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Tulsa Completes Sweep of Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Falls to Texas Tech
3/13/2022 7:38:00 PM | Softball
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LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of Tulsa softball team finished its Texas roadtrip with a victory over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi before dropping the finale against Texas Tech on Sunday in the Texas Tech Invitational at Rocky Johnson Field.
The Golden Hurricane led at various points in game one before finally putting the Islanders away late in a 7-4 victory, completing the weekend sweep. Tulsa outhit the Red Raiders in game two but were unable to plate any runs in a 2-0 loss in the finale of the invitational.
Tulsa sits at 8-14 after the weekend's games, while Texas Tech improved to .500 (12-12) and TAMU CC dropped to 10-15.
Game 1
Tulsa gave up two leads before finally pulling away for good in a 7-4 win against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the team's first game of the day.
Tulsa was the designated away team for the matchup and scored its seven runs on 10 hits and committed one error, while the Islanders scored four on five hits and no errors. Kylee Nash took the ball for the Hurricane and threw 4.2 innings, allowing four runs, only one of them earned. She gave up three hits, struck out six and walked one.
Makenzie Brown got the win, pitching 2.1 innings, walking four and striking out one. Brown didn't' allow a run and only gave up two hits.
Haley Morgan got things started in the first inning with a leadoff single. She eventually made her way to third but was stranded on base. Nash came out of the gate strong from the circle, setting the Islanders down in order in the first two innings and striking out two.
Morgan put Tulsa on the board in the third inning, leading off with a home run to left on the fourth pitch of the at-bat to give TU the 1-0 lead. TAMU CC delivered a one-out single for its first hit of the morning, but Nash got the next two batters to ground out.
Kailyn Bearpaw immediately put herself in scoring position in the fourth with a double, but Tulsa grounded out in three of the next four batters, stranding Bearpaw at third. The Islanders escaped the top of the frame and then tied the game with a solo homerun of their own with two outs in the bottom of the inning.
The Hurricane wasted little time in responding in the top of the fifth. Morgan was retired for the first time when she flew out to center. Kylie Norwood drew a walk and then stole second, which allowed her to score on Celeste Wood's single to left field to give Tulsa the 2-1 lead.
Consecutive passed balls placed Wood at third base and after Nash earned a six-pitch walk, Bearpaw singled to short, brining Wood home and advancing Callie Davis, who pinch ran for Nash, to third. Abby Jones stepped up and delivered a sacrifice fly to left, brining Davis home to give Tulsa the 4-1 lead.
The bottom of the fifth inning was extended thanks to an error, and the Islanders took full advantage. With one down, Nash walked a batter on base. A fielding error allowed two on, and then after a strikeout, Pal Egan tied the game at four with a 3-run homerun to center. Brown took over in the circle and got the following batter to fly out, ending the inning.
Just as they did the first time TAMU CC tied the game, Tulsa took the lead back in the following frame. Rylee Keith earned a walk and Kennedy Cramer came in to pinch run. A sacrifice bunt moved her over to second with two outs. Morgan singled through the left side to give Tulsa a 5-4 lead, and then stole second. Norwood delivered the next RBI with a single up the middle to make it 6-4.
The Islanders loaded the bases in both the sixth and seventh innings, but each time Brown buckled down to get the outs and avoid any damage. Tulsa added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to give the Hurricane the 7-4 win.
Game 2
Although the Hurricane outhit the Red Raiders, Tulsa couldn't deliver a timely hit, leading to a 2-0 defeat in the finale of the Texas Tech Invitational.
Tulsa had zero runs on four hits and committed one error. Texas Tech scored its two runs on three hits and also had a singular error.
Despite taking the loss, Samantha Pochop (4-6) was stellar in the circle. The senior pitcher threw all six innings, allowing only three hits and two runs, one earned. She walked three batters and struck out six. Kendall Fritz (8-4) was in the circle for Texas Tech. She also threw a complete game, giving up four hits walking one and striking out none.
Norwood delivered the first hit of the afternoon with a one-out double in the top of the first. Wood singled to third, advancing Norwood, but a groundout and lineout ended the opportunity.
