Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Wins Two in Softball Classic
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Softball
September 14, 1998
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State opened the 1998 fall softball season by hosting the first of two mini-tournaments Saturday afternoon at Cowgirl Field. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane won the team title as it went 3-0 in the tournament.
The Cowgirls finished the day with a record of 2-1, with wins over Howard College, 4-0, and Central Oklahoma, 15-0. The only loss came in the afternoon game vs. Tulsa, 6-5, in eight innings.
In the Cowgirls' first game against Tulsa, Oklahoma State could not overcome four runs scored in the seventh and eighth innings. For the Cowgirls, Kristine Garcia was 3-for-4, with two triples, and two runs scored. Melissa Turley and Sheryl Anderson had two hits apiece.
Against Howard College, OSU pitcher Casey O'Neill pitched a complete-game one-hitter for the 4-0 win. Shelly Graham, a transfer from Pittsburg State, led off for the Cowgirls and went 2-for-4.
In the nightcap, Oklahoma State tallied 16 hits in four innings to fuel the mercy-rule over Central Oklahoma, 15-0. The Cowgirls scored eight runs in the in the fourth inning, capped off by a grand slam by catcher Michelle Singer. Singer was 4-for-4 in the game with five RBI. Jennifer Olival added the first collegiate home run of her career to the fire.
On the day, Garcia went 5-for-6 with four runs scored and three triples, along with three stolen bases. Singer and Graham each added five hits, as the duo went 10-for-23.
Oklahoma State returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 20, as the Cowgirls host the second and final mini-tournament of the fall season.
Game Summaries
Game 1 Tulsa 8, Howard College 0 Howard College 000 00 - 0 0 2 Tulsa 121 22 - 8 9 1 Magill and Hesselbar. Lopez and Johnson. WP-Magill (1-0). LP-Lopez (0-1). 2B: TU-Wilkerson, Walters, Hasselbar.Game 2 Tulsa 4, Central Oklahoma 1 Tulsa 002 100 1 - 4 9 0 Central Oklahoma 000 100 0 - 1 7 1 Green, Markwardt (6) and Wilkerson. Akin and Dickerson. WP-Green (1-0). LP-Akin (0-1). S-Markwardt (1). 2B: TU-Redding.
Game 3 Tulsa 6, Oklahoma State 5 (8) Tulsa 200 000 22 - 6 10 1 Oklahoma State 200 011 01 - 5 5 1 Angela Wedlake and Kendra Garroutte. Jessica Jenkins and Liz Silva. WP-Wedlake (1-0). LP-Jenkins (0-1). 2B: TU-Smith. 3B: TU- Smith; OSU-Garcia 2.
Game 4 Howard College 1, Central Oklahoma 0 Central Oklahoma 000 000 0 - 0 5 1 Howard 001 000 x - 1 4 0
Game 5 Oklahoma State 4, Howard College 0 Howard College 000 000 0 - 0 1 2 Oklahoma State 000 130 x - 4 6 2 Casey O'Neill and Michelle Singer. Maria Lopez and Carlee Ledford. WP-O'Neill (1-0). LP-Ledford (0-1).
Game 6 Oklahoma State 15, Central Oklahoma 0 Central Oklahoma 000 0 - 0 3 3 Oklahoma State 232 8 - 15 16 0 Sheryl Anderson and Michelle Singer. Laura Blain and Staci Dickerson. WP-Anderson (1-0). LP-Blain (0-1). HR: OSU- Singer (1), Jennifer Olival (1).
