Bot 7th -- Muffley misses final half inning while in concussion protocol after the collision at home plate. After a one-out single, OU gets a double but the runner attempted to score from first but Morgan threw her out a home. Sandercock gets the final batter to pop up. FSU leads series 1-0
FINAL: FSU 8, Oklahoma 4
Top 7th -- After a wild play, Muffley scores to give FSU an 8-4 lead when OU's catcher is called for obstruction at the plate. The umpire seemed to call it right away with no hesitation. Thankfully, Muffley appears OK. And that's it. FSU 8, OU 4.
Bot 6th -- Oklahoma has two runners on with one out, and FSU is trying to preserve its 7-2 lead in the 6th. Lonni visits the mound, but sticks with Watson. ... Both runners advance on a wild pitch. ... Big K there for Watson, and Shelnutt throws the batter out at first. Now two outs with two in scoring position. ... Oklahoma cuts it to 7-4 with a two-run single with two outs. ... Sandercock enters the game to try to get these final four outs. ... Hard hit ball gets past Mason at first. Runners at the corners with two outs. 'Noles still lead 7-4. So tying run at the plate. ... And Sandercock gets out of it with a grounder to second. 'Noles take their 7-4 lead on No. 1 Oklahoma to the seventh inning. This is a WCWS record crowd of 12,173 here tonight.
Top 6th -- Mudge leads off with a single. She's 3-4 tonight after going 5-5 last night. ... Now she takes second as the ball gets away from the catcher. ... And Sherrill walks to put two on with no outs. And both runners now take another base. It's second and third with no outs for Mason. ... FSU gets another chance to really blow this wide open but can't take advantage of a great opportunity. 'Noles still lead No. 1 Oklahoma, 7-2, heading to the bottom of the sixth.
Bot 5th -- OU gets two runners on with two outs, but Mudge makes a nice grab of a low line drive to end the threat. Still 7-2 after five.
Top 5th -- Davis rips a leadoff double. Muffley tries to move her over but pops out on a bunt attempt. ... Shellnut hits a soft liner to the second baseman. Two outs for Harding ... And she pops out. FSU 7, OU 2
Bot 4th -- Back-to-back bombs for the Sooners with two outs, and now it's 7-2 FSU. ... Nice play by Flaherty to snare the looping liner up the middle. FSU 7, Oklahoma 2 after four complete.
Top 4th -- Davis singles with one out ... And Muffley works a walk. Two on, one out. ... Pinch rummer comes in for Davis, and she takes third on a wild pickoff throw by the catcher. First and third with one out. ... Shelnutt tries a squeeze, but fouls it off, then ends up striking out. Harding coming up with two on and two outs. ... Harding comes through again! RBI double scores one, and then another run comes home on aggressive baserunning. It's FSU 4, Oklahoma 0. ... And now Mudge gets an infield single to put runners at the corners with two outs. ... Sherrill and Mason deliver hits, and it's now FSU 7, No.1 Oklahoma 0 in the fourth ... and the 'Noles are still batting with two outs. Pitching change. OU brings in Rains. ... Flaherty singles to right, but FSU sends Mason from second and she's gunned down at the plate. FSU 7, Oklahoma 0
Bot 3rd -- 1-2-3 inning for Watson, and it's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0 after three complete.
Top 3rd -- Shellnut with a nice AB to draw the leadoff walk ... And after making the defensive gem, Harding comes up and blasts a two-run HR. It's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0 ... With one out, Sherrill draws a walk to bring up Mason ... Mason pops out to right. Two down for Morgan. ... And a backward K ends it. But it's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0.
Bot 2nd -- Slow roller toward second, Flaherty couldn't make the play. Ruled an error, but I'm not sure she could have gotten her out if she fielded it cleanly ... And now the runner goes to second on a wild pitch. Still no outs ... Wow, an incredible play by Kaleigh Harding. She catches a fly ball in right, but does a great job of waiting so that she can catch the ball on the run ... then uses that momentum to make an incredible throw to third for the double play. If she camps under it, she probably doesn't get the second out. Then the next batter grounds out to end the threat. FSU 0, OU 0.
Top 2nd -- FSU is putting together some nice at-bats. Flaherty works a full count but ends up getting fooled for a third strike. Then after Davis grounds out, Muffley launches a shot to the fence in left center, and two OU outfielders nearly collide. But they make the catch at the wall. FSU 0, Oklahoma 0
Bot 1st -- Nice first inning for Watson. Records 1 K and two groundouts. 0-0 after one.
Top 1st -- Mudge, who went 5-for-5 last night, leads off with a single up the middle. ... And now an OU error while trying to get the fielder's choice at second gives FSU two on and no outs. ... Mason then hits a looping fly to left that nearly fell in to load the bases. But OU's left fielder makes a diving catch and doubles up Mudge at second. Next batter grounds out.
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7:15 p.m. -- Both teams warming up. FSU is starting Danielle Watson tonight -- she's 11-1 with a 2.29 ERA. Oklahoma is starting Nicole May, who is 15-1 with a 1.88 ERA.
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Hey friends, it's been an interesting 12 hours ... but I'm here in OKC in the press box for the WCWS Championship Series.
