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Celebrating two decades of comprehensive softball coverage, ESPN will highlight every pitch of the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) for the 20th consecutive postseason. Live from USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla., the WCWS #MAYhem begins Thursday, June 3 with a four-day, eight team, double-elimination round robin tournament, advancing two teams to the finals. The best-of-three championship series begins Monday, June 7. WCWS games will be available on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, with all games streaming on ESPN App via connected devices.
The eight teams featured in this year’s field are No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Alabama, No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 Arizona and unseeded Georgia and James Madison.
* Georgia and James Madison are the first unseeded teams to punch a ticket to the WCWS since 2012.
* Alabama is currently on an 18-game win streak, the longest active win streak in Division I softball.
* UCLA is making its 31st WCWS appearance, the most of any team in history, followed by Arizona making its 24th appearance.
* James Madison will make its first-ever appearance in the WCWS, hoping to become the first team to win a national championship in its WCWS debut since Oklahoma took home the title in 2000.
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change) and respective networks:
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Game 1: Noon on ESPN
James Madison vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Game 2: 2 p.m. on ESPN
Georgia vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Game 3: 7 p.m. on ESPN
No. 11 Arizona vs. No. 3 Alabama
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Game 4: 9 p.m. on ESPN
No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 2 UCLA
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Friday, June 4, 2021
Game 5: 7 p.m. on ESPNU
James Madison vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Game 6: 9 p.m. on ESPNU
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 2 UCLA
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Game 7: Noon on ESPN
Georgia vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Game 8: 2:30 p.m. on ESPN
No. 11 Arizona vs. No. 10 Florida State
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Game 9: 7 p.m. on ESPN
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 UCLA
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Game 10: 9 p.m. on ESPN
No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Game 11: 1 p.m. on ESPN
No. 1 Oklahoma vs James Madison
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Game 12: 3 p.m. on ESPN
No. 3 Alabama vs No. 10 Florida State
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Jalyn Johnson
Monday, June 7, 2021
Game 13: 4 p.m. on ESPN
James Madison vs No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Game 14: 7 p.m. on ESPN
No. 10 Florida State vs No. 3 Alabama
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Championship Series Game 1
No. 10 Florida State vs No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Championship Series Game 2
No. 10 Florida State vs No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
Thursday, June 10, 2021
3 p.m. on ESPN
Championship Series Game 3
No. 10 Florida State vs No. 1 Oklahoma
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
