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IT WAS A JOURNEY ONE YEAR IN THE MAKING... ONE FILLED WITH LOTS OF SCORING... LOTS OF
SHUTOUT WINS... ALL IN THE HOPES OF FINISHING AT THE WOMENS COLLEGE WORLD SERIES... BUT
UNLIKE LAST YEAR, THIS TIME FINISHING WITH A NATIONAL TITLE...
"All of a sudden the Sooners were supposed to be the team to beat. It's very difficult
to live that way. But this team is resilient."
WITH THE TALENT TO MATCH... TUESDAY EVENING WAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY SENIOR KEILANI
RICKETTS IS THE REIGNING TWO-TIME COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR... EVEN WHEN SHE WASN'T
PITCHING, RICKETTS AS THE DESIGNATED HITTER WAS JUST AS EFFECTIVE... DRIVING IN ALL 4
RUNS...
BUT JUST AS IMPORTANT -- HAVING ANOTHER ARM ON THE MOUND WHO COULD DELIVER IN THOSE CRUCIAL
MOMENTS... FELLOW SENIOR MICHELLE GASCOIGNE DID JUST THAT...
"She's taken on some great teams and we wouldn't be in this game without her. Just to be able
to help her out means a lot." "Just with knowing that Keilani was all for
it and she was supporting me brought me all the confidence in the world. I know my teammates
trust me, and that is something that I've always taken out on the mound with me."
ALL TOO OFTEN IN SPORTS, ATHLETES NEVER FINISH THEIR CAREERS THE WAY THEY HOPED... THE SENIOR
CLASS OF THE 2013 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL TEAM DIDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM...
"This whole team has the biggest heart, the most strength, and the most fight in any team
that I've ever played for." "We came in here like a goof ball bunch and
now we've matured and we're leaving as women, as Coach would want it.
AT ONE POINT HEAD COACH PATTY GASSO WAS ASKED WHERE RICKETTS RANKED AMONG THE ALLTIME GREATS...
GASSO SAID RICKETTS WAS IN A CLASS OF HER OWN... AND WITH A FINISH LIKE THIS, SOLIDIFIES
KEILANIS PLACE AMONG THE BEST IN THE SPORT... AT THE WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES... JOHN
LAWS TULSAS CHANNEL 8 SPORTS..