Most Outstanding Player Jocelyn Alo, who earlier in the year broke Lauren Chamberlain's home run record, set records of her own, hitting five homers and driving in 13 runs, both WCWS records. Basic television broadcaster overview [ edit] 1980 [6] -1981 [7] - ESPN (selected games of the CWS) 1982 [8] -1987 [9] - ESPN (entire CWS) 1988-1990 - CBS (championship game); ESPN [10] [11] [12] (remainder of CWS) 1991-2002 - CBS (championship game plus one game on first Saturday); ESPN (remainder of CWS) 2003-present - ESPN (entire CWS) James Madison vs. No. Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe, Game 6: 9 p.m. on ESPNU Game 4: Wisconsin 3, Canisius 0 (Canisius eliminated), Sunday: ESPNs industry leading NCAA Division I Softball television coverage is led by some of the most accomplished former players and decorated voices in the sport. 2 UCLA How she impacted the WCWS:Mowinshas been a WomensCollege World Series staplesince the 1990s, and such a familiar and authoritative voice gave the event more cachet year after year. Game 4: North Texas 5, Fordham 3 (Fordham eliminated) Oklahoma ended its dominant 2022 season with a Women's College World Series title. Need Photos? 12 Duke 2 . Game 10: Texas 5, Arizona 2 (Arizona eliminated), Game 11: No. Florida vs. Florida State softball history. During her tenure with the Aggies, Scarborough was named Big 12 Freshman Player of the Year (2005), Big 12 Player of the Year (2005), Big 12 Pitcher of the Year (2007) and helped lead the team to its first NCAA WCWS appearance in more than 20 years in 2007. Game 2: Oregon State 2, Stanford 0 But softball is her wheelhouse. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2022 Women's College . Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson, Game 8: 2:30 p.m. on ESPN 3 Tennessee. 10 Clemson 0 Friday: Game 2: No. 1 Oklahoma Westwood One / NCAA Radio Network to Also Broadcast Every Game of Men's College World Series . 9 Northwestern 9, Oakland 2, Saturday: 1 Oklahoma, No. Friday: No. 1 Oklahoma 13, No. 5 UCLA vs. No. Game 6: No. College baseball roundtable: Takeaways, most impressive teams, players and what to expect going forward, College baseball rankings: 2023 Top 25 poll, Ohio halts betting on Alabama baseball games, College baseball player hit by stray bullet at game, 2023 NCAA gymnastics championships: Oklahoma repeats and Trinity Thomas ties record. ESPNs investment has resulted in the WCWS getting the treatment pro league playoffs have. * James Madison will make its first-ever appearance in the WCWS, hoping to become the first team to win a national championship in its WCWS debut since Oklahoma took home the title in 2000. Game 2: No. 5 UCLA 6, No. 5 UCLA advances to super regional, Durham Regional (Durham, North Carolina) The softball tournament is part of the 14-year, $500 million deal ESPN inked with the NCAA in December 2011 for the broadcast rights to 24 collegiate sports championships through 2024. Game 1: Texas A&M 5, Minnesota 1 Duke biggest winner in latest D1Baseball rankings. Through hefty investment from ESPN to grow the sport and a scheduling change this past offseason, the window opened for WCWS to make the move. No. 2023 Women's College World Series Oklahoma City, OK | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium June 1 - 8/9 Share. 10 Clemson 1, Auburn 0 No. Mowins joined ESPN in 1994 and has called NCAA championships in basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball and has been thevoice of the WCWS for 20 years. Florida is 28-21 all-time against Florida State softball, however, the Gators have lost the last three matchups dating back to 2021. Conference tournaments are underway, there's a mere one regional ranking left, and the selection show is right here on NCAA.com at 10 a.m. Game 6: No. More games slowly oozed onto TV sets throughout the years.
