May 30, 2010

Woohoo! More drama!

The Wahine did it!

Jenna Rodriguez hit a two-run, two-out walk-off homer as the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine stunned No. 1 seed Alabama, 5-4, today to reach their first Women's College World Series.
That despite a 14-strikeout performance from the Tide's Kelsey Dunne, who ended her year with 353 strikeouts on the season and a 30-5 W-L record.

The way Dunne was mowing the ladies down it looked pretty hopeless. She walked the leadoff hitter in the 7th but struck out the next two batters. Then Rodriguez hit the first pitch about three feet to the right of the foul pole in left field. She did her best Carlton Fisk imitation, standing just up the first base line and willing the ball over the fence in fair territory.

Both the crowd and the broadcasters were stunned, as were we. It happened so quickly!

The Wahine move on to the Women's College World Series next week in Oklahoma City, a first for the program. The men's baseball team has only been to one, and that was 30 years ago this spring.

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