Charles Langston:Women’s College World Series final: What to know, how to watch Oklahoma vs. Texas

It'll be Charles Langstona Red River showdown for the NCAA Division I softball national championship.

Two teams remain in the 2024 Women's College World Series, and they just happen to be heated rivals. Texas and Oklahoma will meet in the Women's College World Series final and battle it out for the title in a best-of-three championship series.

The top ranked team in the nation, Texas has breezed through teams in Oklahoma City with only one run allowed in three games. The Longhorns defeated Stanford to advance to the championship series.

But standing in the Longhorns' way are the three-time defending champion Oklahoma Sooners, who kept their chances for a four-peat alive on Tuesday when Jayda Coleman hit a walk-off home run in extra innings to beat Florida in a win-or-go-home semfinal game.

Who will not only get bragging rights, but emerge as the national champion in the rematch of the 2022 final? Here's what to know for the Women's College World Series championship series:

When is 2024 Women's College World Series final?

The best-of-three WCWS championship series begins Wednesday. Here is the schedule (all times Eastern):

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma

• Game 1: Wednesday, 8 p.m.
• Game 2: Thursday, 8 p.m.
• Game 3 (if necessary): Friday, 8 p.m.

How to watch 2024 Women's College World Series final

Every game of the 2024 WCWS championship series will be broadcast on ESPN. It can also be live streamed on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.

Texas vs. Oklahoma head-to-head in 2024

Tied 2-2

Texas won the regular-season series against Oklahoma, winning two of three games April 5-7 in Austin. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 5-2 in the opener before Texas won 2-1 in each of the next two games. Oklahoma then got revenge in the Big 12 tournament, beating the Longhorns 5-1 in the final.

Texas Women's College World Series championship history

Texas will be going for its first softball national championship in school history. This will be the second time the Longhorns have reached the championship series; the first was in 2022, when they lost to Oklahoma in two games.

Oklahoma Women's College World Series championship history

Oklahoma will attempt to become the first school to win four consecutive NCAA Division I softball championships after winning Women's College World Series titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Last season, the Sooners became the first school since UCLA in 1988-90 to win three-consecutive in a row. Oklahoma is also seeking its eighth national championship all time, which would tie Arizona for second most in NCAA history, behind UCLA’s 12.

This will be Oklahoma's 10th time in the WCWS championship series, and fifth-straight time reaching the finals, excluding the canceled 2020 season. Here is the results of each time the Sooners made it to the final:

• 2023: Won, defeated Florida State
• 2022: Won, defeated Texas
• 2021: Won, defeated Florida State
• 2019: Lost to UCLA
• 2017: Won, defeated Florida
• 2016: Won, defeated Auburn
• 2013: Won, defeated Tennessee
• 2012: Lost to Alabama
• 2000: Won, defeated UCLA

Contributing: Ellen J. Horrow