Oklahoma softball WCWS takeaways, early 2024 season preview - ESPN

Oklahoma is champion of the college softball world for the third straight season.

OU became the first team to three-peat at the Women's College World Series since UCLA (1988-90), but that isn't the only history the Sooners made.

They extended their historic winning streak to 53 games, a Division I record. They became the first school to lead the country in scoring, ERA and fielding percentage in the same season. And, at 61-1, they finished the year with the best winning percentage in Division I history.

Is there an end in sight? After all, Tiare Jennings, now the leader for most RBIs in WCWS history, Big 12 Player of the Year Jayda Coleman and ace Jordy Bahl all return for the Sooners next year.

Our experts break down what has stood out from Oklahoma's run, name their favorite moments from this year's tournament and make way-too-early predictions about who could threaten the Sooners' dynasty in 2024.

Madison Shipman: The level of consistency year in and year out has always been something that has stood out to me. Their consistency on defense, their ability to develop pitchers over their career and how the offense continues to make quick adjustments no matter which pitcher (or how many pitchers) they face in a game.

Amanda Scarborough: Their attention to detail mixed with their competitiveness. Their spring season actually starts in the fall at their team practices where they continually push each other, make each other stronger and find little ways to get better. They take that attention to detail, belief in themselves and competitiveness into the game, where they're so hard to beat and every opponent knows they need to be perfect to win.

Jenny Dalton-Hill: Oklahoma's mindset of continual preparation and never being