The Oklahoma Sooners emerged as the champions for the third consecutive year, competing at the NCAA Women’s College World Series 2023, held at the Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, USA. This prestigious event featured the finest college softball teams from across the nation.
The contest commenced on the 1st of June and extended until the 8th of June. The top-ranked team, Oklahoma, secured its third successive NCAA championship, thereby concluding the season with an unprecedented series of victories.
Just keeps tabs on the action as it unfolds in the Women’s College World Series bracket. See below for a full schedule and an explainer on how the games work.
Sixty-four teams competed in the NCAA softball championship this spring, with eight ultimately qualifying for this week’s Women’s College World Series (WCWS).
In order to qualify for the WCWS, each team had to make it through a regional competition featuring a double elimination bracket, followed by a regional championship featuring a two-team super regional format.
These are the eight teams that earned a spot in the 2023 WCWS.
How does the bracket work at the Women’s College World Series?
The World Series of the Women’s College employs a double elimination bracket for the initial phase, succeeded by a best-of-3 championship series.
If a team loses its first game, it will be sent back to the main bracket with a chance to play its way back into the elimination bracket. However, if a team loses its second game, it will be eliminated from the elimination bracket. The competition begins with eight teams competing in a bracket.
The victor from each side of the bracket encounters in the best-of-three championship series.
2023 Women’s College World Series — Schedule and Results
The games were available on ESPN+, ABC, or ESPN2 for streaming. See below for a full schedule. The Women’s College World Series began on June 1st and continued through June 8th.
In the semifinals, Stanford faced Oklahoma and pulled off a near upset in Game 1, as freshman sensation NiJaree Canady lights out the Sooner batters. However, Oklahoma won the series championship by winning 4-2 in nine innings on Monday, pushing Stanford to the brink once again.
On March 14th, Oklahoma lost in a 5-4 game, falling to FSU in the semifinal of the regular season. However, on Monday, they entered the championship series after defeating Tennessee, who had an undefeated record of 5-1. Florida State had also entered the series.
In the opening game of the WCWS finals, FSU claimed a dominant 5-0 win against Oklahoma, led by pitcher Jordy Bahl’s complete shutout. This victory marked their third straight title as the Sooners were closed out, ending the game with a 3-1 win in the third inning.