Texas Tech hit a one-out triple in the bottom of the frame, one of two extra base hits from the Red Raiders. But Pochop struck out the next batter and caused a flyout to get the final out and strand the runner.
The Hurricane went down in order in the top of the second, something TU did in four innings. TTU brought in the first run in its at-bats thanks to an error on a high pop-up in the infield. After an infield single, Pochop got the next two batters out. A high pop-up should have ended the inning, but it was misplayed, and a Tech run came around to score to make it 1-0.
Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the third and almost the fourth, save for a two-out single from Bearpaw.
Tulsa had its best opportunity in the fifth inning when Claira Skaggs reached thanks to an error from the left fielder that allowed her to reach second. With one away, Imani Edwards laid down a bunt single, advancing Skaggs to third. With runners on the corner and one out, Tulsa looked dangerous, but a lineout double play ended the threat.
A one-out walk proved costly in the bottom of the fifth. Texas Tech delivered its second extra base hit of the game, a double to left center that allowed the runner to score from first to make it 2-0.
Neither team was able to get anything going in the sixth inning. Tulsa got a one-out walk in the seventh, but Abby Jones was caught trying to steal second and a groundout ended Tulsa's final opportunity.
Next up for Tulsa is a doubleheader against Abilene Christian on Wednesday, March 16 at the Collins Family Softball Complex. First pitch for game one is at 3 p.m. Tulsa will finish the week with the Rock Chalk Challenge in Lawrence, Kan. Tulsa will take on Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota in the tournament that spans Friday through Sunday.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of Tulsa softball team finished its Texas roadtrip with a victory over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi before dropping the finale against Texas Tech on Sunday in the Texas Tech Invitational at Rocky Johnson Field.
The Golden Hurricane led at various points in game one before finally putting the Islanders away late in a 7-4 victory, completing the weekend sweep. Tulsa outhit the Red Raiders in game two but were unable to plate any runs in a 2-0 loss in the finale of the invitational.
Tulsa sits at 8-14 after the weekend's games, while Texas Tech improved to .500 (12-12) and TAMU CC dropped to 10-15.
Game 1
Tulsa gave up two leads before finally pulling away for good in a 7-4 win against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the team's first game of the day.
Tulsa was the designated away team for the matchup and scored its seven runs on 10 hits and committed one error, while the Islanders scored four on five hits and no errors. Kylee Nash took the ball for the Hurricane and threw 4.2 innings, allowing four runs, only one of them earned. She gave up three hits, struck out six and walked one.
Makenzie Brown got the win, pitching 2.1 innings, walking four and striking out one. Brown didn't' allow a run and only gave up two hits.
Haley Morgan got things started in the first inning with a leadoff single. She eventually made her way to third but was stranded on base. Nash came out of the gate strong from the circle, setting the Islanders down in order in the first two innings and striking out two.
Morgan put Tulsa on the board in the third inning, leading off with a home run to left on the fourth pitch of the at-bat to give TU the 1-0 lead. TAMU CC delivered a one-out single for its first hit of the morning, but Nash got the next two batters to ground out.
Kailyn Bearpaw immediately put herself in scoring position in the fourth with a double, but Tulsa grounded out in three of the next four batters, stranding Bearpaw at third. The Islanders escaped the top of the frame and then tied the game with a solo homerun of their own with two outs in the bottom of the inning.
The Hurricane wasted little time in responding in the top of the fifth. Morgan was retired for the first time when she flew out to center. Kylie Norwood drew a walk and then stole second, which allowed her to score on Celeste Wood's single to left field to give Tulsa the 2-1 lead.
Consecutive passed balls placed Wood at third base and after Nash earned a six-pitch walk, Bearpaw singled to short, brining Wood home and advancing Callie Davis, who pinch ran for Nash, to third. Abby Jones stepped up and delivered a sacrifice fly to left, brining Davis home to give Tulsa the 4-1 lead.
