How Oklahoma won the Women's College World Series national championship

June 8, 2023 at 10:09 PM EDT

Oklahoma’s softball dynasty lives on, as the No. 1 Sooners came back from a one-run deficit with back-to-back solo home runs from Cydney Sanders and Grace Lyons to beat Florida State 3-1 and sweep the best-of-three championship series.

The Sooners have now won three consecutive national titles, a feat that just one other Division I softball program has ever accomplished. UCLA did it from 1988 to 1990.

The 2023 title is Oklahoma’s fifth in seven seasons and sixth in the past 10. It is legendary head coach Patty Gasso’s seventh overall championship.

Thursday night’s victory over the Seminoles extended the Sooners’ Division I-record win streak to 53 games. That streak includes 24 wins over ranked opponents, 12 wins by 10 or more runs and 29 shutouts.

Sooners pitcher Jordy Bahl pitched a two-hit shutout in Game 1 of the championship series and entered Game 2 in relief of starter Alex Storako once Oklahoma secured a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. Bahl, the Sooners’ speedy ace, closed out the championship with three strikeouts and little drama over the final three innings. She even pinch-ran again, crossing the plate for a second consecutive game.