You Love The Women’s College World Series. You Just Might Not Know It Yet

June 3, 2023

Just 30 years after its national television debut, the Women’s College World Series has become arguably more popular than the Men’s College World Series.

It’s a remarkable feat given that softball was once considered baseball’s ugly stepsister. To this day, there are few post-college playing opportunities. Nevertheless, one of the NCAA’s most popular championships will be played this weekend in a sold-out 13,000-seat stadium in its perennial home of Oklahoma City.

Some fans come every year no matter who is playing, USA Softball CEO Craig Cress told Front Office Sports. The local community is behind the event, too: It voted to invest in a $27.5 million city-funded project to improve facilities that was completed in 2020. FOS