2023 NCAA Tournament -- Day 3

With one exception (the Tennessee regional, which experienced weather delays), all regionals are down to two teams (see chart below). Within each pair of teams, one enters today's play with no losses and the other has one loss. Given the double-elimination format, the undefeated team in each pair needs only one win to advance to next weekend's super-regionals, whereas the one-loss team must defeat the undefeated team twice.

Final game of the day, the deciding contest between No. 7 Washington and McNeese State (with Cowgirls as home team), coming down to dramatic finish...McNeese up 6-0 heading into UW's final at-bats in T7; three straight hits with none out make it 6-1, sac-fly to CF makes it 6-2; another single, misplayed in OF, makes it 6-3 with batter going to second; walk brings tying run to the plate. Wondering how long McNeese will stick with current pitcher, as other starter warms in bullpen. Grounder for force at 3B (second out); Huskies down to last strike... Grounder to short but throw for force at 2B not in time; bases now loaded... U-Dub again down to final strike... Bases-clearing double to left-center gap (video), tied 6-6... Pitching change, as Whitney Tate replaces Ashley Vallejo in circle... Flare to center, outfielder tries to make diving catch, but ball gets by her, giving UW 7-6 lead... McNeese's nightmare finally ends on ground-out, but Cowgirls will need at least one run in B7 to keep their season alive... 

1-2 count on Cowgirls' leadoff hitter, Reese Reyna... Reyna fouls one off, staying alive at 3-2 count... Reyna with solid liner to center for single... 2-1 count on next batter, showing bunt... 2-2 count (both strikes from foul bunts)... Next pitch high for 3-2 count, but then swing-and-miss for K, one out... Next batter fouls off first pitch for 0-1 count... Nice catch in LF on hard shot, two outs... Now Huskies one out away from super-regionals... 0-1 on next batter... 0-2... Force at second on grounder, Washington advances...

No-Loss Team	One-Loss Team	Notes
No. 1 Oklahoma	California	OU to super-regionals with 16-3 rout (link)
San Diego St.	Liberty	SDSU defeats Liberty 6-3 (in part due to this HR: video) in battle of UCLA player-alumni coaches (Stacey Nuveman, SDSU, & Dot Richardson, Liberty); Aztecs to supers (link)
No. 3 Florida State	South Carolina Florida State	SC wins first game 4-0; FSU to supers on Sandercock perfecto!
No. 4 Tennessee	Indiana/Louisville	IU beats UL; Tennessee to supers with 7-3 win over IU (link)
No. 5 Alabama	Middle Tenn. St. Alabama	MTSU takes first game 4-1; Bama homers for 1-0 lead T7 and shuts out Blue Raiders in bottom half; Alabama to supers (link)
No. 6 Oklahoma St.	Nebraska	Cowgirls advance to supers with 5-2 win (link)
No. 7 Washington	McNeese St. Washington	McNeese St. takes opener 1-0; Washington with amazing comeback from 6-0 down in T7 to advance (see details above)
No. 8 Duke	Charlotte	Duke to super-regionals with 4-2 win (link)
No. 9 Stanford	Florida	Stanford to supers with 11-2 win (link)
No. 10 LSU	Louisiana-Lafayette LSU	ULL wins opener 7-4 and follow-up game 9-8, rallying with two runs in T7; Cajuns to super-regionals (link)
Oregon	No. 11 Arkansas	UO to super-regionals with 14-4 win (link)
No. 12 N'western	Miami (Ohio)	Northwestern to supers with 5-4 win (Miami threatened with bases loaded B7)
No. 13 Texas	Texas A&M	Texas to super-regionals with 11-5 win (link)
No. 14 Georgia	Virginia Tech	UGA to super-regionals with 12-3 win (link)
No. 15 Utah	Ole Miss	Utah to super-regionals with 4-1 win (link)
No. 16 Clemson	Auburn Clemson	Auburn wins opener 5-2; Clemson to supers with 5-1 victory (link)