A pair of upsets led the way on Saturday as two teams moved within a win of the championship final of the Women's College World Series. No. 6 Texas upset rival No. 2 Oklahoma in the afternoon to move one step closer to its first national title in the NCAA softball tournament .

Oklahoma softball looks for its fifth consecutive national championship win when the Women's College World Series starts Thursday, although the path won't be easy. The No. 2 Sooners face No. 7 Tennessee in the first round of the WCWS,

For the second consecutive season and the eighth time overall, the elite eight remaining teams includes Texas softball, which knocked off Clemson in a thriller of a super regional series this past weekend in Austin.