At the Women’s College World Series on Monday, No. 9 Stanford did what very, very few teams have managed to do so far this year: It pushed No. 1 Oklahoma to its limit.
Even at its limit, however, Oklahoma is still … Oklahoma. It took extra innings. It involved the kind of pitching duel that has rarely been required this year for the Sooners, who lead the nation both in batting average and slugging percentage. But it still ended the way most games do for Oklahoma—which is to say, of course, with a win.
After nine innings, the final score was Oklahoma 4, Stanford 2, marking the end of the road for the Cardinal and punching a ticket to the championship series for the Sooners. The victory extends their record win streak to 51 games (51!), sends them to their fourth consecutive championship series at the WCWS and gives them an opportunity to capture a third straight title.
