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Well, the storm has moved off into the distance
and we are ready to go.
Elimination Saturday night
at the Women's College World Series.
The top two seeds.
It's win or go home.
UCLA and Oklahoma.
Things going.
Two-time All-American.
She was in this leadoff spot
much of the second half of the year
when Bubba Nichols was out with the injury.
Bubba hit up top the last two games for the Bruins.
Reaches for one and the grabber to first.
Taylin Snow cleans it up, one down.
With UCLA.
Hit home runs in both of their Champ Series games
two years ago.
Couple of pitches, a couple of outs.
Two down.
On the year with home run.
Garcia smashes one back up the middle.
And Feiselao looks on.
Whiz.
High fly ball back to the track.
Goes Coleman.
Just enough room to bring it in.
Three-one to Jennings.
And a leadoff walk.
And it's important too to note here early on, guys,
that this may have been a start
for the last three national players of the year.
Twice Garcia and this year Jocelyn Alo.
Grounder to Vines.
Scoops it to Perez.
Double play.
Hanson chops to Delaney Whiz.
Has the time.
And it is picked by Kinsley Washington.
Back in the late 80s and early 90s as a catcher.
And the base hit to start off the second for Meyer Brady.
To second and off the glove of Tiare Jennings.
And it squirts out into center field.
And a couple of Bruins out of board with nobody out.
And the rare error.
And as much as Tiare would tell you she can make that play,
it's a tough play to make.
Small ball for the Bruins.
Vines able to move the runners over one down.
That is a great.
Garcia pops it up.
Two down.
One-two.
Those feet in the batter's box upon contact.
That's been called a little more frequently
in the postseason with the four umpires
as opposed to three in the regular year.
A base hit to left.
A break for the Sooners.
And a lead off on board.
Here she is coming through the box.
And she gets a pitch up in the zone
that she just hits it exactly where it is pitched.
She's not trying to drive that one to the ground.
She meets it.
Pops it up.
Whiz has it.
Fires to first.
Coleman dives back in safe.
She was stealing.
Had to get back quick.
She was already three quarters of the way to second base.
Usually you're supposed to peek in.
She didn't peek in.
She got the memo late.
Quick enough to get back.
20 of 24.
45 hitter last year.
To 448 this season.
She was three for three this afternoon with a long ball.
Strike three.
That is a big strikeout for Rachel Garcia.
Started.
Get in their kitchen.
The swinging strikeout.
Back to back K's for Rachel Garcia.
Two complete scoreless.
They were going nuts.
Little things when you're trying to make your way back.
Jordan.
Second inning in a row.
They have the lead off on.
You know, because Aaliyah Jordan is so quiet,
she doesn't.
Second inning in a row.
The Bruins have a couple on board.
Garcia opposite way.
Deep.
Back.
Bruins have the lead.
Speed and sit fast.
Look at the location of this.
69 miles an hour.
It's on the outer part of the plate,
but this is what we've seen Garcia do.
Her last at bat.
A single up the middle on a pitch up in the zone.
She meets it.
Crushes it.
Bruins on the board by three.
She gets her candy.
Coming around third.
Big.
Toasted.
There's a hard hit ball.
Finds the gap.
Right center and racing around.
A second is whiz.
Extra bases.
Third hit.
One two to Brady.
Came inside on her downer.
Strikeout for Juarez.
One down.
Let's check out the scout on G. Juarez.
G. Juarez is one of the best.
It's gotta be blurry with all that fog.
Washington drops down the bunt.
Whiz to third.
Pops it up.
Shallow center.
Coming around to make the grab.
And they're saying no.
Here is putting his hand up.
Because of the throw to second base.
So they're saying a no catch.
The way all out catch.
Either way, Coleman spreads it out.
It's in her glove.
I think that's a catch.
That's a catch.
Because it's on her trying to transfer it
to get it back in.
I mean, you count.
In the glove.
One, two, three.
And then as she's rolling over.
Yeah, because she's trying to throw it.
You're right, Jess.
I think that's a catch.
It ends up working fine for their.
Four hits in the inning.
Juarez in the emotion from G.
Limits the damage.
Hasn't had back to back losses.
And what is it?
Three years?
Yeah, 2017.
Third strikeout in a row.
One down.
And this is where the lead.
From Houston, Nicole Mendez playing in her
18th World Series game tonight.
Hit her.
Let's set it down to Holly Rowe.
And Garcia got her.
Two down.
Jocelyn Alvo.
If you're not getting it,
go there for the ball.
Go somewhere else for the strike.
Garcia's taken first.
And it's a three-two game.
How about the battle by Kenzie Hanson
to get herself in a position
to be able to hit this pitch.
It's elevated and she just gets enough of it
off of the glove of Garcia.
And that's gonna put a run up on the board.
Jocelyn Alvo with two outs.
Easily gonna score.
Kudos to Hanson.
Baseline.
Bases are loaded.
Second hit batter of the inning.
On the bags.
Chase the rise.
Sooners leave them loaded,
but they strike back for two.
Slow roller.
Find its way to Jennings.
Bubba Nichols is retired
and here comes the top of the order.
Picking up a lot of things.
And a strikeout for Gee.
Gee Juarez just matches up better
against a UCLA team.
It's from the left side.
It's almost impossible for him to pick.
Drops it down.
Juarez spins.
Not in time.
Two-out base runner for UCLA.
