Oklahoma will need to defeat nemesis Florida State will keep its aspirations of a fourth consecutive title.

Oklahoma will need to defeat a familiar foe to secure a record fourth consecutive national softball title. The second-seeded Sooners (52-6) will face No. 15 seed Florida State (46-14) in a best-of-three super regional series that begins Thursday at Love’s Field in Norman, Oklahoma. The champion will advance to the Women’s College World Series, which begins May 30 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Coach Patty Gasso’s Sooners defeated the Seminoles in the national championship series last year, and in 2021.

Florida State has its own championship history under coach Lonni Alameda, having won the national championship in 2018 and appearing in three of the last five championship series.

TEXAS ROLLING

Texas dominated the Austin Regional, defeating Siena 5-0 and Northwestern 14-2 and 7-0. The Longhorns will host prospective SEC rival Texas A&M in super regionals beginning Friday. Reese Atwood, a top-three finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, leads a team with the nation’s best hitting average of.383.