Oklahoma leaned on its elite defense to sweep Florida State in the Norman Super Regional and become the first team in 2024 to punch its ticket to the WCWS.
The Seminoles’ decorated senior class wasn’t going to exit the NCAA Tournament without a fight, but Kasidi Pickering’s two-run bomb put the Sooners on the brink of returning to the Women’s College World Series.The senior outfielder playing her last contest in Norman tracked the Florida State freshman’s ball all the way to the wall to stick her glove above the white line to haul in the out, igniting the fans in Norman.
Coleman’s heroics were necessary for the Sooners to finish off Florida State 4-2 on Friday, punching OU’s ticket back to the Women’s College World Series.Reid lived off her offspeed, keeping the Sooners off balance, but savvy baserunning put Oklahoma on top in the third.Edenfield obliged, and after Parker prolonged the intentional rundown, Jennings had enough time to shuttle down the line and cross home plate to open the scoring.
Coleman scored on a wild pitch before Pickering’s third home run of the NCAA Tournament and her 10th on the year made the score 4-1.hit home run to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Gasso stuck with Keeney to close out the fifth. Brito was unable to add any insurance runs in the sixth inning. She grounded out with the bases loaded, prompting Gasso to bringMay was steady. She kept the ball in the park and relied on her defense to close down the contest, including getting a penguin dive fromOklahoma now awaits Duke and Missouri to finish out the Columbia Super Regional to learn its first opponent at the WCWS.Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City.
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