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Oklahoma powers past FSU to win Women’s College World Series
By Andrew Olson
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Oklahoma has added another championship to its softball dynasty. The Sooners completed their Women’s College World Series championship sweep of Florida State with a 3-1 win Thursday night in Oklahoma City to secure the national title. It’s the third-consecutive title for OU, which has won 5 of the last 7 championships.
FSU struck first on Thursday night when Mack Leonard hit a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the 4th inning. The Seminoles’ lead did not last long, however.
In the top of the 5th inning, Cydney Sanders and Grace Lyons went back-to-back on solo shots, putting the Sooners up 2-1.
Sanders’ solo shot ties things up! ? @SandersCydney#WCWS x ? ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/k4WQKi2ewK
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2023
Back-to-back jacks give the Sooners the lead‼️ @grace_lyons5#WCWS x ? ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/jxhPoIHTgl
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2023
In the 6th inning, the Sooners added an insurance run with an RBI off the bat of Alynah Torres. Jordy Bahl tossed a perfect 3 innings to record the save, her 4th. Starter Alex Storako was the winning pitcher, pitching 4 innings (3 H, 1 ER, 2 K).
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— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) June 9, 2023
One of the biggest plays of the game came before the scoring started. In the 3rd inning, OU’s Jayda Coleman leaped to rob the Seminoles of a potential 3-run homer.
JAYDA COLEMAN ROB JOB! ?️ @jaydac00#WCWS #SCtop10 x ? ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/C1Nf6rLqdL
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 9, 2023
Oklahoma finishes the season on a 53-game winning streak with a 61-1 record.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.