Oklahoma will play for a place in history when the first pitch of the 2023 Women's College World Series championship series is thrown Wednesday. It will do it against the foe it defeated in a winner-take-all Game 3 that began the bid for a three-peat.
Oklahoma players celebrate as Jayda Coleman runs to home plate after hitting a home run against Stanford during the third inning of an NCAA softball Women's College World Series game Monday, June 5, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma will play for a place in history when the first pitch of the 2023 Women’s College World Series championship series is thrown Wednesday. It will do it against the foe it defeated in a winner-take-all Game 3 that began the bid for a three-peat.
The Wildcats’ stretch of dominance has ceded way to the Sooners, who won their first title in 2000 and added ones in ’13, ’14 and ’17 before their current streak. A title this week would be No. 7 overall. They’re the overwhelming favorites with the best pitching staff, most dominant lineup and stellar defensive showing.
In 2019, the Sooners won 41 consecutive games before losing to Wisconsin in the third NCAA tournament game. It’s the longest win streak in a single season.they won 40 in a row dating back to their last seven games of the 2020 season. The rest of the schedule after March 7 was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the streak into April 2021 and won the championship. That streak also grew to 40 and bled into the 2021-22 season.
The Sooners have leaned on freshman righty Jordy Bahl , who has been credited with all three WCWS wins. In 14 ⅔ innings, she has yet to surrender a run. She relieved junior Nicole May in the sixth against Stanford and struck out six to help clinch the title berth.Florida State turns to Sandercock , whose 1.05 ERA ranks sixth in the nation and wins rank fourth. But of the top 25 pitchers in ERA, she has one of the largest margins from runs to earned runs allowed.
FSU junior Kaley Mudge has four RBI, hitting .400 in the tournament and sophomore Michaela Edenfield has three, hitting .375. Kalei Harding is tied atop D-I with 22 doubles; Mudge has 18. Edenfield leads the team in RBI .
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