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2022 Women's College World Series -- Sunday

ARIZONA-TEXAS: Wildcats and Longhorns underway in Sunday's second elimination game. Texas is the home team, with Hailey Dolcini in the circle... U of A goes quietly... Hanah (with one "n") Bowen in the circle for the Cats... UT likewise goes quietly in first... Still scoreless after two... Zona with runner on second, one out in top of third, after HBP and bunt... Fly for second out... Hard grounder to third, but UT fielder picks it up and throw out batter to retire side... Courtney Day solo-shot (video) puts Texas up 1-0 in bottom of third...  Single, walk, single to load bases for Arizona with none out in top of fourth... Carlie Scupin doubles deep to right, just inside the foul line, to drive in two (video), Zona leads 2-1... Pop to SS for first out... Texas pitching change, with Estelle Czech coming in... K for second out... Another K ends Wildcat threat... Horns with walk to lead off bottom of fourth... Line single up the middle gives UT runners on first and second, none out... Pitching change for Cats, with Devyn Netz coming in... JJ Smith hits three-run homer (video) to give Texas 4-2 lead after four... Nothing for U of A in top of fifth... Janae Jefferson, the Longhorns' sparkplug, leads off the bottom of the fifth with a double... Bunted to third, now one out... Sac-fly makes it 5-2 Longhorns... Great catch in LF by Lauren Burke (video) closes out Arizona in top of sixth... Zona with three outs left to keep its season alive... Leadoff single for U of A in top of seventh... Fly to right for first out... Double-play on grounder ends the game... Texas will move on to play Oklahoma State tomorrow, whereas Arizona is eliminated. Still, an amazing postseason run for Wildcats after they tied for last in the Pac 12...

FLORIDA-UCLA: The Gators and Bruins are underway on ABC in an elimination game... Holly Azevedo going for UCLA in the circle... Florida down quietly in top of first... Elizabeth Hightower pitching for Gators... Nothing for Bruins in their half of first... Leadoff single for Gators, top of second... Threat fizzles... Runners on first and second with two out for Bruins... 0-2 count on Kelli Godin goes to 3-2... Godin singles in first run of game, 1-0 UCLA, runners on second and third (Godin to second on throw home) with two out... Grounder ends threat... Florida's Katie Kistler prevents UCLA two-run homer with catch above the wall in bottom of third (video)... Still no score for Gators after three and a half, 1-0 UCLA... Top 4: UCLA bunts runner over to second, one out... UF pitching change, with Rylee Trlicek coming in... Dropped third strike rolls away, UCLA batter safe at first and runner from second takes third... SS can't field sharp grounder, run scores and Bruins have runners on first and second, still just one out, 2-0 UCLA... K for second out... Wild-pitch (or passed-ball) advances UCLA runners to second and third... Tough day at the office for Florida SS, although even if she fielded grounder up the middle cleanly, her body was moving toward outfield and throwing anybody out would have been extremely difficult... As a result of mishandling, however, two UCLA runs score instead of just one... Another pitching change, with Bruins leading 4-0... Nothing more for UCLA in the inning... Bottom 6: UCLA adds two more to make it 6-0, bases loaded with one out... Run-rule is in the picture... Savannah Pola drives one to wall on a couple bounces, scoring two and ending game 8-0 via run-rule (video)... Bruins' "reward" is a matchup with Oklahoma, with Bruins needing to beat Sooners twice...

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