By: John Rohde for SoonerSports.com
OKLAHOMA CITY – Claiming a third straight national championship no doubt was meaningful to the Oklahoma softball team, but the quest came with a multitude of distractions.This helps explain why the NCAA championship trophy accidentally was left behind in the first-base dugout after Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over Florida State at the USA Softball Complex and was not retrieved until the post-game interview session had been completed.
“I think this really was the roughest (season) I’ve ever had to go through just because of with lots of fans and the growth of the sport comes a lot of pressure. I think I’ve felt that and they (our players) have felt that,” said head coach Patty Gasso, who just completed her 29th season at OU.
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