Can anyone stop the No. 1 Sooners from repeating as champs? Breaking down everything you need to know for the WCWS
Gators coach Tim Walton leads Florida into the WCWS after the program last won back-to-back championships in 2014 and ’15 and finished as runner-up in ’17. In a crowded SEC field that featured five teams receiving a top-16 seed, No. 14 Florida is the only team from the league left in the tournament. Keep a close eye on infielder Skylar Wallace, who is the engine behind the Gators’ offense. In Florida’s 12–0 win against No. 3 Virginia Tech in the Super Regionals, Wallace totaled four RBIs.
The Longhorns have spent the entire postseason on the road, knocking off No. 13 Washington and defeating the SEC’s top-seeded team, No. 4 Arkansas, in the Super Regional. For Texas to continue its Cinderella season, the Longhorns are tasked with slowing down the Bruins’ production offensively, limiting errors as well as getting timely hits to drive in runs.
An injury has prevented Miranda Elish from pitching for the Beavers, but she has still been a star at the plate. Meanwhile, the Beavers won 39 games this season, the most under Oregon State coach Laura Berg. With hopes of defeating Florida, the Beavers will lean on All-Pac-12 pitcher Mariah Mazon to slow down the Gators offensively. Going into the WCWS, Mazon has held opponents to a batting average of .192.
Arizona barely made this year’s tournament in Caitlin Lowe’s first year as head coach following the retirement of legendary Mike Candrea after the 2021 season. The Wildcats are a classic case of a program that began playing their best at the right time. Arizona earned two shutouts against Missouri and two wins against Mississippi State to become the only unseeded team to go unblemished on the road heading into the WCWS.
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