The Oklahoma Sooners took down Stanford 4-2 in extra innings Monday afternoon to secure a spot in the 2023 Women’s College World Series final. Here’s what you need to know:
- Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth inning with a two-run double off NiJaree Canady. Stanford intentionally walked Jayda Coleman on the prior at-bat to put runners on the corners with two outs.
- Two-time first-team All-American Jordy Bahl pitched four scoreless innings in relief with six strikeouts to close out the victory.
- The Sooners extend their Division I record winning streak to 51 straight and improve to 59-1 on the season.
- Oklahoma advances to its fourth straight WCWS final and awaits Florida State or Tennessee in the championship series.
The birthday girl gives the Sooners the lead! 🥳 @_tiarejennings#WCWS x 🎥 ESPN / @OU_Softball pic.twitter.com/EaLwDHttKd
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) June 5, 2023
Backstory
Kylie Chung put Stanford ahead early Monday with a two-run homer off Oklahoma’s Nicole May in the first inning. An RBI sacrifice fly from Sooners right fielder Alynah Torres in the second and a solo shot by Coleman in the third tied the game at two.
The two-time defending national champion Sooners head back to the WCWS final for the fifth time in the…
