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College Softball Weekly Recap: Do You Believe In Sooner Magic?

College Softball Weekly Recap: Do You Believe In Sooner Magic?

Oklahoma's flawless Big 12 season continues and Minnesota is closing in on Michigan for the Big Ten title.

Apr 30, 2018 by Chez Sievers
On The Field With Oklahoma

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Conference titles races across the country are becoming clearer after this weekend, as most teams have just one or two series left to go in the regular season. Still, there is drama to be had before we reach the postseason. Here’s what went down in NCAA softball over the final weekend in April:

No. 2 Oregon sweeps No. 4 Washington in Seattle, tied with No. 1 UCLA atop Pac-12

A dramatic extra-innings grand slam by DJ Sanders in Game 1 against Washington on Friday set the table for an Oregon sweep of its conference rival in Seattle. Sanders slammed her crucial dinger off Huskies ace Taran Alvelo, who allowed just her sixth home run of the year. The 7-2 loss on Friday was Washington’s first Pac-12 defeat at home all season.

Enjoy the moment in slow motion:

The Ducks went on to take the final two games of the series (4-2, 5-3), with Sanders adding another homer in the finale. The three wins moved Oregon into a tie for first place with UCLA in the Pac-12 at 15-3 with just two series left in the regular season. The Ducks will play last-place Utah at home this upcoming weekend.

Minnesota’s Amber Fiser tosses a perfect game against Purdue

Minnesota sophomore Amber Fiser pitched the program’s sixth-ever perfect game Saturday in a 4-0 road win over Purdue. In a game that lasted just 82 minutes, Fiser notched six strikeouts against just 15 batters as her defense picked up the slack from there.

With a weekend sweep of the Boilermakers, the Gophers have now won 12 games in a row. They trail Michigan by a half-game in the Big Ten standings.

No. 3 Oklahoma walks off Texas to keep perfect conference season alive

The Sooners have won 35 of their last 36 games, and their latest victory required some extra-innings drama at home against Texas on Sunday. Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the eighth, Jocelyn Ato whacked her second dinger of the day to tie up the game.

Then Lea Wodach did this to complete the sweep over the Longhorns:

The two-time defending NCAA champions are now 44-3 and have won 27 consecutive home games. Texas has to be kicking itself for letting this one slip through its fingers.

Speaking of Oklahoma, well, how does this even happen?

During Saturday’s eventual 7-1 win over Texas, Lea Wodach worked some wicked sorcery to somehow score here. Um… what.

With this dance and her walk-off single on Sunday, Wodach had one hell of a weekend for OU.

No. 5 Florida takes series against No. 10 LSU, zeroes in on SEC title

Fifth-ranked Florida increased its lead in the SEC to two games with a 5-3 comeback victory at home against LSU on Sunday coupled with a Georgia loss. Junior Amanda Lorenz keyed the rally against the Tigers with a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the fifth:

The Gators finish off the regular season this weekend on the road at Missouri, which is just 6-14 in SEC play this season.

Syracuse senior Rachel Burkhardt walks-off senior day with timely dinger

Such a cool moment here. ’Cuse utility player Rachel Burkhardt picked the perfect moment to hit just her second home run of the 2018 season.

What a way to end her final conference home game.

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