Faculty softball last 2024 top-25 rankings, plus WCWS key performs and prime gamers

Jun 11, 2024, 12:45 PM ET

The 2024 Ladies’s Faculty World Sequence concluded in historic trend.

The Oklahoma Sooners swept the Texas Longhorns to win their fourth straight nationwide championship. The Sooners develop into the primary Division I softball program to perform a four-peat and match Arizona for the second-most titles in Division I softball historical past with eight championships whole.

How does the highest 25 shake out after the NCAA match? Which groups have climbed into the rankings?

Here is the ultimate ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate prime 25 ballot of the 2024 season, plus prime performs and gamers of the WCWS.

Key gamers of the WCWS

Jayda Coleman, OF, Oklahoma

Coleman made hoisting the nationwide championship attainable for Oklahoma. A day after Florida had snapped Oklahoma’s 20-game NCAA tournament win streak, the Sooners’ season and chase at historical past was on the road. Coleman hit a stunning walk-off home run within the backside of the eighth inning to ship the Sooners again to Oklahoma Metropolis and maintain her faculty profession alive. Within the outfield, she additionally showcased her expertise, making two residence run robberies on the WCWS.

Teagan Kavan, RHP, Texas

The Longhorns’ freshman pitcher stepped up and delivered all season for her staff, and the WCWS was no totally different. Kavan threw two full sport shutouts towards Stanford to ship Texas to the championship sport. Towards a pesky Stanford offense, she allowed solely two hits and pitched 15 strikeouts. Her standout efficiency on the massive stage was sufficient to get the eye of WNBA star Caitlin Clark and Longhorn legend Cat Osterman.

Reagan Walsh, INF, Florida

Walsh had a standout efficiency for the Gators towards Oklahoma in Recreation 1 of the semifinals. She hit 4 RBIs, together with a three-run homer to assist Florida upset the Sooners. She concluded the WCWS with 5 RBIs and two residence runs. Due to her efficiency, she was named to the 2024 all-tournament staff.

Greatest performs of the WCWS

Kendra Falby hits an inside-the-park residence run

Falby performed a giant half in Florida’s postseason success. Towards Oklahoma, she hit simply the third inside-the-park residence run in WCWS historical past — the primary since 2014.

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN 🏃‍♀️#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @GatorsSB pic.twitter.com/woXZWfAwUQ

— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 3, 2024

Mia Scott snags a 78 mph hit

No hit is just too exhausting for Scott to catch. She proved that with this seize that stored the Gators from getting on base.

78 mph? no downside for @miakscottt 😏

T4 | Texas 5 Florida 0 #HookEm | 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/5CERxO0mcz

— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) June 2, 2024