OU softball coach Patty Gasso called her team's victory over Oregon and Melyssa Lombardi "bittersweet." Lombardi played for the Sooners and was a longtime Gasso assistant.

1990-2000: A coaching rise and a dynasty that almost never was Patty Gasso led the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2000 title. Oklahoma Athletics. Oklahoma upset perennial power UCLA in the 2000 title game.

How much does Oklahoma softball's Patty Gasso make? As noted by The Oklahoman, part of the USA TODAY Network, Gasso makes an average of $2.05 million per year, according to a new contract ...

OU softball coach Patty Gasso called her team's victory over Oregon and Melyssa Lombardi "bittersweet." Lombardi played for the Sooners and was a longtime Gasso assistant.

1990-2000: A coaching rise and a dynasty that almost never was Patty Gasso led the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2000 title. Oklahoma Athletics. Oklahoma upset perennial power UCLA in the 2000 title game.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso called her team's victory over Oregon and Melyssa Lombardi "bittersweet." Lombardi played for the Sooners and was a longtime Gasso assistant.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso called her team's victory over Oregon and Melyssa Lombardi "bittersweet." Lombardi played for the Sooners and was a longtime Gasso assistant.

OU softball coach Patty Gasso called her team's victory over Oregon and Melyssa Lombardi "bittersweet." Lombardi played for the Sooners and was a longtime Gasso assistant.