Eight teams are still standing entering the Women’s College World Series, but one has been in a class of its own this season. Oklahoma has lost just one game this season and is taking a record winning streak to Oklahoma City with a championship the Sooners’ last remaining goal.
Oklahoma nearly had to share the record for the longest winning streak in the history of Division I softball. The Sooners were one strike away from a loss to Clemson in the super regionals, but Kinzie Hansen blasted a three-run home run to extend the game. Oklahoma would later finish off the win in extra innings.
While a loss wouldn’t have knocked the Sooners out right in that moment, it would’ve prevented the team from having its own place in history. The game still marked a surprise departure from the sheer excellence that has defined Oklahoma’s season.
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Here are the numbers you need to know about Oklahoma’s dominance on the diamond as the Women’s College World Series gets started.
Oklahoma softball’s dominant season, by the numbers
Some of the numbers from Oklahoma’s season are staggering.
56-1
The Sooners enter the Women’s College World Series at 56-1. Their only loss came in February against Baylor, a 4-3 defeat that…
