They were up against the most potent offense in college softball, and the Lady Bulldogs gave as good as they got. And, a little more.
Down big in the last two innings, Mississippi State pulled off improbable repeated rallies to stun Oklahoma 11-9 on opening day of the Norman Regional. A bases-loaded single with two outs by leftfielder Tatum Silva was compounded by a throwing error for the two go-ahead runs in the top of Friday’s seventh inning.
Reliever Delainey Everett made the margin hold up, under pressure. A one-out single and close ball-four had a pair on bases for Sooner slugger Kendall Wells, 4-of-4 so far with two home runs and five of Oklahoma’s RBI…