WCWS: UCLA Softball rally versus Florida State, now faces Florida

The UCLA Softball team moves one step forward in the Women’s College World Series after a 7-run rally to beat Florida State. The Bruins now face Florida in the double-elimination round.

We knew the #3 UCLA softball team was resilient, but what they did on Thursday night against #6 Florida State was downright epic.

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With the double-elimination portion of the Women’s College World Series starting, wins are crucial and the Bruins managed to comeback from four scores down with seven unanswered runs. The Bruins and Seminoles were at each other’s throats, especially from the pitching circle, as both teams disallowed a run through four innings, but things got heated at the Top of the 5th when Florida State struck first.

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With Cali Harrod scoring off of a Dani Morgan hit, the Seminoles went up 1-0, but that was just the start. A few batters later, Sydney Sherrill’s double brought in 3 runs to make it 4-0 Florida State. That was the last time the Seminoles would cross home plate.

In the bottom frame, UCLA’s Briana Perez’s single to center brought in Taylor Pack from second to put the Bruins on the board, 4-1.

In the next inning, Rachel Garcia continued to retire FSU batters as she was on her way to a 15 strikeout performance. With the Player of the Year doing her part pitching, the Bruin bats did their part hitting.

In the bottom of the 6th, UCLA started their annihilation of the Seminoles with a 6-run inning which started with Stevie Wisz scoring on a Julie Rodriguez hit.

Kylee Perez made herself known as she continued the barrage with a three-run homer which put UCLA up 5-4 at that point. With two more runs added to the inning, the Bruins extended their lead to 7-4 and after blanking Florida State in the Top of the 7th, UCLA got the win.

The Bruins now face #2 Florida in the next game which begins today at 6:30 p.m. PT. The Gators move on after taking down #11 Georgia, 11-3. In the top portion of the bracket, #1 Oregon and #5 Washington move on to face each other in the winners bracket.