Tulsa Softball Run-Rules Drake 8-0 to Split First Day at the TU-OSU Invitational

Friday, February 28

Collins Family Softball Complex

5:00 PM

Tulsa

9-7

Drake

7-9

Drake Bulldogs

Tulsa

Photo by: Bill Powell

Tulsa Softball Run-Rules Drake 8-0 to Split First Day at the TU-OSU Invitational

2/28/2020 8:24:00 PM | Softball

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GAME 1 BOX I GAME 2 BOX I SEASON STATS | GALLERY GAME 1 | GALLERY GAME 2

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa softball team (9-7) closed out the day with an 8-0 win over the Drake Bulldogs (7-8) Friday on the first day of the TU-OSU Invitational at the Collins Family Softball Complex.

After taking the nation's 10^th-ranked Oregon Ducks to a suspenseful 7^th inning in a 3-2 opening game loss, the Golden Hurricane came out in the second game of the day to collect 8 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings.

Sophomore Chenise Delce pitched a 2-hitter with 3 strikeouts to improve to 4-2 on the year from the mound. Senior Mikayla Whitten went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs against the Bulldogs, while sophomore Aubree Seaney totaled 2 hits. Perry's double with one out in the bottom of the 5^th ended the game when she drove Whitten across home plate for Tulsa's 8^th run.

In Tulsa's opener, the Hurricane put a scare into the Ducks, only to lose 3-2. The contest was scoreless through the first four innings, but the Ducks broke through in the top of the 5^th with a single, walk, double, sacrifice fly and a single for their 3 runs.

Tulsa responded in the bottom of the inning as Aubree Seaney started it off with an infield hit, then Kari Briggs went deep to right field for her first career homer to bring the score to 3-2.

Neither team managed to score in the final 2 innings, although both teams had runners in scoring position in the 6^th inning, and Oregon stranded a runner at third base in the top of the 7th.

GAME 1 RECAP (#10 Oregon 3, Tulsa 2)
Tulsa played 10^th-ranked Oregon toe-to-toe Friday afternoon, but couldn't pull it out as the Ducks captured a 3-2 victory to remain undefeated with a 16-0 record.

It was the fourth time in Tulsa's 7 losses that the Hurricane lost by just one run and the 3^rd game in the last 6 that Tulsa has lost to a ranked opponent.

Oregon loaded the bases in the first two innings, but the Ducks hit into a double play to end the first and grounded back to the pitcher ending the 2^nd inning. Tulsa had doubles in each of the first 2 innings, but stranded the runners.

Scott put the Ducks down in order in the 3^rd inning and after putting the first batter on in the 4^th, got the last three batters to ground out.

Oregon broke through in the 5^th inning as the Ducks took a 3-0 lead with a single, walk, double, sacrifice fly and a single for their 3 runs. Samantha Pochop replaced Kassidy Scott to get the final out for Tulsa.

Tulsa responded in the bottom of the inning. Aubree Seaney started off the inning with an infield hit and advanced to third on two passed balls. Kari Briggs hit a towering shot off the Collins Family Complex building in right field for what amounted to Tulsa's only two runs of the game.

Oregon turned in 11 hits and left 11 on base, while the Hurricane had 5 hits, including two doubles. The right fielder Briggs led the way with her homer and a double.

Oregon's Samaria Diaz pitched her 5^th win of the season, while Tulsa's Scott fell to 2-3 on the year. Scott pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 3 earned runs, while Pochop pitched 2.1 innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 3 batters.

GAME 2 RECAP (Tulsa 8, Drake 0)
Tulsa improved to 9-7 on the season with an 8-0 victory over the Drake Bulldogs in the nightcap Friday night.

The Golden Hurricane came out in the second game of the day to collect 8 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings, while sophomore Chenise Delce pitched a 2-hitter with 3 strikeouts to improve to 4-2 on the year.

Senior Mikayla Whitten went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored against the Bulldogs, while sophomore Aubree Seaney totaled 2 hits and also scored 2 runs.

The Hurricane put the game's first runs on the scoreboard in the 2^nd inning for a 3-0 lead when freshman Abby Jones hit her first career triple to score two runs. Whitten, had her second hit of the game to score Jones.

Tulsa got on the scoreboard in the 2^nd inning with a 3-0 lead when freshman Abby Jones hit her first career triple to score two runs, and Whitten's single for her second hit of the game scored Jones.

The Hurricane added 2 more runs in the 4^th inning after loading the bases. Perry's sacrifice fly scored Jones, while a bases-loaded walk to Delce scored Whitten. Tulsa closed out the game in the next inning when the Hurricane scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5^th.

Tajiah Ellison and Seaney singled to lead-off the inning as Whitten's third hit of the game scored both base-runners. Perry's double with one out ended the game when Whitten scored Tulsa's 8^th run.

GAME 1 LINESCORE
Oregon      000 030 0 – 3   11 0
Tulsa          000 020 0 – 2   5   2
W – S. Diaz (5-0); L – K. Scott (2-3)
Save – J. Dail (2)

GAME 2 LINESCORE
Drake           000 00 – 0   2     0
Tulsa            030 23 – 8   10 0
W – C. Delce (4-2); L – M. Hupke (2-3)

OTHER TOURNAMENT SCORES
#10 Oregon 12, Drake 1

UP NEXT
Tulsa faces Drake for the second time in the TU-OSU Invitational at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, while the Hurricane will face Illinois-Chicago at 5 p.m. Tulsa will close out the tournament with a 12 noon game Sunday against Louisville.

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