The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the

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during the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sooners were led by

Patty Gasso Patricia Marie Gasso ( née Froehlich; born May 27, 1962) is an American softball coach for the Oklahoma Sooners. She has been the head softball coach at the University of Oklahoma since 1995. She has led the Sooners team to seven national champ ...

in her sixth season, and played their home games at

OU Softball Complex Marita Hynes Field at OU Softball Complex is a college softball stadium on the campus of the University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research univers ...

. They competed in the

Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...

, where they finished the season with a 66–8 record, including 17–1 in conference play. The Sooners were invited to the

2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament The 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held 18 through May 29, 2000, as the final part of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2000 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadi ...

, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the

Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I softball tournament for college softball in the United States. Eight teams participate in the WCWS, which begins with a double-elimination tournament. In other wo ...

in their first appearance to claim the NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

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