OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Marlie Giles homered and drove in 4 runs, Jocelyn Briski threw a complete-game one-hitter, and top-seeded Alabama ended Nebraska’s 27-game profitable streak with a 5-1 victory on Saturday to enhance to 2-0 on the Girls’s School World Collection.
Briski (25-3), the SEC Pitcher of the 12 months, struck out six with no walks. It was Alabama’s fourth one-hitter in seven NCAA Match video games this season.
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Alabama (56-7) advances to the nationwide semifinals with a 2-0 document. The Crimson Tide will play both UCLA or Texas Tech on Monday with the possibility to advance to the championship sequence. The Bruins and Pink Raiders play an elimination sport on Sunday.
Fourth-seeded Nebraska (52-7) faces Texas within the different elimination sport on Sunday. The winner of that sport will advance to play Tennessee on Monday.
Giles homered off Nebraska’s Jordy Frahm with two outs within the first inning, staking Alabama to an early 3-0 lead. Giles’ sacrifice fly within the third inning off of Alexis Jensen made it 4-0.
Briski retired the primary 11 batters earlier than Hannah Camenzind homered to heart area with two outs within the fourth.
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Alabama leadoff hitter Jena Younger delivered an RBI-single within the fourth, extending her on-base streak to seven in a row — all of her at-bats within the World Collection. She was 2 for two and walked as soon as on Saturday.
Frahm (27-5), the 2025 and 2026 NFCA Nationwide Participant of the 12 months, gave up three hits and three runs in two full innings.
Alabama, with 16 WCWS appearances this century, received its solely championship in 2012.
Nebraska, within the WCWS for the tenth time, is searching for its first nationwide championship.
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