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Patty Gasso is an American softball coach. She is currently the head coach for the Oklahoma Sooners. She has been the head softball coach at the University of Oklahoma since 1995. She has led the Sooners team to six national championships (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021 and 2022) and has compiled a career record of 1,452–345–2 and a winning percentage of .808.
Early life
Name
Patty Gasso
Net Worth
$3 million
Occupation
Softball coach
Age
61 years
Height
1.71m
Patty Gasso net worth
Patricia Marie Gasso Froehlich was born on May 27, 1962 (age 61 years) in Los Angeles, United States. She is the daughter of American parents. She was raised up in Torrance, California. She played softball at California State University, Long Beach. She also coached softball at Long Beach City College from 1990 to 1994, compiling a record of 161–59–1.
Career
Patty Gasso has compiled a record of 1,395–344–2 and a winning percentage of .802 in 29 years at the University of Oklahoma. Her teams have advanced to the Women’s College World Series fourteen times and won the national championship six times in 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2022. Her winning percentage of .802 ranks the highest of Division I college softball coaches with at least 1,000 career wins.
In 1999, the University of Oklahoma won its third Big 12 Conference championship in five years at Oklahoma, but financial difficulties nearly ended her tenure following the 1999 season.
Patty Gasso noted: Money was tight, and my husband, Jim, had actually gone back to California because it was hard to find a job here at the time. So here I was raising our two children and trying to coach a Division-I softball program, which was very demanding of my time and energy.
Gasso remained in Oklahoma for the 2000 season despite her husband’s return to California. The 2000 University of Oklahoma team compiled a record of 66–8 and defeated UCLA three to one in the Women’s College World Series to win the Sooners’ first national softball championship.
Following the national championship in 2000, the University of Oklahoma gave Gasso “a significant salary hike,” and her husband was able to return to Oklahoma. Over the next 12 years, Gasso built the Sooners into a national softball power, winning over 40 games every year. The 2001 team finished with a 50–9 record, and the 2007 team finished 55–8.
Gasso’s 2012 team advanced to the finals of the Women’s College World Series but lost the national championship in a close series against Alabama. The 2012 team finished its season with a 54–10 record. In late June 2012, the Oklahoma University Board of Regents extended Gasso’s contract through the 2017 season. Gasso was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2012.
Patty Gasso reached a milestone on March 15, 2015, when she got her 1,000th win as the head coach of Oklahoma in a resounding win over East Carolina. On June 6, 2017, Gasso and the Sooner softball team swept Florida in the national championship, winning Gasso her second national championship in two years and fourth overall.
On June 10, 2021, Patty Gasso and the Sooner softball team defeated Florida State in the national championship, winning Gasso her fifth overall. On June 8, 2022, Gasso’s Sooners defeated the University of Texas to win the Women’s College World Series, Gasso’s and the school’s sixth national softball championship.
Husband
Is Patty Gasso married? Patty Gasso is a married woman and has children with her husband. She wedded her husband Jim Gasso in the US and together they have two children DJ Gasso and JT Gasso.
Patty Gasso net worth
How much is Patty Gasso worth? Patty Gasso net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a softball coach. Patty Gasso’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $350,000 dollars annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential softball coaches in the United States. She stands at an appealing height of 1.71m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.
