The game could have been closer had home plate umpire Duane Murray not reversed an important call in the third inning. Megan Urquhart safe at home with the tying run. He then reversed the call, calling her out and ending the inning with the bases loaded. Kansas shortstop Courtney Wright said the team needed to learn to handle tough breaks. But you have to make your own luck.
Great teams work through situations like that.
The wheels finally came off for Kansas in the seventh inning. After an ugly inning that included two errors, two hits, a passed ball, a wild pitch and a misplayed ball at second base, Oklahoma buried Kansas 6-2. Kansas had ample opportunities in both games. Jayhawks second baseman Amy Hulse hit a hard ground ball up the middle with one out and the bases loaded in the fourth inning on Saturday. However, Oklahoma pitcher Jennifer Stewart snagged the ball and started an inning-ending double play.