Cal Softball Defeats Oklahoma State 6-2. Faces Florida Tonight. World Series Open Thread
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 4, 2011 8:30 AM PDT
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PrintUPDATE: Cal defeats Oklahoma State 6-2 behind the great pitching of Jolene Henderson and a key triple from Ashley Decker! Faces Florida tonight at 4 PM PST tonight. GO BEARS!
Time: 9 AM PT/noon ET
TV: ESPN HD
Online: ESPN3.com
So, the season has come down to this. The Bears are up against the wall, as are their opponents from Stillwater. This double-elimination tournament has left Cal halfway home, and the Cal women softballers have to be determined to keep it that way for the next three games.
Jolene Henderson will be pitching, and is likely to be her rock steady self. But Cal's bats will have to wake up a little bit more to ensure Henderson gets the support she needs to be victorious. It could be another low-scoring affair as the Bears will take on either Kat Espinosa or Simone Freeman, although neither is quite the intimidator that Kelsi Dunne was on Thursday for Alabama. Oklahoma State also isn't a power hitting team, so that should work fairly well for her.
With potentially four games in two days needed to stay alive, it'll be crucial for Cal to get the bats going early and ensure maximal rest for Henderson along the way. Time to start mashing!
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Ruh-roh
Lead off walk, then a sac bunt. Runner at 2nd with 1 out in the first for Ok. St.
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The pressure on the defense in softball always makes for a nerve-wreaking viewing experience
Jolene makes a nice play on a dribbler in front of the plate for the 2nd out, then a ground out ends the inning!
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Uni's
Not a big fan of the jersey tops he ladies are wearing today: white w/ “Bears”. The script “California” is a much nicer loo.
Got distracted by crew
runner on 2nd with 1 out for the Bears? I’ll take it!
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1-0 Bears!!!
Victoria Jones with the huge 2 out single back up the middle!
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Henderson is rolling now.
It would be nice if Cal’s bats could really break this open so she could take it easy in prep for the late game, but that probably won’t happen.
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Then a bloop single, then a line drive to right
Bases loaded, 1 out. Danger zone time.
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1-1, bases still loaded
This is rather bizarre – Jolene had retired 10 players without a hit – now 4 straight out of nowhere?
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Cal gets out of it down 2-1
It could have been much, much worse as it turns out, but we still have to come back now.
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Bases loaded now for Elia Reid
But Espinoza gets the K to escape. 9 more outs left for a comeback.
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Running out of innings… Again…
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jun 4, 2011 10:19 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, a bad strikeout. That swing on the wild pitch was particularly damaging. It’s all up to Etchavarria now with 2 outs.
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BEARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS
TRIPLE TRIPLE TRIPLE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Wooo Hoooooo
Go Bears
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Sick 1-2-3 domination
You give Jolene a 3 run lead and Jolene makes it feel like 10
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Re: Elia & Jamia’s mom. When I see parents of other teams players carrying on I want to slap them. Don’t know I can condone it even for one of our own.
Ok, 3 more outs and then it's on to another elimination game with Florida.
DO THIS THING
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It’s amazing how it’s staggered. I woke up to watch crew, the softball game got rolling when that ended, but Jolene finished OSU off in time for rugby. Rugby will finish just in time for the baseball game, which will finish before softball’s 2nd game. INSANITY
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This.
Can’t believe they have to come back and play again tonight!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jun 4, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Coach Ninemire:
“She already told me it’ll take 42 more innings”
Jolene Henderson: Certified bad ass.
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Damn. Jolene the Machine vs the #1 home run hitting team? Were looking at a good game here
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
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