03-16-2026, 09:40 PM
Fair enough, although I don't think Wichita is a permanent host for the WBIT final four.
I think Oklahoma City gets to always host because it has a 13,000 seat venue which is unparalleled in the US, and the site of the Softball Hall of Fame. The next largest softball stadium is a little over 4,000 seats at the University of Oklahoma. And Norman, OK is the next city over from Oklahoma City, so that doesn't really improve geographic diversity.
Omaha has a 35,000 seat stadium that sells out during the College World Series. That more than doubles the next largest college baseball stadium in the US. So unless you can get a major league team to give up its venue for the College World Series for a couple of weeks in June, you'll have to compromise a lot in seat availability.
I think Oklahoma City gets to always host because it has a 13,000 seat venue which is unparalleled in the US, and the site of the Softball Hall of Fame. The next largest softball stadium is a little over 4,000 seats at the University of Oklahoma. And Norman, OK is the next city over from Oklahoma City, so that doesn't really improve geographic diversity.
Omaha has a 35,000 seat stadium that sells out during the College World Series. That more than doubles the next largest college baseball stadium in the US. So unless you can get a major league team to give up its venue for the College World Series for a couple of weeks in June, you'll have to compromise a lot in seat availability.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)