2–0 | Trautwein (9–0) | Cespedes (8–3) | — | 1,708 | 32–0 | – |
| April 6 | Tulsa | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (10–0) | Pochop (7–11) | — | 1,700 | 33–0 | – |
| April 8 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field Lubbock, TX | 11–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (15–0) | Carlin (6–3) | — | 1,100 | 34–0 | 4–0 |
| April 9 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field | 11–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (10–0) | Rains (0–5) | — | 1,209 | 35–0 | 5–0 |
| April 10 | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Rocky Johnson Field | 21–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (11–0) | Carlin (6–4) | — | 1,260 | 36–0 | 6–0 |
| April 14 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field Austin, TX | 3–0 | Bahl (16–0) | Dolcini (13–5) | — | 1,498 | 37–0 | 7–0 |
| April 15 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field | 9–1 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (11–0) | Simpson (6–3) | — | 1,687 | 38–0 | 8–0 |
| April 16 | at No. 18 Texas | No. 1 | Red and Charline McCombs Field | 2–4 | Dolcini (14–5) | Bahl (16–1) | — | 1,698 | 38–1 | 8–1 |
| April 20 | at North Texas | No. 1 | Lovelace Stadium Denton, TX | 10–0 $^{(6)}$ | Bahl (17–1) | Savage (10–5) | — | 476 | 39–1 | — |
| April 22 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 6–4 | Bahl (18–1) | Spelhaug (7–14) | Trautwein (1) | 1,650 | 40–1 | 9–1 |
| April 22 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (12–0) | Spelhaug (7–15) | — | 1,650 | 41–1 | 10–1 |
| April 23 | Iowa State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 9–0 $^{(5)}$ | Bahl (19–1) | Swain (6–4) | — | 1,695 | 42–1 | 11–1 |
| April 28 | at Kansas City | No. 1 | Urban Youth Academy Softball Complex Kansas City, MO | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| April 29 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park Lawrence, KS | 7–0 | Bahl (20–1) | Hamilton (6–15) | — | 1,084 | 43–1 | 12–1 |
| April 30 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park | 19–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (13–0) | Brooks (5–7) | — | 1,204 | 44–1 | 13–1 |
May (4–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| May 1 | at Kansas | No. 1 | Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park | 9–1 | May (12–0) | Hamilton (7–16) | — | 1,224 | 45–1 | 14–1 |
| May 5 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 7–1 | Bahl (21–1) | Maxwell (15–3) | — | 1,759 | 46–1 | 15–1 |
| May 6 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 6–0 | Trautwein (14–0) | Day (9–4) | — | 1,805 | 47–1 | 16–1 |
| May 7 | No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 5–3 | Trautwein (15–0) | Maxwell (15–4) | May (1) | 1,170 | 48–1 | 17–1 |
Post-season (11–2) :
Big 12 Tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B12T Record |
| May 13 | vs. Iowa State | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 5–0 | Trautwein (16–0) | Spelhaug (11–18) | — | — | 49–1 | 1–0 |
| May 14 | vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 3–4 $^{(8)}$ | Day (11–4) | Trautwein (16–1) | — | 5,410 | 49–2 | 1–1 |
Norman Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Regional Record |
| May 20 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 14–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (13–0) | Massey (12–12) | — | 1,677 | 50–2 | 1–0 |
| May 21 | vs. Texas A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 3–2 | Trautwein (17–1) | Uribe (5–5) | — | — | 51–2 | 2–0 |
| May 22 | vs. Texas A&M | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 20–0 $^{(5)}$ | May (14–0) | Herzog (9–8) | — | 1,640 | 52–2 | 3–0 |
Norman Super Regional (2–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Super Reg. Record |
| May 27 | vs. UCF | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 8–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (18–1) | Mancha (23–4) | — | 1,659 | 53–2 | 1–0 |
| May 28 | vs. UCF | No. 1 | OU Softball Complex | 7–1 | May (15–0) | Woodall (18–5) | — | 1,704 | 54–2 | 2–0 |
Women's College World Series (5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | WCWS Record |
| June 2 | vs. No. 10 Northwestern | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 13–2 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (19–1) | Williams (31–5) | — | 12,282 | 55–2 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 7–2 | Trautwein (20–1) | Dolcini (23–11) | — | — | 56–2 | 2–0 |
| June 6 | vs. No. 5 UCLA | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 3–7 | Faraimo (24–5) | May (15–1) | Azevedo (2) | 11,836 | 56–3 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | vs. No. 5 UCLA | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 15–0 $^{(5)}$ | Trautwein (21–1) | Azevedo (21–3) | — | 11,836 | 57–3 | 3–1 |
| June 8 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 16–1 | Trautwein (22–1) | Dolcini (24–12) | — | 12,234 | 58–3 | 4–1 |
| June 9 | vs. No. 16 Texas | No. 1 | Hall of Fame Stadium | 10–5 | Bahl (22–1) | Czech (13–2) | — | 12,257 | 59–3 | 5–1 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Sooners team memberReference: Rankings from NFCA:(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Softball America | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D1Softball | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |