Norwood's Home Run Propels Hurricane to 5-3 Win

Sunday, March 21

Lawrence, Kan.

10:00 AM

Tulsa

8-5

North Dakota State

5-15

North Dakota State

Tulsa

Norwood's Home Run Propels Hurricane to 5-3 Win

3/21/2021 12:39:00 PM | Softball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. –– Kylie Norwood hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 5th inning to give the Hurricane a 5-3 lead, which is all they needed to defeat the North Dakota State Bison Sunday morning in the Jayhawk Invitational finale at the Arrocha Ballpark.

Norwood's first home run of the season and second as a Hurricane came after Tulsa went down 3-2 in the top of the 5th. Kyndal Pirtle started the inning off by reaching first on an error. Makayla Jackson capped off her strong weekend singling up the middle to put two on the bases for the junior Norwood.

Freshman Haley Morgan showed off her power, sending a shot over the center-field fence in the bottom of the third to give Tulsa a 2-1 advantage. The homer was the first of her career.

Aubree Seaney led the Hurricane from the plate going 2-3 on the day, scoring a run in the process.

Tulsa's record moved to 8-5 on the season, while North Dakota State dropped to 5-15.

Tulsa started the scoring off in the second inning, using Bison mistakes to take a 1-0 lead. The Hurricane loaded the bases with two walks and an error, scoring from a passed ball with two outs.

Chenise Delce drew the start for TU going 4 innings with 6 hits, 3 runs and 7 strikeouts. Sara Llamas-Howell (1-1) in relief picked up her first win of the season going 1 inning with no runs allowing just 1 hit.

Kassidy Scott picked up her second save of the weekend throwing 2 innings, giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 Bison batter. The save moves her into a tie for 2nd all-time in saves at Tulsa with 9.

Tulsa will be back in action on Saturday, March 27 at home in the Collins Family Softball Complex, hosting LA Tech for a double-header at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in a non-conference series.