WCWS 2024: How teams can win NCAA softball super regionals - ESPN

After an exciting regional weekend, only 16 teams remain in the quest to reach the 2024 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.

No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Tennessee and No. 4 Florida all made it through regionals unscathed. Two unseeded teams, Arizona and Baylor, upset hosts Arkansas and Louisiana to get to super regionals.

We'll see a 2023 WCWS rematch with FSU taking on Oklahoma, the Texas and Texas A&M rivalry renewed and SEC foes Tennessee and Alabama battling it out.

What must the unseeded teams do to make a run at the WCWS? What will the FSU-OU rematch bring? We broke down each best-of-three super regional, determining the key for every remaining team to earn a trip to OKC.

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Austin Super Regional schedule
Game 1: Friday, 6 p.m., ESPN2
Game 2: Saturday, 5 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, TBD

Texas wins if... it can limit errors. The Longhorns' 2023 season ended after they committed five errors against Tennessee. There were also a few losses this season where Texas got in its own way, helping the opponent capitalize off its mistakes. Oklahoma forced two and Baylor forced three errors out of Texas in the Big 12 tournament that Texas ultimately lost. The Longhorns must remain disciplined if they want to make it back to OKC.

Texas A&M wins if... it relies on its defense. The Longhorns' batters are hard to stop, but the Aggies can do that. Texas leads the remaining teams in batting average (.383) and scoring (8.16 per game). However, Texas A&M boasts the talented arms of Emiley Kennedy, Shaylee Ackerman and Emily Leavitt who can mow down any batter. Kennedy, who leads the staff, has won 23 games this season and posts a 1.57 ERA with 191 strikeouts. The Aggies defense has also put together a