Tulsa
Baylor
SAMPSON WALKOFF HOMER FORCES TULSA-BAYLOR WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINAL
5/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 18, 2014
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WACO, Texas - Erica Sampson's solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning gave Tulsa a 1-0 win over Baylor to force the winner-take-all final game of the NCAA Waco Regional Sunday afternoon at Getterman Stadium.
The deciding game began at 4:40 p.m. Follow along or watch live here.
Aimee Creger (29-1) went the distance in the victory for the Golden Hurricane (53-8). She struck out nine batters and allowed six hits and two walks. Whitney Canion (28-10) also went all the way for the Bears (44-14), striking out 10 and allowing six hits and a walk.
Creger held Baylor hitless for 6.1 innings from the end of the third to a leadoff single in the 10th inning.
With one out in the bottom of the 11th, Sampson hit a 1-0 pitch over the left field wall for the win. It was her 13th home run of the season.
The 11-inning contest matched Tulsa's longest NCAA postseason game. TU previously beat Oregon State 9-7 in 11 innings on May 18, 2012.
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Tulsa 1, Baylor 0 (May 18, 2014 at Waco, Texas) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Baylor.............. 000 000 000 00 - 0 6 2 (44-14) Tulsa............... 000 000 000 01 - 1 6 0 (53-8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Baylor - Canion, Whitney and Hosack, Clare. Tulsa - Creger, Aimee and Horner, Catherine; Sampson, Erica. Win-CREGER, Aimee(29-2) Loss-Canion, Whitney(28-10) T-2:53 A-906 HR TLS - Sampson, Erica (13). Weather: 79 degrees, sunny, 17 MPH
