OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rachel Garcia threw a five-hitter and struck out 11 as UCLA beat Florida State 4-0 on Thursday night in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams.
Garcia, a U.S. Olympian and two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, threw 80 of her 112 pitches for strikes.
Florida State got runners to second base in the second, third, fourth and sixth innings. Even when it appeared things could unravel, Garcia was calm, as usual.
“It’s not necessarily a heightened situation for us,” she said. “I mean, I know my team’s going to have my back.