This was a pretty cool moment for Patti Gasso’s team which was on the brink of elimination on Sunday. There’s nothing like seeing the ball leave the park at a critical moment. You know how I love that Joe Carter Jr. moment and how it shaped me as a man.
This is Kenzie Hansen with an insurance two run homer as the Sooners survived Odicci Alexander and the James Madison Dukes with a 6-3 win on Sunday.
Tiare Jennings actually had the game winner with an RBI double before Hansen went yard.
Given it was a rough week-end for the Colorado Avs as it was very tough sledding in Vegas. That just goes to show how important the fans are in getting a team rolling. The Bubble was long gone in Vegas and it won’t at the park in Oklahoma City today either.
If the Sooners can win this afternoon they will make the Finals of the CWS against the winner of the Florida State vs. Alabama game.
To me…the womens’ softball tournament is more fun than the mens’ baseball tournament because the games are so fast…kind of like hockey and basketball. When you have equally talented teams the game moves and is pretty fun to watch. Two of my friends have daughters who played college ball so that’s helped nurture me as a fan of the game.
Little Aubrey Jackson’s grandfather will be getting her a glove to play third base for certain. Little Robert…a hockey stick.
If James Madison wasn’t playing OU today…I’d be rooting for them. It’s quite a story…an unseeded team on the cusp of making the WCWS Finals. Kind of like Steph Curry when he took little Davidson to the Final Four.
If James Madison were playing Alabama today… I’d be at the park screaming for Odicci and her mates like a maniac.
You know..what we could have though is an Alabama vs. OU final with OU as the home team instead of playing the SEC in their Sugar Bowl venue. Of course..last time that happened in 2014—the Sooners pistol whipped the Tide 45-31 before Saban went high octane with his own spread offense.
Could be a harbinger of sorts as we get into next college football season with the Sooners’ being ESPN’s No. 1 rated team heading into next fall.
BTW…I’m going to rank OU’s current top ten players sometime later this month. OU is loaded back like in the early days of Switzer ‘almost’.
Anyway…Odicci—I love your story. If you beat OU today on their field with all those crazy fans you’ll have done what Steph didn’t do at Davidson.
Good luck, kid. I mean that. This is why we play sports and why we compete as humans.
Damn…I almost want you to beat OU today. Almost.