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Montana Fouts threw a perfect game with 14 strikeouts on her 21st birthday, and Alabama defeated UCLA 6-0 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. There had been four individual perfect games and one combined in World Series history before Fouts' gem. The most recent was by Courtney Blades of Southern Mississippi in 2000.
ALABAMA 6, UCLA 0 The Crimson Tide did what they do best and that is get on the scoreboard early. Another seemingly competent defense folded under the speed and smarts of the Bama base running. Alexis Mack got it started with a single and a stolen base. For some odd reason, UCLA brought their outfielders into Little League depth and Bailey Hemphill doubled to the wall to score Mack. After a groundout, Jenna Johnson would single in Hemphill for an early 2-0 lead. The score stayed that way until the fifth inning when Mack singled, Hemp walked and Kaylee Tow crushed a ball to the deepest par...
Fouts Throws Perfect Game: Alabama Advances in Winner’s Bracket After shutting out the reigning national champions, UCLA, 6-0 Alabama will head to Semifinal Sunday. Get our free mobile app Montana Fouts held her own in the circle, throwing the first perfect game in the Women’s College World Series since 2000. “I didn't think she would get better from yesterday,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “But she did. To throw a perfect game against legendary UCLA is something else for a kid from a small town from northeast Kentucky. So it’s just an unbelievable feeling.” The Grayson, Ky...
No. 10 FSU softball drops first College World Series game to No. 2 UCLA Share this story Photo by Shane Bevel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images No. 10 Florida State (44-11-1) fell to No. 2 UCLA (47-5) by a 4-0 score in the College World Series in Oklahoma City, OK. Game Recap Rachel Garcia (18-1) started in the circle for UCLA. Kaley Mudge led off for Florida State. Mudge worked a 10 pitch walk to start the game. However, Mudge was caught stealing for the first out of the inning. Garcia got the next two outs in order to get out of the inning. Kathryn Sandercock (24-3) took the ball for the Seminol...
We’re breaking down the best topics and making predictions for the 2021 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City with d1softball.com’s Graham Hays, Tara Henry and Rhiannon Potkey and Michella Chester of NCAA.com digital.