OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 1 Oklahoma (59-1) will face No. 3 Florida State (58-9) in the best-of-three championship series of the Women's College World Series beginning Wednesday at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
The Sooners opened the WCWS with a 2-0 win over Stanford on Thursday before defeating No. 4 Tennessee 9-0 via run-rule on Saturday. OU then rematched the Cardinal in the semifinals and claimed a 4-2 victory in nine innings.
Florida State began the tournament with an 8-0 run-rule win over Oklahoma State. The Seminoles then topped Washington 3-1 and Tennessee 5-1 on Saturday and Monday, respectively.
The two teams met earlier this year with OU defeating Florida State 5-4 on March 14 in Norman.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the series:
Game 1
Date: Wednesday, June 7
Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV channel: ESPN
Result: OU 5, FSU 0
Game 2
Date: Thursday, June 8
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV channel: ESPN
Note: OU would claim its third consecutive national championship with a win.
Game 3 (if necessary)
Date: Friday, June 9
Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV channel: ESPN