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The final stage of NCAA softball tournament is set with eight teams advancing to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series, which begins Thursday.
Five schools — No. 1 Alabama, No. 4 Nebraska, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 7 Tennessee and No. 8 UCLA — entered Sunday having already advanced out of the best-of-three super regional round.
No. 11-seeded Texas Tech became the first team to join that quintet, run-ruling No. 6-seeded Florida in a contentious game on Sunday that ended with the teams skipping the traditional postgame handshake. Florida had never before been run-ruled at home during the NCAA tournament. It’s the Red Raiders second straight trip to the WCWS after making it for the first time last season.
Mississippi State advances to its first Women’s College World Series after beating No. 3-seeded Oklahoma, winners of four of the past five national championships. The Bulldogs are coached by former Oklahoma player and assistant Samantha Ricketts, who joins Tim Walton as the only Patty Gasso assistants to beat the accomplished coach more than once. Oklahoma was shut out for the first time in seven years, snapping the longest streak in Division I at 399 games.
Second-seeded Texas, the defending national champion, completed the field Sunday evening. Teagan Kavan, the Most Outstanding Player of last season’s WCWS, pitched seven shutout innings against visiting Arizona State. It was her seventh career shutout in the NCAA tournament, tied with Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady for the most among active players.
Oklahoma City will now welcome five schools from the SEC, two from the Big Ten and one from the Big 12.
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Super regionals schedule
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WCWS
Super regionals
Best-of-three series
Tuscaloosa Super Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
No. 16 LSU at No. 1 Alabama
Alabama advances to Women’s College World Series
Austin Super Regional (Austin, Texas)
Arizona State at No. 2 Texas
Texas advances to Women’s College World Series
Norman Super Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)
Mississippi State at No. 3 Oklahoma
Mississippi State advances to Women’s College World Series
Lincoln Super Regional (Lincoln, Nebraska)
No. 13 Oklahoma State at No. 4 Nebraska
Nebraska advances to Women’s College World Series
Fayetteville Super Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
No. 12 Duke at No. 5 Arkansas
Arkansas advances to Women’s College World Series
Gainesville Super Regional (Gainesville, Florida)
No. 11 Texas Tech at No. 6 Florida
Texas Tech advances to Women’s College World Series
Knoxville Super Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)
No. 10 Georgia at No. 7 Tennessee
Tennessee advances to Women’s College World Series
Los Angeles Super Regional (Los Angeles)
UCF at No. 8 UCLA
UCLA advances to Women’s College World Series
Women’s College World Series
Oklahoma City, May 28 to June 5
All times ET
Thursday
Game 1: Mississippi State vs. No. 11 Texas Tech, Noon, ESPN
Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Texas, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Nebraska, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Game 4: No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 1 Alabama, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Regionals
Double elimination
Tuscaloosa Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Friday
Game 1: No. 1 Alabama 8, USC Upstate 0
Game 2: Belmont 2, SE Louisiana 0
Saturday
Game 3: No. 1 Alabama 3, Belmont 0
Game 4: USC Upstate 5, SE Louisiana 4 — SE Louisiana eliminated
Game 5: USC Upstate 10, Belmont 1 — Belmont eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 1 Alabama 9, USC Upstate 0 — USC Upstate eliminated
Alabama advances to super regionals
Austin Regional (Austin, Texas)
Friday
Game 1: Wisconsin 2, Baylor 1 (9)
Game 2: No. 2 Texas 9, Wagner 1
Saturday
Game 3: No. 2 Texas 9, Wisconsin 0 (6)
Game 4: Baylor 9, Wagner 0 — Wagner eliminated
Game 5: Baylor 5, Wisconsin 2 — Wisconsin eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 2 Texas 7, Baylor 0 — Baylor eliminated
Texas advances to super regionals
Norman Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)
Friday
Game 1: No. 3 Oklahoma 11, Binghamton 0
Game 2: Kansas 1, Michigan 0 (8)
Saturday
Game 3: No. 3 Oklahoma 9, Kansas 0 (5)
Game 4: Michigan 6, Binghamton 0 — Binghamton eliminated
Game 5: Michigan 12, Kansas 10 — Kansas eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 3 Oklahoma 8, Michigan 1 — Michigan eliminated
Oklahoma advances to super regionals
Lincoln Regional (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Friday
Game 1: Grand Canyon 5, Louisville 1
Game 2: No. 4 Nebraska 4, South Dakota 1
Saturday
Game 3: No. 4 Nebraska 2, Grand Canyon 0
Game 4: South Dakota 4, Louisville 2 — Louisville eliminated
Game 5: Grand Canyon 5, South Dakota 4 — South Dakota eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 4 Nebraska 1, Grand Canyon 0 — Grand Canyon eliminated
Nebraska advances to super regionals
Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Friday
Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas 8, Fordham 0
