The specter of the four-time defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners no longer looms over Devon Park in Oklahoma City just a little over 20 miles from Norman.
Downed first by the No. 3 Texas Longhorns in exorcising the demons of six straight losses to Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series and then eliminated by the upstart Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Sooners had to make the short drive home as the Longhorns and Red Raiders meet in the finals with each program looking for its first national championship.
Texas has been here before, losing in the finals to Oklahoma in 2022 and 2024.