Oklahoma softball rallies to knock off Clemson, punch ticket to Women’s College World Series
By Andrew Olson
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Oklahoma is going back to the Women’s College World Series. The Sooners were down to their last strike trailing by 3 runs, but they managed to pull off the spectacular comeback and set an NCAA record in the process.
Oklahoma trailed 7-4 in the top of the 7th inning. With 2 outs and 2 on, Kinzie Hansen was at the plate. On an 0-2 count, she launched one to the seats to extend the game.
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— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 27, 2023
Clemson did not score in the bottom of the 7th inning, so the game went to extra innings. The game remained 7-7 through the 8th inning.
In the top of the 9th inning, Tiare Jennings came through with her second home run of the day. The solo shot put Oklahoma up 8-7.
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T9 | OU 8, Clemson 7 | ? ESPN pic.twitter.com/5hNXRe9N9L
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 27, 2023
Jordy Bahl tossed the final 3 innings for the Sooners, including a 1-hit bottom of the 9th inning to get the win. Saturday’s victory marks 48 straight for Oklahoma, an NCAA record.
Survive: ✅
Advance: ✅#RoadToWCWS x ? ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/AH98PWjhsY— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 27, 2023
Oklahoma Softball won their 48th consecutive game today against Clemson.
That is the longest winning streak in NCAA D-I Softball History.
It’s the fourth time Oklahoma has strung together a win streak of 40 or more games in the program’s history. pic.twitter.com/kiXHl7lr3b
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 27, 2023
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaign of Fred Taylor.
