Thursday, April 18
Collins Family Softball Complex
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Tulsa
29-15, 10-3
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28-15, 7-6
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Photo by: Bill Powell
Tulsa Rallies to Down Knights in Series Opener, 4-2
4/18/2019 8:19:00 PM | Softball
Box Score | Season Stats
TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take game one of the three-game American Athletic Conference series against UCF, 4-2, on Thursday night at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
Alexis Perry hit a go-ahead double in the four-run frame for the Golden Hurricane (29-15, 10-3), while Tori Stafford also had a run-scoring two-bagger in the inning. The late offense helped Kassidy Scott improve to 8-4 in the circle after she allowed just one earned run on five hits with two strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Cassady Brewer and Takiya London each went 2-for-3 for the Knights (28-15, 7-6), who dropped their sixth straight game. Alea White took the loss and fell to 20-10 with four runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
White allowed just one hit and two walks through five innings as UCF took a 2-0 advantage with runs in the second and fourth.
But Tulsa started to rally in the bottom of the sixth just as the rain began to fall.
White hit Chenise Delce to start the inning before throwing a wild pitch and walking Rylie Spell. Stafford then put TU on the board with a double through the wind and over the head of the Knights left fielder.
After a groundout, Perry put the Hurricane ahead for good with her double to deep right-center that scored Stafford and pinch-runner Madison Higley. The final run of the frame came on Jesse Smith's single up the middle to make it 4-2.
Pitching with the lead for the first time all night, Scott made quick work of the Knights in the top of the seventh as she retired the side in order on just five pitches.
Game two of the series is set for 4 p.m. on Friday, April 19 at Collins Family Softball Complex.
TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take game one of the three-game American Athletic Conference series against UCF, 4-2, on Thursday night at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
Alexis Perry hit a go-ahead double in the four-run frame for the Golden Hurricane (29-15, 10-3), while Tori Stafford also had a run-scoring two-bagger in the inning. The late offense helped Kassidy Scott improve to 8-4 in the circle after she allowed just one earned run on five hits with two strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Cassady Brewer and Takiya London each went 2-for-3 for the Knights (28-15, 7-6), who dropped their sixth straight game. Alea White took the loss and fell to 20-10 with four runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
White allowed just one hit and two walks through five innings as UCF took a 2-0 advantage with runs in the second and fourth.
But Tulsa started to rally in the bottom of the sixth just as the rain began to fall.
White hit Chenise Delce to start the inning before throwing a wild pitch and walking Rylie Spell. Stafford then put TU on the board with a double through the wind and over the head of the Knights left fielder.
After a groundout, Perry put the Hurricane ahead for good with her double to deep right-center that scored Stafford and pinch-runner Madison Higley. The final run of the frame came on Jesse Smith's single up the middle to make it 4-2.
Pitching with the lead for the first time all night, Scott made quick work of the Knights in the top of the seventh as she retired the side in order on just five pitches.
Game two of the series is set for 4 p.m. on Friday, April 19 at Collins Family Softball Complex.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Scott, Kassidy (8-4)
L: WHITE, Alea (20-10)
Batting:
2B: BREWER, Cassady 1
RBI: EMANUEL, Erin 1
SH: JOHNSON, Aubrey 1 ; TESTA, Tera 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LANGE, Kendyl 1 ; LONDON, Takiya 1
SB: LONDON, Takiya 1
Batting:
2B: Stafford, Tori 1 ; Perry, Alexis 1
RBI: Smith, Jesse 1 ; Stafford, Tori 1 ; Perry, Alexis 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Delce, Chenise 1 ; Higley, Madison 1 ; Stafford, Tori 1 ; Perry, Alexis 1
SB: Neal, Morgan 1
HBP: Smith, Jesse 1 ; Delce, Chenise 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
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