For the second day in a row, the fifth inning gave UW their margin of victory.
4.5 innings into a scoreless tie, Megan Kleist seemed to be outdueling Gabbie Plain. Kleist had looked dominant, allowing just a hit, a walk, and facing one over the minimum. Plain looked good but not quite as good as she did against the Sooners yesterday, allowing just two hits but also walking three up through the 5th, an unusually high number for her.
Noelle Hee led off the fifth with a solid single past a lunging DJ Sanders at shortstop, where Kaija Gibson pinch-ran for her.