Oklahoma won its fourth consecutive championship in 2024, defeating Texas 8-4. Here is a full history of the NCAA DI softball championships:

Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site 2024 *Oklahoma (59-7) Patty Gasso 8-4 Texas Oklahoma City 2023 *Oklahoma (61-1) Patty Gasso 3-1 Florida State Oklahoma City 2022 *Oklahoma (59-3) Patty Gasso 10-5 Texas Oklahoma City 2021 Oklahoma (56-4) Patty Gasso 5-1 Florida State Oklahoma City 2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 — — — — 2019 *UCLA (56-6) Kelly Inouye-Perez 5-4 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 2018 *Florida State (58-12) Lonni Alameda 8-3 Washington Oklahoma City 2017 *Oklahoma (61-9) Patty Gasso 5-4 Florida Oklahoma City 2016 Oklahoma (57-8) Patty Gasso 2-1 Auburn Oklahoma City 2015 Florida (60-7) Tim Walton 4-1 Michigan Oklahoma City 2014 *Florida (55-12) Tim Walton 6-3 Alabama Oklahoma City 2013 *Oklahoma (57-4) Patty Gasso 4-0 Tennessee Oklahoma City 2012 Alabama (60-8) Patrick Murphy 5-4 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 2011 *Arizona State (60-6) Clint Myers 7-2 Florida Oklahoma City 2010 *UCLA (50-11) Kelly Inouye-Perez 15-9 Arizona Oklahoma City 2009 Washington (51-12) Heather Tarr 3-2 Florida Oklahoma City 2008 *Arizona State (66-5) Clint Myers 11-0 Texas A&M Oklahoma City 2007 Arizona (50-14-1) Mike Candrea 5-0 Tennessee Oklahoma City 2006 Arizona (54-11) Mike Candrea 5-0 Northwestern Oklahoma City 2005 Michigan (65-7) Carol Hutchins 4-1 UCLA Oklahoma City 2004 UCLA (47-9) Sue Enquist 3-1 California Oklahoma City 2003 UCLA (54-7) Sue Enquist 1-0 California Oklahoma City 2002 California (56-19) Diane Ninemire 6-0 Arizona Oklahoma City 2001 *Arizona (65-4) Mike Candrea 1-0 UCLA Oklahoma City 2000 *Oklahoma (66-8) Patty Gasso 3-1 UCLA Oklahoma City 1999 *UCLA (63-6) Sue Enquist 3-2 Washington Oklahoma City 1998 Fresno State (52-11) Margie Wright 1-0 Arizona Oklahoma City 1997 Arizona (61-5) Mike Candrea 10-2 UCLA Oklahoma City 1996 *Arizona (58-9) Mike Candrea 6-4 Washington Columbus, Ga. 1995 *#UCLA (50-6) Sharron Backus 4-2 Arizona Oklahoma City 1994 *Arizona (64-3) Mike Candrea 2-0 Cal State Northridge Oklahoma City 1993 Arizona (44-8) Mike Candrea 1-0 UCLA Oklahoma City 1992 *UCLA (54-2) Sharron Backus 2-0 Arizona Oklahoma City 1991 Arizona (56-16) Mike Candrea 5-1 UCLA Oklahoma City 1990 UCLA (62-7) Sharron Backus 2-0 Fresno State Oklahoma City 1989 *UCLA (48-4) Sharron Backus 1-0 Fresno State Sunnyvale, Calif. 1988 UCLA (53-8) Sharron Backus 3-0 Fresno State Sunnyvale, Calif. 1987 Texas A&M (56-8) Bob Brock 4-1 UCLA Omaha, Neb. 1986 *Cal State Fullerton (57-9-1) Judi Garman 3-0 Texas A&M Omaha, Neb. 1985 UCLA (41-9) Sharron Backus 2-1 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 1984 UCLA (45-6-1) Sharron Backus 1-0 Texas A&M Omaha, Neb. 1983 Texas A&M (41-11) Bob Brock 2-0 Cal State Fullerton Omaha, Neb. 1982 *UCLA (33-7-2) Sharron Backus 2-0 Fresno State Omaha, Neb.

*Indicates undefeated teams in final series.

