Kinzie Hansen has been clutch at the plate and a rock behind it for Oklahoma. The senior catcher came through again in OU’s 5-0 win over Florida State in Game 1 of the WCWS.

There is a reason Oklahoma and Florida State are playing for the NCAA title. They have talent. D1Softball asked a few experts to scout their top hitters and pitchers.

Stanford freshman NiJaree Canady was the breakout star of the Women’s College World Series, and she doesn’t plan to settle for just one trip.

Stanford’s NiJaree Canady won a riveting pitching duel between Pac-12 freshmen to lead the Cardinal into the WCWS semifinals with a 1-0 win over Washington.

Tennessee tried to beat Oklahoma with a rotation of pitchers lacking NCAA experience. The Sooners took full advantage, run-ruling the Lady Vols 9-0 on Saturday at the Women’s College World Series.

Few expected Utah to reach the Women’s College World Series this season. But the Utes have heard the doubts since entering the Pac-12. How will they do in a changed conference landscape?

Rylee Holtorf drove in three runs, including the go-ahead home run, to lead Washington to a 4-1 victory over Utah on Friday at the Women’s College World Series.

The Milloy family has connections to three teams playing in the Women’s College World Series this week. They are sharing their experiences with D1Softball in a daily diary.

Sparked by the bottom of the order, No. 4 Tennessee opened the Women’s College World Series with a 10-5 victory over No. 5 Alabama on Thursday afternoon.

Throughout the Women’s College World Series, players will be providing journal entires to D1Softball for an inside look at what’s taking place in Oklahoma City.

Jemma Gallman, who had her leg amputed at 9 months old, first saw Mackenzie Donihoo at the Women’s College World Series two years ago. They have remained connected ever since and will be back together in OKC this week.

Utah’s Amy Hogue and Stanford’s Jessica Allister were players on the last teams at their programs to reach the Women’s College World Series. Now, they are back as head coaches.

Payton Gottshall threw a two-hitter as Tennessee beat Texas 9-0 to sweep the Super Regional and advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2015.

Despite an early-morning first pitch, Stanford showed no signs of sluggishness on Saturday to sweep Duke and advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2004.

Zaida Puni continued her hot streak at the plate as Tennessee moved one step closer to the Women’s College World Series with a 5-2 win over Texas in the Knoxville Super Regional opener.

NiJaree Canady threw a four-hitter in a battle of freshmen aces and Kaitlyn Lim hit a clutch double to lead Stanford to a 3-1 win over Duke in the Durham Super Regional opener.

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through the Knoxville Super Regional with future SEC foes Tennessee and Texas squaring off. Can Texas make a second straight run to OKC? Will the Lady Vols finally get back again?

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Durham, where Duke and Stanford square off in a meeting of programs whose seasons ended at this stage last year.

Follow along all weekend as the Tallahassee Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.

Follow along all weekend as the Knoxville Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.

Follow along all weekend as the Durham Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.

Follow along all weekend as the Clemson Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.

Expect to see some good pitching at McWhorter Stadium as Clemson, Auburn, Cal State Fullerton and UNC Greensboro battle in the Clemson Regional.

The Duke Blue Devils welcome programs and coaches making their NCAA debuts in a Durham Regional with a lot of North Carolina flavor.

Balls may be flying out of Sherri Parker Lee Stadium this weekend with Division I’s top three home run hitters all featured in the Knoxville Regional.

Florida State welcomes UCF, South Carolina and Marist to the Tallahassee Regional, hoping to avoid a repeat of last season when the Seminoles were upset at home.

The NCAA Division I Championship bracket was released Sunday night. Two-time defending champion Oklahoma was the No. 1 seed for the fourth straight year while Arizona and Michigan didn’t make the field for the first time in tournament history.

Tennesssee increased its depth this season in pursuit of titles. The results showed on Saturday as the Lady Vols beat South Carolina 3-1 in the SEC tournament championship game.

Devyn Flaherty scored the walk-off run from first base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as Florida State beat Duke 2-1 to capture the program’s 19th ACC Tournament title.