The Oklahoma State softball team fought off elimination and will play for the regional title Sunday, needing two wins to advance.

Going into the loser’s bracket in a double-elimination tournament is a very difficult position for a team to recover from if puts itself there with an opening loss. That’s what made Indiana’s fall-from-ahead loss to Oklahoma State in its first game of the Fayetteville Regional on Friday so damaging.

The Hoosiers had their backs against the walls during NCAA tournament play. Despite a great performance by one of the country's best hitters, the Hoosiers saw their season end.