Oklahoma City: The NCAAS Division I Competition Oversight Committee has approved the extension of the Women’s College World Series from seven days to nine, starting with the 2022 event.
The change, announced on Wednesday, will eliminate doubleheaders for teams who need to survive after losing the opening day of the event. There will also be a new day of rest for both the teams reaching the finals.
Previous format limited schedule flexibility. In June, Florida State and Oklahoma State played a game that began at around midnight due to a rain delay and did not end until after 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Oklahoma coach Patty Gaso and Florida State coach Lonnie Almeida, whose teams played for the national championship last season, were the most vocal about the need for change, saying the men’s College World Series is more conducive because it will take longer. long with construction. In.
It is very inconvenient when we are talking to our players about what is right, yet, what is happening around us is not right, Gaso said during last season’s event. And the players will do what you put in front of them. They are not the ones to complain. They’re going to go to bed at three, wake up at seven, because it’s the World Series. But that’s not the memory they need.
Committee chair Sandy Atkins said the association with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association helped identify the most pressing needs.
Atkins said that what we have achieved with this format change for the Women’s College World Series is student-athlete rest, prioritizing recovery and preparation during the event, and managing weather delays in Oklahoma City more flexibility.
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