Green Hill came so close, but suffered a painful defeat in the Class 4A TSSAA softball state championship to Walker Valley.

The Oklahoma State softball team's chances of a sixth straight Women's College World Series appearance ended with a run-rule loss at the Fayetteville Regional.

The 2-seeded Sooners are hoping to avenge their regular season loss to the 15-seeded Crimson Tide to get back to the Women's College World Series.

Stanford was held to just two hits after Economides’ second home run as Oregon left-hander Staci Chambers relieved starter Lyndsey Greir and threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings. Elise Sokolsky recorded the final out in the top of the seventh inning.

Western threatened one last time in the seventh when Gia Solano singled with one out but Hagerty pitcher Ella Verne struck out the final two Western hitters to end the game. She went the distance for the win, yielding three runs on six hits and a walk. She struck out eight.

When OU softball and Alabama meet in the NCAA super regionals, many will recall the classic 2012 WCWS championship series.

It's time for the softball postseason, which means the District 3 tournament for more than a dozen teams in the GameTimePA coverage area. Teams from around District 3 will compete for titles and PIAA berths in six classes.

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