The Sooners’ defense keeps it close until their historic offense comes to life with a pair of three-run home runs for their fifth national title in the past nine World Series. Jocelyn Alo gets an e…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and top-seeded Oklahoma beat unseeded Texas, 10-5, on Thursday night to win its second straight Women’s College World Series title.Jocelyn Alo, the two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year who had been dominant throughout the World Series, hit a hard single in her final at-bat in the sixth inning and later scored.
Oklahoma’s Jordy Bahl , the NFCA Freshman of the Year, settled down after a rough start. She allowed two runs and four hits in four innings. Mia Scott hit a three-run homer and JJ Smith had two hits for the Longhorns , who had survived six elimination games in NCAA tournament play before Thursday night.It also set a record for total runs scored during the WCWS with 64.Facing elimination in Game 2 of the championship series, Texas jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. But Oklahoma center fielder Jayda Coleman limited the damage when she ran and reached over the fence to bring back a would-be, two-run homer.
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