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    Sunday, May 05, 2024

    NCAA Softball Roundup

    Oklahoma 10, Texas 2

    Callie Parsons drove in three runs, Keilani Ricketts threw a three-hitter and Oklahoma rolled to a, five-inning victory over Big 12 rival Texas Saturday in a winners' bracket game in the Women's College World Series at Oklahoma City.

    Oklahoma (54-4) won for the third time in four meetings this season against its Red River rival and needs one more win to make a return trip to the best-of-3 finals. Texas (50-9) will face Nebraska or Florida in an elimination game today.

    Ricketts (33-1) hadn't given up a hit in the tournament until Stephanie Ceo and Brejae Washington singled to key a two-run third inning for the Longhorns.

    The Sooners answered with a six-run third. Three runs came on an error by Texas pitcher Kim Bruins, who overthrew first base on a bunt attempt by Brianna Turang, allowing Turang and two other runners to score.

    The game ended by the run rule in the fifth, when Georgia Casey's single scored Lauren Chamberlain, who had tripled.

    Tennessee 1, Washington 0

    No. 9 hitter Tory Lewis singled up the middle to score pinch-runner Whitney Hammond with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Tennessee beat Washington in the winners' bracket.

    Ellen Renfroe (19-4) allowed two hits and struck out 10 for Tennessee, which will next face a team from the losers' bracket.

    Tennessee (51-10) stranded 13 runners through six innings against Washington's Kaitlin Inglesby (23-8), leaving the bases loaded three times. In the seventh, Cheyanne Tarango reached on an infield single and Hammond ran for her.

    Melissa Brown sacrificed Hammond to second base. Rainey Gaffin walked and Hannah Akamine lined out to Inglesby, who unsuccessfully tried to double Gaffin off first base. Hammond took advantage and raced to third base, setting up Lewis' game-winning hit.

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