OKLAHOMA CITY — There was suspense on every pitch Sunday at an over-flowing OGE Field. You could feel the tension in the stands, and it got more intense with each passing inning without runs.
Three innings, six innings, then nine innings.
And then, in the 10th inning, UCLA’s Rachel Garcia, the two-time player of the year, ended it with one violent swing, sending Gabbie Plain’s pitch over the wall in left field to give UCLA a 3-0 win in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series, ending UW’s season.
With Plain, a first-team All-American pitching against Garcia, one run could very likely have been enough, and everyone knew it.