The bottom of the fifth inning was extended thanks to an error, and the Islanders took full advantage. With one down, Nash walked a batter on base. A fielding error allowed two on, and then after a strikeout, Pal Egan tied the game at four with a 3-run homerun to center. Brown took over in the circle and got the following batter to fly out, ending the inning.
Just as they did the first time TAMU CC tied the game, Tulsa took the lead back in the following frame. Rylee Keith earned a walk and Kennedy Cramer came in to pinch run. A sacrifice bunt moved her over to second with two outs. Morgan singled through the left side to give Tulsa a 5-4 lead, and then stole second. Norwood delivered the next RBI with a single up the middle to make it 6-4.
The Islanders loaded the bases in both the sixth and seventh innings, but each time Brown buckled down to get the outs and avoid any damage. Tulsa added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to give the Hurricane the 7-4 win.
Game 2
Although the Hurricane outhit the Red Raiders, Tulsa couldn't deliver a timely hit, leading to a 2-0 defeat in the finale of the Texas Tech Invitational.
Tulsa had zero runs on four hits and committed one error. Texas Tech scored its two runs on three hits and also had a singular error.
Despite taking the loss, Samantha Pochop (4-6) was stellar in the circle. The senior pitcher threw all six innings, allowing only three hits and two runs, one earned. She walked three batters and struck out six. Kendall Fritz (8-4) was in the circle for Texas Tech. She also threw a complete game, giving up four hits walking one and striking out none.
Norwood delivered the first hit of the afternoon with a one-out double in the top of the first. Wood singled to third, advancing Norwood, but a groundout and lineout ended the opportunity.
Texas Tech hit a one-out triple in the bottom of the frame, one of two extra base hits from the Red Raiders. But Pochop struck out the next batter and caused a flyout to get the final out and strand the runner.
The Hurricane went down in order in the top of the second, something TU did in four innings. TTU brought in the first run in its at-bats thanks to an error on a high pop-up in the infield. After an infield single, Pochop got the next two batters out. A high pop-up should have ended the inning, but it was misplayed, and a Tech run came around to score to make it 1-0.
Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the third and almost the fourth, save for a two-out single from Bearpaw.
Tulsa had its best opportunity in the fifth inning when Claira Skaggs reached thanks to an error from the left fielder that allowed her to reach second. With one away, Imani Edwards laid down a bunt single, advancing Skaggs to third. With runners on the corner and one out, Tulsa looked dangerous, but a lineout double play ended the threat.
A one-out walk proved costly in the bottom of the fifth. Texas Tech delivered its second extra base hit of the game, a double to left center that allowed the runner to score from first to make it 2-0.
Neither team was able to get anything going in the sixth inning. Tulsa got a one-out walk in the seventh, but Abby Jones was caught trying to steal second and a groundout ended Tulsa's final opportunity.
Next up for Tulsa is a doubleheader against Abilene Christian on Wednesday, March 16 at the Collins Family Softball Complex. First pitch for game one is at 3 p.m. Tulsa will finish the week with the Rock Chalk Challenge in Lawrence, Kan. Tulsa will take on Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota in the tournament that spans Friday through Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Makenzie (2-4)
L: Aguilar, Alyssa (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Bearpaw, Kailyn 1
HR: Morgan, Haley 1
RBI: Morgan, Haley 2 ; Norwood, Kylie 1 ; Wood, Celeste 1 ; Bearpaw, Kailyn 1 ; Jones, Abby 1 ; Skaggs, Claira 1
SH: Edwards, Imani 1
SF: Jones, Abby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morgan, Haley 2 ; Norwood, Kylie 1 ; Wood, Celeste 1 ; Davis, Callie 1 ; Jarvis, Gracie 1 ; Cramer, Kennedy 1
SB: Morgan, Haley 1 ; Norwood, Kylie 1
Batting:
HR: Egan, Pal 1 ; Torres, Gabriella 1
RBI: Egan, Pal 3 ; Torres, Gabriella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Egan, Pal 1 ; Torres, Gabriella 1 ; Gilbert, Grace 1 ; De Avila, Quinn 1
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