The 2023 Women’s College World Series concluded final week in historic style, with the match’s No. 1 total seed Oklahoma Sooners successful their third straight title.
Oklahoma caps off the season with a 61-1 report on an NCAA Division I softball record-breaking 53-game successful streak. The runner-up Florida State Seminoles downed Oklahoma State, Washington and Tennessee to succeed in the championship collection undefeated earlier than falling to the Sooners.
This postseason proved to be one other nice and emotional match. Seniors like Montana Fouts, Kathryn Sandercock, Ashley Rogers and Grace Lyons mentioned goodbye to collegiate softball.
Listed here are a number of the greatest gamers and performs from the 2023 WCWS and the ultimate ballot for the 2023 faculty softball season.
Key gamers of the WCWS
Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma: Jennings solely is aware of successful. In her three years at Oklahoma, she has claimed three nationwide titles. Throughout this 12 months’s WCWS, she hit .425 with one dwelling run and 6 RBIs.
Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State: Sandercock capped off her remaining faculty postseason. The reigning ACC Pitcher of the Yr allowed simply 4 runs in 20⅔ innings pitched with a 2.12 ERA.
NiJaree Canady, Stanford: Canady turned heads in her first NCAA match look. She recorded 25 strikeouts and allowed 9 hits.
Finest performs of the WCWS
Kaley Mudge robs Oklahoma’s dwelling run
Mudge robbed Haley Lee of a homer and stored Oklahoma from including to its lead. Imagine it or not, this was the primary of two dwelling run robberies within the thrilling 2023 WCWS Championship collection.
KALEY MUDGE, ARE YOU KIDDING?! 🤯 @mudge03#WCWS #SCtop10 x 🎥 ESPN / @FSU_Softball pic.twitter.com/rofO1Nn0HN
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 8, 2023
Tennessee escapes a doubtlessly unhealthy state of affairs
Issues appeared like they could get out of hand for the Vols after Tallen Edwards’ base hit. Nevertheless, Katie Taylor regrouped and delivered to assist maintain Oklahoma State from getting on the board.
The relay and the tag!! 😱#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN2 / @Vol_Softball pic.twitter.com/Uj3nvSKqzS
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 5, 2023
Tiare Jennings’ birthday hit
Jennings helped raise the Sooners previous Stanford with this successful blast. Her two-run double punched Oklahoma’s ticket to the WCWS.
The birthday woman offers the Sooners the lead! 🥳 @_tiarejennings#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/EaLwDHttKd
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 5, 2023
Listed here are the colleges ranked within the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Prime 25 ballot (video games as of June 13):
1. Oklahoma 61-1 (25 first-place votes)
2. Florida State 58-11
3. Stanford 47-15
4. Tennessee 51-10
5. Washington 44-15
6. Oklahoma State 47-16
7. Alabama 45-22
8. Utah 42-16
9. Clemson 49-12
10. Duke 48-12
11. Texas 45-15-1
12. Georgia 42-15
13. Northwestern 42-132
14. Oregon 38-17
15. UCLA 52-7
16. Louisiana 50-16
17. Arkansas 40-19
18. San Diego State 39-17
19. Auburn 43-19
20. LSU 42-17
21. Florida 38-22
22. Baylor 40-18
23. South Carolina 40-22
24. Virginia Tech 39-20
25. Wichita State 44-12
