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Oklahoma softball misses WCWS for first time in over 10 years
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Oklahoma softball and, more specifically, Patty Gasso, are synonymous with the Women's College World Series. The veteran coach has made the crowning tournament of college softball 18 times since 2000 and won eight championships, including four straight from 2021 to 2024.
Perhaps equally impressively is that Oklahoma has made nine straight WCWS appearances. The last time it didn't play in the tournament was in 2015, when it was bounced by Alabama in three games in super regionals.
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That was then, and this is now. Now, No. 3-seeded Oklahoma has been booted by unseeded Mississippi State in Game 3 of supers. Mississippi State jumped out to a 4-0 lead against the Sooners on Sunday, May 24, with Oklahoma struggling against Delainey Everett. The Bulldogs would eventually win 6-0.
With the Bulldogs completing the upset, it is an incredibly impressive run to Oklahoma City. Mississippi State was stuck traveling to the Pacific Northwest for the Eugene regional, where it outlasted the likes of Oregon and Saint Mary's before heading down to Norman to take on the Sooners.
In addition to losing the streak of nine straight appearances, it is just the second time in the past 15 seasons Oklahoma City has been unable to make it out of the super regional round. It's the 14th time Gasso has missed the WCWS since taking over Oklahoma softball in 1995.
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When did Oklahoma last miss the Women's College World Series?
The Sooners haven't missed the Women's College World Series since 2015, when Oklahoma lost to Alabama in three games.
The Sooners have only missed the WCWS 14 times in Gasso's tenure, and twice since 2011.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When was last time OU softball wasn't in WCWS?
