OU ousts Georgia in Women’s College World Series

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jocelyn Alo set Oklahoma’s single-season home run record to help the Sooners beat Georgia 8-0 in six innings in a Women’s College World Series elimination game Saturday.

Alo, the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, hit her 31st homer in the sixth, a tworun drive into the bleachers in center field. Lauren Chamberlain hit 30 homers in 2012 and 2013, and Alo hit 30 in 2018.

Giselle “G” Juarez struck out 10 in 51⁄3 innings for the topseeded Sooners (51-3), who advanced to play No. 2 seed UCLA in an elimination game Saturday night. UCLA defeated Oklahoma in the 2019 championship series.

The Sooners dropped into the losers’ bracket after they were upset by unseeded James Madison on Thursday. They feel they are back on track.

“I would say that we were ourselves today,” left fielder Mackenzie Donihoo said. “We didn’t try too hard. We just went out there and played our game and when we play our game, I feel like we’re unstoppable.”

Donihoo put Oklahoma in front with her seventh homer in the second, a two-run shot to left that brought the familiar “Boomer Sooner” song from the speakers.

Donihoo contributed again in the fourth. She singled, and

Jayda Coleman scored on a throwing error to give the Sooners a 3-0 lead. Kinzie Hansen’s two-run shot to center in the fifth made it 5-0.

Georgia (34-23) had runners on second and third with two outs in the fifth before Juarez struck out Savana Sikes swinging to end the threat.

Mary Wilson Avant got the loss for Georgia. She permitted four earned runs and six hits in five innings.

Oklahoma won its first 33 games this season before losing at Georgia.

FLORIDA STATE 4, ARIZONA 3

The Seminoles rallied to eliminate the Wildcats and advance to play No. 5 seed Oklahoma State in an elimination game later Saturday.

With the score tied at three heading into the bottom of the seventh, Florida State’s Kaley Mudge led off with a single. She advanced to second on a fielder’s choice and third on a throwing error by Arizona second baseman Reyna Carranco. Mudge scored the winner on a sacrifice fly by Cassidy Davis.

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TCU 12, MCNEESE 4

Late Friday, Austin Krob had a career-high 13 strikeouts over eight innings to help No. 6 overall seed and host TCU beat McNeese in the Fort Worth Regional. The Horned Frogs played Dallas Baptist late Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, McNeese was eliminated after Oregon State beat the Cowboys 10-5.