OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tiare Jennings doubled within the 9th inning to attain two runs and No. 1 seed Oklahoma defeated No. 9 Stanford 4-2 on Monday to earn a shot at its 3rd immediately Ladies’s School Global Collection identify.
The Sooners larger their Department I document to 51 consecutive victories. They complicated to play No. 3 Florida State or No. 4 Tennessee for the nationwide championship. Oklahoma (59-1) seems to transform the primary program since UCLA in 1988-90 to win 3 consecutive titles. The most efficient-of-three championship collection begins Wednesday.
Stanford (47-15) reached the Global Collection for the 3rd time, and the primary time since 2004. Oklahoma gave Stanford either one of its Global Collection losses.
Grace Lyons doubled to begin off Oklahoma’s 9th. Jayda Coleman got here up with Lyons on 3rd base and with two outs and used to be deliberately walked. Jennings then despatched the ball into the distance in proper middle to deliver house Lyons and Coleman.
Oklahoma’s Jordy Bahl put the Cardinal down so as within the 9th.
Bahl, who were given the win, gave up 4 hits in 4 innings in reduction of starter Nicole Might and didn’t permit a run. Bahl is 3-0 on the Global Collection and has no longer allowed a run in 14 2/3 innings.
Stanford’s NiJaree Canady took the loss in reduction of starter Alana Vawter. Canady had thrown probably the most innings of any participant on the Global Collection. She threw a one-hitter in opposition to Washington on Sunday to boost the Cardinal into the semifinals, then threw 85 pitches in opposition to Oklahoma on Monday.
As a result of Oklahoma used to be unbeaten within the double-elimination bracket, the Sooners wanted only one win on Monday, whilst Stanford would have wanted two to advance.
Stanford’s Kylie Chung hit a 2-run homer within the first, the one one the Sooners have allowed on the Global Collection. Coleman’s solo homer tied the rating at 2 within the 3rd.
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