Patty Gasso pulled Jocelyn Alo into her office and told college softball's eventual career home run queen to go home. It was early April 2019, and Gasso, then in her 25th season coaching Oklahoma, had watched her budding superstar struggle for months.

Oklahoma won with a walk-off, two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Tennessee in both teams' WCWS opener, 4-3. It was just their fifth hit of the day off of Vols ace Karlyn Pickens. It was a remarkable win that even had Patty Gasso struggling to find the words.

Oklahoma softball overcame early struggles with unwavering belief, clutch performances, and a deep bond rooted in faith, family, and fight to move on in the Women’s College World Series.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could extend its record run of consecutive national titles to five at this year’s Women’s College World Series. Patty Gasso’s second-seeded Sooners will face No. 7 seed Tennessee in their WCWS opener. Oklahoma beat Alabama on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional.

There was evident emotion in Patty Gasso’s voice as she soaked in the moment. The Sooners had won their Super Regional and were headed back to the WCWS.

OU set a program Super Regional scoring record to beat Alabama and advance to a ninth-consecutive Women's College World Series.