Washington stuns defending champ

OKLAHOMA CITY — Washington freshman Gabbie Plain threw 5⅔ shutout innings, and the Huskies defeated two-time defending national champion Oklahoma 2-0 on Thursday in the Women’s College World Series.

Oklahoma senior pitcher Paige Parker, who had an 8-0 career record in WCWS play, got the loss after giving up three hits and one run in six innings. The Sooners had won 16 straight games but will now play Arizona State in an elimination game on Saturday. Washington will play Oregon today.

OREGON 11, ARIZONA STATE 6 (7): Shannon Rhodes’ three-run homer in the sixth inning helped top-seeded Oregon defeat Arizona State in seven innings at the Women’s College World Series.

Oregon pitcher Miranda Elish recovered from a rough start against the Ducks’ Pac-12 rival and increased her career record to 37-1.

FLORIDA 11, GEORGIA 3: Aleshia Ocasio hit a three-run homer and pitched a complete game to help Florida defeat Georgia in five innings in the Women’s College World Series.

Ocasio gave up three runs and seven hits and allowed Florida coach Tim Walton to save ace pitcher Kelly Barnhill.

UCLA 7, FLORIDA STATE 4: Kylee Perez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to help UCLA rally past Florida State in the Women’s College World Series.

UCLA’s Rachel Garcia, the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, pitched a complete game to earn the win. She gave up four hits and struck out 15.