Game 2: South Florida 3, Washington 1
Saturday
Game 3: No. 5 Arkansas 9, South Florida 1
Game 4: Washington 5, Fordham 2 — Fordham eliminated
Game 5: South Florida 6, Washington 4 — Washington eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 5 Arkansas 10, South Florida 2 — South Florida eliminated
Arkansas advances to super regionals
Gainesville Regional (Gainesville, Florida)
Friday
Game 1: Georgia Tech 2, Texas State 1
Game 2: No. 6 Florida 12, Florida A&M 0
Saturday
Game 3: No. 6 Florida 8, Georgia Tech 0 (5)
Game 4: Texas State 6, Florida A&M 0 — Florida A&M eliminated
Game 5: Georgia Tech 4, Texas State 1 — Texas State eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 6 Florida 5, Georgia Tech 2 — Georgia Tech eliminated
Florida advances to super regionals
Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Friday
Game 1: No. 7 Tennessee 3, Northern Kentucky 1
Game 2: Virginia 8, Indiana 7 (8)
Saturday
Game 3: No. 7 Tennessee 7, Virginia 5
Game 4: Indiana 8, Northern Kentucky 0 — Northern Kentucky eliminated
Game 5: Virginia 9, Indiana 7 — Indiana eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 7 Tennessee 5, Virginia 1 — Virginia eliminated
Tennessee advances to super regionals
Los Angeles Regional (Los Angeles, California)
Friday
Game 1: South Carolina 7, Cal State Fullerton 4
Game 2: No. 8 UCLA 12, California Baptist 11
Saturday
Game 3: No. 8 UCLA 7, South Carolina 2
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 3, California Baptist 2 — California Baptist eliminated
Game 5: South Carolina 4, Cal State Fullerton 2 — Cal State Fullerton eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 8 UCLA 15, South Carolina 1 — South Carolina eliminated
UCLA advances to super regionals
Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)
Friday
Game 1: Stetson 8, No. 9 Florida State 3
Game 2: UCF 2, Jacksonville State 1 (8)
Saturday
Game 3: UCF 10, Stetson 1 (5)
Game 4: No. 9 Florida State 11, Jacksonville State 0 (5) — Jacksonville State eliminated
Game 5: No. 9 Florida State 11, Stetson 3 — Stetson eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 9 Florida State 2, UCF 1
Game 7: UCF 4, No. 9 Florida State 2 — Florida State eliminated
UCF advances to super regionals
Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)
Friday
Game 1: UNC Greensboro 1, Clemson 0
Game 2: No. 10 Georgia 5, Charleston 2
Saturday
Game 3: No. 10 Georgia 8, UNC Greensboro 0
Game 4: Clemson 3, Charleston 1 — Charleston eliminated
Game 5: Clemson 4, UNC Greensboro 1 — UNC Greensboro eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 10 Georgia 5, Clemson 0 — Clemson eliminated
Georgia advances to super regionals
Lubbock Regional (Lubbock, Texas)
Friday
Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech 10, Marist 3
Game 2: Ole Miss 8, Boston University 6
Saturday
Game 3: No. 11 Texas Tech 10, Ole Miss 9 (8)
Game 4: Boston University 10, Marist 2 — Marist eliminated
Game 5: Ole Miss 9, Boston University 4 — BU eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 11 Texas Tech 14, Ole Miss 2 (5) — Ole Miss eliminated
Texas Tech advances to super regionals
Durham Regional (Durham, North Carolina)
Friday
Game 1: Arizona 7, Marshall 5
Game 2: No. 12 Duke 5, Howard 0
Saturday
Game 3: Arizona 10, No. 12 Duke 1 (5)
Game 4: Marshall 4, Howard 2 — Howard eliminated
Game 5: No. 12 Duke 11, Marshall 1 — Marshall eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 12 Duke 8, Arizona 6
Game 7: No. 12 Duke 9, Arizona 4 — Arizona eliminated
Duke advances to super regionals
Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Friday
Game 1: No. 13 Oklahoma State 16, Eastern Illinois 0
Game 2: Stanford 8, Princeton 2
Saturday
Game 3: No. 13 Oklahoma State 7, Stanford 2
Game 4: Princeton 2, Eastern Illinois 1 — Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 5: Stanford 13, Princeton 5 — Princeton eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 13 Oklahoma State 11, vs. Stanford 5 — Stanford eliminated
Oklahoma State advances to super regionals
Eugene Regional (Eugene, Oregon)
Friday
Game 1: Mississippi State 3, Saint Mary’s 2 (8)
Game 2: No. 14 Oregon 5, Idaho State 1
Saturday
Game 3: Mississippi State 4, No. 14 Oregon 0
Game 4: St. Mary’s 3, Idaho State 1 — Idaho State eliminated
Game 5: St. Mary’s 5, No. 14 Oregon 4 — Oregon eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: Mississippi State 5, St. Mary’s 0 — Saint Mary’s eliminated
Mississippi State advances to super regionals
Bryan-College Station Regional (College Station, Texas)
Friday
Game 1: No. 15 Texas A&M 17, UConn 3
Game 2: Arizona State 8, McNeese 0
Saturday
Game 3: Arizona State 4, No. 15 Texas A&M 3
Game 4: UConn 5, McNeese 1 — McNeese eliminated
Game 5: No. 15 Texas A&M 10, UConn 3 — UConn eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: Arizona State 9, No. 15 Texas A&M 1 (5) — Texas A&M eliminated
Arizona State advances to super regionals
Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Friday
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, South Alabama 0
Game 2: No. 16 LSU 8, Akron 0
Saturday
Game 3: No. 16 LSU 8, Virginia Tech 0 (6)
Game 4: Akron 1, South Alabama 0 — South Alabama eliminated
Game 5: Virginia Tech 7, Akron 6 — Akron eliminated
Sunday
Game 6: No. 16 LSU 7, Virginia Tech 2 — Virginia Tech eliminated
LSU advances to super regionals