#-UCLA’s 1995 national championship was later vacated by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions

The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Tennessee Volunteers in game two of the Women’s College World Series. Oklahoma has gone 5-0 in the NCAA Tournament, sweeping through the regional and super regional rounds and outscoring their opponents 47-5.

Now, Oklahoma takes on the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Karlyn Pickens. Pickens arrives in Oklahoma City with the No. 2 ERA in college softball, trailing only Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady. In her last outing on Sunday, she threw a complete game shutout, limiting Nebraska to two hits while striking out 10.

The Volunteers will likely face Oklahoma ace Sam Landry. Landry shut out Alabama in game one of the super regionals last Friday.

The last time Oklahoma faced Pickens, the Tennessee ace threw seven innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks.

The winner will be one step closer to the Women’s College World Series finals; the loser will be forced to play their way through elimination games to contend for the national championship.

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Texas Awaits

The winner of Oklahoma-Tennessee will take on the Texas Longhorns who beat Florida 3-0 in the first game of the Women’s College World Series. Teagan Kavan threw a complete game shutout, allowing two hits and walking two. The Texas defense played fantastic behind her and the offense was bouyed by home runs from Joley Mitchell and Katie Stewart for the win.

The Lineups: Sam Landry vs. Karlyn Pickens

Sam Landry will get the ball, and Kasidi Pickering will lead off for the Oklahoma Sooners in game one of the WCWS. The Sooners will face Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens.

What channel is Oklahoma-Tennessee on today?

TV Channel: ESPN

Livestream: Fubo, ESPN+

Oklahoma-Tennessee time today

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2025

Start time: 1:30 p.m. CT

2025 Women’s College World Series Day 1 Schedule

No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 Texas at 11 a.m. CT – ESPN

No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Tennessee at 1:30 p.m. CT – ESPN

No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss at 7:00 p.m. CT – ESPN2

No. 16 Oregon vs. No. 9 UCLA at 9:30 p.m. CT – ESPN2

Oklahoma Softball Schedule 2025

Date Opponent Result Feb. 6 Cal State Northridge W, 7-2 Feb. 6 at San Diego State W, 11-6 (9 inn.) Feb. 7 California Baptist W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 7 Cal State Fullerton W, 13-3 Feb. 8 Loyola Marymount W, 9-0 Feb. 9 at Long Beach State W, 2-0 (11 inn.) Feb. 15 Hofstra W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 15 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 Hofstra W, 11-3 (5 inn.) Feb. 16 at No. 23/24 Baylor W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 22 Tulsa W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 23 Wichita State W, 8-1 Feb. 24 Bowling Green W, 8-5 (8 inn.) Feb. 24 Abilene Christian W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Marshall W, 9-1 (5 inn.) Feb. 28 Kansas W, 9-1 (6 inn.) March 1 Kansas W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 1 Marshall W, 11-0 (5 inn.) March 2 Kansas City W, 17-1 (5 inn.) March 7 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 10-9 March 9 No. 10/11 South Carolina W, 2-1 March 12 at Tulsa W, 10-2 (6 inn.) March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 7-0 March 15 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 6-4 March 16 at No. 15/12 Arkansas W, 10-7 March 19 East Texas A&M W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 21 at Missouri W, 8-0 (5 inn.) March 22 at Missouri L, 3-1 March 23 at Missouri W, 5-1 March 26 at Wichita State W, 19-16 March 28 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-2 March 29 No. 10/9 Tennessee W, 4-1 March 30 No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 5-3 April 1 at UT-Arlington W, 13-2 (5 inn.) April 4 St. Thomas W, 12-4 (5 inn.) April 4 UCF W, 6-0 April 5 UCF Cancelled April 9 Oklahoma State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 11-3 (5 inn.) April 12 at Alabama W, 5-1 April 13 at Alabama L, 6-1 April 14 at Alabama L, 2-1 April 18 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 4-0 April 19 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 6-5 April 20 Mississippi State (Devon Park, OKC) W, 9-6 April 25 Texas Longhorns W, 7-6 April 26 Texas Longhorns W, 7-2 April 27 Texas Longhorns W, 9-8 May 1 at Florida W, 6-5 May 2 at Florida L, 9-4 May 3 at Florida L, 6-4 May 6-10 SEC Tournament Athens, Ga. May 8 vs. LSU W, 4-1 May 9 vs. Arkansas W, 8-6 May 10 vs. Texas A&M Canceled May 16-18 NCAA Regionals Norman, Okla. May 16 vs. Boston W, 8-0 (5 inn.) May 17 vs. Cal W, 11-2 (5 inn.) May 18 vs. Cal W, 12-1 (5 inn.) May 23-25 NCAA Super Regionals Norman, Okla. May 23 vs. Alabama W, 3-0 May 24 vs. Alabama 13-2 May 29-June 6 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. May 29 vs. Tennessee 1:30 p.m. CT

