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2024 Women’s College World Series live: Updates, score, highlights for Oklahoma vs. Texas

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The 2024 Women’s College World Series final is set and it is the No. 1 seeded Texas Longhorns facing off against the defending champions, the No. 2 seeded Oklahoma Sooners at Devon Park in a best-of-three series.

The Longhorns, displaying sheer determination, were the first to secure a spot in the finals. They survived a tough battle against Stanford, with freshman Teegan Kavan’s lone run proving to be the edge they needed, finishing with a score of 1-0.

The Sooners are on a historic quest. After a nail-biting 6-5 win over the Florida Gators, sealed with a walk-off home run in extra innings, they are now just two wins away from a four-peat. If the Sooners succeed, they will make NCAA history by becoming the first program in all sports to win a fourth national title in a row.

This is not just a game, but a clash of titans. For the second time in three years, the fierce rivals, Texas and Oklahoma, are set to face off in the WCWS, adding another chapter to their intense rivalry.

Follow live for all of the Women’s College World Series Game 1 action.

2024 Women’s College World Series: Oklahoma-Texas odds to win national title

The Oklahoma Sooners remain ahead with two runs while holding the Texas Longhorns to 1 run. The Sooners are up to bat at the top of the 2nd inning.

Mia Scott hit a one-run home run out of Devon Park, getting Texas on the scoreboard.

Ella Parker smacked a hard ball into the deep right outfield, making it to second base. The Sooners currently have one out.

The Oklahoma Sooners were the first to bat in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series. Jennings hit a two-run home run early to get the Sooners going.

Oklahoma vs. Texas: Game 1 TV, Streaming and how to watch

  • Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Devon Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • TV: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN+, fuboTV

How to watch: Catch the Women College World Series with a ESPN+ Subscription

Wednesday, June 5:

Game 1: 8 p.m. ET pm ESPN or stream on ESPN+

Thursday, June 6:

Game 2: 7:30 p.m. ET pm ESPN or stream on ESPN+

Friday, June 7:

Game 3 (if necessary): 8 p.m. ET on ESPN or stream on ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners lineup:

The Texas Longhorns lineup:

Bracket according to NCAA.

May 30:

May 31 – Loser’s bracket (elimination games)

June 1 – Winner’s bracket

June 2

June 3

June 4

Oklahoma Sooners leading hitters in 2024:

According to ESPN:

  • Brito: .491 OBP, .810 SLG, 18 HR, 60 RBI
  • Jennings: .470 OBP, .831 SLG, 24 HR, 64 RBI
  • Parker: .517 OBP, .713 SLG, 12 HR, 58 RBI, 17 SB
  • Coleman: .491 OBP, .810 SLG, 18 HR, 60 RBI
  • Pickering: .511 OBP, .669 SLG, 10 HR, 45 RBI
  • Hanson: .470 OBP, .664 SLG, 10 HR, 39 RBI
  • Sanders: .461 OBP, .635 SLG, 14 HR, 43 RBI
  • Torres: .415 OBP, .606 SLG, 9 HR, 35 RBI
  • Boone: .451 OBP, .509 SLG, 1 HR, 26 RBI

Texas Longhorns leading hitters in 2024:

According to ESPN:

  • Atwood: .502 OBP, .880 SLG, 23 HR, 92 RBI
  • Scott: .486 OBP, .698 SLG, 11 HR, 57 RBI
  • Stewart: .490 OBP, .691 SLG, 13 HR, 58 RBI
  • Mitchell: .483 OBP, .636 SLG, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 11 SB
  • Washington: .422 OBP, .634 SLG, 10 HR, 34 RBI
  • Martinez: .443 OBP, .607 SLG, 5 HR, 52 RBI
  • Dayton: .471 OBP, .566 SLG, 3 HR, 33 RBI, 13 SB
  • Henry: .419 OBP, .587 SLG, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 26 SB
  • Maloney: .434 OBP, .397 SLG, 21 RBI

Since 2005, the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns have faced each other 56 times. The Sooners have emerged victorious in 43 of these meetings, while Texas has won 13.

Their most recent matchup was on May 11, when the Sooners defeated the Longhorns 5-1. Before that, the Longhorns won the other two matchups of 2024 with a score of 2-1, which were in Austin, Texas.

May 30:

Oklahoma 9-1 Duke: The Oklahoma Sooners eased to a opening round win, defeating Duke 9-1 in six innings.

Texas 4-0 Stanford: The Texas Longhorns were too much for the Stanford Cardinals in the first game, defeating Stanford 4-0 in their first game at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

June 1:

Oklahoma 1-0 UCLA: The Oklahoma Sooners battled it out against the UCLA Bruins to edge past the Bruins 1-0.

Texas 10-0 Florida: The Texas Longhorns showed their dominance over the Florida Gators to move on in the Women’s College World Series.

June 3:

Texas 1-0 Stanford: The lone run by freshman Teegan Kavan punched the Texas Longhorns ticket to the 2024 Women’s College World Series finals.

Florida 9-3 Oklahoma: The Florida Gators were too much for the Oklahoma Sooners and forced a second game to determine who will advance to the 2024 Women’s College World Series final and face the Texas Longhorns.

June 4:

Oklahoma 6-5 Florida: It was ultimately the defending champions, the Oklahoma Sooners, with a run-off homerun to earn the bid to the 2024 WCWS and face familiar foe, the Texas Longhorns.

Oklahoma vs. Texas: Odds, spread and lines for Women’s College World Series

The Oklahoma Sooners are favored to win the Women’s College World Series, according to the FanDuel odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering 2024 sports betting promos.

Odds listed as of Wednesday.

  • Moneyline: Oklahoma Sooners (-130); Texas Longhorns (+102)

The Oklahoman: Oklahoma 2, Texas 1

Jeff Patterson writes: “What’s the Ric Flair line? More or less to be the champion, you have to beat the champion. The Sooners are three-time defending champs for a reason. Even when they’re faced with the pressure of trailing in an elimination game, they rarely rattle. While the Longhorns are a deserving No. 1 seed, they didn’t overpower the Sooners in winning two of three games in Austin in the regular season. (The Sooners outscored the Longhorns 7-6 in the series, after all.) And OU looked very impressive in a 5-1 win against UT in the Big 12 Tournament title game.”

Heartland College Sports: Texas in a three-game thriller

Staff writes: ” I legitimately can’t decide which team will win this series. But what I will say is this: Don’t make any plans for Friday night because this series is going to take three games to decide, and that final game of the 2024 WCWS is going to be something that we’ll be talking about for years to come. If you forced me to choose, I’d say Texas is better situated to take the series, but picking against Oklahoma just feels dumb. So, with that, get to your seats and bust open that popcorn. This one is going to be fun.”

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