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How To Watch: Texas vs Oklahoma in Women's College World Series Finals

The Red River Rivalry will take its talents to Oklahoma City to decide the best team in college softball in 2024

Evan Vieth

Texas coach Mike White celebrates after a Women's College World Series semifinal softball game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Texas Longhorns at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 3, 2024. Texas won 1-0.
Texas coach Mike White celebrates after a Women's College World Series semifinal softball game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Texas Longhorns at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 3, 2024. Texas won 1-0. / Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman / USA TODAY

In a thrilling championship matchup, the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns and No. 2 seed Oklahoma Sooners will bring the Red River Rivalry to Oklahoma City, facing off in the Women’s College World Series Championship Finals.

Game one starts at 8 P.M. on Wednesday, June 5, and will be the first of a potential three-game series between the bitter rivals. The games will be played at the same time Wednesday through Friday, all being broadcasted on the main ESPN channel

The Sooners, despite the lower seed, enter the series as favorites with -140 odds to take home the crown. Texas sits at a +110 line. 

The Longhorns and Sooners will meet for the fifth time this season on Wednesday, with the series split an even 2-2. Texas will be seeking revenge from two years ago when the Sooners defeated Texas in the 2022 Championship Finals 2-0. Texas was able to win the only full series of the year, but Oklahoma defeated Texas most recently in the Big 12 championship game.

Texas enters Wednesday’s game on a defensive hot streak, not having given up a run in 21 innings of WCWS softball. The pitching duo of Mac Morgan and Teagan Kavan has been elite and will need to continue its success to secure a championship. 

Texas Longhorns pitcher Mac Morgan (55) talks to pitcher Teagan Kavan (17) as she takes the mound during the game three NCAA Super Regional against Texas A&M at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Sunday, May 26, 2024 in Austin.
Texas Longhorns pitcher Mac Morgan (55) talks to pitcher Teagan Kavan (17) as she takes the mound during the game three NCAA Super Regional against Texas A&M at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Sunday, May 26, 2024 in Austin. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman /

The Sooners will throw out Kelly Maxwell for the majority of the innings in the series, but the powerful offense is what will bring the Longhorns the most fits. The Sooners have scored 19 runs in its four WCWS games and feature some of the best hitters in the country with the likes of Tiare Jennings, Ella Parker and the walkoff hero of its last game, Jayda Coleman.

The stage is set for a fantastic matchup, here’s everything you need to know about the Women’s College World Series Championship Finals

What: Texas Longhorns Softball vs. Oklahoma Sooners at the Women’s College World Series Championship Finals - Game 1

Where: Devon Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

When: Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 8 P.M. CST

TV: ESPN 

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Evan Vieth
EVAN VIETH

"Evan Vieth is a contributor covering the Texas Longhorns for Sports Illustrated and a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin, studying journalism and sports media. Since joining SI and On SI in May of 2024, Evan has dedicated his efforts to providing in-depth coverage of Texas athletics. He also serves as the sports editor for The Daily Texan, where his commitment to Texas Sports began in 2021. In addition to his work with SI and The Daily Texan, Evan has written for On SI, The Texan, and Dave Campbell's Texas Football. He created his own Texas Sports podcast, The 40 Yard Line, during his time at UT Austin. His reporting has taken him to locations like Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Originally from Washington, DC, Evan has been surrounded by sports his entire life, playing baseball and soccer and writing sports stories since high school. Follow him on Twitter @evanvieth or contact him via email at evanvieth@utexas.edu."

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