Although Oklahoma didn’t add another national championship to its crammed trophy room this year, a third-place finish at the 2025 Women's College World Series didn't change the fact that the softball program remains the gold standard for all others to contend with season in and season out.
As 13 OU alumni over this summer have confirmed, the momentum continued long after the last second of eligibility ran out as the Sooner dynasty extended beyond Love’s Field across the Oklahoma City Spark, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League and the 2025 World Games.
Sydney Romero among members of inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League champions
The crimson and cream pedigree ran thick throughout the highest levels of play as all except Sam Landry (2025) were a part of least one of head coach Patty Gasso’s national title-winning squads, including four members of the 4-Peat Club in Tiare Jennings, Jayda Coleman, Kinzie Hansen and Rylie Boone from 2021-24.