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Gasso Announces Staff Update
February 05, 2026 | Softball
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso announced Thursday that associate head coach Jennifer Rocha did not travel with the Sooners for this week's season-opening games in Arizona due to a health matter. Rocha, who is OU's pitching coach, will be away from the team for an undetermined period.
Gasso also announced OU has hired Karlie Keeney as an interim coach. Keeney, a former pitcher who played on Oklahoma's 2024 national championship squad and served as the program's student assistant pitching coach last season, will help coach OU's pitchers during Rocha's absence. Keeney worked directly with Rocha and the pitching staff during a 2025 campaign that saw the Sooners win the Southeastern Conference and advance to the Women's College World Series.
Keeney posted a 6-1 record with a 1.82 ERA in 61.2 innings in her lone season playing with the Sooners. The Providence, Ky., native was a four-year letterwinner at Liberty and a three-time All-Atlantic Sun selection before transferring to OU.
The No. 3-ranked Sooners start their season Thursday at Arizona State at 7:15 p.m. CT before playing a three-game weekend series at Arizona starting Friday at 5 p.m. All four games will stream on ESPN+.
Gasso also announced OU has hired Karlie Keeney as an interim coach. Keeney, a former pitcher who played on Oklahoma's 2024 national championship squad and served as the program's student assistant pitching coach last season, will help coach OU's pitchers during Rocha's absence. Keeney worked directly with Rocha and the pitching staff during a 2025 campaign that saw the Sooners win the Southeastern Conference and advance to the Women's College World Series.
Keeney posted a 6-1 record with a 1.82 ERA in 61.2 innings in her lone season playing with the Sooners. The Providence, Ky., native was a four-year letterwinner at Liberty and a three-time All-Atlantic Sun selection before transferring to OU.
The No. 3-ranked Sooners start their season Thursday at Arizona State at 7:15 p.m. CT before playing a three-game weekend series at Arizona starting Friday at 5 p.m. All four games will stream on ESPN+.
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