She has led the Sooners team to eight national championships (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024) and has compiled a career record of 1,515–352–2 and a winning percentage of .811.
Born Patricia Marie Froehlich in Los Angeles, Gasso grew up in Torrance, California.
Gasso noted: Money was tight, and my husband, Jim, had actually gone back to California because it was hard to find a job here at the time.
[6] The 2000 University of Oklahoma team compiled a record of 66–8 and defeated UCLA three to one in the Women's College World Series to win the Sooners' first softball national championship.
[7] In late June 2012, the Oklahoma University Board of Regents extended Gasso's contract through the 2017 season.
Gasso's eight national titles tied Arizona's Mike Candrea for the most by any coach in Division I softball history.
[21][22] On February 3, 2025, Gasso was named the head coach of the United States women's national softball team through the 2028 quadrennial cycle.