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Cowgirl Softball Wins Speedline Invitational
March 09, 2003 | Cowgirl Softball
March 9, 2003
Tampa, Fla. - Cowgirl senior Lauren Bay struck out 10 batters en route to MVP honors as the Oklahoma State softball team defeated 12th-ranked Stanford, 3-1, in the finals of the Speedline Invitational here Sunday afternoon. The tournament title is the first for OSU since 1995.
Oklahoma State advanced to the finals following a 2-0 victory over Purdue in the semifinals. Sarah Seagraves struck out five while throwing the two-hit shutout. It took eight innings to put away the Boilermakers, but in the first extra frame, Ashleigh Tweed scored on a double by Megan Carey, who was promply replaced by pinch runner Lacy Darity. Darity then scored on a base hit by Bay.
It took the Cowgirls no time at all to score in the finals as OSU took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first against the No. 12 Cardinal. After a trio of errors by Stanford's defense, Cowgirl senior Stephanie Hodges added two runs to the scoreboard on a two-out single. That was all OSU needed as Stanford could produce just one run in the bottom of the fourth.
Bay, who improved her record to 10-3 overall, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player, while catcher Ryan Realmuto and Carey also earned all-tournament team accolades. The Cowgirls are now 17-6 on the year.
Oklahoma State 2, Purdue 0 (8 innings)
Semifinals of the Speedline Invitational
OSU 000 000 02 - 2 5 2 Purdue 000 000 00 - 0 2 1 Seagraves and Realmuto. Burke, LaRiva (5) and Schell. WP: Seagraves (6-0). LP: LaRiva. 2B: OSU-Carey.
Oklahoma State 3, No. 12 Stanford 1
Finals of the Speedline Invitational
OSU 300 000 0 - 3 5 1 Stanford 000 100 0 - 1 2 5 Bay and Realmuto. Nyberg, LaCocq (4) and Allister. WP: Bay (10-3). LP: Nyberg. 2B: Stan-Allister.
