Big shocker in the NCAA softball tournament, as Oklahoma was knocked out by unseeded Mississippi State. The Sooners have won six national championships since the last time they failed to reach the Women’s College World Series in 2015; Mississippi State has never been to the WCWS before.

What’s really incredible is how it went down: After Oklahoma hit Mississippi State’s pitchers hard in the first two games of the Super Regional, the Bulldogs turned to Delainey Everett, their third-string pitcher, who had thrown 13 innings all season. She didn’t just get the win, she shut out the Sooners — Oklahoma’s first shutout loss since 2019.

The early elimination means that UCLA’s Megan Grant will finish the season with the all-time NCAA home run record. She has 40 (and potentially more!), and Oklahoma’s Kendall Wells is done for the year at 39.