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Women’s College World Series 2017: Start times, TV schedule, and live stream for Friday

Florida and LSU will compete at 7 p.m., and Oklahoma and Washington will battle at 9:30 p.m.

Jun 2, 2017, 1:28 PM UTC

Wade Payne-USA TODAY Sports

The first four games of the Women’s College World Series took place on Thursday. Florida, Washington, LSU, and Oklahoma picked up victories in Oklahoma City. On Friday, June, 2, those four teams are on tap to play. Florida and LSU will compete at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, and Oklahoma and Washington will battle at 9:30 p.m. Fans can livestream each games on WatchESPN. Both games will take place in Oklahoma City.

Florida won in convincing fashion on Thursday, beating Texas A&M 8-0. The Gators’ offense got off to a hot start. In the first inning, Florida’s Janell Wheaton blistered a single, driving in Kayli Kvistad and Nicole DeWitt. With a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, Aleshia Ocasio hit a three-run homer, increasing the Gators’ lead to 8-0.

The top-seeded Gators will have their hands full with the Tigers, who are coming off a 2-1 victory over UCLA. The Tigers and UCLA were tied 1-1 up until the fifth inning. Then, LSU’s Amber Serrett hit a single to right field, which led to a Constance Quinn score to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

The home plate umpire, Leah Bowen, called obstruction on UCLA catcher Paige Halstead for blocking home plate while Quinn was sliding to score. Halstead was fielding a throw from the outfield. Bowen awarded Quinn with the run, which led to LSU’s victory.

Washington beat Oregon, 3-1, and Kirstyn Thomas had her prints all over this game. She scored on a Sis Bates’ triple in the third inning. Later, she blasted a two-run homer in the seventh to give the Huskies a 3-0 lead. Oklahoma knocked off Baylor, 6-3, as the Sooners scored early.

In the bottom of the first inning, Oklahoma’s Fale Aviu hit a sacrifice fly to bring Caleigh Clifton home for a score. After that, Nicole Pendley hit a three-run home run to increase Oklahoma’s lead to 4-0 in the first.

Heading into the seventh and final inning, Oklahoma was ahead 6-1, and Baylor scored two runs to ignite a late-game comeback. However, the Sooners held on to secure the victory.