ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Patty Gasso gave an important update on pitching coach Jennifer Rocha. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Just moments before Oklahoma softball’s season-opener in Arizona, head coach Patty Gasso announced that pitching coach Jennifer Rocha did not travel with the team due to a health-related issue and would be away from the team for an undetermined period. After the team was able to navigate its way to a 3-1

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Teagan Kavan begins the 2026 season with a 3.00 ERA. | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images By glancing at rankings and records, the reigning national champions seemed to have had a decent start to the 2026 softball season. The Texas Longhorns finished the UTSA Invitational 4-1 after battling two ranked opponents in four games, and the bats exploded for a .361 average with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs. Fielding percentage was even more remarkable, with a

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Tiare Jennings helped Team USA to a gold medal at the 2025 World Games. | USA Softball Softball is set to return to the Olympic Games in three years on July 23, 2028, but the road to the gold medal begins now. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Monday the qualification process for the six-team softball tournament at the Los Angeles Games. WBSC National Teams will have the opportunity to qualify for the Games th