OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Sooners saved their best celebration for last.
Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief, and the Sooners won their third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep of the championship round.
The Sooners finished their dominant season 61-1 and extended their NCAA Division I softball record for consecutive wins to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso.
The Sooners, energetic and exuberant throughout their latest appearance in Oklahoma City, stayed true to form. After Bahl struck out Katie Dack swinging to end the game, catcher Kinzie Hansen ran to Bahl and wrapped her in a bear hug, and their teammates swarmed them and created a massive dogpile that teetered to the ground.
Bahl earned her fourth save of the season a day after she improved to 22-1 in the pitching circle by throwing a complete game in a 5-0 win against the Seminoles. Still, finishing the run was no easy task for Oklahoma against a program making its third appearance in the title series in the past five editions of the WCWS.