Women's College World Series

[theshadow]

Thursday, June 3
James Madison 4, #1 Oklahoma 3 (8)
#5 Oklahoma State 3, Georgia 2
#3 Alabama 5, #11 Arizona 1
#2 UCLA 4, #10 Florida State 0

 

[theshadow]

Friday, June 4
James Madison 2, #5 Oklahoma State 1
#3 Alabama 6, #2 UCLA 0

 

[theshadow]

Alabama pitcher throws a perfect game against UCLA. 21 up, 21 down, with 14 strikeouts.

First perfecto at the WCWS since 2000.

 

[theshadow]

ELIMINATION SATURDAY (June 5)

11:00 - #1 Oklahoma vs Georgia

1:30 - #11 Arizona vs #10 Florida State

6:00 - #2 UCLA vs OU/UGA winner

8:30 - #5 Oklahoma State vs ARIZ/FSU winner

 

[FatNTired]

Worth mentioning that Pat Murphy is tremendous coach with deep Iowa roots. He recruited many top Iowa players who follow his program long after choosing other programs.

 

[BCClone]

ELIMINATION SATURDAY (June 5)

11:00 - #1 Oklahoma vs Georgia

1:30 - #11 Arizona vs #10 Florida State

6:00 - #2 UCLA vs OU/UGA winner

8:30 - #5 Oklahoma State vs ARIZ/FSU winner

So could see a 1 vs 2 in the elimination bracket.

 

[theshadow]

Worth mentioning that Pat Murphy is tremendous coach with deep Iowa roots. He recruited many top Iowa players who follow his program long after choosing other programs.

From Fayette, coached baseball at Sumner and Independence.

 

[Tornado man]

James Madison picking apart the Big 12's best.

 

[theshadow]

So could see a 1 vs 2 in the elimination bracket.

With James Madison awaiting the winner.

 

[theshadow]

Sooners run-rule Georgia behind 3 home runs. Juarez fanned 10 for OU in 5 1/3.


ELIMINATION SATURDAY (June 5)
#1 Oklahoma 8, Georgia 0 (6)

1:50 (appx.) - #11 Arizona vs #10 Florida State

6:00 - #2 UCLA vs #1 Oklahoma

8:30 - #5 Oklahoma State vs ARIZ/FSU winner

 

[BigJCy]

OU looked like their normal self but still have to win 3 more games between tonight & tomorrow to get to the Championship Series.

 

[theshadow]

3-run blast by FSU provides the first lead change in the WCWS since the 2018 championship game (23 games).

 

[theshadow]

Zona ties it up T-7, then FSU walks it off with a sac fly.


ELIMINATION SATURDAY (June 5)
#1 Oklahoma 8, Georgia 0 (6)
#10 Florida State 4, #11 Arizona 3

6:00 - #2 UCLA vs #1 Oklahoma
8:30 - #5 Oklahoma State vs #10 Florida State

 

[theshadow]

Weather holding up the start of OU/UCLA.

 

[BCClone]

Nice to have 2 big 12ers in the semis.

 

[theshadow]

Nice to have 2 big 12ers in the semis.

Provided they both win tonight. Semis are tomorrow.

 

[BCClone]

Provided they both win tonight. Semis are tomorrow.

Yeah, meant it would be nice. Fingers type slower than my brain works, although the wife wouldn’t agree with my brain being quicker than anything.

 

[theshadow]

Looking ahead to the nightcap (OSU/FSU), this is the language from the NCAA manual:

"If the regular game schedule is altered because of weather or unforeseen circumstances, the following guidelines may be used and teams will be informed by the NCAA softball committee: (1) no more than three games by any one team will be scheduled in one day; and (2) if possible, games will not be scheduled to begin before 9 a.m. or after 11 p.m."

 

[theshadow]

Going to be tough to get both games in tonight, given the 11:00 "cutoff":

 

[theshadow]

First pitch now scheduled for 8:17 p.m.

Assume that NCAA/umpires will push the pace as much as reasonably possible, and keep ESPN from continually padding its breaks.