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OU softball chaplain says team has mentality that prepares them for any outcome

As players fans file into Devon Park and players prepare to take the field for tonight’s game, the team’s chaplain says this team strives not only to win, but to make a difference.

OU softball chaplain says team has mentality that prepares them for any outcome

As players fans file into Devon Park and players prepare to take the field for tonight’s game, the team’s chaplain says this team strives not only to win, but to make a difference.

PURPOSE. WELL, AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE FILING INTO THIS STADIUM AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE WILL TURN ON THE TV TO WATCH OU SOFTBALL POTENTIALLY MAKE HISTORY TONIGHT, THE TEAM’S CHAPLAIN SAYS THIS TEAM IS DOING MORE THAN JUST LOOKING TO WIN GAMES. THEY’RE LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THESE GIRLS KNOW THAT WHEN THEY WIN, THEY’RE GOING TO PRAISE GOD. IF THEY DON’T, THEY’RE GOING TO BE OKAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOD. OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE NATION FOR THE DYNASTY. THEY’VE CREATED UNDER HEAD COACH PATTY GASSO AND IN RECENT YEARS, THEY’VE PERKED INTEREST FOR ANOTHER REASON. THEIR FAITH IS PERSONAL, YES, BUT IT SHOULD NEVER BE PRIVATE. THE TEAM HUDDLES IN PRAYER AND OPENLY TALKS ABOUT THEIR FAITH. JUST THIS WEEK OF THE WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES, TEAMMATES HAVE BEEN SHOWN PRAYING OVER ONE ANOTHER AND SAYING THE WAY THEY KEEP WINNING IS BY HAVING THEIR EYES UP. THE TEAM’S CHAPLAIN, SARAH ROBERTS, SAYS IT HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. OUR FIRST BIBLE STUDY 19 YEARS AGO, NOBODY SHOWED UP. BUT COACH GASSO AND OTHERS ALONG THE WAY HAVE TURNED THE PROGRAM INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THEY ARE BEING LED BY LITERALLY THE BEST LEADER IN THE COUNTRY IN COACH GASSO. FROM SMASHING RECORDS TO BEING BOLD, SHE’S GIVING IT UP TO THE LORD. I. GET EMOTIONAL THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I KNOW BEHIND THE SCENES, I KNOW THE THINGS THAT THEY BATTLE, AND I KNOW THE THINGS THAT THEY FACE, ROBERTS SAYS. THEY’RE STILL YOUNG AND LEARNING, BUT THE TEAM HAS A MENTALITY THAT PREPARES THEM FOR ANY OUTCOME. WHAT WE ARE DOING WHEN NOBODY IS WATCHING IS PREPARING THEM FOR WHEN EVERYBODY IS. IF EVERYBODY IS AGAINST YOU, WE’RE GOING TO GET PERSONAL AND PRAY TO THE ONE WHO IS FOR YOU AND I’M NOT SAYING GOD IS AGAINST ANYBODY ELSE, BUT HE IS FOR THEM BECAUSE HE LOVES THEM NOW, ROBERTS SAYS. THAT’S WHAT THIS TEAM WILL DO, IS THEY WILL COME TOGETHER TONIGHT AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SHE SAYS. WIN OR LOSE, THEY WILL STAY TRUE TO
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OU softball chaplain says team has mentality that prepares them for any outcome

As players fans file into Devon Park and players prepare to take the field for tonight’s game, the team’s chaplain says this team strives not only to win, but to make a difference.

As fans file into Devon Park and players prepare to take the field for tonight’s game, the team’s chaplain says this team strives not only to win, but to make a difference.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.“These girls know that when they win, they’re gonna praise God. If they don’t, they’re going to be OK because they have God,” said University of Oklahoma softball chaplain Sarah Roberts.“Their faith is personal, yes, but it should never be private.”The team openly huddles in prayer and talks about their faith. Players this week have been shown during the Women’s College World Series praying over one another and saying the way they keep winning is by having their “eyes up.”>> Download the KOCO 5 appBut this wasn’t always the case.“Our first Bible study 19 years ago, nobody showed up,” Roberts said.She said coach Patty Gasso and others along the way have turned the program into something special. “They are being led by literally the best leader in the country in coach Gasso,” Roberts said. I get emotional thinking about it, because I know behind the scenes, I know the things they battle, and I know the things that they face.”“What we are doing when nobody is watching is what’s preparing them for when everyone is,” Roberts said. “If everybody is against you, we’re gonna get personal and pray for the one who is for you. And I’m not saying God is against anybody else, but he is for them because he loves them.”Tonight, you’ll see a team coming together and win or lose, they’ll stay true to who they are.Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Storms could bring hail, damaging wind to parts of Oklahoma laterFire prompts evacuations at St. Anthony Health Complex in downtown Oklahoma CityPlans to build nation's tallest skyscraper in OKC are still fluid, developer saysSooners one win from claiming fourth straight national title, making WCWS historyOU, Norman release information on possible new arena and entertainment district

As fans file into Devon Park and players prepare to take the field for tonight’s game, the team’s chaplain says this team strives not only to win, but to make a difference.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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“These girls know that when they win, they’re gonna praise God. If they don’t, they’re going to be OK because they have God,” said University of Oklahoma softball chaplain Sarah Roberts.

“Their faith is personal, yes, but it should never be private.”

The team openly huddles in prayer and talks about their faith. Players this week have been shown during the Women’s College World Series praying over one another and saying the way they keep winning is by having their “eyes up.”

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But this wasn’t always the case.

“Our first Bible study 19 years ago, nobody showed up,” Roberts said.

She said coach Patty Gasso and others along the way have turned the program into something special.

“They are being led by literally the best leader in the country in coach Gasso,” Roberts said. I get emotional thinking about it, because I know behind the scenes, I know the things they battle, and I know the things that they face.”

“What we are doing when nobody is watching is what’s preparing them for when everyone is,” Roberts said. “If everybody is against you, we’re gonna get personal and pray for the one who is for you. And I’m not saying God is against anybody else, but he is for them because he loves them.”

Tonight, you’ll see a team coming together and win or lose, they’ll stay true to who they are.


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