OU Extends Patty Gasso's Contract Through 2024 Close To $1 Million A Year

OU Extends Patty Gasso's Contract Through 2024 Close To $1 Million A Year

Oklahoma Extends Patty Gasso's Contract Through 2024 For $1 Million A Year. Gasso remains the highest paid softball coach in the country.

Sep 15, 2017 by Chez Sievers
OU Extends Patty Gasso's Contract Through 2024 Close To $1 Million A Year
Make it rain, Patty. Make it make it rain.

Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso is notorious for raising the bar in softball, but now she is raising the standard of cashflow when it comes to coaching the sport.

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After winning back-to-back national titles, four-Natty-Patty signed a contract approved by the Oklahoma Board of Regents through 2024 that will pay her $1 million annually guaranteed.

Gasso went from an base salary of $496,499 to now $725,000 that includes a $200,000 stay bonus.

OU Sports Extra reports she will make an extra $50,000 each year that will come from outside income from unrestricted private funds for fundraising, promotions, and personal services.

Gasso wasn't the only coach to receive a pay bump. Her assistants Melyssa "Missy" Lombardi and J.T. Gasso also received pay increases.

Lombardi received a $76,000 pay increase going from a $109,000 salary to $185,000 making more than most Division I head coaches.

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J.T. Gasso also cashed in with a pay increase of over $40,000, making $125,000 annually in just his third season as an assistant.

Patty Gasso remains the highest-paid coach in softball. Her ability to lead, recruit, and win goes unmatched. The Oklahoma coaching staff out-recruit their opponents; they've gotten commitments from the No. 1 recruit in the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 classes.

2018 - Brooke Vestal, Firecrackers Rico, Pitcher
2019 - Kinzie Hansen, Batbusters Stith, Catcher
2020 - Jayda Coleman, Texas Glory Naudin, Infield
2021 - Quincee Lilio, Athletics Mercado/Smith, Outfield/Infield

At this point, Oklahoma looks virtually unstoppable, locking down the best coach in college softball and attracting the best recruits in the nation.


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