Final Eight Teams Set for Women’s College World Series

For the 12^th consecutive year the ESPN networks will air every matchup during the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), beginning Thursday, May 31, with South Florida vs. No. 4 Oklahoma on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. The remaining teams are highlighted by defending champions, No.3 Arizona State, along with two other Pac-12 teams and three SEC teams. The Pac-12 has won 23 of the last 29 NCAA Division I Softball Championship titles.

Other WCWS highlights include:

• After back-to-back wins against Hofstra last Saturday, South Florida had earned its first appearance in the WCWS
• The Oregon Ducks will make their first appearance in the WCWS since 1989
• No. 7 Tennessee has now successfully advanced in all five of its visits to the Super Regionals
• California is making its 12^th appearance in the WCWS

Studio coverage begins on ESPNU on Wednesday, May 30, with previews and live look-ins on the advancing eight teams’ player and head coach press conferences, which include: No.1 California, No.2 Alabama, No.3 Arizona State, No.4 Oklahoma, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 11 Oregon, LSU and South Florida.

All 17 WCWS games feature ESPN’s Sports Emmy Award-winning “K Zone” technology, which identifies the speed and location of a pitch in replays, in addition to tracking the path of the ball from the pitcher’s hand through the strike zone.  The NCAA Division I Softball Championship concludes Tuesday, June 6, or Wednesday June 7. Full WCWS schedule

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