Women's College World Series

On an evening Oklahoma State arrived at Hall of Fame Stadium with every opportunity at their feet, the Cowgirls left with heartbreak.

With the top of the lineup coming up immediately after that, the Cowgirls had a chance to reclaim some momentum. Alexander had a chance to make a wall-climbing, home-run-saving catch in the fourth. But on a night they had a grand opportunity at their feet, it hurt knowing their season was done because they didn’t play like they have been. After Maxwell needed only nine pitches to retire the Longhorns in order in the first inning, the Cowgirls got on the board. The top six hitters in the OSU lineup went hitless after that two-error, three-run mishap. In the third, a bunt single and error that put Chelsea Alexander at second with one out was reviewed and she was called out for obstruction. OSU opted to sit ace Kelly Maxwell in the first game, starting Morgan Day instead. OSU lost the first game to Texas 5-0, then squandered a 5-0 lead in the winner-or-go-home second game. Alexander led off with a single, stole second, then moved to third on a throwing error on her steal. In the second, they had a Longhorn runner caught leading a little too far off third base, got her in a rundown but failed to make the out; she scored moments later on a three-run home run. “I think I let them down in the first game; I think my energy was kind of flat, to be honest,” he said. Sydney Pennington came out of the dugout and stood watching the Texas celebration.

Texas beat Oklahoma State, 5-0, in Game 1 behind a complete game shutout from Estelle Czech in what was its first step in advancing to the Women's College ...

Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. It was all Longhorns from there, as they scored the final six runs of the game, including the last three in the top of the fifth inning on a play where the Cowgirls had two errors. "My curve ball was looking really good for me that day.

Texas fought off elimination twice in one day to earn a shot at a national championship.

Day’s three-run homer in the second inning of the first game was more than enough for Czech (13-1). Her performance allowed the Longhorns to save Dolcini, the team’s ace. “We played pretty clean defense all season and just had a couple of mishaps there at the end. “You start thinking about the end of the season and what you’re going to say and what you’re going to do. “We can look back at that one play because it had so much implication, but it didn’t cost us the game,” Oklahoma State coach Kenny Gajewski said. Then you hang in there, and you keep the spirits of the team up and see how they respond.” Texas needed to win two games in the double-elimination format to move forward, while Oklahoma State only needed one victory.

The Longhorns are off to the Women's College World Series championship round after upsetting No. 7 Oklahoma State.

Longhorn lefty Estelle Czech shut out the Pokes in a 5-0 Game 1 victory. Dayton drilled a single into right field and came all the way around to score via a throwing error. Texas took the lead off the bat of Bella Dayton in the fifth inning.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – On Monday night in Women's College World Series semifinal action at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, Texas(47-20-1) swept two games ...

With Oklahoma State suddenly trailing for the first time in the contest, Alexander was struck by a Dolcini pitch to begin the Cowgirl fifth. Starting the top of the fifth, Whitaker drew a leadoff walk to turn the lineup over for the Longhorns. After a Texas K, Scott made it two aboard with one out by chopping a single up the middle. Dayton granted the Longhorns some much-needed life against OSU ace Kelly Maxwell by starting the top of the fourth with a sharp single off the pitcher before moving to second on a throwing error. After Texas went down in order in the top of the first, OSU's Alexander led off the Cowgirl half with a single to shallow right center. Washington fielded it and eventually tossed home, but Iakopo's tag at the plate was just late as Oklahoma State nabbed a 1-0 lead. Scott fielded it cleanly, stepped on third and fired a strike across the infield to finish a game-ending double play. Again, Czech worked out of the jam as the sophomore lefty induced a bouncer to third to maintain Texas' three-run advantage. The lead eventually expanded to 5-0 as Iakopo plated Dayton on a long sacrifice fly to right. Sophomore first baseman JJ Smith continued her hot WCWS hitting by blooping a single to center as Texas boasted runners at the corners. Oklahoma State threatened in the top of the first as left fielder Chelsea Alexander started off the game with a single up the middle. Following a sac bunt and a K, designated player Miranda Elish walked to put two Cowgirls aboard. It will mark the first time two Big 12 teams meet in the championship series.

University of Texas Longhorns softball advanced to the Women's College World Series championship for the first time after defeating Oklahoma State.