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Up next is the game we’ve all been waiting for: Can Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens, who’s throwing the equivalent of 108-110 mph in baseball, stifle Oklahoma?

Keep in mind, these are both SEC teams (weird), and they’ve met a few times earlier this season. Tennessee won the first game, 5-2, while the Sooners won the second, 4-1. In the series finale, Tennessee came out on top 5-3. Pickens pitched in both of the Lady Vols’ wins, giving up 10 total hits and striking out 12. What’s even more impressive is Tennessee won on the road.

But that was all the way back in March. Oklahoma has gotten a lot better since then, and it will be very hard to beat the Sooners again. Still, Pickens has arguably gotten better since March, too. This should be a good one.

It was the Joley Mitchell and Teagan Kavan show in Texas’ 3-0 win over Florida in the first round of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday.

Mitchell hit two solo home runs and Kavan went seven shutout innings while only allowing two hits, as the Longhorns took control of the Gators to move into the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament. Texas will next face the winner of Oklahoma-Tennessee, whereas Florida takes on the loser.

Florida’s bats were uncharacteristically cold on Thursday, and it’ll need them to warm up if it wants to stay alive in Oklahoma City. Leadoff hitter Kendra Falby failed to get on base in a game for only the second time all season, as Kavan cruised through seven innings against the Gators.

Texas left fielder Katie Stewart also hit a solo home run, as she went back-to-back with Mitchell in the sixth inning.

Here’s a look at the highlights from Texas’ WCWS win over Florida on Thursday:

Texas vs Florida softball score

TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F Texas 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Texas vs Florida live updates

Texas moves on with 3-0 win

Texas beats Florida 3-0 behind superb performances from Teagan Kavan and Joley Mitchell, who carried the Longhorns into the winner’s bracket on Thursday.

Florida heads down to the loser’s bracket and will play the loser of Tennessee and Oklahoma.

Texas also goes down in order

Florida heads into the bottom of the seventh down to its final three outs, as it still trails 3-0. The Gators bats have their last chance here to get going against Teagan Kavan.

Florida goes down in order

Texas goes 3-up, 3-down as the Longhorns turn a 6-4-3 double play to get out of the sixth inning.

Florida down to its final three outs while trailing 3-0.

Florida gets out of jam

Kayden Henry grounds into a double play, which Florida converts to get out of a huge jam there. Texas still leads 3-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth.

Texas loads bases with 1 out

Kaydee Bennett moves both runners to second and third on a sacrifice bunt, before Olivia Miller hits leadoff hitter Ashton Maloney to load the bases for Texas.

The Longhorns could blow this one open here.

Florida turns to bullpen

Keagan Rothrock comes out of the game after allowing back-to-back home runs, first going to Ava Brown, who gives up a pair of hits in the sixth inning. Brown only faces two hitters before Florida turns to Olivia Miller.

Florida hoping to get out of this inning with a 3-0 deficit, as Texas has runners on first and second with no outs.

Katie Stewart goes back-to-back

Texas adds another as Katie Stewart joins the home run barrage, hitting a 252-foot shot to right field to give the Longhorns a 3-0 lead.

Texas might’ve figured out Keagan Rothrock.

Joley Mitchell goes deep again

It’s been the Joley Mitchell show in Oklahoma City so far, as Mitchell launches another solo home run, this time over the center field wall just out of reach of Florida’s Kendra Falby.

Mitchell’s two home runs are the difference so far, as Texas leads 2-0 in the top of the sixth.

Teagan Kavan continues dominance

Teagan Kavan is still dominating, as she gets through her fifth scoreless inning of the game. Kavan has allowed one hit with two walks and a strikeout so far, as Texas leads Florida 1-0 after the fifth inning.

