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The Knickerslam Poets’ Cabaret will host an open mic night at 8 p.m. at The Hidden Castle. Admission is free and acts of all genres are invited.
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Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Dinosaur Feathers and Whisperown will be playing at 9 p.m. at The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford Ave. Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. The show is open to all ages.
FRIDAY
The Oklahoma City Redhawks face the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m. at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Tickets range from $6.75 to $20.50.
SATURDAY
The second annual Battle of the Burger is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marc Heitz Chevrolet, 1221 Ed Noble Parkway in Norman. Judges include former OU football coach Barry Switzer.
SUNDAY
Spanish dance classes begin at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. at Reaves Park, 121 E. Constitution St. Experience is not necessary.
MONDAY
Visit the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History for free. The museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., offers free admission the first Monday of each month.
TUESDAY
The Summer Basketball Series begins at 6 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. The league is open to students, faculty and staff. The first three weeks will be season play, and the final week will be a tournament. Register by Friday, June 1, by emailing summer@ou.edu. For a full calendar of events, visit oudaily.com
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OU softball coach Patty Gasso (left) argues with an NCAA official over a call during the second game of the super regional in Norman against Arizona on Saturday, May 26. The Sooners defeated the Wildcats, 7-1.
OU’s on-field unity makes coaching easy, Gasso says Sooners have embraced teamwork, understand their roles, coach says TOBI NEIDY
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oftball coach Patty Gasso admits her job right now is pretty easy. The coach, in her 18th season as the Sooners’ skipper, is getting ready to take her seventh team to the Women’s College World Series on MORE INSIDE A breakdown Thursday, when they will face the daunting of each team task of beating out seven other programs to in the WCWS. PAGE 4 earn the 2012 national title, but she said she’s giving up most of her current coaching duties to players in the crimson and cream uniforms. “It’s a good feeling as a coach to watch them set themselves up,” Gasso said. “You don’t have to say much, and I just make SEE GASSO PAGE 4
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The OU softball team carries a panel of the outfield wall that will display the Sooners’ participation in the 2012 Women’s College World Series. Oklahoma earned a spot in the series after defeating Arizona, 7-1, on Saturday, May 26. The Sooners begin their quest for a second national championship against South Florida on Thursday in Oklahoma City. OU won its first title in 2000.