No. 1 Oklahoma outlasts Stanford
OKLAHOMA CITY — Top-seeded Oklahoma broke a scoreless tie on Jayda Coleman's two-run, two-out single in the bottom of the fifth inning and the Sooners went on to post a 2-0 victory over No. 9 Stanford on Thursday at the Women's College World Series.
The win was the 49th in a row for the Sooners.
Oklahoma's Jordy Bahl pitched a complete game shutout, limiting Stanford to five hits, while striking out 11.
Stanford starter Nijaree Canady matched Bahl until the fifth.
Oklahoma moves on to face No. 4 Tennessee Saturday, while Stanford will face No. 5 Alabama in an elimination game on Friday.
Earlier, Rylie West hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Tennessee defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 10-5 in the opening game.
Jamison Brockenbrough and Katie Taylor had two hits and Kiki Milloy scored twice for the Lady Vols (50-8).
Tennessee's Ashley Rogers, a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-american, gave up two runs in four innings to improve to 19-1 this season.
Jenna Johnson and Kenleigh Callahan each had two hits and Marlie Giles hit a solo homer for Alabama (45-21). Jaala Torrence gave up six runs, but just two earned, in 2 innings for the Crimson Tide. Alabama committed three errors and allowed four unearned runs.
Tennessee opened the scoring in the second when Taylor doubled to knock in two. Milloy, the nation's home run leader, was intentionally walked, then Zaida Puni doubled to score Taylor and Milloy and push the Lady Vols' lead to 4-0. still every match getting better and better,” Rybakina said on court. “It was a bit slippery for me today, I don't know why.”
The Australian Open runner-up hit 30 winners to Noskova's 16, though both players had 26 unforced errors. The Moscow-born Rybakina, who beat Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round, will next face Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain.
Teenager Mirra Andreeva's Grand Slam debut keeps getting better. The 16-year-old Russian beat Diane Parry of France 6-1, 6-2, to reach the third round against Coco Gauff after Gauff downed Julia Grabher 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour, 8 minutes.
No. 20 Madison Keys committed a whopping 74 unforced errors in her 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 loss to fellow American player Kayla Day on Court Simonne Mathieu.
On the men's side, two-time major finalist Casper Ruud, the No. 4 seed, advanced to the third round after beating Italian player Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.