Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Win Three At KC Invitational
September 30, 2000 | Cowgirl Softball
Sept. 30, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State's softball team picked up three more wins Saturday, improving its fall record to a perfect 17-0 entering the final day of the fall season. The Cowgirls defeated Northwest Missouri State, 9-1, before dropping Nebraska-Kearney, 3-0, and Jacksonville State, 2-0.
In the first contest, OSU put an eight-spot on the board in the third inning en route to a 9-1, mercy-rule shortened game. The Cowgirls had seven of their 10 hits in the inning, including four extra-base raps. Junior shortstop Casey O'Neill had a two-run triple to highlight the inning.
In the second game, freshman hurler Tiffany Paper threw a complete-game shutout, her fourth of the fall season in seven starts, improving her record to 7-0.
OSU scored its first run in the bottom of the first on a two-out RBI single by Ryan Realmuto. The Cowgirls scored two more in the fifth, including one by freshman speedster Danielle Thomas. Thomas reached first after beating out a bunt single, stole second base, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on another miscue by the pitcher. Junior Paula Garman drove in Nikki Quiroz with a base hit to score the final run.
In the final contest, sophomore ace Lauren Bay threw a two-hit shutout, striking out eight for her sixth win of the fall. She dropped her team-leading earned run average to 0.22, and now has 37 strikeouts in 31-1/3 innings. Bay had a no-hitter entering the sixth inning.
The Cowgirls scored one run in each of the first and second innings, the first off an RBI double by Realmuto, her second two-bagger of the game. OSU scored its final run in the second on an RBI hit by Quiroz.
Oklahoma State will play Central Missouri State at noon on Sunday before wrapping up the tournament with a game vs. the host school, UMKC, at 2 p.m.
Oklahoma State 9, Northwest Missouri State 1
? Wentworth and Realmuto. McGuiness and Spring. WP: Wentworth (4-0). LP: McGuiness. 2B: OSU-Hayes, Kipp 2, Leathers, NMSU-Spring. 3B: OSU-Hayes, O'Neill.NMSU 000 10 - 1 4 1 OSU 018 0x - 9 10 1
Oklahoma State 3, Nebraska-Kearney 0
?Paper and Realmuto. Anderson and Sincer. WP: Paper (7-0). LP: Anderson. 2B: OSU-Garman, Kipp, UNK-Lawrence, Simmons, Webb.UNK 000 000 0 - 0 6 2 OSU 100 020 x - 3 5 2
Oklahoma State 2, Jacksonville State 0
? Bay and Realmuto. McWhorter, Ross (5) and Buck. WP: Bay, LP: McWhorter. 2B: OSU-Realmuto 2.JSU 000 000 0 - 0 2 0 OSU 110 000 x - 2 7 4
