Oklahoma softball: Five reasons OU will win a 5th national championship

By Chip Rouse | May 16, 2019

CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Haylie McCleney #8 of United States hits two-run home run in the third inning against Mexico during the Preliminary Round match at Akitsu Stadium on day two of the WBSC Women's Softball World Championship on August 3, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) /

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CHIBA, JAPAN – AUGUST 11: Keilani Johanna Ricketts #10 of United States pitches against Japan during their Playoff Round match at ZOZO Marine Stadium on day ten of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship on August 11, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) /

OU will never have to leave the state of Oklahoma in the NCAA postseason

The Sooners will host an NCAA regional for the ninth consecutive year. Oklahoma is 25-1 the last nine season when it has served as an NCAA Regional host site.

As the No. 1 overall seed, OU is assured of also hosting a Super Regional if it wins the Norman Regional, which the Sooners have done the last eight times they have hosted the opening weekend of the NCAA postseason.

If Oklahoma is fortunate enough to survive the first two weekends of the NCAA Softball Championship, it will be one of the eight teams to advance to the Women’s College World Series, which since 1990 has been played in Oklahoma City at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium complex.

The WCWS venue is a mere 20 miles from the OU campus, which gives the Sooners a definite home-field advantage.

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