
NCAA Softball Championships 2017: Super Regionals Results, World Series Schedule
The field for the 2017 Women's College World Series will be set with the conclusion of the super regional round.
The Florida Gators, UCLA Bruins, Oregon Ducks and Oklahoma Sooners have already sealed passage to Oklahoma City. Another four will join them Sunday.
NCAA Softball shared a copy of the full tournament bracket before the event began:
The full schedule for the WCWS is also available on NCAA.com. World Series play will begin Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, with the final game scheduled for June 7.
Below are the scores from Sunday's four games and a recap of the results.
Sunday Results
No. 13 LSU def. No. 4 Florida State, 6-4
No. 9 Texas A&M def. No. 8 Tennessee, 5-3
No. 15 Baylor def. No. 2 Arizona, 6-5
No. 11 Utah vs. No. 6 Washington, 10 p.m. ET
Sunday Recap
LSU 6, Florida State 4
Sahvanna Jaquish powered LSU to a 6-4 win over Florida State to advance to the Women's College World Series.
The senior catcher went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove home four runs. Her two-run double put the Tigers ahead 2-0 in the top of the third, and she plated two more runs in the fourth to make it a 5-1 game.
As a result of her efforts, Jaquish's teammates singled her out during the postgame celebration, per the Advocate's James Bewers:
Carley Hoover also deserves credit for entering the game in a difficult spot and shutting down the Seminoles offense.
The junior right-hander came on in relief of Allie Walljasper with two outs in the fourth inning, runners on first and second and LSU leading 5-3. A wild pitch from Hoover allowed the runners to move up a base, but she forced Alex Powers to pop up and end the inning.
Hoover also danced out of danger after Florida State loaded the bases with one out in the sixth.
"When the bases were loaded and [Jessie] Warren was up, that wasn't the best situation," she said after the game, per Bewers.
The Seminoles only managed to score one run in the inning, and Hoover maintained the Tigers' 5-4 lead before LSU added an insurance run in the seventh.
Texas A&M 5, Tennessee 3
A four-run third inning provided enough offense for Texas A&M to topple Tennessee, 5-3.
Things were going well for the Vols after they jumped ahead 3-0 after the second inning. Then the Aggies loaded the bases with one out. Ashley Walters brought home a run with a sacrifice fly, and Riley Sartain drilled a three-run home run to give A&M the lead.
NCAA Softball provided a replay of the homer:
Tori Vidales put another run on the board with a solo home run in the fifth.
The five runs were more than enough for Trinity Harrington, who struggled early on but found a comfort zone after Tennessee's early success at the plate. The Volunteers mustered one hit over the final five innings.
Harrington pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and three walks. ESPN's Holly Rowe tweeted how the junior right-hander's performance was even more impressive given the recent tragedy she experienced:
The Aggies are going to their first Women's College World Series in nearly a decade. They made back-to-back trips in 2007 and 2008.
Baylor 6, Arizona 5
With three runs in the final inning, Baylor will move on to Oklahoma City. The Lady Bears beat Arizona 6-5—the third game in a row between the two teams decided by two runs or fewer.
The Wildcats held a 5-3 lead going into the seventh inning. Taylor McQuillin was tasked with shutting the door on Baylor. Entering Sunday, the sophomore had a 1.76 ERA and struck out 158 batters in 119.1 innings.
Baylor jumped on McQuillin early as Ari Hawkins doubled to lead off the inning. McQuillin then intentionally walked Shelby Friudenberg to put runners on first and second. The decision to walk Friudenberg backfired, as Shelby McGlaun hit a go-ahead three-run home run.
NCAA Softball shared a replay of the game's decisive blow:
Gia Rodoni, who had entered the game in the sixth for starter Kelsee Selman, encountered a bit of self-inflicted drama when she walked Tamara Statman and Dejah Mulipola in the bottom half of the seventh. Selman returned and walked Reyna Carranco to put runners on first and second for the Wildcats with one out.
But Selman then got Ashleigh Hughes to fly out and Nancy Bowling to ground out and end the game.

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