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aycee Clark enters her fifth season as a full-time staff member of the Oklahoma softball staff. Clark is no stranger to the Sooner program as she was a member of the 2001 and 2002 Women’s College World Series teams. Clark is responsible for the day-to-day operations off the field while serving as a liaison for athletic department staff and the Diamond Club.
KAYCEE CLARK DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FIFTH SEASON UCF, 2004
“Kaycee brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and passion to our program,” head coach Patty Gasso said. “She was that way as a player and I enjoy working with her on an everyday basis again. She’s is an excellent representative for our team and our university. She’s a winner and knows the expectations of this program.” Following her sophomore season at OU, Clark transferred to the University of Central Florida where she earned Atlantic Sun All-Tournament honors as a junior. As a second baseman at UCF, Clark recorded a .940 fielding percentage for the Golden Knights. Clark also excelled in the classroom. She received Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2002 at Oklahoma and was a member of the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team as a junior at Central Florida. In 1999, Clark was a member of the U.S. Junior National team that spent several weeks playing in Australia. After her playing career, Clark worked as a land assistant for Chesapeake Energy. She also served as coach of the Oklahoma Ice, a 14U travel squad, as well as giving various private hitting and fielding lessons. Born in Midwest City, Okla., Clark earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts while at UCF. Clark is engaged to Jeremy Boles.
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im Gasso has a strong background in intercollegiate athletics and sports management, as well as 27 years of coaching experience at the NCAA, community college and high school levels. Gasso is currently assisting as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach for the University of Oklahoma softball program, and State of Oklahoma director of scouting for Amateur Baseball Report. He has previously served as envoy coach for Major League Baseball where he was assigned to Central, and South America, and head baseball coach at Community Christian School in Norman, and was director of operations for the University of Oklahoma baseball team during the 2004-05 season. He has also served as director of athletics at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla., and University of California at Santa Cruz. Prior to his appointment St. Gregory’s, Gasso was the head soccer coach at Fullerton Community College where he instructed both the men’s and women’s teams for four seasons. Gasso’s coaching resume lists stops at Los Angeles Harbor College (assistant football coach – 1987), Pasadena City College (assistant football and baseball coach – 1985-87), Long Beach State (assistant football coach – 1984), Utah State University (graduate assistant football – 1983) . A native of Los Angeles, Gasso owns a master’s degree from Azusa Pacific University and a bachelor’s degree from Long Beach State in physical education. Gasso is the owner and director of Intencity Sports Training Academy in Norman. He is married to Patty Gasso, head softball coach at the Univeristy of Oklahoma. They reside in Norman with their youngest son, D.J., a freshman at Norman North. The couple’s oldest son, J.T., plays baseball at East Central State University in Ada, Okla.
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Kaycee Clark and Jeremy Boles
JIM GASSO VOLUNTEER STRENGTH COACH SEVENTH SEASON LONG BEACH STATE, 1982 THE GASSO FILE Personal Hometown ...............................................................................................Los Angeles, Calif. High School ............................................................................................... Phineas Banning College ............................................................................................Long Beach State, 1982 Family ................................................................................................................ Wife, Patty Sons, J.T. and D.J. Coaching History 2004-present ............................................................. Oklahoma Volunteer Assistant Coach 2004-07 ................................................Head Baseball Coach, Community Christian School 1999-03 .................. Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach, Fullerton Community College 1992-94 .....................................................Head Golf Coach, Fullerton Community College