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OU softball: Giselle Juarez fits lefty mold of past Sooner aces

NORMAN — Patty Gasso couldn’t believe what she was seeing. The NCAA transfer portal might be a maze of names, but Giselle Juarez was one that stood out.

Still, she did a double take and turned to her son and assistant coach JT Gasso.

“Are you kidding me?” she said. “Give me her number.”

It was a fruitful call for Oklahoma softball. Juarez is 20-0 with a 1.40 ERA in her first season with the Sooners. She’s anchoring one of the top rotations in the country and will lead No. 1-ranked OU into a Bedlam battle with No.