Oklahoma won the Women's College World Series for the second year in a row. There is a time and a place for it.
Just a few days after winning their second consecutive softball national championship, the Oklahoma Sooners gained the commitment of a former Big Ten pitcher.
The Texas Longhorns were swept by the Oklahoma Sooners in the Women's College World Series final in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma team, which finished with a record of 59-3) and was ranked the top team in the country, placed itself in the discussion for the best teams of all time.
The senior with one year of eligibility left ranked sixth in strikeouts last season with 300. In four seasons with the University of Michigan, she had an earned run average of 1.71
Freshman and co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Jordy Bahl, as well as sophomore Nicole May, will join an already stacked starting rotation.
She injured her forearm in the final series of the regular season and was limited for much of the playoffs.
Bahl started the deciding game against Texas in the Women's College World Series and gave up two earned runs in four pitches.
A year ago, Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and North Texas product Hope Trautwein was added to the mix.
After transferring to Oklahoma in the summer of last year, she became the team's second starting pitcher and posted a 22-1 record with a 0.77 earned run average.
A favorite to begin next season as the preseason No. 1-ranked team, the Sooners' quest to repeat as national champion will have to be done without star hitter and fifth-year senior.
The all-time leader in career home runs, Alo hit.515 last year with 34 home runs.
Five of Oklahoma's top six hitters from a year ago are back, including sophomore Tiare Jennings, who led the team with 87RBI.
Four of the last six Women's College World Series have been won by Oklahoma under Gasso.
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