James Madison wins another shocker, tops Oklahoma St. 2-1

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<p>OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; James Madison has done it again.</p>
<p>A day after stunning top-seeded Oklahoma, the Dukes beat No. 5 Oklahoma State 2-1 on Friday night in the Women’s College World Series.</p>
<p>After claiming the two wins against Big 12 teams within an hour of their campuses, the unseeded Dukes — champions of the Colonial Athletic Association — are one victory from reaching the best-of-three championship series.</p>
<p>Odicci Alexander pitched complete-game victories in both contests. She threw 129 pitches against Oklahoma, then 95 more against the Cowgirls. </p>
<p>Oklahoma State (48-11) will play Arizona or Florida State in an elimination game on Saturday night.</p>
<p>In the first inning, Alexander walked. Two batters later, Madison Maujokas reached on an infield single, and a throwing error by Oklahoma State pitcher Carrie Eberle allowed Alexander to score.</p>
<p>The Cowgirls had two on and one out in the second, but didn’t score.</p>
<p>James Madison’s Kate Gordon hit a homer for the second consecutive day. Her solo shot in the third inning gave the Dukes a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>Eberle was hit in the lower left leg by a line drive in the third inning, but she stayed in the game.</p>
<p>Oklahoma State finally got on the board in the fifth, when Chelsea Alexander singled and Reagan Wright beat a throw home. </p>
<p>Oklahoma State went to the bullpen in the fifth when Eberle got in trouble, and Kelly Maxwell got out of the jam without allowing a run. Maxwell pitched two perfect innings and struck out five.</p>
<p>Oklahoma State had one last shot in the seventh. Karli Petty was hit by a pitch to start the inning, then pinch runner Scotland David stole second.</p>
<p>David was caught in a rundown between second and third after an Oklahoma State bunt. James Madison was called for obstruction, so Petty ended up on third.</p>
<p>Odicci Alexander charged a bunt, picked it up and tagged David out coming home for the second out. There were runners on second and third with two outs before she escaped.</p>
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