Top storylines from 2023 NCAA softball regionals
Oklahoma, other top seeds continue to dominate
No. 2 UCLA may be out, but the majority of the other top seeds in this year’s tournament looked pretty good throughout most of the weekend. That begins with 54-1 Oklahoma, which cruised to shutout victories over Hofstra and Missouri before taking down California 16-3 in five innings on Sunday with an NCAA tournament record-tying six home runs.
Not one… not two… not three…@OU_Softball blasted SIX home runs in their 16-3 win to advance to super regionals.#RoadToWCWS pic.twitter.com/E6VWLTlk1w
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 21, 2023
The win was the 46th consecutive for the Sooners, and led them to their 13th straight super regional appearance.
Although they lost a game this weekend, the No. 3 seed Florida State Seminoles held their own to advance out of the Tallahassee regional, while No. 4 Tennessee once again looked dominant, outscoring the likes of Northern Kentucky and Indiana 28-4 across three games.
Like Florida State, No. 5 Alabama also lost a game, but came through in the clutch in a winner-take-all game against Middle Tennessee.
ALLY. FREAKIN. SHIPMAN.@ally_shipman
📺ESPNU | https://t.co/VXCbn5E3rb#Team27 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/LeUSJGtXWX
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) May 21, 2023
Overall, 13 of the top 16 teams in the tournament advanced to the second weekend, meaning it will be the best of the best in college softball doing battle in the super regionals.
