Saturday, May 19
Norman, Okla.
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Tulsa
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Tulsa’s Season Ends With 6-5 Setback to Missouri
5/20/2018 12:21:00 AM | Softball
Box Score (.pdf) | Season Stats (.pdf)
NORMAN, Okla. — Tulsa saw its season come to an end at the NCAA Norman Regional as Missouri defeated the Golden Hurricane, 6-5, scoring the winning run in the top of the fifth after play resumed on Sunday afternoon at Marita Hynes Field.
The teams began play late Saturday night before the game was suspended, tied 5-5, heading into the top of the fourth inning due to lightning and storms in the area.
Shelby Estocado went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Golden Hurricane (34-25), while Morgan Neal and Haley Meinen also drove in runs. Meinen tossed the final four innings in relief and yielded a run on just two hits.
Meanwhile, Braxton Burnside paced the Tigers (30-28) by going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Lauren Rice picked up the win in relief to improve to 12-15 as she allowed two hits over five scoreless innings.
Missouri jumped out to a 5-0 lead with four runs in the top of the first and another in the third. Burnside provided the big hit in the first with a three-run homer before Amanda Sanchez's solo shot in the third.
However, Tulsa rallied with five runs in the bottom of the third to tie the score. Tori Stafford and Julia Hollingsworth worked walks around a single by Mikayla Whitten to load the bases and Stafford touched home when Neal earned TU's third free pass of the frame.
The Tigers went to the bullpen and Estocado greeted Rice with a two-RBI single up the middle. A throwing error on the play allowed another run to score, while Estocado moved to third. When the dust had settled, the Mizzou lead was down to 5-4.
Meinen capped the rally with a grounder that brought home Estocado, which knotted the score at 5-5. Shortly after the bottom of the inning ended, play was halted due to lightning in the area.
When the teams reconvened on Sunday, Meinen tossed a scoreless inning before the Tigers pulled ahead in the fifth on Brooke Wilmes' RBI single up the middle.
Estocado nearly tied the score in the bottom of the frame with a deep drive to left-center field that was caught on the warning track.
In the seventh, Tulsa put the tying run in scoring position with two outs after Julia Hollingsworth walked and reached second on a grounder. However, Rice closed out the game with a groundout to send Missouri to the regional finals.
The loss ends a season that saw the Golden Hurricane win its third-straight American Athletic Conference title. TU reached an NCAA Regional for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and won at least 30 games for the 17th consecutive campaign.
NORMAN, Okla. — Tulsa saw its season come to an end at the NCAA Norman Regional as Missouri defeated the Golden Hurricane, 6-5, scoring the winning run in the top of the fifth after play resumed on Sunday afternoon at Marita Hynes Field.
The teams began play late Saturday night before the game was suspended, tied 5-5, heading into the top of the fourth inning due to lightning and storms in the area.
Shelby Estocado went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Golden Hurricane (34-25), while Morgan Neal and Haley Meinen also drove in runs. Meinen tossed the final four innings in relief and yielded a run on just two hits.
Meanwhile, Braxton Burnside paced the Tigers (30-28) by going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Lauren Rice picked up the win in relief to improve to 12-15 as she allowed two hits over five scoreless innings.
Missouri jumped out to a 5-0 lead with four runs in the top of the first and another in the third. Burnside provided the big hit in the first with a three-run homer before Amanda Sanchez's solo shot in the third.
However, Tulsa rallied with five runs in the bottom of the third to tie the score. Tori Stafford and Julia Hollingsworth worked walks around a single by Mikayla Whitten to load the bases and Stafford touched home when Neal earned TU's third free pass of the frame.
The Tigers went to the bullpen and Estocado greeted Rice with a two-RBI single up the middle. A throwing error on the play allowed another run to score, while Estocado moved to third. When the dust had settled, the Mizzou lead was down to 5-4.
Meinen capped the rally with a grounder that brought home Estocado, which knotted the score at 5-5. Shortly after the bottom of the inning ended, play was halted due to lightning in the area.
When the teams reconvened on Sunday, Meinen tossed a scoreless inning before the Tigers pulled ahead in the fifth on Brooke Wilmes' RBI single up the middle.
Estocado nearly tied the score in the bottom of the frame with a deep drive to left-center field that was caught on the warning track.
In the seventh, Tulsa put the tying run in scoring position with two outs after Julia Hollingsworth walked and reached second on a grounder. However, Rice closed out the game with a groundout to send Missouri to the regional finals.
The loss ends a season that saw the Golden Hurricane win its third-straight American Athletic Conference title. TU reached an NCAA Regional for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and won at least 30 games for the 17th consecutive campaign.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lauren Rice (12-15)
L: Meinen, Haley (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Regan Nash 1
HR: Amanda Sanchez 1 ; Braxton Burnside 1
RBI: Cayla Kessinger 1 ; Amanda Sanchez 1 ; Braxton Burnside 3 ; Brooke Wilmes 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Regan Nash 1 ; Amanda Sanchez 2 ; Gabby Garrison 1 ; Kolby Romaine 1 ; Braxton Burnside 1
HBP: Amanda Sanchez 1
Batting:
RBI: Neal, Morgan 1 ; Estocado, Shelby 2 ; Meinen, Haley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hollingsworth, Julia 1 ; Neal, Morgan 1 ; Estocado, Shelby 1 ; Stafford, Tori 1 ; Whitten, Mikayla 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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H
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RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
0
RBI
0
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