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.

Florida’s Skylar Wallace, Missouri’s Laurin Krings and Florida State’s Makenne Reid earned this week’s D1Softball honors.

Laurin Krings was untouchable.

Florida State and Utah earned comeback road wins.

Walk-off wins galore around the country.

In rethinking how to assemble, utilize and measure a pitching staff, Florida State coach Lonni Alameda is one of the prophets of a new era in college softball.

The WCWS Finals rematch looked a lot like the original.

Megan Faraimo looked like the ace we know in a Top 10 matchup.

Tennessee overcame Texas A&M in a lenghty pitcher’s duel.

There were homers and no-hitters everywhere. Kara Dill’s team upset her former coach. Texas A&M’s pitching staff shined. That and more in D1Softball’s Daily Dozen.

Aynslie Furbush took down Liberty with her arm and her bat. Kelly Maxwell and Kyra Aycock were a pair of aces in Clearwater. Multiple comeback efforts came up short. That and more in the Daily Dozen.