Alabama catcher Bailey Hemphill (16) takes a throw to the plate too late to catch Kentucky base runner Vanessa Nesby (11). Alabama defeated Kentucky 4-1 to advance to the College World Series Saturday Friday, May 29, 2021, in Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] Ncaa Super Regional Alabama Vs Kentucky
There is no question that the Oklahoma softball team had some wind taken out of its championship sails in its stunning Women’s College World Series loss to James Madison on Thursday.
But if I were you, I wouldn’t count them out.
The other three games on the opening day of the 2021 WCWS all went according to form, leaving the top-seeded Sooners as the lone upset and, quite frankly, what most experts projected as the least likely of the four to result in an upset.