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Woochifer
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WCWS: #2 UCLA vs #1 OU, Monday 4:30 PT ESPN
Posted Sun, Jun 02 7:16 pm
The matchup is set. For once, the script went as expected. These were the top 2 teams all season long, and they will now meet for the title.

OU got extended into the if-necessary against #8 Alabama, but they finally broke through in the 7th and put the game away.

The Sooners probably have an edge over the Bruins because of their stellar defense. But, the two teams are otherwise very evenly matched. UCLA seems more comfortable going up against heavy hitting teams than teams that play a lot of small ball. The pitching matchup is probably even, although Rachel threw nearly 2 full games' worth of pitches today.

Best 2 out of 3. First time for the Bruins in the championship series since their last national championship in 2010. This is Rachel's year, she just needs to finish.
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Woochifer
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First #1 vs #2 matchup for the championship since 2001
Posted Mon, Jun 03 1:57 pm (Edited Mon, Jun 03 2:01 pm)
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Getting the top 2 teams to the title series is extremely rare. Looking through past tournament seedings, the last time that the championship game/series featured the two top ranked teams was 2001 when #1 Arizona beat #2 UCLA in the championship game. And since the championship series was introduced in 2005, there have been no #1 vs #2 matchups.

That illustrates just how difficult it is to get to the championship series as one of the favorites. Since the introduction of the Super Regional, the top 8 seeds have all advanced to the WCWS only once. Upsets have become more the norm with the Super Regional round, and the number of repeat WCWS participants from year to year has gone way down as a result. Only half of the WCWS teams from last year made it back this year.

Woochifer
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JORDAN! Bruins up 1-0
Posted Mon, Jun 03 3:48 pm (Edited Mon, Jun 03 4:05 pm)
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Aaliyah Jordan opens up the Bruin scoring with a solo shot in the 1st inning. Absolutely crucial start on a night when both pitchers have ERAs hovering close to 1.1, and runs will be hard earned.

The problem with the Sooners going with a pitcher-for-rent off the transfer portal from the Pac-12 -- the Bruins have seen Juarez many times before. Juarez has locked the Bruins down before, but the Bruins have batted her around as well. She won't intimidate the Bruins.

Woochifer
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And then it was tied 1-1
Posted Mon, Jun 03 4:09 pm (Edited Mon, Jun 03 4:09 pm)
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Solo HR by the Sooners knots the game at 1-1. Rachel fell into a 3-0 hole and Knighten drilled the next pitch.
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Woochifer
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Bruins retake the lead 3-1!
Posted Mon, Jun 03 4:23 pm
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This is starting to look like the pitcher's duel that never was, and the impregnable OU defense is looking quite breached right now. 3 errors in the 3rd inning led to 2 unearned Bruin runs.

Again, NEVER give this Bruin team extra outs. They will make you pay every time. These kinds of mistakes were what cost Arizona. And I said that OU doesn't make those mistakes. Well, they just did. Now, we'll see what Rachel does with a more comfortable cushion.

OU's looking impatient at the plate.
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Evangsmith2002
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5-1 Bruins. OU has 6 outs left
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:07 pm
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Woochifer
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BRIANA! 6-1 Bruins!
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:17 pm
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You know it's that kind of night when Briana breaks out of her protracted slump with a towering shot to give the Bruins a 6-1 lead. I thought the Bruins would have trouble against Lopez. But, the Bruin onslaught has just kept up. OU isn't doing themselves any favors with their impatience at the plate. Rachel has a low low pitch count right now. She'll be fresh and ready to go for a possible clincher tomorrow.

Woochifer
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BRIANNA! It's a rout! 9-1 Bruins!
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:23 pm
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Perez with a 3-run line drive that went yard. The onslaught continues. Hope the Bruins have something left for tomorrow.

Woochifer
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RACHEL! With the exclamation mark! 11-1 Bruins
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:23 pm (Edited Mon, Jun 03 5:29 pm)
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Rachel slams one in the exact same spot as yesterday. My posts are at the limit. So I'll see everybody in about an hour.
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BastieBruin
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11-1. Wasting all these runs! :)
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:26 pm
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The sky is falling. 11-2
Posted Mon, Jun 03 5:40 pm
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HR after dropped foul ball with 2 outs
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Colt Seavers
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Highlight of the game
Posted Tue, Jun 04 9:25 am
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is still the girls calling play by play on the banana headset while the game was still close. No idea how they can be so calm and relaxed but explains how they were not the team making the errors.

https://twitter.com/NCAAsoftball/status/1135708588809236480
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