ARIZONA STATE DOMINATES MISSOURI IN 7-2 THRASHING
OKLAHOMA CITY - If this game were to be summed up into one word, it would be: domination. Last year’s WCWS champions No. 10 Arizona State came out with near perfection, whether it was their defense or their offense.
The first inning already had the Sun Devils on the board. Out of the eight batters in that inning, they loaded the bases and had four hits, leading to three runs.
Missouri Tigers just could not get into a rhythm and three up, three down in an inning was no big surprise.
The second inning looked like déjà vu for the Devils, loading the bases once again with no outs. They were able to score three more times, making the score 6-0 in their favor.
The third inning found the Tigers with their first hit of the game, coming from Marla Schweissberger. Rhea Taylor is able to get a RBI, but gets the last out trying to stretch double into a triple.
The Tigers also had a pitching change in the bottom of the third, bringing on Stacy Delaney, who helped her team find some rhythm on defense. They made the outs and didn’t load the bases this time.
The Tigers defense started lacking once again, allowing the Devils to add to their already large lead.
The Eight-Run Rule was now on people’s minds; the score was 7-1 at the bottom of the fourth. If Arizona had scored twice more, the game could have ended at five.
But they didn’t and the game continued.
*I couldn’t avoid the hunger pains yelling at me anymore so I took a food break.*
Back to the game at the top of the sixth, I see I didn’t miss much.
The Tigers did manage to score once more in the sixth and a solo home run from Schweissberger in the seventh inning.
This, however, was not enough, as Arizona went on to win 7-3, advancing to the winners bracket.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: ASU's Taylor Haro, 4-4, 3 RBI.
The Tigers have a game recap.
Due to time constraints, I cannot finish the last two.
Alabama lost to Michigan and Florida beat Arizona.
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