On Thursday, the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooners (50-3) opened the 2021 Women’s College World Series with a 4-3 extra-inning loss to the James Madison Dukes (40-2). With the loss, OU now faces elimination in the second round of the WCWS.
WELCOME TO THE WCWS, JAMES MADISONu203cufe0f @JMUSoftball punctuates its first ever Women's College World Series game in program history with an upset of (1) Oklahoma, stunning the Sooners, 4-3, in 8 innings!#WCWS pic.twitter.com/vpzAX4YVmB
— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) June 3, 2021
Senior righty Shannon Saile got the start in the circle for the Sooners in Oklahoma City, and in 8.