The field of eight for the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City have been determined from the 64-team field.

Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Stanford, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Washington and Utah will begin their quest for the championship, Thursday at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.Follow this photo blog for updated photos throughout the WCWS. The gallery links will be updated daily.

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1. Game 1: Tennessee vs. Alabama

2. Game 2: Oklahoma vs. Stanford

3. Game 3: Florida State vs. Oklahoma State 

4. Game 4: Washington vs. Utah 

5. Game 5: Stanford vs. Alabama

6. Game 6: Oklahoma State vs. Utah

7. Game 7: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

8. Game 8: Florida State vs. Washington

9. Game 9: Stanford vs Washington

10. Game 10: Oklahoma State vs Tennessee

11. Game 11: Oklahoma vs Stanford

12. Game 12: Florida State vs Tennessee

1. Finals Game 1: Oklahoma vs. Florida State

2. Finals Game 2: Oklahoma vs. Florida State

OU softball sweeps Florida State in WCWS finals for NCAA three-peat

Grace Lyons’ final hit as an OU softball player could hardly have been any bigger.

Lyons blasted a solo home run in the fifth inning Thursday night in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series finals.

A home run that put the Sooners ahead, catapulting them to a 3-1 win over Florida State to win a third consecutive national title, to run their winning streak to an NCAA-record 53 and solidify their place among the greatest teams in college softball history.

But after the game, when OU coach Patty Gasso brought up Lyons’ contributions, it wasn’t the home run that Gasso spoke about.

Instead, it was the early season rollercoaster where Gasso — among the most legendary coaches in the sport’s history, who won her seventh national title Thursday — ceded some of her control.

“I go to Grace Lyons and I say, ‘What do you want to do here? Do you want to do this? Do you want to do that?’” Gasso said. “Where normally as a coach, ‘This is what we’re doing, then we’re doing this, going there, then we’re doing this.

• Read the story by Ryan Aber

Oklahoma takes game one of championship series

OU’s Jordy Bahl and Kinzie Hansen have teamed up plenty to shut down opposing teams.

Wednesday night in the first game of the Women’s College World Series Championship Series, Bahl and Hansen also did their damage on the offensive end.

The duo got things going for the Sooners and Bahl was once again excellent in the circle as OU knocked off Florida State 5-0 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Sooners (60-1) need one more win — in two possible chances — to win their third consecutive national championship (seventh overall) and crank up the debate on their place in college softball history.

Game 2 of the best-of-three series is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday.

OU has not lost back-to-back games since February 2020.

The Sooners’ NCAA record winning streak moved to 52.

• Read the story by Ryan Aber

Oklahoma moves to the championship series after beating Stanford

Walking someone — anyone short of Jocelyn Alo or Babe Ruth — to get to OU slugger Tiare Jennings is almost unconscionable.

But that’s exactly what Stanford coach Jessica Allister did Monday.

That’s what the Sooners’ lineup does, forcing opponents into decisions that would normally be unthinkable.

On her 21st birthday, Jennings struck big when it mattered most, delivering a two-out, two-run double in the ninth to lift OU to a 4-2 win over the Cardinal in the Women’s College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Sooners have won 51 consecutive games, extending their NCAA record and moving into the WCWS Championship Series against either Florida State or Tennessee.

The best-of-three series begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The Sooners (59-1) have beaten both the Seminoles and Volunteers this season, including Saturday’s 9-0 win over Tennessee in the WCWS.

• Read the story by Ryan Aber

Oklahoma State's season end with a loss to Tennessee

A miscommunication here, a wild throw there. A poor decision here, a fielding error there.

Little mistakes mounted up to massive disappointment for the sixth-seeded Oklahoma State softball team in a season-ending 3-1 loss to fourth-seeded Tennessee on Sunday night at the Women’s College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

Despite a program-record four consecutive trips to the WCWS, the Cowgirls again went home without the desired trophy — or even a shot to play for it in the championship series — this time ending the year a win away from the semifinal round.

