Texas softball sluggers Joley Mitchell and Katie Stewart hope to continue home run contest at Women's College World Series against Oklahoma Saturday.

(Richard Drew | AP) Athletes Unlimited Softball League players Sharlize Palacios, left, of the Talons, and Sis Bates of the Bolts, are interviewed at Major League Baseball's headquarters in New York, Thursday, May 29, 2025. Arkansas softball star Bri Ellis hadn’t thought much about summer plans before her senior season started in February.

The Texas Tech softball team takes on Ole Miss in the first game of the 2025 Women's College World Series. Follow our live updates.

How does the Texas Tech softball team stack up with its next Women's College World Series opponent? A look at the UCLA Bruins.

UCLA is the most successful college softball program of all time. Oklahoma is right behind the Bruins. Both teams walked off opponents in WCWS Game 1

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could extend its record run of consecutive national titles to five at this year’s Women’s College World Series. Patty Gasso’s second-seeded Sooners will face No. 7 seed Tennessee in their WCWS opener. Oklahoma beat Alabama on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional.

Junior shortstop Leighann Goode hit a rocket over the left field wall to score two runs and give Texas an early lead. After several mental mistakes and an error at shortstop in game one, Goode was inserted into the role Friday and provided a major spark for Texas, both offensively and defensively.

Oklahoma's bid for a fifth consecutive national championship continues with the Sooners reaching the Women's College World Series again.