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OKLAHOMA CITY —An impromptu party in front of the dugout during a fourth-inning rain delay turned into a celebration that will last a long time for Alabama.
The Crimson Tide turned the 13-minute delay into the momentum that propelled it to a four-run inning, the key in its 5-4 victory over Oklahoma in the final game of the best-of-three NCAA championship series that ended early Thursday.
Jackie Traina threw a five-hitter and delivered a key RBI single, and Alabama (60-8) became the first Southeastern Conference team to win an NCAA softball title.
“Who wouldn’t want to be the first SEC team to win it?” Traina said. “That just makes it that much better.”
