If you haven’t been paying attention to college softball, now might be the time to start. Both the OU and OSU softball teams are headed to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Stadium in Oklahoma City. The WCWS begins on Thursday.
In Norman last Friday night, the three-time defending national champion Sooners defeated Florida State, 4-2. It is the sixth straight year the Sooners have won the Norman Super Regional. OU has extended its record NCAA postseason winning streak to 18 games and is heading to an eighth consecutive WCWS.
The No. 2 seed Sooners will now have a shot at winning an unprecedented fourth straight NCAA crown. OU enters the WCWS with an overall record of 54-6.
At the same time, the No. 5 seed OSU Cowgirls punched their own ticket to Oklahoma City, after beating Arizona, 10-4, Saturday night at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater.
The win improves OSU’s overall record to 49-10 and the Cowgirls are headed to their fifth-consecutive Women’s College World Series.
The WCWS kicks off on Thursday. OSU is in Bracket 1 and will play No. 4 Florida in the first round. Also in that bracket are Texas and Stanford.
The Sooners are in Bracket 2 and will face No. 10 Duke in their first game. The other teams in that bracket are Alabama and UCLA.
TULSA OILERS ROAD LOSS
Tulsa Oilers Football team had a chance to win the game on their final possession Saturday night at Massachusetts, but they turned the ball over on an interception in the final seconds and lost 23-22 to the Pirates.
The two teams exchanged touchdowns in the first quarter, then Tulsa took an 8-6 lead in the second quarter following a blocked field goal attempt that turned into a safety.
Tulsa’s Tre Harvey scored a touchdown on a two-yard run with 11:35 to go in the second quarter to extend the Oilers’ lead to 15-6.
Pirates’ running back, Jimmie Robinson responded with a four-yard run for a score, and Tulsa lead 15-14 at the half.
The Oilers opened the second half with a 17-yard touchdown pass play to Jonathan Nance, giving Tulsa the lead at 22-14.
The Pirates responded with a touchdown and field goal to take a 23-22 lead.
Tulsa will return home to the BOK Center for Military Night on Saturday, June 1 at 7:05 p.m. against the San Diego Strike Force. The first 1000 fans will receive a T-shirt. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
TULSA BEACON RADIO
Tune in to “Tulsa Beacon Weekend” radio show every week, featuring interviews with local and national level guests, talking about everything from politics to family issues. My guest this week will be Greg Jeffries from Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). The show airs on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. CST on 970am KCFO.