The Oklahoma Sooners aren’t going out without a fight. In the second game of the 2021 Women’s College World Series, the No. 1 seeded Sooners used their home advantage to defeat No. 10 Florida State Wednesday, 6-2. The Seminoles won game one of the series Tuesday, 8-4. Both teams will battle it out in the winner-take-all matchup Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma Ties Series in Game 2
The Sooners had a slow start to the second game of the series after FSU claimed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Elizabeth Mason launched a home run to left center, allowing her and teammate Sydney Sherrill to score.
Giselle Juarez re-emerged as the star pitcher Oklahoma needed to complement its high-powered offense, and now the Sooners are national champions again. Juarez threw her second consecutive complete game, and Oklahoma beat Florida State 5-1 on Thursday for its fifth Women's College World Series title. The Sooners lacked a dominant pitcher heading into the series but Juarez answered the call, allowing one run on two hits in the decisive Game 3.
Oklahoma pitcher Giselle Juarez fired a two-hitter and the record-setting Sooners lineup hit two home runs, propelling OU to a 5-1 win over Florida State and its fifth national championship.