FSU softball: How to watch Noles play Oklahoma for national title

FSU softball (58-9) will take on the Oklahoma Sooners (59-1) in a best-of-three-game series beginning Wednesday night. The teams have recent history, with Oklahoma defeating FSU for the 2021 national title in three games.

Even more recently, Oklahoma defeated FSU in mid-March, as the Noles took a road trip to Oklahoma to play the Sooners and Oklahoma State.

The Noles went 1-3, with two of those losses via one run, and had leads in two of those losses before succumbing late. I broke down the FSU/Oklahoma matchup here, with FSU playing poorly, but still having a chance to win.

That road trip helped mold FSU into the team it is today. While I’m sure Oklahoma has improved since then, there has to be pressure on them to win because it’s the expectation.

They have handled the pressure well, escaping a couple of what looked like certain defeats late in games. However, FSU softball has the tools needed to defeat someone like Oklahoma.

They’ve faced teams with power pitchers and power hitters several times this season and performed well. These games come down to who makes the fewer mistakes and who capitalizes on those mistakes the best.

FSU pitchers must work ahead in counts, and FSU batters have to avoid swinging at pitches outside the strike zone and create hitter counts in which they can capitalize. This aspect was missing in the mid-March matchup.

The atmosphere should be electric, with 10,000+ fans in attendance, in what’s virtually a home game for the Sooners.

The game will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. If you can’t watch the game, you can listen to Westwood One radio on Sirius XM Radio channel 84 to listen and follow along. It should be an excellent matchup with high-level softball.

The second game will air on ESPN Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. A third game (if necessary) will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET Friday night. Be sure to follow Chopchat on Twitter for in-game reactions!