Former Oklahoma softball star Erin Miller Thiessen criticizes WCWS over seating

Softball superpower Oklahoma has made another trip to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). This time as the no. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, former player and two-time national champion Erin Miller Thiessen is upset that alumni such as herself don’t have seating set aside to watch the WCWS games.

She penned a tweet on Monday imploring the NCAA to help alumni have easier access to games:

“Dear @NCAASoftball, I wish you would carve out at least ONE row near the family section of each team for alumni.

It sucks that we have to bug staff (who shouldn’t have to worry about this) for tickets to support our alma maters.

Sincerely, Those who came before.”

This former Sooner star just wants to watch her school compete for titles without all the hassle. In her playing days, Erin Miller Thiessen won two national championships, earned All-American honors and was the co-Player of the Year in the Big 12 in 2016. She now works as a softball analyst for ESPN.

Oklahoma softball celebrates sixth straight Women’s College World Series appearance

Once again, the Oklahoma softball team is on to the Women’s College World Series. The Sooners defeated UCF by a score of 7-1 in the second game of a Super Regional on Saturday to punch their ticket to Oklahoma City.

The Women’s College World Series appearance is the 15th in program history for Oklahoma softball and its sixth straight. The Sooners have claimed five national championships in those 14 tries thus far and enter as last season’s defending champ. All five of those titles have come under head coach Patty Gasso, who currently ranks fifth in NCAA history with 1,381 career wins.

Oklahoma enters as the top seed and the favorite to win the tournament again after having lost only two games so far this season. One of those games came in the Big 12 Tournament title against rival Oklahoma State, the only other team so far to advance to the WCWS. Several other schools are looking to punch their ticket in games still yet to finish this weekend.