Melyssa Lombardi, left, resigned as OU's longtime pitching coach on Saturday to take the head position at Oregon. OU coach Patty Gasso, right, now faces a challenge or replacing Lombardi, who helped the Sooners become a national power. [PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN]
NORMAN — Patty Gasso has done lots of things in her two-plus decades at the helm of Oklahoma softball.
Pile up wins.
Fill trophy cases.
Build a powerhouse where few thought it possible.
But one thing the Sooner softball coach hasn't done much is hire pitching coaches. She did it when she first came to Norman in 1995, then a year later when she promoted Melyssa Panzer into the job.