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The three-time defending national champions were against the rope in an elimination game against the Florida Gators Tuesday. Unfortunately, Florida was unable to land the knockout blow and the Sooners chipped away at the advantage and, eventually, overcame it in walk-off fashion.

Florida led Oklahoma 5-2 through three innings, but it wasn’t enough to come away with the victory. The Sooners evened the score in the bottom of the sixth and won the game with one mighty swing of the bat from Jayda Coleman on just the fourth pitch of the bottom of the eighth.

The loss ends the season for Florida in the national semifinals while Oklahoma advances to the championship series to face rival Texas beginning Wednesday evening.

The fireworks actually started early for the Gators as former Sooner Jocelyn Erickson crushed a two-run homer to give Florida an early advantage. Oklahoma was quick to respond with a two-run blast of their own by Ella Parker.

Florida tacked on two more runs on freshman Ariel Kowalewski’s two RBI homer to right in the top of the second.

Reagan Walsh added a solo homer in the third to extend the lead to 5-2.

Oklahoma began their comeback in the fourth with a two-run homer by Cydnie Sanders.

With two on and two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Parker shot a single to left center that scored the tying run setting up the dramatic finish in extra innings.

Skylar Wallace finished her collegiate career going 0-3 but reached with a walk. After the game, she stated, “being a Gator is the best thing I ever did.”

In the circle, freshman Keagan Rothrock pitches a complete game but allowed 6 runs in 7+ innings pitched.

Oklahoma and Texas will faceoff for a national title in front of a national television audience beginning Wednesday.