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Why was Oklahoma leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of college softball this season? Just look at Jayda Coleman’s game-changing, home-run-denying catch in Game 2.
Again and again over the past decade, Oklahoma has proved it is right for the times in college softball. That isn’t nearly as easy as the Sooners make it look.
Florida State had a proven plan. But this time, Oklahoma had Jordy Bahl. In Game 1 of the championship series, that made all the difference.
Baffled by Stanford’s NiJaree Canady throughout the WCWS, Oklahoma All-American Tiare Jennings got one last chance to solve the riddle. She didn’t let it go to waste.
This time, Ashley Rogers got to pitch And pitch. And pitch. The ace’s complete game beat Oklahoma State and sent Tennessee to the WCWS semifinals.
Saturday was a tough day for freshmen starters. But in a WCWS full of freshmen in the circle, it may also have been a preview of how college softball will one day catch up to Oklahoma.
We’ve seen Montana Fouts be perfect on a Friday in Oklahoma City. In her final college start, she just wanted to give her team a chance.
Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canardy combined on a one-hitter to deliver Stanford its first WCWS win in 19 years and bring the Montana Fouts era in college softball to a close.
Jordy Bahl pitched in the WCWS as a freshman. But what we saw in Thursday’s opening game was the Oklahoma ace’s real WCWS debut.
Stanford freshman NiJaree Canady woke up the echoes of WCWS aces past in a stellar debut, but Jayda Coleman, Jordy Bahl and No. 1 Oklahoma ultimately made it a footnote on their march toward another title.
You don’t stay on top by staying the same. For Oklahoma and coach Patty Gasso, Jayda Coleman was the player and the personality that the Sooners needed to keep moving forward.
From Oklahoma chasing history to the role of transfers, fifth-year players and geography, all you need to know to prepare for the 2023 WCWS.
Montana Fouts had plenty of help this time, but Alabama’s ace said farewell to the Rhoads House by saying hello again to the Women’s College World Series.
Alabama’s Ashley Prange gave Montana Fouts a lead to protect, and the legend didn’t let it slip away. Now it’s one game for a trip to OKC.
Down to its final strike, Oklahoma rallied to win its record-breaking 48th consecutive game and return to the WCWS.
Two legendary aces started Friday’s game, but only Northwestern’s Danielle Williams made it to the finish line victorious. As she has more than any active pitcher in Division I.
Despite some sloppy moments, Oklahoma is a win away from the WCWS and a win away from setting a Division I record for the most consecutive wins.
Will Danielle Williams return to OKC or will Alabama understudy-turned-headliner Jaala Torrence rule the weekend?
The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through the Norman Super Regional for Oklahoma and Clemson. Can POY finalist Valerie Cagle take down a record-nearing juggernaut?
Follow along all weekend as the Stillwater Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.
Follow along all weekend as the Norman Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.
Follow along all weekend as the Tuscaloosa Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.
Follow along all weekend as the Evanston Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.
For No. 13 Texas,Texas A&M, Texas State and Seton Hall, the road to the WCWS begins in the Austin Regional.
For No. 12 Northwestern, Kentucky, Miami and tournament newcomer Eastern Illinois, the road to the WCWS begins in the Evanston Regional.
For No. 6 Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Nebraska and UMBC, the road to the WCWS begins in the Stillwater Regional.
For No. 1 Oklahoma, Cal, Missouri and Hofstra, the road to the WCWS begins in the Norman Regional.
For No. 5 Alabama, Central Arkansas, Middle Tennessee and Long Island, the road to the WCWS begins in the Tuscaloosa Regional.
Oklahoma may prove to be unstoppable, but 63 teams are ready to try and prove otherwise. From freshman stars to innovative pitching, and from Austin to Seattle, what’s in store on the road to the Women’s College World Series?
Almost undone by one of the wilder plays of championship week, Northwestern rallied behind its fifth-year seniors to win the Big Ten title in walk-off fashion.
Haley Lee was an All-American before she got to Oklahoma, but she staked her claim as a Sooners superstar after leading the juggernaut to a Big 12 title.
While Friday’s semifinals lacked drama, Texas and Oklahoma’s combined excellence made a great advertisement for another edition of the Red River Rivalry.
Indiana made its hits count against Autumn Pease. Northwestern had too many hitters for Nebraska (again). It’s Hoosiers and Wildcats for the title.
The Big 12 team with all the momentum? Well, at least among those who took the field Thursday in OKC, Cinderella Iowa State fits the bill.