Cydney Sanders and Grace Lyons hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, leading No. 1 Oklahoma to a 3–1 win over No. 3 Florida State as the Sooners won their third consecutive Women’s College World Series championship on Thursday in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma (61–1) swept the best-of-three championship series. The Sooners won their final 53 games to end the season as they joined UCLA (1988–90) as the only teams to capture three WCWS titles in a row.
“It is incredibly hard (to win three straight),” Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said. “I don’t know how to explain it. I just can tell you the way I feel right now is free because the expectation is overwhelming, the pressure is overwhelming. … It’s extremely rewarding. ……