Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners made another splash in the transfer portal, according to a report Thursday morning.
Extra Inning Softball’s Brentt Eads is reporting that Oklahoma State ace pitcher [autotag]Kelly Maxwell[/autotag] is heading to Oklahoma via the transfer portal.
In the wake of Jordy Bahl’s departure to Nebraska, the Sooners have been active in the portal, adding pitchers [autotag]Peytn Monticelli[/autotag] and [autotag]Karlie Keeney[/autotag]. In Maxwell, the Sooners get another experienced arm that has been one of the best in college softball over the last several years.
Maxwell has been named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week six times in her career. Along with Bahl, Maxwell was named Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2022.
She holds a career record of 58-20 and an ERA of 1.58.
Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso hinted at the addition of Maxwell on Wednesday night.
GO B💣💣MER!!!!
— Patty Gasso (@GassoPatty) August 3, 2023
“This was not an easy decision but one that I felt was best, for my own personal happiness,” Maxwell wrote last month about her decision to transfer “Thank you for being there and supporting me as I made some of the best memories of my life.”
She joins a pitching staff that includes [autotag]Nicole May[/autotag], [autotag]Kierston Deal[/autotag], [autotag]S.J. Guerin[/autotag], Monticelli, and Keeney to fortify the Sooners in the circle as they attempt to defend their national championship three-peat.
Here’s a look at the best pictures of Kelly Maxwell’s time with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls