Getting to know OU softball 2025: Tia Milloy

The OU softball season is almost here. Almost. The four-time defending national champions, obviously, have a very different look in 2025.

So many of the names OU fans had grown to love like Jayda Coleman, Tiare Jennings, among a bevy of others, have moved on.

Only eight returning players from the four-peat squad. That means a whole new crop for head coach Patty Gasso and staff to try to get playing at a championship level.

Whether it’s through recruiting or the transfer portal, nobody is crying for OU. And Gasso landed some of the best of the best.

Now? Let’s get to know them. Before the season is underway, SoonerScoop is going to let the freshmen and transfers introduce themselves.

Tia Milloy (UTL, Fr., No. 9)

One heck of an athletic family?

I would say it’s very competitive in my household and we do hold each other accountable. I would say that I wasn’t very focused when I was little and my two older sisters were always on me saying ‘Tia, you need to go get your reps in. You need to do this and do that.’ Not a lot of people get the privilege of living with professional athletes and four All-Americans right across the door. 

Reaching that potential?

For me, when I started reaching my potential, it’s when I started trusting in my family members. I started trusting in the things that they were saying to me and being able to pick their minds on a random Tuesday night. I didn’t have to get and DM somebody and be like ‘oh, what?’ What was the process for this?’ I think that was a privilege for me. And being able to talk to people that have already reached the heights that I’m trying to get to, it was amazing. So I always read stuff they always say. You’re going

Learning from older siblings?

My sisters want me to be the best. My parents see it as trial-and-error. They want each of us to learn from whoever came before us. I sat there and studied Amirah when she was at U-Dub. Then I sat and I studied Kiki when she was at Tennessee. Every single thing they learned at college, they passed down to me. So I feel like that also ties into my transition here. I feel like I was ready to be here. I was ready for the schedule. I was ready for the practices and all that. I think I’m going to have a good career here and I want my little sister to be better than I ever was.

Why OU?

I think for me, a non-negotiable in my recruiting process is that I really wanted to have a female head coach. So my two older sisters, they played for female head coaches. I know that Coach Gasso really preaches that she wants to take girls and turn us into women. And I think that even though we’ve only been here for three months, we have definitely learned a lot of lessons that I know I’m going to take in my life and maybe pass onto my children. I think that here, it’s about maturity and I know that I’m going to grow a lot here.

First conversation with Gasso?

My first impression of Coach Gasso was that she’s very straightforward and that is the type of coaching that I personally strive under. I don’t really like passive coaching. I feel like I would just rather you hold me under a high expectation, hold me accountable and I think that’s where I think that’s where I grow the best. I knew that me and Coach Gasso would get along very well because I’m the same way, straightforward, and it’s been exactly the same way since I’ve gotten here. Some thing – Coach Gasso has really been holding us accountable and pushing us hard. That’s what it takes to win.