Korbe Otis with nice sliding play

Keagan Rothrock has been outstanding outside of the solo home run she allowed in the second inning, holding Texas scoreless the last three innings. She gets out of the jam in the fifth inning after striking out Texas’ Reese Atwood looking.

Left fielder Korbe Otis helped the cause with a nice sliding catch in foul territory in the frame.

Florida gets first hit

Korbe Otis gets Florida’s first hit, as Otis hits a line drive that just gets past the glove of Joley Mitchell at first base.

Texas still leads 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, as the Gators are having a hard time getting any success against Teagan Kavan.

Texas, Florida, scoreless in 3rd inning

Both Texas and Florida don’t score in the third inning, as Texas still leads 1-0 heading into the fourth inning.

Teagan Kavan still hasn’t picked up a strikeout, but she’s through three innings of work without allowing a hit to the strong Florida offense so far.

Texas leads 1-0 after 2 innings

Teagan Kavan has walked two batters, but otherwise has been quite good so far, allowing no runs or hits. Kavan has yet to pick up a strikeout.

Strike ’em out, throw ’em out for Florida

Florida gets out of the inning as Keagan Rothrock strikes out Adayah Wallace before Jocelyn Erickson throws out Katie Stewart at second base for the third out of the inning.

Nice sequence there for the Gators.

Texas takes 1-0 lead

First run of the 2025 WCWS goes to Texas first baseman Joley Mitchell, who launches a solo home run over the left-field fence to give the Longhorns a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

That one was a no doubter.

Texas-Florida scoreless after first inning

Texas’ Teagan Kavan and Florida’s Keagan Rothrock, both look excellent in the first inning, as Kavan also puts up a zero for the Longhorns. Both pitchers’ fastballs are up to at least 70 miles per hour so far.

Rothrock strikes out 2 in first

Keagan Rothrock works around a single, holding Texas scoreless in the top of the first inning after striking out a pair of Longhorns hitters,

Florida’s 1-2-3 batters coming up in the bottom of the first inning.

Texas-Florida underway

Keagan Rothrock fires the first pitch of the game to Texas leadoff hitter Ashton Maloney, and the 2025 WCWS is underway in Oklahoma City.

Florida softball lineup today

CF Kendra Falby RF Taylor Shumaker 1B Reagan Walsh C Jocelyn Erickson LF Korbe Otis DP Ava Brown 2B Mia Williams 3B Kenleigh Cahalan SS Rylee Holtorf

Keagan Rothrock starting in the circle.

Texas softball lineup today

RF Ashton Maloney CF Kayden Henry 3B Mia Scott C Reese Atwood 1B Josey Mitchell LF Katie Stewart SS Leighann Goode DP Adayah Walalce 2B Kaydee Bennett

Teagan Kavan starting in the circle.

What time does Texas vs Florida softball start?

Time: Noon ET

Noon ET Date: Thursday, May 29

Thursday, May 29 Location: Devon Park (Oklahoma City)

What TV channel is Texas vs Florida softball on today?

TV channel: ESPN

ESPN Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo

Texas-Florida softball at the WCWS will air live on ESPN, with streaming options on the ESPN app or Fubo, which can be accessed with a free trial.

Joley Mitchell homered twice and Teagen Kavan threw a two-hit shutout as sixth-seeded Texas defeated No. 3 seed Florida 3-0 in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday at Devon Park.

Kavan took a no-hitter into the fourth inning, allowing only two infield singles. She walked two and struck out one, inducing 12 groundouts.

Mitchell hit solo home runs in the second and sixth innings, the latter followed by a solo homer from Katie Stewart to provide the final Texas run.

The Longhorns will be back in action at 2 p.m. Sunday in the winner’s bracket round, where they’ll face the winner of Thursday afternoon’s OU/Tennessee game.

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Texas softball live score updates vs. Florida in the WCWS

Middle seventh inning: Texas 3, Florida 0 | Texas can’t add to lead

Texas heads to the bottom of the seventh with a three-run cushion as it tries to lock down the first win of this WCWS.

The Horns went down in order in the top half of the inning.

