Oklahoma swept Oklahoma State this past weekend in Stillwater, advancing the Sooners' record to 49-1 and 18-0 in the Big 12. Oklahoma faced one close call, in Game 2, trailing OSU 2-0 after six innings. No problem for the Sooners, who came up with four runs in the top of the seventh and then shut down the Cowgirls in the bottom half for a 4-2 win. OU now moves on to the conference tournament, followed by the NCAA tourney, still with a chance to set a new record for fewest losses in a season. The 1992 UCLA squad finished 54-2.
Few minutes after 6:00 pm Central: We now have our eighth team for the Women's College World Series, Oregon State (in the postings below, all WCWS qualifiers are depicted in bold). The Beavers defeated Cal 3-0 and then 1-0 today, to take the teams' super-regional series 2-1. 4:40 pm Central: We have the identities of two more teams going to the WCWS (bringing the total to seven), but Oregon State has stayed alive against Cal, forcing a third and deciding game to determine the one remaining team for the World Series. Leave it to the Beavers! Here are the two teams (in bold) that have earned bids to Oklahoma City thus far today: Tennessee , which edged Michigan 1-0 in what must have been a very dramatic finish to those who saw it live. The reason I say must have been is that ESPN cut away to show a live Barry Bonds at-bat in his quest for 715 home runs, a number that would surpass Babe Ruth for second on the all-time list. Sure enough, Bonds blasted one deep into the c...