Oklahoma softball defeated Florida State, 5-0, in the first game of the Women’s College World Series championship series. The national title is a best-of-three series and the Sooners are one win away from winning their third straight title.
The Sooners won in 2021 and 2022 while the Seminoles’ last title was in 2018. Florida State and Oklahoma met in the 2021 championship where Oklahoma started its national title winning streak.
Oklahoma also has a 52-game winning streak, the longest win streak in collegiate softball history. With their win against Florida State, the Sooners now have a school-record 35 shutouts this season. The Sooners are one win away from becoming “only the second team in history to win three consecutive national titles (UCLA 1988-90).”
“It’s always really good to get that first win under your belt — really important,” Sooners coach Patty Gasso said. “Our team was really focused for that. The rain situation and all of the lightning and so forth kind of put a wrench in it.
“It felt like a little bit of rushing. It was just uncharacteristic of what the beginning of a Championship Series would feel like. Watching all the fans go in and out, it was just … Some were not moving at all [smiling]. It’s a big moment. Everybody wants to see it.
“I think we started off a little bit nervous. We had a little conversation as a group. They decided we need to be more like us and stop trying (so hard). We don’t try hard, we just play. We were trying hard. You can see the difference.”
2023 Women’s College World Series Championship Series, schedule, TV networks (all times ET):
- No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State | June 8, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
- No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State (if necessary) | June 9, 8 p.m. | ESPN
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