This is the championship matchup I’d been hoping to see all along. The Seminoles typically rely on small ball, pitching and defense to win games — they have 18 stolen bases in the NCAA tournament alone, including four against Tennessee on Monday — but they’ve also shown they’re capable of hitting it out of the park.
Four of their five runs against the Lady Vols came via home run. And so did all four of the runs they scored against Oklahoma when FSU traveled to Norman back in March. The Sooners won that game, 5-4.
So, as much as I love the bunting, slapping, stealing and manufacturing of runs, that’s not the only way FSU can beat you. That is the most compelling part of this matchup to me. Well, that and getting to see fifth-year senior ace Kathryn Sandercock finish out her FSU career in the championship series. It’s so fitting.
ThursdayGame 2, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)FridayGame 3 (if necessary), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Related reading:What you need to know about the WCWS and the field. How we got to Oklahoma City. Can anyone stop record-setting Sooners?(Photo: USA Today)){kind=link}