Long ball leads No. 5 UCLA past No. 1 Oklahoma as Bruins force Game 2 in WCWS semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY — Maya Brady homered twice and drove in five runs as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 1 Oklahoma, 7-3, on Monday to force a second game in the Women's College World Series semifinals.
The rematch is set for 12:19 p.m. PT on ESPN. The winner will advance to the best-of-three championship series, which begins Wednesday.
Delanie Wisz continued her hot hitting in the first inning, scooping a two-run homer to left to give the Bruins an early 2-0 lead.
DELANIE WISZ!!!!!
Her two-run homer gives @UCLASoftball the early lead.
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They would never trail.
After Oklahoma responded with a solo homer in the bottom of the first, Brady belted a three-run homer to put UCLA up 4-1 in the third.
She 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗗 that pitch!!
Maya Brady's three-run homer extends @UCLASoftball's lead to 5-1.
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Another OU homer again made it a one-run game in the fourth, but Brady put the game to bed with a two-run tater in the seventh, her fourth and fifth RBI of the day.
This girl is on 🔥
Maya Brady adds to @UCLASoftball's lead with her second homer of the game!
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Megan Faraimo and Holly Azevedo combined to slow down an Oklahoma lineup that has only lost three games all season.
Azevedo made a huge pitch in the fifth, fanning NCAA all-time home run leader Jocelyn Alo, who represented the tying run, with a wicked changeup.
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One more win and the Bruins will be one step closer to securing their 13th national championship, the most in the NCAA.
NOT DONE YET‼️@UCLASoftball's forces game two after defeating No. 1 Oklahoma 7-3.#GoBruins | #WCWS pic.twitter.com/0f2gtwTh09
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