Oklahoma’s softball team entered the 2023 season as the two-time defending national champions. So, there wasn’t much doubt that the Sooners were the team to beat at the start of the season. The same was true when the postseason began, as Oklahoma lost only one game all year, and it came in February.
So, the Sooners didn’t sneak up on anyone. But in the end, it didn’t matter. Nobody could touch Oklahoma.
The Sooners squared off with Florida State in the Women’s College World Series Final. Oklahoma took Wednesday’s Game 1, winning 5-0 and moving their winning streak to a dominant 52 games. On Thursday, Oklahoma won its 53rd straight game. In the process, the Sooners completed the sweep of the Seminoles to win their third straight national championship and seventh overall, the sixth since 2013.
Oklahoma softball with the three-peat!
53 straight wins, and the seventh national championship in program history.
Beth Mowins on the call for ESPN. 🥎🏆🎙️ pic.twitter.com/kS5bcI0OJf
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 9, 2023
And as impressive as going 61-1 on the way to a third straight national championship, it doesn’t even convey how wholly dominant the Sooners were.
The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners Softball by the numbers:
• 61-1 W/L record
• 28 wins via run-rule
• 501 runs scored
• 59 runs allowed
• 117 home runs
• 35 shutouts
• 19 errors
• 460 K's thru 386 innings
• 53-game win streak— Seth Oliveras (@SethOliveras) June 9, 2023
After the Sooners completed their win, softball fans were quick to pay tribute to the champions for their complete dominance.
This has to go down as one of the most dominant seasons in college athletics. https://t.co/cF0d7LR2aL
— Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) June 9, 2023
Oklahoma softball just completed a 61-1 (!!!!) season.
61-1.
In-sane.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) June 9, 2023
The most dominant team in all of college sports https://t.co/zCBqgxX9bZ
— Sara Holland (@SaraaHolland) June 9, 2023
6 Championships over the last 10 years.
3 in a row.
Most winningest softball team in history.
The Big Bad Oklahoma Sooners.
— Jen Schroeder (@jen_schro) June 9, 2023
Oklahoma Softball ends their season on a 53-game win streak, probably the greatest NCAA team in any sport. Unbelievable stuff. https://t.co/N2HxvR6AP4 pic.twitter.com/AIB9ZND4qf
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) June 9, 2023
How the Sooners stack up with the other great champions in the history of college sports is up to the individual. That said, it’s hard to imagine arguing that any other team has been more dominant against its competition.
