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Oklahoma, Texas win WCWS openers; Florida and Tennessee face elimination

Friday’s win-or-go-home game between Tennessee and Florida decides which squad stays alive in the double-elimination field.

Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens delivers to home plate in a game against Auburn.
Center fielder Kayden Henry #21 of the Texas Longhorns is unable to reach a double hit by Alyssa Brito #33 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second inning of the second game of the Championship Finals during the 2024 NCAA Women's College World Series at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park on June 6, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 8-4 to take the NCAA Championship.
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Overview

  • Ella Parker hit a walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift Oklahoma to a 4-3 victory over Tennessee in Thursday’s opener.
  • Joley Mitchell homered twice and Teagan Kavan held Florida to two hits in a complete-game shutout as Texas defeated the Gators 3-0.
  • Oklahoma and Texas remain undefeated in the winner’s bracket and will meet Saturday for a spot in the bracket final.
  • No. 3 Florida and No. 7 Tennessee will play at 7 p.m. ET Friday at Devon Park with the loser eliminated and the winner advancing to face the loser of Saturday’s Oklahoma-Texas game.
  • The eight-team, double-elimination Women’s College World Series runs May 29–June 6 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, with Oklahoma pursuing a fifth straight national title.