Jayda Coleman and Rylie Boone won’t be patrolling the outfield at Love’s Field this spring. That’ll take some getting used to. And while things will look different, Patty Gasso has no shortage of talent to back up her pitching staff in 2025.

OU softball is preparing to open its fourth consecutive national championship defense season. However, the Sooners are ushering in a new era with 14 new players. Coach Patty Gasso was forced to replace the core of the program’s four-peat dynasty.

Utah transfer Abigale Dayton joined sophomores Ella Parker and Kasidi Pickering as Oklahoma’s honorees. Both Pickering and Parker were voted as Preseason First Team All-Americans by Softball America and D1Softball, and Dayton earned Preseason Second Team All-American recognition from both publications.