Right now, fans are piling into the stadium. As you can imagine, it's a LOT of Oklahoma red. Will have updates as we get closer to the 7:30 p.m. ET first pitch.
FINAL: FSU 8, Oklahoma 4
Top 7th -- After a wild play, Muffley scores to give FSU an 8-4 lead when OU's catcher is called for obstruction at the plate. The umpire seemed to call it right away with no hesitation. Thankfully, Muffley appears OK. And that's it. FSU 8, OU 4.
Bot 6th -- Oklahoma has two runners on with one out, and FSU is trying to preserve its 7-2 lead in the 6th. Lonni visits the mound, but sticks with Watson. ... Both runners advance on a wild pitch. ... Big K there for Watson, and Shelnutt throws the batter out at first. Now two outs with two in scoring position. ... Oklahoma cuts it to 7-4 with a two-run single with two outs. ... Sandercock enters the game to try to get these final four outs. ... Hard hit ball gets past Mason at first. Runners at the corners with two outs. 'Noles still lead 7-4. So tying run at the plate. ... And Sandercock gets out of it with a grounder to second. 'Noles take their 7-4 lead on No. 1 Oklahoma to the seventh inning. This is a WCWS record crowd of 12,173 here tonight.
Top 6th -- Mudge leads off with a single. She's 3-4 tonight after going 5-5 last night. ... Now she takes second as the ball gets away from the catcher. ... And Sherrill walks to put two on with no outs. And both runners now take another base. It's second and third with no outs for Mason. ... FSU gets another chance to really blow this wide open but can't take advantage of a great opportunity. 'Noles still lead No. 1 Oklahoma, 7-2, heading to the bottom of the sixth.
Bot 5th -- OU gets two runners on with two outs, but Mudge makes a nice grab of a low line drive to end the threat. Still 7-2 after five.
Top 5th -- Davis rips a leadoff double. Muffley tries to move her over but pops out on a bunt attempt. ... Shellnut hits a soft liner to the second baseman. Two outs for Harding ... And she pops out. FSU 7, OU 2
Bot 4th -- Back-to-back bombs for the Sooners with two outs, and now it's 7-2 FSU. ... Nice play by Flaherty to snare the looping liner up the middle. FSU 7, Oklahoma 2 after four complete.
Top 4th -- Davis singles with one out ... And Muffley works a walk. Two on, one out. ... Pinch rummer comes in for Davis, and she takes third on a wild pickoff throw by the catcher. First and third with one out. ... Shelnutt tries a squeeze, but fouls it off, then ends up striking out. Harding coming up with two on and two outs. ... Harding comes through again! RBI double scores one, and then another run comes home on aggressive baserunning. It's FSU 4, Oklahoma 0. ... And now Mudge gets an infield single to put runners at the corners with two outs. ... Sherrill and Mason deliver hits, and it's now FSU 7, No.1 Oklahoma 0 in the fourth ... and the 'Noles are still batting with two outs. Pitching change. OU brings in Rains. ... Flaherty singles to right, but FSU sends Mason from second and she's gunned down at the plate. FSU 7, Oklahoma 0
Bot 3rd -- 1-2-3 inning for Watson, and it's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0 after three complete.
Top 3rd -- Shellnut with a nice AB to draw the leadoff walk ... And after making the defensive gem, Harding comes up and blasts a two-run HR. It's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0 ... With one out, Sherrill draws a walk to bring up Mason ... Mason pops out to right. Two down for Morgan. ... And a backward K ends it. But it's FSU 2, Oklahoma 0.
Bot 2nd -- Slow roller toward second, Flaherty couldn't make the play. Ruled an error, but I'm not sure she could have gotten her out if she fielded it cleanly ... And now the runner goes to second on a wild pitch. Still no outs ... Wow, an incredible play by Kaleigh Harding. She catches a fly ball in right, but does a great job of waiting so that she can catch the ball on the run ... then uses that momentum to make an incredible throw to third for the double play. If she camps under it, she probably doesn't get the second out. Then the next batter grounds out to end the threat. FSU 0, OU 0.
Top 2nd -- FSU is putting together some nice at-bats. Flaherty works a full count but ends up getting fooled for a third strike. Then after Davis grounds out, Muffley launches a shot to the fence in left center, and two OU outfielders nearly collide. But they make the catch at the wall. FSU 0, Oklahoma 0
Bot 1st -- Nice first inning for Watson. Records 1 K and two groundouts. 0-0 after one.
Top 1st -- Mudge, who went 5-for-5 last night, leads off with a single up the middle. ... And now an OU error while trying to get the fielder's choice at second gives FSU two on and no outs. ... Mason then hits a looping fly to left that nearly fell in to load the bases. But OU's left fielder makes a diving catch and doubles up Mudge at second. Next batter grounds out.
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7:15 p.m. -- Both teams warming up. FSU is starting Danielle Watson tonight -- she's 11-1 with a 2.29 ERA. Oklahoma is starting Nicole May, who is 15-1 with a 1.88 ERA.
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Hey friends, it's been an interesting 12 hours ... but I'm here in OKC in the press box for the WCWS Championship Series.
Right now, fans are piling into the stadium. As you can imagine, it's a LOT of Oklahoma red. Will have updates as we get closer to the 7:30 p.m. ET first pitch.
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