It’s hard to compete for oxygen with a historically talented squad riding a record win streak and aiming for its third straight championship. But don’t be mistaken: No. 1 Oklahoma is not alone at the Women’s College World Series. There are seven other teams competing right now in Oklahoma City. And the Sooners’ next opponent can offer some of their steepest competition.
Don’t sleep on No. 4 Tennessee.
It’s no surprise the Lady Vols are here: They boast one of the best sluggers in the country in senior Kiki Milloy and a pair of aces in Ashley Rogers and Payton Gottshall. But they’ve raised the bar in playing some of their best softball of the year so far this postseason. After cruising through regionals and super regionals (they went 5–0 and outscored their opponents 42–6), they continued in similar fashion in their first game of the WCWS on Thursday. Against No. 5 Alabama, Tennessee romped to a 10–5 win, jumping out to an early lead it never relinquished.
