Live updates: 2024 Women's College World Series (2024)

We have a battle folks! Oklahoma freshman Kasidi Pickering responded to the Longhorns as she sent a bomb flying into the stands for a 2-run homer. The Sooners currently lead 2-1 over Texas at the bottom of the second.

FIVE home runs for @PickeringKasidi in her debut NCAA Tournament 💪

↓2 | OU 2, UT 1#ChampionshipMindset | @espn pic.twitter.com/JrWcRMIzTa

— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 7, 2024

Here we go! Texas' Kayden Henry slings one to right center field for an RBI single; giving Reese Atwood the chance to make it home from second. The Longhorns lead 1-0 over the Sooners at the top of the second.

Longhorns strike first 🤘#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @TexasSoftball pic.twitter.com/e83VURlPmH

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 7, 2024

The Sooners closed out the top of the first with a clutch double play as Avery Hodge stepped on second to find Cydney Sanders at first. Get ready because we're heading to the bottom of the first with much more action to go.

How about a DOUBLE PLAY to end the inning 😤#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/gdmsA0cTSK

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 7, 2024

The clock is winding down as Oklahoma and Texas prepare to face off for Game 2 of the 2024 Women's College World Series finals. In this best-of-3 matchup, Oklahoma holds the upper hand after taking down Texas, 8-3, in Game 1. Tonight, the Sooners look to make history and clinch their 4th consecutive national title. The Longhorns walk into tonight's showdown hoping to tie up the series and fight for a chance to win their first national title in program history.

Check out today's lineup below ahead of an action-packed night beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

🔴 Oklahoma Line Up:

🤘 Texas Line Up:

Oklahoma now sits just one win away from becoming the first NCAA softball team to win four straight national titles after defeating Texas 8-3 in WCWS Game 1. Tonight, at 8 p.m. ET, the Sooners will look to cross that finish line and send their Big 12 rivals packing. Texas will look to even the score, in pursuit of its program's first-ever WCWS title.

Below is the remaining WCWS finals schedule:

June 6 | WCWS Final Game 2:Texas vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 7 | WCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): Texas vs Oklahoma,8 p.m. | ESPN

That Game 1 W feeling 🫶#WCWS x @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/GgmYLWiAW8

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 6, 2024

The Sooners never trailed as they posted a dominant performance over their Big 12 rival, taking an 8-3 win over Texas in Game 1 of the WCWS finals. Starting pitcher Kelly Maxwell tossed a complete game with 8 Ks and a 1.91 ERA. Tiare Jennings led the OU bats with a home run in the second AB of the game, as well as 3 RBIs. Oklahoma is just one win away from making history as the only NCAA softball team to win four straight national titles.

STILL TO COME ⤵️

June 6: WCWS Final Game 2:Texas vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 7: WCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): Texas vs Oklahoma,8 p.m. | ESPN

The Longhorns find their stride in the sixth, plating two to cut their deficit to four runs. With one out and one up, Katie Stewart singled to bring in Viviana Martinez. Momentum stirring, Alyssa Washington reached to first, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was sent home by Joley Mitchell's RBI single at the next AB. Texas trails 7-3 going into the seventh.

showing some Texas fight 🤘

B6 | Texas 3 OU 7#HookEm | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/6o5SYUO62K

— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) June 6, 2024

What a game! Oklahoma's Tiare Jennings singled out to left field for a two-out RBI — sending Avery Hodge to home plate for a 7-1 lead over Texas at the top of the 6th.

With Oklahoma's Kinzie Hansen on second base, an error sent Kasidi Pickering to second and Hansen toward home plate.The Sooners currently lead 6-1 over the Longhorns at the bottom of the fifth.

Wow! The Sooners take a 5-1 lead at the top of the 3rd inning after launching not one, but two back-to-back homers.

Here's a look at Kinzie Hansen's bomb to left field for a 2-run homer.

Going going GONE 👋#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/VZfUNyEh1m

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 6, 2024

Kasidi Pickering followed right behind with a slinger to left center field. Check it out below ⤵️

ANOTHER ONE 😱#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/w18P0eic6T

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 6, 2024

What a way to cut the deficit in half as Texas responds to the Sooners as Mia Scott sends one flying for a 1-run homer. The Sooners lead 2-1 at the bottom of the 1st.

The Longhorns RESPOND 🚀#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @TexasSoftball pic.twitter.com/VK3xkK4F2O

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 6, 2024

Make that 98 career home runsand 11 career WCWS homers for Oklahoma's Tiare Jennings as she launches a slinger for a 2-run home run — scoring the first run against Texas in four games. It's just the top of the first inning and there's much more action to go.

🤯 @_tiarejennings absolutely crushed her 11th career WCWS home run 👊#ChampionshipMindset | @espn pic.twitter.com/orKm9OoLqf

— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 6, 2024

Here we go! Sunshine and blue skies in Oklahoma City as we're 20 minutes away from Game 1 of the 2024 Women's College World Series finals. Texas is looking to fight for its first national title in program history while Oklahoma hopes to hold on to its reign and clinch its fourth consecutive national title.

Here's a look at today's starting lineup ahead of today's action set for 8 p.m. ET ⤵️

🔴 Oklahoma lineup

🤘 Texas lineup

The Red River Rivalry will play out on the biggest stage of college softball June 5-6/7 as Oklahoma and Texas face off in the 2024 WCWS final. This matchup is the second time in two decades that the top two seeds are in the WCWS final. This will be the teams' fifth matchup this year — they're both 2-2 against each other in 2024, with Texas taking the regular season series 2-1 and OU sniping the Big 12 title in May.

Below is the full WCWS finals schedule:

June 5 | WCWS Final Game 1:Texas vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 6 | WCWS Final Game 2: Texas vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. | ESPN

June 7 | WCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): Texas vs Oklahoma,8 p.m. | ESPN