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Softball. ‘Golden retriever’: Victoria Draper and a World Series catch

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By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Carlee Wallace thought 'oh, no' when the ball left the bat and headed toward that empty spot in the outfield.

Then she remembered Victoria Draper plays centerfield.

"She's like a golden retriever out there," Wallace said. "It's ridiculous. You throw a ball, and she's like, 'ball, ball' and then she goes and gets the ball. Would you not agree?"

Everybody agreed after Draper's diving catch helped Auburn beat Florida State 8-7 Sunday night to send the Tigers to softball’s College World Series against Oklahoma in a best-of-three games finals that will begin at 7 p.