Tuesday, April 11
Stillwater, OK
6 PM
Tulsa
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Oklahoma State
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Tulsa
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Oklahoma State
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Photo by: Campbell Rogerson
Tulsa Falls in Stillwater to #3 Oklahoma State
4/11/2023 9:19:00 PM | Softball
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STILLWATER, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team hung with the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowgirls before a big fifth inning tripped up the Golden Hurricane in a 9-1 loss in six innings at Cowgirl Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The Hurricane fell to 16-21 while Oklahoma State improved to 36-3 and 2-0 against Tulsa this season.
Maura Moore (10-8) was stuck with the loss. The sophomore pitched four innings of eight hit ball, allowing four runs and striking out four. Kylee Nash and Riley Grant also featured in the loss. Ivy Rosenberry (5-2) was credited with the win, pitching four innings with four hits and a run. Kelly Maxwell picked up her fifth save, tossing two innings of relief and fanning three.
Emma Vickrey drove in Tulsa's lone run with a single in the second inning. Claira Skaggs had TU's opening hit and came around to score later in the frame. MacKenzie Denson and Imani Edwards each picked up a hit.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cowgirls got on the board in the first inning. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out. OSU took the lead on a ground ball to second. Tulsa took the safe out at first and allowed the runner to score. Moore struck out the next batter to strand the runners.
It didn't take long for the Hurricane to respond. Skaggs led off the second inning with a single to left. A wild pitch moved her to second. With two outs, it looked as if she'd get stranded at second. However, Vickrey drove a single up the middle, bringing her in. Vickrey advanced to second on an error by the center fielder on the play but was left there.
The Cowgirls put two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the frame, but Moore got a pop out to end the threat. Tulsa looked dangerous in the top of the third with back-to-back singles after the initial out. But a sharply hit ground ball was fielded expertly by the third baseman, who stepped on third and fired over to first to complete the 5-3 double play.
The score remained tied at one until the bottom of the fourth. A leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt moved the runner to scoring position. After a strikeout for the second out, an infield single and then single up the middle drove in the run to make it 2-1 Cowgirls.
OSU blew the lead open in the fifth. A single and double made it 3-1 and chased Moore from the game. Nash struck out the first batter she faced for the opening out. However, the next batter doubled in a run. Consecutive singles brought in a run to give the Cowgirls a 5-1 lead.
A walk loaded the bases before an error scored the sixth run of the game and fourth of the inning. Tulsa walked in the seventh run and ended Nash's night. Riley Grant forced a groundout for the second out, but a run scored to extend Tulsa's deficit to 8-1. The next batter flew out to left, ending the inning.
Tulsa went down in order in the sixth. The Cowgirls leadoff runner reached on a single. She made her way to third before racing home to beat the throw on a sharp ground ball to second, handing OSU a walk off 9-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Tulsa was outhit 12-4 and each team committed an error.
» The Golden Hurricane pitchers combined to strikeout five batters while Oklahoma State sat down four Hurricane.
» It was only a one-run ballgame entering the fifth inning
» OSU leadoff batters reached base in four of its six innings (.667)
The Hurricane return to the Collins Family Softball Complex this weekend as Tulsa hosts UCF in an American Athletic Conference matchup. First pitch for the Friday opener is set for 5 in the evening. Saturday's game will start at 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale is set for noon. Every game of the series will air on ESPN+.
STILLWATER, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team hung with the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowgirls before a big fifth inning tripped up the Golden Hurricane in a 9-1 loss in six innings at Cowgirl Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The Hurricane fell to 16-21 while Oklahoma State improved to 36-3 and 2-0 against Tulsa this season.
Maura Moore (10-8) was stuck with the loss. The sophomore pitched four innings of eight hit ball, allowing four runs and striking out four. Kylee Nash and Riley Grant also featured in the loss. Ivy Rosenberry (5-2) was credited with the win, pitching four innings with four hits and a run. Kelly Maxwell picked up her fifth save, tossing two innings of relief and fanning three.
Emma Vickrey drove in Tulsa's lone run with a single in the second inning. Claira Skaggs had TU's opening hit and came around to score later in the frame. MacKenzie Denson and Imani Edwards each picked up a hit.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cowgirls got on the board in the first inning. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out. OSU took the lead on a ground ball to second. Tulsa took the safe out at first and allowed the runner to score. Moore struck out the next batter to strand the runners.
It didn't take long for the Hurricane to respond. Skaggs led off the second inning with a single to left. A wild pitch moved her to second. With two outs, it looked as if she'd get stranded at second. However, Vickrey drove a single up the middle, bringing her in. Vickrey advanced to second on an error by the center fielder on the play but was left there.
The Cowgirls put two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the frame, but Moore got a pop out to end the threat. Tulsa looked dangerous in the top of the third with back-to-back singles after the initial out. But a sharply hit ground ball was fielded expertly by the third baseman, who stepped on third and fired over to first to complete the 5-3 double play.
The score remained tied at one until the bottom of the fourth. A leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt moved the runner to scoring position. After a strikeout for the second out, an infield single and then single up the middle drove in the run to make it 2-1 Cowgirls.
OSU blew the lead open in the fifth. A single and double made it 3-1 and chased Moore from the game. Nash struck out the first batter she faced for the opening out. However, the next batter doubled in a run. Consecutive singles brought in a run to give the Cowgirls a 5-1 lead.
A walk loaded the bases before an error scored the sixth run of the game and fourth of the inning. Tulsa walked in the seventh run and ended Nash's night. Riley Grant forced a groundout for the second out, but a run scored to extend Tulsa's deficit to 8-1. The next batter flew out to left, ending the inning.
Tulsa went down in order in the sixth. The Cowgirls leadoff runner reached on a single. She made her way to third before racing home to beat the throw on a sharp ground ball to second, handing OSU a walk off 9-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Tulsa was outhit 12-4 and each team committed an error.
» The Golden Hurricane pitchers combined to strikeout five batters while Oklahoma State sat down four Hurricane.
» It was only a one-run ballgame entering the fifth inning
» OSU leadoff batters reached base in four of its six innings (.667)
The Hurricane return to the Collins Family Softball Complex this weekend as Tulsa hosts UCF in an American Athletic Conference matchup. First pitch for the Friday opener is set for 5 in the evening. Saturday's game will start at 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale is set for noon. Every game of the series will air on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rosenberry, Ivy (5-2)
L: Moore, Maura (10-8)
S: Maxwell, Kelly (5)
Batting:
RBI: Vickrey, Emma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skaggs, Claira 1
HBP: Vickrey, Emma 1
Batting:
2B: Becker, Rachel 1 ; Edwards, Tallen 1 ; Tuck, Taylor 1
RBI: Becker, Rachel 1 ; Naomi, Kiley 2 ; Wark, Micaela 1 ; Carwile, Katelynn 2 ; Edwards, Tallen 1 ; Tuck, Taylor 1 ; David, Scotland 1
SH: Bloodworth, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Becker, Rachel 1 ; Factor, Chyenne 2 ; Carwile, Katelynn 1 ; Edwards, Tallen 1 ; Lott, Katie 1 ; Tuck, Taylor 1 ; Sokoloski, Haidyn 1 ; Bloodworth, Megan 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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3
R
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RBI
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AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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