The Duke softball team didn’t get the result it wanted against Oklahoma on Thursday afternoon, but the Blue Devils can now say they played a game at the Women’s College World Series.
The first few days in Oklahoma City surely passed in a whirlwind for Duke’s stars. The eight teams left in the national championship hunt balance increased coverage, media attention, and the distractions of the national championship hunt.
Duke scored the first run of Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners, but the three-time national champions roared back with three home runs. A walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the sixth created a run-rule win for the Sooners.
The Blue Devils will play Alabama on Friday night in an elimination game.
Ahead of the deciding game, take a look at some of the best photos from Duke’s first few days in Oklahoma City, from practice sessions to Thursday’s game.