OKLAHOMA CITY -- The defending champions were teetering, if only for a moment.
On Wednesday night, during the opening game of the best-of-three Women's College World Series championship set, the Oklahoma bats that had come to signify dominance in college softball, leading the country in batting average, on-base percentage and home runs, fell noticeably silent against Florida State with only one hit and no runs through three innings.
The Sooners' gloves weren't working, either. The top fielding team in the country committed its 17th error of the season when third baseman Alyssa Brito was eaten up by a sharp ground ball in the third inning.