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“I mean, we’ve got to play our best game,” Alameda said.

It wasn’t enough, and now, for the first time at this World Series, Florida State is in a must-win situation. Oklahoma would have added three more runs in the sixth, but Florida State left fielder Kaley Mudge leaped up and reached over the top of the fence to make a spectacular grab that robbed Lee. Kalei Harding hit what looked like it would be a double in the sixth, but Coleman threw her out at second by several steps. In the fifth, Hansen’s single scored Jayda Coleman to make it 4-0.Įven when Florida State saw glimmers of hope, they were snuffed out. Alynah Torres hit a short chopper and beat the throw to first, scoring Brito to push Oklahoma’s lead to 3-0. Makenna Reid stepped in for Florida State, but Hansen doubled off her to score Bahl, who ran for Lee.īrito singled to score Hansen. Haley Lee was hit by a pitch, ending Leonard’s night in the circle. The Sooners started easing Bahl’s mind in the fourth. “‘Okay, when are we going to start playing? Are they going to cancel?’ I was very worried about what was going to happen.” “I was doing a lot of pacing, trying to stay mentally locked in,” she said. The game started an hour late because of lightning near the stadium, then it was delayed again in the first inning and started two hours after the original start time.Įven during the delays, Bahl couldn’t relax. Needed to see what we had from our other pitchers, too.” “I think they’re (Oklahoma) a really good team at making adjustments. “Definitely sticking to the plan we had all year,” she said. Alameda said she never considered putting her into the game. Kathryn Sandercock, the team’s ace, did not play. We had a couple swings, had our chances.” “I thought Mack pitched really well,” Florida State coach Lonni Alameda said. She gave up one run and one hit but didn’t get the run support she needed. Mack Leonard, a senior who had only pitched 37 1/3 innings this season, got the start and took the loss for Florida State (58-10). Her 29 RBIs broke the record Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo, a Campbell High graduate, set last year.īoone doubled twice and Kinzie Hansen and Alyssa Brito each had two hits for the Sooners.

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Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings set the career World Series record for runs batted in with a single in the sixth that scored Rylie Boone and made it 5-0. The sophomore helped Oklahoma push its Division I record win streak to 52 games. I think when Jordy comes in to run, our team gets kind of amped.”īahl is 4-0 at the World Series and hasn’t allowed a run in 21 2/3 innings. “We needed a spark,” Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said. She jump-started the Sooners when she scored as a pinch runner for Oklahoma’s second run. The top-seeded Sooners (60-1) took a 1-0 lead in the Women’s College World Series best-of-three championship series and can wrap up their seventh national title Thursday.īahl was constantly in motion today, urging on her teammates and helping build a vibe that carried throughout the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. OKLAHOMA CITY > Jordy Bahl’s dynamic pitching and boundless energy have Oklahoma on the verge of a third straight softball national championship.īahl threw a two-hitter and struck out 10 and Oklahoma beat Florida State 5-0 tonight.

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