OKLAHOMA CITY — The Florida State softball team still has a chance to claim its second NCAA Championship in the past three tournaments.
The Seminoles might just need another day to do it.
After leading for the first five innings of Wednesday’s WCWS Championship Series game against No. 1 Oklahoma, the Seminoles were just six out away from claiming the crown.
They didn’t come close.
***Don’t miss out on our great FSU sports coverage. Get your 30-day FREE trial!***
The top-ranked Sooners erupted for four runs in the top of the sixth, with the big blow being a two-run home run by slugger Jocelyn Alo, and they cruised to a 6-2 victory.
With FSU having won the opening game of the best-of-three finals, the two teams will meet in a winner-takes-all championship game Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
Florida State actually struck first once again on Wednesday, thanks to a two-run home run by junior first baseman Elizabeth Mason in the bottom of the first inning. But Oklahoma cut the lead in half in the third with a solo blast by third baseman Jana Johns.
Neither team scored again until Alo’s two-run shot.
The loss was the first of the postseason for FSU’s Kathryn Sandercock, who allowed just one run in the first five innings before getting chased in the sixth.
Stay connected with Warchant.com for more on this story.
—————————————————-
Talk about this story with other Florida State sports fans in the Tribal Council.