Missouri softball was so close. Despite entering the ninth inning down 4-0, the Tigers came alive when it mattered most. Jenna Laird led off with a single, whic
Despite entering the ninth inning down 4-0, the Tigers came alive when it mattered most. Jenna Laird led off with a single, which was followed by a liner from Alex Honnold that Duke pitcher Cassidy Curd couldn't handle.Abby Hay, the hometown kid, hit a three-run home run into right field. For the first time all day, after an evening filled with silent bats and a mum home crowd, there was major energy in Columbia.
This situation wasn't new to Larissa Anderson's crew. The cardiac cats had prevailed in the face of adversity so many times in this year's NCAA Tournament. Had they knocked off Duke in Sunday's winner-take-all in the Columbia Super Regional, the Tigers would've become the first team in the modern bracket era to win seven elimination games en route to an appearance in the Women's College World Series.
Like several games during the tournament, the one on Sunday featured a pitcher's duel that had both offenses in a bind. For the Blue Devils, Curd, who'd dominated Missouri in the first two games of Supers, continued to do so in the third game. Her riseball was killer, as a handful of her seven strikeouts saw Missouri's batters get blown away by the pitch.
Unfortunately for Krings, who'd played the role of Sisyphus all season long for Missouri, she couldn't push the rock up the mountain much further. In the ninth inning, Jennings put one over the right field fence to give Duke a 1-0 lead. The home run knocked Krings out of the game for what would ultimately her final collegiate game.
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