3 reasons Mississippi State softball shouldn't have upset OU in Game 1 but did anyway
Mississippi State softball won its first super regional game vs Oklahoma on May 22, despite facing several tough challenges.
For coach Samantha Ricketts , Mississippi State softball ’s first NCAA Tournament super regional win was all about the Bulldogs’ fight. Mississippi State (42-18) came back from being down four runs to win 11-9 over No. 3 seed Oklahoma (51-9) at Love’s Field in Norman on May 22.
The Bulldogs overcame many tough moments in the win and now sit at the brink of making their first Women’s College World Series. Game 2 in the best-of-three series is May 23 (noon CT, ESPN). “Why not us?
Why not this team? Why not us be the team to stop (Oklahoma)? ” first baseman Abby Grace Richardson said.
“We always fight for each other, and I think we did a good job with that today. ” Here are three ways Game 1 could have gone wrong for the Bulldogs but didn't. Pitching to Kendall Wells with game on line after she hit 2 homers Ricketts said Mississippi State didn’t have the option to walk freshman Oklahoma star Kendall Wells in the seventh inning.