A 47-16 season held promise for months, then turned south in April, but revived in the NCAA Tournament, only to end with an all-too-familiar, mistake-filled final game in the WCWS spotlight.

• Read more by Scott Wright

Stanford beats Washington

Florida State advances to the WCWS semifinals

The pressure was on Florida State pitcher Kathryn Sandercock in the top of the seventh inning against Washington.

Although the Seminoles had a two-run lead, Washington got runners on first and second with no outs, and all eyes were on her to come through.

Sandercock did just that.

The fifth-year senior got an out, then Madison Huskey hit a liner to shortstop Josie Muffley, who jumped and made a great catch before firing to second for the double play, sealing a 3-1 victory Saturday night for Florida State in its second matchup at the Women’s College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

“What a great ballgame,” Florida State coach Lonni Alameda said. “Washington is a great ballclub. Knew it was going to be gritty. That was so much fun to be a part of. Of course, on the winning side of it is super fun.

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Oklahoma advances to the WCWS semifinals

Kinzie Hansen turned on the waist-high pitch and sent a laser toward left-center.

Fans sitting on the back row of the bleachers where Hansen’s shot was heading never needed to even look up at the star catcher's two-run shot in the third inning of the OU softball team's eventual 9-0, five-inning run-rule victory over Tennessee.

Two days after being mostly dominated by Stanford freshman NiJaree Canady — but still finding a way to scrape out a 2-0 victory — the Sooners’ potent offense came alive, blasting the ball over the park to move within a victory of advancing to the Women's College World Series finals.

OU will play at 11 a.m. Monday against Stanford, Florida State or Washington.

Tennessee will take on Oklahoma State in an elimination game at 6 p.m. Sunday.

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Oklahoma State stays alive after beating Utah

The first player Kenny Gajewski saw on a long, slow Friday — still hours before Oklahoma State’s 8:30 p.m. elimination game at the Women’s College World Series — was Chyenne Factor.

The super-senior center fielder smiled and Gajewski’s anxious energy washed away.

“Alright, we’re good, like I thought we would be,” the Cowgirl coach told himself.

Even Gajewski couldn’t have imagined how good the sixth-seeded Cowgirls were going to be on Friday night, exploding for an 8-0 run-rule victory over 15th-seeded Utah at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, avoiding elimination and extending their season into the weekend.

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Stanford beats Alabama

Washington beats Utah

Oklahoma State falls to Florida State

As Kiley Naomi slid into second base, the tag from Florida State’s Devyn Flaherty caught the Oklahoma State baserunner in the face, knocking her helmet off before she reached the bag.

Naomi wasn’t injured, but the Cowgirls were hurting.

Just another sign that Thursday wouldn't be their night at the Women’s College World Series.

Third-seeded Florida State rolled to an 8-0 run-rule victory in six innings over the sixth-seeded Cowgirls in the first-round game twice delayed by rain at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

“We looked like a JV team at times,” OSU coach Kenny Gajewski said. “We took really poor at-bats and we just weren’t clean. I don’t know why. I don’t have an answer. But I feel like we’ll respond well.”

• Read the story by Scott Wright

Oklahoma wins opening WCWS game against Stanford

There was a brief moment in OU’s Women’s College World Series opener where Sooners coach Patty Gasso felt the frustration starting to boil.

Stanford starter NiJaree Canady frustrated OU for much of the game with velocity the Sooners hadn’t seen before this season.

“I think she was throwing 75 mph,” Jayda Coleman said. “She was really starting ahead. She was getting strikes.

“Then we realized we needed to take those pitches up in the zone. For some reason we felt like we needed to swing at them, but we got a little bit more disciplined as the innings went on.”

• Read the story by Ryan Aber

Tennessee wins opening WCWS game

A look back at the 2022 WCWS champion

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma and Florida State to play for WCWS 2023 Championship