2022 Women’s College World Series: the road to the finals - Texas vs Oklahoma
The final two teams in this year’s competition are known but how did Texas and No. 1 Oklahoma get to the big game? Let’s have a look...
The unseeded Texas will play the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2022 Women’s College World Series Finals which gets underway on Wednesday with Game 1. That is followed by Game 2 on Thursday and, if required, will have a decisive third game on Friday.
Texas vs Oklahoma: how they got to the WCWS Finals:
Here’s how the recent exciting days have unfolded for the two teams in question, and those that fell by the wayside, which led up to the showpiece finals.
Thursday 2 June
Game 1: Texas 7, No. 5 UCLA 2
Game 2: No. 1 Oklahoma 13, No. 9 Northwestern 2 (5)
Game 3: No. 14 Florida 7, Oregon State 1
Game 4: No. 7 Oklahoma State 4, Arizona 2
Friday 3 June
Game 5: No. 5 UCLA 6, No. 9 Northwestern 1 (Northwestern eliminated)
Game 6: Arizona 3, Oregon State 1 (Oregon State eliminated)
Saturday 4 June
Game 7: No. 1 Oklahoma 7, Texas 2
Game 8: No. 7 Oklahoma State 2, No. 14 Florida 0
Sunday 5 June
Game 9: No. 5 UCLA 8, No. 14 Florida 0 (6) (Florida eliminated)
Game 10: Texas 5, Arizona 2 (Arizona eliminated)
Monday 6 June
Game 11: No. 5 UCLA 7, No. 1 Oklahoma 3
Game 12: No. 1 Oklahoma 15, No. 5 UCLA 0 (5) (UCLA eliminated)
Game 13: Texas 5, No. 7 Oklahoma State 0
Game 14: Texas 6, No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
- No. 1 Oklahoma and Texas advance to championship series
Texan freedom ahead of Finals
“No one thought we’d be here but we proved everyone wrong,” said Longhorns starting pitcher Estelle Czech. Relief pitcher Hailey Dolcini backed her up.
“We were in a position we can’t lose,” Dolcini said. “Nobody had us being here at all, let alone going and competing for a national championship. So for us, we’re playing free, we’re playing for each other. And I think that’s the best part of all this.”