Box Score SIOUX CITY, Iowa—The Fire came up just one more upset shy of a trip to the national championship game.
Southeastern was eliminated from the NAIA Softball World Series in the final game of the consolation bracket with an 8-1 loss to top-seeded Oklahoma City University.
The Stars advance to play No. 4 St. Xavier tomorrow, who defeated the Fire Tuesday.
SEU starting pitcher
Lindsie Scholwinski retired the first six hitters she saw, but ran into trouble in the third when Oklahoma City plated three runs on five hits, taking a 3-0 lead.
The Fire (44-16) struggled offensively, getting a leadoff single in the bottom of the first from
Cheyenne Blaha, but didn't get another baserunner until the sixth when Blaha coaxed a two-out walk.
In between, freshman pitcher Georgia Wall retired 17 straight SEU hitters.
Taylor Stoltz picked up the second hit of the game following Blaha's walk, but the inning ended on a fly out to second.
Oklahoma City (65-3) put the game out of reach with a three-run homer by Madison Ellis in the top of the seventh.
The Fire picked up their lone run in the bottom of the seventh on a ball hit to centerfield by
Sydnie Malloy that was bobbled and allowed
Sammy Jacobson to score.
Scholwinski finished the game with three strikeouts, allowing seven earned runs on 12 hits with two walks.
Wall earned the win, tossing a complete game and allowed one unearned run on four hits with two strikeouts.
