Here are my real-time summaries and reactions to the games... WB = Winners' bracket, meaning that both teams entered with 1-0 records... LB = Losers' bracket, meaning that one or both teams entered with a loss...
LSU regional
WB: LSU leading ULL 8-2, bottom fourth... Tigers take it, 10-3...
LB: McNeese State sends George Washington home, ULL does same to McNeese State...
Oklahoma regional
WB: Wichita State takes early 1-0 lead over OU, as catcher Madison Perrigan (nickname Butters) socks a homer... Perrigan's OU counterpart behind the plate, Lynnsie Elam, homers in the bottom of the second to tie it, 1-1... Sooners explode for a six-spot in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by Elam's second homer of the day. Now 7-2 OU... Shockers put up three in top of sixth, but get no more... Final is 7-5 OU...
LB: Texas A&M eliminates Morgan State, then is bounced by Wichita State...
Missouri regional
WB: Mizzou pitcher Laurin Krings comes within one out of a no-hitter... With MU leading 4-0 in top of seventh, Northern Iowa gets a solid single to left with two outs... Krings ends up with complete-game shutout...
LB: Iowa State ousts Illinois-Chicago and Northern Iowa in succession...
Georgia regional
WB: The host (though unseeded) Bulldogs edge No. 13-seeded Duke, 1-0, making a third-inning homer from Ellie Armistead hold up... Blue Devils (the home team) had tying run on second in the seventh...
LB: Western Kentucky chases UNC Greensboro, then Duke does same to WKU...
Oklahoma State regional
WB: Host Cowgirls are tied 1-1 with Mississippi State, top second... Bulldogs with bases loaded, two out... Grounder to pitcher, bang-bang play, runner called out at first... MSU uses small ball (walks, single) to take 2-1 lead. However, missed squeeze play results in Bulldog runner being tagged out at home, top third... OSU quickly ties game back up, 2-2, on Kiley Naomi blast to left, bottom third... This homer sparks a Cowgirl rally, now 6-2 OSU... Top fifth: 9-2 OSU... 9-3 is the final...
LB: Campbell eliminates Boston U., then Mississippi State does the same to Campbell...
Florida regional
WB: Gators lead South Alabama 4-0, top fifth... Final: 10-0 UF...
LB: South Florida dismisses Baylor and South Alabama in succession...
Arkansas regional
WB: Razorbacks lead South Dakota St. 4-0, five complete... That's how it ends...
LB: Stanford eliminates Manhattan and South Dakota St. in succession...
Florida State regional
WB: FSU shuts out UCF, 3-0...
LB: Kennesaw State knocks out Auburn, UCF does same to Kennesaw State...
Kentucky regional
WB: Notre Dame shocks No. 14 Kentucky with 12-3 run-rule shellacking...
LB: Northwestern sends home Miami (OH), Kentucky does same to Northwestern...
Tennessee regional
WB: Another seed going down, as No. 9 Tennessee falls to James Madison, 3-1...
LB: Liberty ousts Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee in succession...
Alabama regional
WB: Alabama-Clemson rivalry moves from football to softball... Tide's Montana Fouts strikes out 16, as Bama wins 6-0...
LB: Troy knocks out Alabama State, Clemson knocks out Troy...
Texas regional
WB: Texas 3-0 over Texas State after three complete... 6-0 UT is the final...
LB: Oregon dismisses St. Francis (PA) and Texas State in succession...
Arizona regional
WB: Host Wildcats all over Ole Miss, 8-0, bottom second... Ole Miss storming back, trailing only 8-6, top fifth... Still 8-6 Zona in top of sixth. Ole Miss with runners on first and second with two outs... Soft grounder up the middle yields force at second for U of A... Wildcats add some cushion, 12-6... Ole Miss down to final two outs in top of seventh... Final: 12-6...
LB: Villanova gets rid of UMBC, Ole Miss does the same to Villanova...
Washington regional
WB: Michigan vs. Washington now underway... Huskies batting in bottom of third, scoreless... Alex Storako pitching for Wolverines, instead of yesterday's no-hit pitcher Meghan Beaubien... Still scoreless, bottom fourth... Michigan with runner on third, two outs, looking for game's first run in top of fifth... Grounder back to pitcher ends UM threat... Nothing for U-Dub in bottom of fifth... One-out homer by Lou Allan gives Wolverines a 1-0 lead, top six... Back-to-back, Taylor Bump makes it 2-0... Side retired... Huskies' Morganne Flores joins the long-ball parade, her two-out shot making it 2-1 UM... Going to the seventh... Neither team scores in the seventh, giving Michigan the 2-1 win...
LB: Seattle U. eliminates Portland State... Washington does same to Seattle...
UCLA regional
WB: Bruins and Bulldogs scoreless, with UCLA (playing as road team) batting in top of fifth... Bruins go down uneventfully... Bottom 5: HBP, fielder's choice advancing runner to second, and double off the left-field wall give Fresno State a 1-0 lead... Side retired, Bruins coming up in top of sixth... Bloop single (nearly snared by Bulldog LF) and sac bunt give UCLA runner on second with one out... Pop to short for second out... Foul-out near 3B ends Bruin threat... Bulldogs down quietly in bottom of sixth... Last chance for No. 2 UCLA to avoid monumental upset, heading into top of seventh... Aaliyah Jordan leads off with single off the center-field wall for Bruins... Bunt advances Lauryn Carter (pinch-runner for Jordan) to second with one out... Pitcher Rachel Garcia now up... 2-2 pitch to Garcia just outside, full count... Garcia goes opposite field, singling almost to right-field wall, tying the game, 1-1... Fly-out for second out... Another fly-out to end the half-inning... Bulldogs down quietly, we're going to extras... Leadoff walk to UCLA in top of eighth... True to form, UCLA bunts, advancing runner to second... Kinsley Washington doubles to base of CF wall, but runner only can advance to third... Fly-out to shallow left can't score runner... Two outs for UCLA's Jordan... Jordan pulls line single to right (just out of reach of Bulldog 2B), giving Bruins a 3-1 lead... Double to wall in left-center (which Fresno State OF can't quite handle) drives in Jordan, making it 4-1 UCLA... Bulldog pitching change, Rachel Garcia back up, walks... Ground single to CF makes it 5-1... Ground-out to 1B ends UCLA rally... Fresno State now down to its final three outs... Bulldogs score two on bloop single over 1B-person's head, one out, runner on first... Ground single to right, Fresno State with runners on first and second... Walk (after count had been 1-2) loads bases... Tums antacid selling well at UCLA's Easton Stadium... Ground-out to short, run scores, now 5-4 UCLA with two outs. Bulldog single could score runners from second and third and win the game... But no, Bruins' Garcia gets K on three pitches for final out: 5-4 UCLA...
LB: Minnesota knocks out Long Beach State and Fresno State in succession...
Arizona State regional
FINAL: Virginia Tech (no losses) faces BYU (one loss). Hokies need one win to advance, Cougars two... Virginia Tech routs BYU, 11-3, to win this regional and move on to super-regionals. VT homer in bottom of fifth gives Hokies eight-run lead and thus a run-rule victory...