Teagan Kavan heads back to the circle looking for the complete-game shutout. She has allowed two hits and two walks with one strikeout.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

End sixth inning: Texas 3, Florida 0 | Double play ends inning

Taylor Shumaker gave Florida its second hit of the game with an infield single.

But Reagan Walsh’s grounder to shortstop started a 6-4-3 double play that wiped out another scoring opportunity for the Gators.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

Middle sixth inning: Texas 3, Florida 0 | Longhorns hit two more homers

Texas’ Joley Mitchell and Katie Stewart led off the top of the sixth with back-to-back home runs to right field.

It was the second of the day for Mitchell, giving her the first two-homer game of her career with the Longhorns.

From there, Texas loaded the bases, but a difficult play by Florida second baseman Mia Williams ended the inning.

The infield was drawn in for a play at the plate, but when Williams fielded the hard chopper, she spun to tag the runner heading toward second, then threw to first for the double play.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

End fifth inning: Texas 1, Florida 0 | Texas clinging to lead

Ending the inning with a smooth play by Texas third baseman Mia Scott on a sharp grounder down the line, the Longhorns sat Florida down in order and maintained their narrow lead heading to the sixth inning.

The Horns got a pair of baserunners on, with an error and a single, in the top of the fifth, but a foul flyout and a strikeout ended the threat.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

End fourth inning: Texas 1, Florida 0 | Florida gets first hit

Thanks to a sharp line drive by Korbe Otis, Florida finally has a hit on the board. Otis’ liner was just out of reach of Texas first baseman Joley Mitchell, hitting her outstretched glove and trickling into the outfield.

But that was all the Gators could do in the bottom of the fourth.

Texas’ Reese Atwood led off the top half with a walk and the Longhorns advanced a runner to third after a pair of fielder’s choice grounders. But a third groundout ended the inning.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

End third inning: Texas 1, Florida 0 | Scoreless frame

A leadoff walk by Texas’ Kaydee Bennett brought some action to the basepaths, but that was the end of the excitement in the third inning.

Three straight groundouts ended the frame with Bennett on second.

Florida went down in order in the bottom half as the Gators continue to look for their first hit.

— Scott Wright, Staff writer

End second inning: Texas 1, Florida 0 | Teagan Kavan walks one, but that’s it

Teagan Kavan worked around a walk to Ava Brown.

Middle second inning: Texas 1, Florida 0 | Joley Mitchell puts Longhorns on the board

Joley Mitchell blasts the first home run of the WCWS, giving the Longhorns a 1-0 lead.

End first inning: Texas 0, Florida 0 | Gators go down in order

Teagan Kavan retires the side.

Middle of the first: Texas 0, Florida 0 | Keagan Rothrock strikes out two

Mia Scott reached on a two-out single, but that was all for the Longhorns against Gators ace Keagan Rothrock.

What time is Texas softball vs Florida in the WCWS today?

Date: Thursday, May 28

Thursday, May 28 Time: 11 a.m. CDT

The Texas vs. Florida game in the WCWS starts at approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday from Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

What channel is Texas vs Florida in WCWS on today?

TV: ESPN

ESPN Streaming: Fubo (here’s how to stream it live)

Texas vs. Florida in the WCWS will be televised on ESPN.

2025 Women’s College World Series schedule

All times are Central

Thursday, May 29

Game 1: No. 6 Texas vs. No. 3 Florida, 11 a.m., ESPN (Fubo)

No. 6 Texas vs. No. 3 Florida, 11 a.m., ESPN (Fubo) Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo)

No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m., ESPN (Fubo) Game 3: No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)

No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo) Game 4: No. 16 Oregon vs. No. 9 UCLA, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 (Fubo)

Friday, May 30

Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m.

Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m. Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 31

Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 p.m.

Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 p.m. Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 1

Game 9: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m.

TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. Game 10: TBD vs. TBD, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 2

Game 11: TBD vs. TBD, 11 a.m.

TBD vs. TBD, 11 a.m. Game 12 (If necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 1:30 p.m.

TBD vs. TBD, 1:30 p.m. Game 13: TBD vs. TBD, 6 p.m.

TBD vs. TBD, 6 p.m. Game 14 (If necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4

WCWS finals Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 5

WCWS finals Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 6 (If necessary)

WCWS finals Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, TBD

Texas softball highlights vs. Florida in WCWS

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