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Sep 19, 2023

Live updates: 2023 Women's College World Series

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Oklahoma softball will put its 51-game winning stream on the line when they meet Florida State in the 2023 Women's College World Series championship series. These two teams met in the championship series in 2021, with Oklahoma downing Florida State in three games.

📲 Click or tap here to see stats from Oklahoma's win over Stanford

To get to the championship series, Oklahoma needed nine innings before finally escaping Stanford, 4-2. Florida State did not need extra innings, instead turning to ace Kathryn Sandercock to close out their 5-1 domination of Tennessee.

📲 Click or tap here to see stats from Florida State's win over Tennessee

The teams will have a day-off on Tuesday, before beginning the championship series at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday night. Here is the complete schedule for the three game series.

💻 Click or tap here for the interactive bracket 🖨 Click or tap here for the printable bracket

2023 Women's College World Series Championship Series, schedule, TV networks (all times ET)

June 7-June 9 (Best of 3)

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Florida State continues their undefeated Women's College World Series, downing Tennessee 5-1 in the national semifinal.

Kathryn Sandercock came in to close the game out for FSU, pitching the last three innings of the game while allowing just one hit while striking out four.

FSU's offense was consistent in the win, scoring in four of the seven innings. Six Seminoles had hits, four had RBI and only two batters struck out, combining for a complete offensive showing as a team.

Florida State will now head to their second championship series in the past three years. Once again, Florida State will meet Oklahoma in the national championship. The Seminoles lost to the Sooners in three games in 2021. Game one of the three game series is schedule for Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

YESS JJShe brings home Autumn to give the Noles a 3-1 lead‼️📺ESPN#Team40 pic.twitter.com/MpldUzGjmp

The 'Noles have scored one run in three of the last four innings to overcome Tennessee's early advantage.

Jahni Kerr and Michaela Edenfield homered for FSU to score their first two runs, then Kerr added her second RBI of the day on an RBI single in the fifth inning to give Florida State a 3-1 lead.

Kathryn Sandercock, who has already thrown a perfect game this tournament, is now into pitch for Florida State as they try to wrap up their spot in the championship series.

CRUSHED IT! 💥 @zaidapuni_#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @Vol_Softball pic.twitter.com/UEIWgEoPNv

A day after accounting for two of Tennessee's three runs, Zaida Puni rips a first inning homerun to give the Vols an early 1-0 lead.

Tennessee must beat Florida State twice tonight to clinch a spot in the WCWS championship series against Oklahoma. But, if Florida State wins just once, they will secure their second championship series appearance in the last three years. First pitch coming soon on ESPN.

Here are lineups for game one:

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It took NINE innings to determine one of the 2023 WCWS championship contenders. At the bottom of the first, Stanford's Taylor Gindlesperger singled to left field and advanced to second off a ground ball. Kylie Chung sent a moon shot over the left field wall to get the Cardinal up 2-0.

Oklahoma responded in the second — with the bases loaded, Alynah Torres sent a shot to right field to bring home Alyssa Brito. In the top of the third, Jayda Coleman homered to tie up the score at 2-2.

With neither team able to get a run on the board, the game went into extra innings. With two up and two out in the top of the ninth, Tiare Jennings smacked a curveball to right centerfield, giving the Sooners a 2-run edge.

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With their 51st consecutive win, the Sooners move on to their fourth straight championship appearance, playing against either No. 3 FSU or No. 4 Tennessee.

After four days of the 2023 Women's College World Series, the national semifinals are set. On Sunday, Stanford eliminated Washington to move on to a matchup with Oklahoma, while Tennessee downed Oklahoma State to set up a game with Florida State.

Monday's action could have as many as four games, or as few as two, depending on the results. Both Tennessee and Stanford must win twice to move on to the championship series, while Oklahoma and Florida State need just one win to advance.

Here are the scores from Sunday, and the schedule for Monday's action.

Sunday's scores and stats

Monday's schedule

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With a 3-1 win over Oklahoma State, No. 4 Tennessee advances to the national semifinal against No. 3 Florida State.

