Lets go ahead and get the final "minor" sport one out of the way
12) Oklahoma vs Alabama, 2012 Women's College World Series Championship Series
Bama wins 2 games to 1
Recap and boxscore -http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060712aaa.html
Highlights -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwPrQusnG2
To be honest, this should probably rank a bit better, but I just can't put softball above the rest on the list. This one is pretty special though. I try to watch OU softball whenever they are on but usually on end up watching in the postseason. I do usually know who mostly everyone on the team is and I knew this year's team was good. OU ran through regionals and supers, even beating Arizona along the way. We also went undefeated in our mini bracket in the WCWS to get to the finals. After winning game 1, me and my dad would "famously" predict to our friends that there was absolutely no way we would lose the next 2 games, that we were just so much better than everyone else.
This gets on the list for 2 reasons. One, it really sucks to lose a title in your backyard, and two, I can't imagine a more embarrassing way to lose. If you remember, this Game 3 started with a rain delay, which was actually convenient for me, since Game 6 of the Thunder-Spurs series was that same night. When they finally started the game, we jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Then in the 4th it started to rain again. Bama was able to get out of the top of the inning, and then the trouble started. Player of the year Keilani Ricketts had trouble gripping the ball, throwing 3 wild pitches.
At this point the embarrassment starts. Our Manager, Patty Gasso, comes out to complain about the conditions and convinces the umps to delay the game for 13 minutes. During this time the OU team stayed in the dug out, pretty much huddled together doing nothing. Meanwhile, the Bama players were standing out in the rain, leading the crowd in chants. We looked as weak as I've ever seen a team look, and it was super obvious what would happen next. Bama scores 4 in the inning and goes onto win 5-4
We were the better team, but we had the much weaker will. I still believe if we hadn't started complaining and didn't create the delay by whining and moaning, we would have won the game. But, I guess you need the will of a champion to not let some rain bother you.
Bonus Question
Worst loss in a game or series you were 100% sure you were going to win?
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