"You start thinking about the end of the season and what you're going to say and what you're going to do. "We played pretty clean defense all season and just had a couple of mishaps there at the end. Day's three-run homer in the second inning of the first game was more than enough for Czech (13-1). Her performance allowed the Longhorns to save Dolcini, the team's ace. Then you hang in there, and you keep the spirits of the team up and see how they respond." "We can look back at that one play because it had so much implication, but it didn't cost us the game," Oklahoma State coach Kenny Gajewski said. "You start thinking about the end of the season and what you're going to say and what you're going to do. Texas needed to win two games in the double-elimination format to move forward, while Oklahoma State only needed one victory. "We played pretty clean defense all season and just had a couple of mishaps there at the end. Day's three-run homer in the second inning of the first game was more than enough for Czech (13-1). Her performance allowed the Longhorns to save Dolcini, the team's ace. Then you hang in there, and you keep the spirits of the team up and see how they respond." "We can look back at that one play because it had so much implication, but it didn't cost us the game," Oklahoma State coach Kenny Gajewski said. Texas needed to win two games in the double-elimination format to move forward, while Oklahoma State only needed one victory.

On Monday, UCLA had to beat Oklahoma twice to advance to the national title. The Bruins beat the Sooners the first game 7-3; however, Jocelyn Alo recorded 4 ...

- 2013: Oklahoma - 2016: Oklahoma Who are the previous national championships determined by the NCAA softball tournament in recent years? - 2017: Oklahoma - 2021: Oklahoma Texas also had to defeat Oklahoma State twice on Monday, and the Longhorns did just that. - Game 13: Texas 5, Oklahoma State 0 The Bruins had to defeat the Sooners twice. - Game 6: Arizona 3, Oregon State 1 (Oregon State eliminated) - Game 8: Oklahoma State 2, Florida 0 Sixty four teams entered the tournament which began May 20, 2022, and the Women’s College World Series is set to start on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Thirty-two teams were originally selected on an at-large basis by the Division I Softball Committee. Sixteen teams were seeded and placed at one of the 16 regional sites.

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Courtney Day hit a three-run homer for the second straight game as Texas rallied from a five-run deficit to stun Oklahoma State 6-5 and advance to the ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Women's College World Series finals, including the schedule of the games and broadcast information.

As was the case in earlier rounds, all the softball action from the Women's College World Series finals will be shown on ESPN's networks. The Women's College World Series finals features a Big 12 matchup like no other. One of those defeats came at the hands of their Women's College World Series counterpart Texas. The Longhorns have already beaten Oklahoma once before, back on April 16. The Longhorns have been one of the hottest teams in the country over the past few weeks. The Longhorns have a glittering collection of flamethrowers, none more effective than Hailey Dolcini. Dolcini has allowed just 16 earned runs in 47 tournament innings — a minuscule 2.38 ERA.

The Women's College World Series finals are set. On Monday, top-seeded Oklahoma defeated UCLA 15-0, while unse...

Published: Jun. 07, 2022, 11:45 a.m.. Jocelyn Alo. Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo (78) hits a grand slam during fifth inning ...

“I think that it just kind of shows that we were a force to be reckoned with the whole time that maybe we didn’t get the respect that we deserved,” Brady said. I think we really just stuck to our game plan and kind of zoned in on what it was that we needed to do.” They just want to let people enjoy the way they play the game.” Her two-run shot in the seventh increased UCLA’s lead to 7-3. They want to represent OU. They want to represent our sport. “We were just in the locker room just kind of resetting, and I went into that game with all the confidence knowing we would walk out of it with the W,” Alo said. They got the power they needed in the first game from Brady, who hit a three-run blast in the first inning that made it 5-1. She has the ability.” Texas punched its ticket to the WCWS finals with a 6-5 win over Oklahoma State in the double elimination bracket. Then, an error in the fifth inning allowed Texas to score another three runners for the win. Cable subscribers can enjoy a free live stream on ESPN.com or ESPN apps. I think she has both.

While it's the 40th anniversary of the official college softball tournament, it's also the 50th anniversary of a Sun Devils team that won the WCWS in the ...

It was obvious that these were the two best programs in the tournament, and when they first met in the semifinals, that was borne out: A pitchers’ duel between Noel and Nihon ace Yruiko Tagashira ended with a 2–1 victory for the Sun Devils. They met again for the championship. “It was just so exciting,” second baseman Lee Ann Easley recalls of the moment the final out was recorded. Their history is not in the record books maintained by the NCAA. But it’s college softball history, too. If a team could pay its way to Omaha, demonstrated some baseline competence in the regular season and did not violate any of the rules, it could play. The first matchup was another pitching showcase, but this time it went Nihon’s way: 1–0. That left everything up to the final game—and this one was different. But it already had drama, rivalries, tension—so much of all that makes it what it is today. And, you know, I watch Oklahoma today, and they appear to be pretty unstoppable—it’s just a look in a young woman’s eyes and the way that she walks on the field. The scholarships and funding that would come with Title IX were a distant idea to them. When they returned in ’72, they were able to get a hotel, which felt like making it to the big time. It was partially their success with the Saints that made them confident they could triumph at their first WCWS in 1971. “It was a passion for the sport. “It was a fire in our belly,” Arizona State pitcher Paula Miller Noel says now.

Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said the turnaround should not have been so quick. The Sooners handled it fine, but Gasso still called it a player safety issue. She ...

Now, the schedule has the flexibility to account for those kinds of issues. "I'm grateful we were able to have a voice and do what's best," UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said. This year, no team played twice on the same day until the semifinals. "I know the committee is working their tails off," Oklahoma State coach Kenny Gajewski said. Coaches lauded the other changes the committee made before this season. The Sooners handled it fine, but Gasso still called it a player safety issue.

First pitch in the opener of the Championship Finals is set for 7:30 p.m. CT Wednesday at Hall of Fame Stadium. And in advance of that, head coach Patty Gasso ...

It was really by word of mouth, but I just as a young coach was, like, you're going to have to say no to me. I think just taking it for what it is and just running with it. What's been the message from the team as far as playing on that stage, and just kind of what's different once it flips to the Champ Series? Then, Coach, yesterday you mentioned Jordy had a lot of adrenaline flowing and all that stuff. It just is a matter of us going out there and playing the game that we know how to play and just continually staying one step ahead of the other team. I'm excited for players who want to continue to play that they'll have the opportunity and even little girls in the stands will now say, like, oh, now I can become a professional softball player. At the same time it's cool that they're coming because little girls are following us to our room, but at the same time I'm going to put my blinders on and have my "do not disturb" sign on because at the end of the day, I'm not going to be signing 1,000 autographs down at the lobby when I should be in my hotel room resting. How soon did you know that Jocelyn was going to be the player that she was going to be when you were recruiting her? For someone that's been in it for such a long time, I remember when Keilani was going off to Japan and making six figures. It's not -- it is a Red River Rivalry, but at the end of the day we are competing for a National Championship, and it doesn't matter whoever is in that other dugout. Hawaii is her home, but I know she's very comfortable with being here with the Sooners and people are always going to remember her for that. What are your emotions, and what does that mean to you getting to play for a national championship? TIARE JENNINGS: Yeah, I think it's just going to be a battle all the way around.

Oklahoma is heading back to the Women's College World Series finals. The defending national champion Sooners are set to square off with the rival Texas ...

After suffering just their third loss of the season Monday to set up an elimination game, Oklahoma rebounded with a dominant 15-0 victory over UCLA in five innings to advance to the finals. The Longhorns punched their first-ever ticket to the championship series with a 6-5 comeback win over Oklahoma State on Monday, marking the first time that an unseeded team has reached the WCWS final. Oklahoma is heading back to the Women’s College World Series finals.

Texas Longhorns Face No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners for NCAA Div. I Softball Championship; 7Innings Live and Pitch by Pitch Second-Screen Viewing Options Return ...

7Innings Live Presented by Capital One will preview each night’s game. 7Innings Live: Championship Finals Presented by Capital One 7Innings Live Presented by Capital One 7Innings Live: Championship Finals Presented by Capital One 7Innings Live Presented by Capital One Lyle hosts, joined by Braud, Lawrie, Shipman and Scarborough. The show is live from the right field studio set in Hall of Fame Stadium on ESPNU for Game 1 and ESPNEWS for Games 2 and 3. 7Innings Live: Championship Finals Presented by Capital One 7Innings Live Presented by Capital One Alex Loeb will host from the Austin studio while three-time Olympic medalist, three-time National Player of the Year and four-time All-American Longhorn pitcher Cat Osterman will report live from OKC. Longhorn Network, the 24-hour network dedicated to University of Texas Athletics, will document Texas’ quest for its first national championship with pre- and post-game coverage throughout the finals. This is the team’s 15th Women’s College World Series together. ESPN will have Championship Series coverage from every angle with a team of expert commentators, an expansive camera complement, and multiple second-screen viewing options.

Here's everything you need to know about the Women's College World Series finals, including the schedule of the games and broadcast information.

As was the case in earlier rounds, all the softball action from the Women's College World Series finals will be shown on ESPN's networks. The Women's College World Series finals features a Big 12 matchup like no other. One of those defeats came at the hands of their Women's College World Series counterpart Texas. The Longhorns have already beaten Oklahoma once before, back on April 16. The Longhorns have been one of the hottest teams in the country over the past few weeks. The Longhorns have a glittering collection of flamethrowers, none more effective than Hailey Dolcini. Dolcini has allowed just 16 earned runs in 47 tournament innings — a minuscule 2.38 ERA.