Ashley Rogers was the story for Tennessee. She fired a complete game, allowing just one run to Oklahoma State's vaunted offensive. Tennessee jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the third inning to giver Rogers a lead that proved to hold throughout the game.

Tennessee will now need to win two games over Florida State to advance to the championship series. The first game between these two teams will be played at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

Rocky Top on top! 👀#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN2 / @Vol_Softball pic.twitter.com/xDthjMMk2J

Zaida Puni opens the scoring with an RBI double off the wall, but Tennessee's offense didn't stop there, as Rylie West added an RBI single to put the Vols up 2-0. Ashley Rogers has been dominant so far in the circle for Tennessee. She's allowed just one hit and no runs through three innings of work.

At the end of three innings, Tennessee leads 2-0.

No stranger to making these plays on this field! 🔥 @kkenzienncole#WCWS #SCtop10 x 🎥 ESPN2 / @Vol_Softball pic.twitter.com/yaqLhipJGJ

Tennessee's shortstop flies into shallow left to make an incredible catch while crashing into her teammate. Defense and pitching has been the story in the second game of the day, as Tennessee and Oklahoma State remain deadlocked at zero in the third inning.

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No. 4 Tennessee takes on No. 6 Oklahoma State with each of their seasons on the line. First pitch coming soon on ESPN2.

STANFORD WINS A NAILBITER!!! 🔥One run is all (9) @StanfordSball needs as the Cardinal defeats (7) Washington, 1-0, to advance to the Semifinals!#WCWS pic.twitter.com/aaTXkHQx4R

Nijaree Canady tosses a complete game, one-hit shutout to keep Stanford's WCWS dreams alive. Kylie Chung's clutch RBI hit in the sixth inning was all the help Canady needed to beat Washington, 1-0.

Stanford will now have a rematch with Oklahoma, needing to win two out of three from the Sooners to advance to the championship series.

CHUNG GETS THE CARD ON TOP! 💥 @kyliechung12 #WCWS x 🎥 ABC / @StanfordSball pic.twitter.com/GqsBzaIY3I

A two-out, two-strike RBI single gives Stanford a 1-0 lead at the end of the sixth inning. The Cardinal are now one inning away from eliminating Washington.

After Day 3, No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida State became the first two teams to advance to the WCWS semifinals. The Sooners posted their 28th run rule victory, sending No. 4 Tennessee to the loser's bracket against No. 6 OSU tomorrow. The FSU-Washington matchup was a defense-heavy game, and performances from FSU's second base player Devyn Flaherty and pitcher Kat Sandercock propelled the Noles to defeat No. 7 Washington, 3-1.

On Sunday, the two losing teams will be eliminated and the two winners will move on to the semifinals.

Saturday's scores and stats

Sunday's schedule

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Day 3 of the WCWS concludes with another ticket punched to the semifinals.

With the bases juiced in the bottom of the second inning, Seminole Josie Muffley singled to left field to plate Devyn Flaherty, then Mack Leonard scored off a sacrifice fly to bump FSU up 2-0.

Muffley makes it happen for the Seminoles! 👏@josiemuff's RBI single puts @FSU_Softball on the scoreboard!#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/AqJMoMa05y

It was a pitcher's duel between FSU's Kat Sandercock and Washington's Lindsay Lopez until the sixth inning, when Kelley Lynch singled down the left field line and a communication error allowed Madison Huskey to advance past third and to home. FSU responded in bottom of the inning, as Flahery singled, stole second — her 31st stolen base this season — then sprinted to home plate off a sac bunt and first base error.

JOSIE FREAKIN MUFFLEY ARE YOU KIDDING NOLES WIN NOLES WIN NOLES WIN📺ESPN#Team40 pic.twitter.com/6QYoOF8qaE

Washington mustered a comeback in the seventh with two up, one out, but a double play squashed that attempt, sealing FSU's ticket to the semifinals, 3-1.