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The 2-seeded Sooners continued their explosive postseason displays to get back to the Women's College World Series.
While Oklahoma took the first game with a 5-1 win, Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski held the Sooners offense to two hits and one run off a solo home run, while the Crimson Tide secured the 6-1 victory with seven hits and two home runs by Kari Heivilin and Abby Duchscherer.
Alabama Crimson Tide went 9-4, lost to 7-6 Vanderbilt and 6-7 Oklahoma, and finished as the runner-up in the ReliaQuest Bowl, but they still seem upset they didn't make the College Football Playoff five months later.
Watch as Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy spoke to the media following the Crimson Tide's 13-2 loss to the Sooners on Saturday.
Greg Sankey said the College Football Playoff process could have an impact on the SEC's choice to move to a nine-game conference schedule, after Alabama was left out of the 2024 CFP.
Oklahoma is the fifth team to run-rule Alabama in 2025 along with Arizona, Mississippi State, LSU and Florida. Most of Oklahoma’s 13 runs came in an eight-run third inning, while the Sooners ...
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNOklahoma beats Alabama to book Women's College World Series tripThe last time OU failed to make the Women's College World Series, a good chunk of its roster was in junior-high.