South Carolina was 3 outs away from a trip to the Women’s College World Series with a 3-run cushion vs. UCLA. Just a little while later, the Gamecocks were getting ready for a do-or-die Game 3 at the Columbia Super Regional.
Saturday’s Game 2 was a wild ride, though it did not end the way South Carolina was hoping at all. And that bitter defeat came after the Gamecocks controlled things for much of the afternoon.
In the top of the 1st inning, South Carolina jumped on the board immediately with an RBI single for a 1-0 lead. A 2-RBI single by Lexi Winters in the 5th inning made it 3-0, and the Gamecocks got a run right back after the Bruins scored in the bottom of the 5th to make it 4-1 in the 6th.
Winters was the major contributor for South Carolina, with 3 hits and 3 RBI, while lead-off hitter Quincee Lilio went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. However, it would not be enough to hold on in the bottom of the 7th.
South Carolina reliever Jori Heard ultimately covered 2.2 innings but could not put things away in the 7th. An RBI triple and a later 2-out RBI single made the score 4-3 with a runner on base and brought UCLA’s Jordan Woolery to the plate.
At that point, the Gamecocks made the call to re-insert starting pitcher Sam Gress back into the circle. On the surface, it looked like a good call after Gress covered 4 shutout innings to start Game 2 and previously twirled 3.1 shutout innings in Game 1.
Woolery was 0-for-3 with a strikeout and a walk against Gress to start the Super Regional, and the star Bruin was 0-for-6 overall across the first 2 games before stepping to the plate in the bottom of the 7th. This time was much different, though, as she connected on a 2-run blast, walking off the matchup and sending the Super Regional into a decisive Game 3:
JORDAN WOOLERY WALK-OFF HOMER TO STAVE OFF ELIMINATION!!BRUINS NEVER SAY DIE!! pic.twitter.com/XlTlJ4qjmt
— UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) May 24, 2025Now, UCLA and South Carolina will head to a Game 3 on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the WCWS in Oklahoma City.
South Carolina collapses late with walk-off loss to UCLA in Super Regional Saturday Down South.
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