Live updates: FSU vs. Oklahoma (Game 2)

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU (58-10) and Oklahoma (60-1) are set for Game 2 from USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Tonight's game starts at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

FSU's 2023 stats
Oklahoma's 2023 stats

We'll have lineups and live updates from OKC in the thread below.

Very cool tradition as the hotel employees at the Hilton in Bricktown wish the Seminoles well they get on the buses for game 2:

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Oklahoma starting lineup:

Alex Storako is in the circle

CF Jayda Coleman
2B Tiare Jennings
DP Haley Lee
3B Alyssa Brito
C Kinzie Hansen
RF Jocelyn Erickson
1B Cydney Sanders
SS Grace Lyons
LF Rylie Boone

 

[Bob Ferrante]

RHP Kat Sandercock is in the circle

FSU starting lineup:

LF Kaley Mudge
CF Jahni Kerr
3B Kalei Harding
C Michaela Edenfield
2B Devyn Flaherty
1B Mack Leonard
RF Hallie Wacasier
DP Katie Dack
SS Josie Muffley

 

[CurtWeiler]

FSU hit Oklahoma's Game 2 starter Alex Storako pretty hard back in March when these teams played in Norman. She allowed four runs on five hits over four innings.

Would be huge to get to her tonight because I'm thinking OU will implement the usual FSU strategy and go to Bahl out of the bullpen for a save if the Sooners lead in the last few innings.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Sandercock fires a first-pitch strike at 7:38 p.m.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Coleman flies out to LF

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Jennings pops out to Flaherty

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Lee strikes out swinging

Middle 1st, 0-0

 

[CurtWeiler]

Kat had been in that rhythm of throwing in games every other day. I wonder if an extra day of rest helps her tonight.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge goes opposite field, hits a leadoff single

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A fielder's choice and an E5, Kerr reaches and Mudge is safe at second on the errant throw

 

[CurtWeiler]

FSU's speed making an impact on Oklahoma's defense once again. Should have taken the sure out at first but FSU will take the mistake.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding lines out to 3B, runners remain at second and first

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Edenfield grounds out back to the pitcher, nice play by Storako

RISP for Flaherty

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Flaherty grounds out 4-3

An opportunity missed for FSU early

End 1st, 0-0

 

[CurtWeiler]

 

[NoleLizards]

Who's the jacked dude running around in the stands??

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Who's the jacked dude running around in the stands??

Do we need to send Syd over there to tackle him?

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Brito singles

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Hansen pops out to Kat and Brito must have been on a hit and run

Double play, Kat throws to 1B

 

[CurtWeiler]

Hansen pops out to Kat and Brito must have been on a hit and run

Double play

Yeah, replay showed she was off on the pitch and never looked back. Another Oklahoma mistake.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Erickson strikes out

Two strikeouts so far for Kat

Middle 2nd, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Leonard pops out to SS

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser lines out to LF

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mack strikes out

End 2nd, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Sanders walks on four pitches

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Lyons smacks one off the wall in left-center field. A very long single

Runners on first and second

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Boone's bunt is deadened very well. No chance to play it and it stays fair

Bases loaded

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Here's where the fun begins

Lots of OU fans standing as Coleman steps in the box

(Mid at-bat: There are more people standing now than sitting)

 

[DFSNOLE]

Sometimes bad luck is the only luck you get.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Coleman grounds into a fielder's choice, out at home

Bases loaded for Jennings

 

[Bob Ferrante]

The FSU section is behind the 3B dugout, everyone standing and doing the chop

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Jennings grounds into a fielder's choice, Muffley throws home

Bases loaded for Lee

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge races into shallow left-center field to grab the liner

OU strands the bases loaded

Middle 3rd, 0-0

 

[DFSNOLE]

HUGE!!!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kaley Mudge is Roy Kent ... she's here, she's there, she's everywhere

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Muffley draws a leadoff walk

 

[CurtWeiler]

If escaping that jam doesn't spark the offense, I'm not sure what will.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge hits into a fielder's choice, Muffley out at second

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kerr singles to LF

Runners at second and first for Harding