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06/01 21:14 CDT 4-time defending Women's CWS champ Oklahoma beats Oregon 4-1 to
reach semifinals, eliminate Ducks
4-time defending Women's CWS champ Oklahoma beats Oregon 4-1 to reach
semifinals, eliminate Ducks
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Cydney Sanders hit two home runs and four-time defending
national champion Oklahoma beat Oregon 4-1 on Sunday night to reach the Women's
College World Series semifinals and eliminate the Ducks.
Sanders' two-run homer in the third put the Sooners up 3-1, and her solo shot
in the fifth made it 4-1. Isabela Emerling hit a solo home run for the Sooners
(52-8).
Dezianna Patmon's homer provided the only run for Oregon.
Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso got the win against Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi, a
longtime assistant for her with the Sooners.
Oklahoma will play Texas Tech in the semifinals on Monday for the right to play
in the best-of-three championship series. The Sooners will need to beat the Red
Raiders and star pitcher NiJaree Canady twice to advance in the
double-elimination format, while the Red Raiders will need just one win to play
for the national title for the first time.
Oklahoma's Sam Landry earned the win on Sunday in 4 1/3 innings of scoreless
relief. She allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one. Ella Parker and
Kasidi Pickering each had two hits for the Sooners.
Oregon (54-10) won the Big Ten regular-season championship in its first year in
the league.
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