With UCLA trailing Florida State 2-1 in the top (Bruin) half of the seventh, two out and two on, Aaliyah Jordan drives one to the wall in left (video). If caught, FSU wins, but the ball pops out of the fielder's glove as she collides with the wall. UCLA takes a 3-2 lead and that's how it ends. Bruins now 11-0 on this young season, Seminoles 7-4.
Washington used a first-inning grand-slam homer from pitcher Danielle Lawrie and some late insurance runs to defeat Georgia by a score of 9-3 in tonight's late game. The win gives U-Dub a spot in the best-of-three championship series against Florida starting Monday (Georgia had defeated Washington earlier today, 9-8 in nine innings, to force tonight's rematch). The Huskies thus claimed "top dog" status over Georgia on their side of the bracket. Florida got a two-out grand-slam homer from Ali Gardiner in the bottom of the seventh to edge Alabama 6-5. The Crimson Tide made a strong recovery in the tournament after looking "not ready for prime time" in an opening-round loss to Michigan. But, as a result of tonight's heartbreaking loss to the Gators, Bama is now eliminated. Lowrie's and Gardiner's grand-slams are among four that have been hit so far in this World Series.