For most college softball teams, conference tournaments begin this week. For others, like the Pac-12, it’s simply the final week of the regular season.
Either way, we’ve reached the on-ramp for the road to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series.
By Sunday night, we’ll know the 64-team field competing for the eight spots in the WCWS.
Oklahoma has tightened its stranglehold on the top spot in the rankings coming off its sweep of No. 14 Oklahoma State. Behind the Sooners, the Pac-12 — which once owned the WCWS — is trying to remind the softball world of its relevancy.