There was silence at Hall of Fame Stadium from those clad in crimson. Few words could have described the scene.
An Oklahoma team that averaged one-third of an error in 61 games prior to Monday night committed three errors on three consecutive UCLA at-bats in the third inning. And that was just the beginning of the shock that would follow.
Nightmares in the field and even more in the circle doomed the Sooners in Game 1 of the championship series. No. 2 seed UCLA powered past top-seeded Oklahoma 16-3 as the Bruins moved one win away from their 12th Women’s College World Series title.