They just beat Oklahoma St. and their pitcher made a ridiculous play---1 out, 7th (and final) inning, OSU had runners on 2nd and 3rd, and called a squeeze. She fielded the bunt and dove to tag the runner before she got to the plate. Gotta be a SportsCenter Top 10 play. Amazing.Is this a WCWS-friendly thread? Because the mighty Dukes of James Madison University just shocked #1 Oklahoma in extra innings.
JMU stuns No. 1 Oklahoma, a softball powerhouse, in dramatic College World Series win
Yeah nobody was getting through Texas. Fairfield did well. They should be proud.Fairfield’s starter vs Texas hadn’t pitched this season and hasn’t started a game in 740 days.
Edit: Thriugh 3, Texas has 10 runs in 5 hits. Fairfield has run out of pitching and they can’t throw strikes, a run rule would help here.
No doubt. The highlight of the players careers. Still sad about their catcher missing the series.Yeah nobody was getting through Texas. Fairfield did well. They should be proud.
Sucks for sure when they earned the spot that not everyone got to participate.No doubt. The highlight of the players careers. Still sad about their catcher missing the series.
MSST hosts as the 7 seed.South Bend Regional
(10) Notre Dame advances, will host winner of Mississippi St-Campbell
D’oh thanks. ND was the 1927 Yankees in the regions. Hope State’s pitching can counter that.MSST hosts as the 7 seed.
#1 top play in fact. Alas, while David pulled it off, the smart money is always on Goliath. OU advances to the final, but what a run by the Dukes. Check out the standing ovation Odicci Alexander got as she was pulled in the 5th:They just beat Oklahoma St. and their pitcher made a ridiculous play---1 out, 7th (and final) inning, OSU had runners on 2nd and 3rd, and called a squeeze. She fielded the bunt and dove to tag the runner before she got to the plate. Gotta be a SportsCenter Top 10 play. Amazing.
Apparently, if weather makes this game unfinishable, UVA advances. Somehow.Virginia and ODU were postponed last night and first pitch is at 9 am.
Looks like they are playing. It's 1-0 ODU in the 6th.Apparently, if weather makes this game unfinishable, UVA advances. Somehow.
That seems weird.
The NCAA rule is, if they can't finish or whatever, that the most wins advances. But that benefits teams coming out of loser's bracket. Dumb rule.Looks like they are playing. It's 1-0 ODU in the 6th.
Any championship or team moving on that doesn't get decided on the field is going to have issues. In our conference, an incomplete championship was awarded to NJIT because they were furthest along in the winner's bracket. If Stony Brook won the game that got delayed and the if necessary game got rained out they would have won the auto bid based on both teams having 1 loss but SB being the higher seed.The NCAA rule is, if they can't finish or whatever, that the most wins advances. But that benefits teams coming out of loser's bracket. Dumb rule.
1-1 in the 7th now, UVA with 1st and 3rd one out.
Also, home team decided by coin flip? What? Why not higher seed?
View: https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/31579096VA closer holds the game at 3-3 with a scoreless top of the 9th. He is doing his best Al “Mad Hungarian“ Hrabosky routine by punching himself in the head and talking and yelling at himself.
It literally was David vs. Goliath- every team I saw JMU play towered over them. JMU looked like a high school team, including a third baseman that was, incredibly, 4'11".#1 top play in fact. Alas, while David pulled it off, the smart money is always on Goliath. OU advances to the final, but what a run by the Dukes. Check out the standing ovation Odicci Alexander got as she was pulled in the 5th:
View: https://twitter.com/espnW/status/1402022314187833349
I have been watching a lot of these games. They are great.I've been following the WCWS closely with Lil O, who's 11 and plays softball. It's been fantastic.
Florida St. beat juggernaut OU last night 8-4. Game 2 of the best of 3 is tonight.
Have you watched women's volleyball? After every point, the players have a group lovefest.I will say, though, I'm pulling pretty hard for Florida State because OU celebrates every little thing (e.g. like a leadoff double in the first) like it's Joe Carter hitting a home run to win the world series. It's weird. If everything is amazing and wonderful and awe inspiring, nothing is.
The outfielders just make a catch and then are fist pumping like Tiger Woods holing chips on the 16th hole at the Masters.Have you watched women's volleyball? After every point, the players have a group lovefest.
OU is blessed to play the WCWS in Oklahoma City, so it's always the home team at these games. Game 3 is today at 2:00 pm, which is annoying for those who can't watch day softball.
I'm sure this would've been my reaction two years ago, but given the joy deficiency of the last fifteen months, I kinda liked it.The outfielders just make a catch and then are fist pumping like Tiger Woods holing chips on the 16th hole at the Masters.
Get off my lawn, I guess. But the celebrations are definitely extra.
Yeah, these players couldn't compete last year because the WCWS was canceled. Some of them stuck around a year so that they'd have a chance to play for the title. Let 'em celebrate!I'm sure this would've been my reaction two years ago, but given the joy deficiency of the last fifteen months, I kinda liked it.
Terrible defense there. Texas likely wins in the extra inning at bat buy you have to play no doubles.And Texas hits the walkoff in the bottom of the 9th after an error and a ball over the the center fielder’s head. Perez is killing USF for not playing the outfield deeper and preventing doubles.