Now only Goliath stands in the way of the No. 14 Texas Longhorns and the school’s first-ever softball national championship.
At 57-3, the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners have been dominant all season, recording a record 40 run-rule victories over outmatched opponents behind the pitching of North Texas transfer Hope Trautwein, who grew up a Texas fan, and the slugging of designated player Jocelyn Alo, who is hitting .506 with 32 home runs. The defending champions are looking for the school’s sixth softball championship
But don’t count out these scrappy Longhorns in Oklahoma City — they’ve made the Women’s College World Series championship series for the first time in school history the hard way.