Shea Coats, freshman pitcher from Tuttle, OK extended her winning streak to 20 straight decisions with a pair of complete-game outings in the NCCAA Central Region tournament. She threw a three-hit shutout against Colorado Christian in the winners' bracket finale, then came back to give up just three hits and one earned run as OC beat defending region winner Central Baptist 5-2 in the championship round, securing the Lady Eagles' first national-tournament berth in 11 years. She struck out 12 batters with no walks in the win over Central Baptist, improving her record to 22-2 and her ERA to 1.46.