More from the article linked above:
Patrick Murphy impatiently went back to little ball. After
Ally Shipman was hit by a pitch to start the second inning, hot-hitting
Jenna Lord was asked to sacrifice bunt which she did successfully. But
Kaylee Tow grounded out and
Megan Bloodworth struck out. I’m not crazy about taking the bat out of the hands of the team’s hottest hitter just to move a runner over to second for Tow and Bloodworth. Thanks, Gut
.
After zeroes upon zeroes, Fouts finally broke down in the sixth inning. The Cardinal got a pair of singles followed by a ground out that moved the runners up a base. Almost every time in a situation like this, The Gut
walks the next batter, but he did not in this instance. The next batter hit a deep doubled to center that knocked in two runners and that was all it took.
Dallis Goodnight almost made an amazing Willie Mays-like catch on the play but it ticked off her glove.
I do miss not having a Stacey Nelson, Lauren Hager or a Hannah Rodgers type pitcher on our team, but a single horse can only pull a small wagon. To pull a large coach, you need a team of horses.
I don't really expect a WCWS trophy for the Gators this year, but I believe VPI can be beaten and the Lady Gators are capable of doing so.
Oklahoma dropped 20 on aTm in a run rule victory, the most ever scored in the a NCAA tournament game.