Fifth Game: Auburn 11 Oklahoma 7

The Tigers face a win or go home situation.  Having lost the first of a 3 game series the Tigers must win tonight to play a final game for the national championship.

The game starts about as bad as it could.  The Sooners get a run in the top of the first after an error by our shortstop lets the lead off batter reach and that batter comes around to score.  1 to 0 after one.

In the second inning the Sooners put up a 6 spot and we are down 7 to 0 going into the bottom of the inning.  Lo and behold the Tigers respond with a 5 spot and it's 7 to 5 after two innings.  The bad thing is that Auburn leaves the bases loaded as Jade Rhodes strikes out.

Neither team scores in the third.  Oklahoma leads 7 to 5.

In the bottom of the 4th Auburn evens the score as Kasey Cooper hits a 2-run homer well over the right field wall.  After getting down 7 to 0 in the top of the second, the Tigers have evened the score. We go into the 5th 7-7.

Neither team scores in the 5th.  We go to the 6th tied at 7-7.

In the Sooner top of the 6th Tiffany Howard makes the fielding play of the game.  With a runner on she makes a spectacular catch in left field, catching what could have been a 2-run homer.  She leaps and the ball lands in her glove beyond the fence, and she brings it back.

In the bottom of the inning we leave 2 runners on and we go to the 7th tied at 7-7.  Will the final inning in regulation be a lucky 7 for somebody?  The drama in this game is outstanding.

The Sooners are scoreless in the top of the 7th.  Auburn has a chance to win this game in dramatic fashion.  Alas, we go down in order in the bottom of the 7th.

To extra innings we go.  Oklahoma goes down in order in the top of the 8th

Magic happens big time in the bottom of the 8th.

After one out the the Tigers load the bases and EMILY CAROSONE launches a rocket on the first pitch over the right field fence.  GRAND SLAM!

Auburn rocks the Sooners, winner of 31 straight games coming into tonight, 11 to 7 with an unbelievable walk-off grand slam.

Wow!

Game three for all the marbles tomorrow night.