OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shay Knighten didn’t let Oklahoma waste any more opportunities.
Her three-run homer off Kelly Barnhill in the top of the 17th inning gave the Sooners a 7-5 victory over Florida in Game 1 of the championship series on Monday night.
Oklahoma left the bases loaded in the 15th and 16th innings before Knighten put the Sooners in control.
“I was just looking to find a pitch in the zone that I could hit hard,” she said. “I wasn’t looking for really a particular pitch. It was just something — I knew she was throwing hard, so it’s just get there, just get there, and if it was in the zone, I was going to swing.