Strength is middle of the way.
Two-one.
Skies this.
Janet Johns calls for it.
Takes care of it.
Base hit.
Runner.
Out to center.
Runs per game.
Batting average.
Threatening the all-time home run record.
Wiz will go to second to get the lead runner.
And that is clutch.
That's exactly what Rachel Garcia.
UCLA aggressive.
Look at the way Wiz is gonna get it.
Immediately an up.
And the key is everybody's at the base
on time.
So Brie Perez making sure that she's at the bag
to make the catch.
Really nice throw by.
Fifth for Garcia.
And here's Mendez.
Wiz.
They'll go for the lead again.
And they throw.
And scores three.
And everybody's safe.
Snow into third.
Appeared to hurt her fingers on the slide.
That's how it started.
Maya Brady has it thrown out.
Unable to hold on.
See the dive.
No one immediately reacting.
For second.
The throw to the plate.
And as Jennings advances to third.
And Oklahoma takes the lead.
It's hard to believe she's a freshman.
Everything she's done this year.
This pitch.
A rise ball up at her shoulder.
She's able to meet, drive.
Misses a home run by a foot.
Gets a triple.
Scores two.
And ties.
The all-time freshman record.
90 RBIs.
Mendez.
Saved a run.
Two down.
Runners at first and third.
For Jada Coleman.
Who is two for two on the.
In one.
Coleman.
Out to center.
Nichols chases.
And gets there.
Couple of left on.
But two more runs in off the bat.
Almost two years off.
A lot more crafty.
Delaney Wiz.
Fly ball to Mendez.
One down.
Let's send it down to Holly.
Guys, you use that word reinvent.
And I think it's important.
Brady slices that to left.
Her second hit of the night.
Mackenzie Donahue in left field.
This ball is hit.
Gee, looked a little steamed on that one.
Nice.
And that will push the tying run over to second.
And the go ahead.
How about G. Juarez getting behind.
Bounced up and did hit her.
And the bases are loaded.
Nichols pops it up.
Tiara Jennings under it.
And the Bruins leave them loaded.
Sooners.
The first year we've ever had a concourse.
But, I mean, it's populated every single nook and cranny
you can see.
And south to Brady.
One down.
Talk about learning.
Yeah, sitting in the stands,
dreaming someday of being on that field.
Pitching in that circle.
The youngster from Mustang, Oklahoma.
Her second home run of the day.
And the hometown favorites got them fired up.
How about Mackenzie Donahue,
elevation in her first two at-bats on a rise ball.
And this one, a rise ball she takes out of the yard, Jess.
Oh, I love it.
The emotion.
How about just the day alone from Donahue?
The second of the day she got the Sooners on the board
this morning.
Excellent.
Well, Taylor Snow is back at the plate.
Garcia strikes her out.
Bat of the World Series.
Her fourth of the postseason.
Back to Garcia, and bat tripped on the way to first.
No cover.
But it goes, and a stolen base for Boone.
If you're just joining us,
we did see Holly Acevedo out in situation.
Left side, calling forward is Lyons.
Oh, swirled a bit on her.
One down.
Another great day at the Women's College World Series.
Two down.
You haven't seen them yet.
You'll definitely want to be the sixth year senior.
Garcia lines that one right at Donahue.
Three up and three down.
And three outs away.
Washington at first.
That's a fair ball.
And Mendez to second.
Even when they hit it at you, they scorch it so hard.
Jenny Topping, a catcher for U-Dub,
as you were just talking,
transferred to Cal State Fullerton
and played for Michelle Grimacki,
one of the great catchers.
And she draws the walk.
Two on.
Nobody out, and here comes Aloe.
One, one.
Gosh, that's a center.
Nichols.
Runner will tag from second.
Mendez to third.
One out.
Hansen waits on it and drives it.
Runners come in to score.
A three RB night for Kinsey.
Kinsey Hansen not fooled by this off-speed pitch.
It's 57 miles an hour, but she's not ahead of it.
She waits.
The barrel lags behind her,
which gives her that explosiveness into the gap.
This next half inning.
That will sneak through, and another run is in.
RBI single for Grace scores Hansen.
So such a good eye, ability to react,
no matter what is thrown through the plate.
Lyons is gonna just punch that right back up the middle.
Easily gonna score.
Kinsey Hansen from second base.
They love.
With everyone against them,
and that's their attitude this season.
Great stuff, great movie.
Safe.
That second is Lyons.
Real fast.
Detained!
They love it.
It's the same location as her last one.
A rise ball up at the letters.
Her height, she's 5'5",
but she brings the power.
At least she's bringing it on a Saturday.
Her third home run of the day.
She's five for seven today.
Three home runs and five RBIs.
One-two pitch.
Struck her out.
10-3.
Sooners on top.
Nicole May.
Tiare Jennings.
Couple steps back, one down.
Throwing five in the third.
Here's Maya Brady.
Couple of singles on the night.
Inside the base of first.
Two down.
Kinsley Washington.
This could be it.
Lyons.
Juarez retires seven in a row
to finish it off.
And the one seed eliminates the two seed
and the Sooners are into the national semifinals.
Sooners doing what they do best,
putting a lot of runs up on the board.
Outstanding performances in the circle
and with the defense, Jess.
11 hits, 10 runs.
We saw it all.
Even Jocelyn Alo saw her first triple of the day.