UCF was unable to knock off No. 13 James Madison, dropping a 9-1 six-inning decision on Wednesday afternoon at the UCF Softball Complex.The Knights continue their homestand with the UCF Wilson/DeMarini Tournament on Friday at 5 p.m. against Ohio State and Delaware State. The three-day event also features No. 16 Georgia and Mercer.
Senior outfielder Kacie Oshiro drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, lifting East Carolina over Youngstown State 5-4 in walkoff fashion in a non-conference softball contest at the ECU Softball Stadium. The Pirates improved to 8-3 at home and have won 11 of their last 14 overall.
USF split its midweek doubleheader Wednesday night, topping Boston College, 6-4, in game one, before falling to Penn, 3-2. Kassie Moeller led the way offensively for USF, going 4-for-6 at the plate with two runs and an RBI. Hannah Parker got the win against Boston College, throwing six innings and allowing just two runs, while striking out four.
Tulsa dropped a pitchers' duel to No.9-ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma 1-0 in 10 innings on Wednesday night at Marita Hynes Field. The loss dropped the Hurricane to 11-9 on the year heading into a weekend where they will host the Tulsa Invitational at the Collins Family Softball Complex.