The 10 Biggest Upsets Of The 2017 Opening Weekend In College Softball

The 10 Biggest Upsets Of The 2017 Opening Weekend In College Softball

FloSoftball's list of the top upsets from the 2017 college softball season's opening weekend.

Feb 13, 2017 by Brittany Connors Connors
The 10 Biggest Upsets Of The 2017 Opening Weekend In College Softball
Ranked and respected teams were falling left and right during the opening weekend of the 2017 college softball season—check out the 10 biggest upsets below!

1. Fordham Upsets Baylor 1-0

In the fifth inning, Jessica Hughes put Fordham on the board with a solo home run. 

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2. Washington Upsets Auburn 2-1

The game in Puerto Vallarta went on for 10 innings and No. 13 Washington pulled through, beating No. 2 Auburn. The Huskies tied it up in the seventh after Kelly Burdick slapped and was safe at first. She then stole second and was knocked in by Taylor Van Zee.

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3. Penn State Upsets LSU 7-3

Penn State was on fire moving runners on LSU's home turf during the Tiger Classic. 

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4. BYU Upsets Washington 4-2

After beating Nebraska 12-1 and losing to No. 1 Oklahoma 7-1, the Cougs came out swinging for the No. 13 Huskies in the sixth after being down 2-1. Clutch batters included Caitlyn Larsen Alldredge and Briielle Breland.

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5. Long Beach State Upsets Notre Dame 4-3

In the ninth, catcher Lauren Lombardi drove in the game-winning runs to oust Notre Dame. 
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6. Washington Upsets No. 1 Oklahoma 1-0

Taylor Van Zee pulled through for the Huskies multiple times over the weekend, leading the team to huge Ws. She knocked one out of the park in the bottom of the second, giving her team the lead for the rest of the game.

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7. Pitt Upsets No. 20 Kentucky 3-1

Pitt didn't upset the Wildcats once, but twice over the weekend at the UCF Knights Invitational. First score: 3-1. Second score: 6-3.

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8. James Madison Upsets Missouri 6-0

JMU not only kicked some absolute butt, they also made some school history by nabbing their 500th win.

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9. USF Upsets Michigan 6-4

Nothing beats coming back in the sixth with four runs to beat the No. 6 team.

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10. North Dakota State Upsets Ole Miss 1-0

Vanessa Anderson came through in the top of the seventh with an RBI to bring Anna Watson and the win home for the Bison.

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