OKLAHOMA CITY — UCLA, facing elimination in the Women’s College World Series on Friday night, erupted for nine runs in the second inning against Arkansas and rolled to an 11-0 win in five innings that ended the Razorbacks’ first appearance on college softball’s biggest stage.
The Bruins (53-9) got home runs in the inning from Aleena Garcia, Soo-Jin Berry, and Megan Grant — her 42nd of the season and the 91st of her career, a program record. Kaniya Bragg homered to right field in the top of the fifth to make it 11-0.
The Razorbacks (47-13) were limited to three hits in five innings by UCLA starter Taylor Tinsley.
UCLA will play another elimination game at 4 p.m. PDT Sunday when the Bruins face either Texas, the defending national champions, or Texas Tech, the national runners-up.
Arkansas starter Payton Burnham didn’t last long against UCLA’s powerful lineup.
Garcia homered to lead off the second. Burnham hit Bragg with a pitch, Ramirez singled, and Berry launched a homer to left field to make it 4-0.
Saylor Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant crushed a 260-foot no-doubter that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left center field.
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