Greatness doesn’t take days off.
Even when it’s hot and humid and things aren’t going exactly right and the ball keeps bouncing exactly the wrong way, greatness shows up. It finds a way. It believes, even when down to its final strike, with a chance at making history fading away, “We’re never out of a game. No matter what.”
Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso uttered those words Saturday afternoon after her team showed once again what greatness looks like. She left her tears on the field and explained to reporters how her team came back from three runs down to beat Clemson in extra innings, win the super regional, advance to the Women’s College World Series and set an NCAA record with 48 straight victories.
“We could be down by five, four, whatever,” Gasso said. “We’re not out of the game. And we believe that.
“Can we do this? I guess we can. They don’t doubt it.”
Who would at this point? Oklahoma has been greatness personified in college softball for the past decade. It won 41 straight games in 2019 and 40 in a…
