Paige McDuffee is used to responding in pressure situations. The left-handed flame-thrower was in the circle for The Woodlands High School softball team when it recorded the final out to capture the 2011 UIL Class 5A state championship and national high school title.
Fast-forward two years and McDuffee, now a sophomore at UCLA, threw the final 2 2/3 innings Sunday to complete a 1-0 shutout of Notre Dame and capture the region tournament. UCLA (51-6), ranked No. 2 in the nation, hosts a Super Regional next week against Kentucky. The winner advances to the NCAA College World Series in Oklahoma City.

