NCAA Softball World Series 2016: Friday Results, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

The second day of the 2016 Women's College World Series kicked off Friday with two marquee matchups.

The No. 6-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide took on the No. 3-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the day's first game.

In the nightcap, the No. 10-ranked LSU Tigers were set to face off against the No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines, the highest-ranked school left in the tournament.

Here are the day's results along with a recap and reactions from each contest:

Matchup	Score
Alabama vs. Oklahoma	Oklahoma wins, 3-0 (F/8)
LSU vs. Michigan	Michigan wins, 2-0

Alabama vs. Oklahoma

Alabama and Oklahoma's game was rained out Thursday, but each team provided the starting lineup for Friday's makeup affair:

Friday's game was a pitchers' duel, as the two teams combined for just seven hits. Oklahoma prevailed in the end, though, thanks to this walk-off home run by Shay Knighten:

The triumph extended an impressive winning streak, per Oklahoma's Twitter account:

Heading into the matchup, Alabama was 25th in the nation with a 2.28 team ERA. The Sooners were even better, posting a 2.15 mark, which was good for 16th nationally.

However, considering Alabama (No. 25) and Oklahoma (No. 10) each entered the game among the nation's best in scoring, Friday's pitching clinic was a bit surprising.

Alabama's Alexis Osorio, who sported a no-hitter through 4.1 innings, allowed three hits and three runs in 7.1 innings. She was electric to start, as her team's Twitter account noted:

She could not close the deal, though, as she surrendered three walks, one of which preceded the home run.

Oklahoma's Paige Parker was great as well. She threw eight innings and gave up only four hits. Per ESPN2's broadcast, she has thrown every pitch for the Sooners in the NCAA tournament, going 6-0 over that span. 

The Crimson Tide had runners in scoring position on multiple occasions. Sydney Booker doubled in the third inning but was left stranded.

Reagan Dykes also doubled in the fifth, but Rachel Bobo, who replaced her as a pinch runner, was eventually stranded at third.

Oklahoma finally generated some offense in the fifth. After a one-out walk, Kady Self singled to put two on before the inning ended with consecutive outs.

Parker got through a jam in the top of the seventh. After surrendering a two-out double to Andrea Hawkins and a walk to the ensuing batter, she came back from behind 2-0 in the count to strike out Kallie Case to maintain the shutout.

A walk and an error in the eighth gave way to Knighten's jack, which came off Osorio's 131st pitch.

LSU vs. Michigan

Here were the lineups for both squads:

This game pitted elite pitching against top-notch offense.

LSU entered the game with the fifth best team ERA in the country, while Michigan is No. 2 nationally in team batting average.

Pitching was the dominant force, as LSU was the only team to advance a runner to second base in the first three innings. 

Allie Walljasper was brilliant for the Bayou Bengals. She allowed two runs in five innings.

Her counterpart was also even better, though, as Michigan's Megan Betsa went seven innings and allowed four hits while striking out eight.

LSU had runners on first and second in the fourth and fifth innings, but the Tigers failed to convert. With one out in the fifth, Bailey Landry hit a dribbler that surely would have advanced the runner to third, but she was called out. MLive.com's Brendan Quinn explained: 

Michigan had the same situation in the fourth, but it also left its runners stranded.

The Wolverines provided the game's first serious scoring threat, as they loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning.  

Tera Blanco proceeded to blow the game open with a double to right field to score a pair of runs, which ended up being the winning scores. Michigan advances to take on Oklahoma, while LSU faces Alabama in an elimination game.  

Game statistics are courtesy of NCAA.com.

Team statistics are courtesy of NCAA.org. 

Rankings are courtesy of USA Today.