Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Softball Eliminated From NCAA Regional
May 18, 2003 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State’s softball team saw its season come to an end Saturday evening at the NCAA Regional in Fullerton, Calif., falling to Louisiana-Lafayette, 1-0, and Oregon, 7-6.
Following two uneventful innings against Louisiana-Lafayette,
After fanning the first batter, Becky McMurtry touched Bay for a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Bay then responded with another strikeout before issuing a walk to Joy Webre who stole second. Bay followed with her sixth strikeout of the game to force the Ragin Cajuns to leave both runners stranded in scoring position.
Louisiana-Lafayette finally broke through in the top of the seventh, scoring on a wild pitch from Bay. After a strikeout to start the frame, Jill Robertson followed with a double, moved to second on a sacrifice and rounded the bases on the errant pitch. Bay then issued her second called strike of the frame to keep the Ragin Cajuns lead at 1-0.
The meat of the Cowgirl lineup stepped to the plate in the bottom of the frame but all three were retired and OSU ended the game with just one hit, a single from Megan Carey in the fourth.
ULL sophomore pitcher Brooke Mitchell had the Cowgirls stumped all afternoon, striking out 10 and giving up one hit without issuing a walk.
Bay took the loss for
The loss bumped the Cowgirls into the losers bracket where they faced
After a double and two walks to load the bases, pinch runner Erika Ennis was thrown out at home on a fielders choice from Crystal Lee. Realmuto then came home on a wild pitch and Brooke Siebel scored when Stephanie Hodges was thrown out at first. Lee added the final run of the frame on a double from pinch hitter Afton Burris.
The Ducks used back-to-back doubles to even the score at 5-5 in the fifth and took a one-run lead in the sixth.
The Cowgirls had a golden opportunity in the top of the seventh and did not let it go to waste. Stephanie Nicholson led off with a walk, moved on a sacrifice and took third on two-out balk. Realmuto then walked and Siebel followed with a single up the left side to bring in Nicholson for the equalizing run.
Neither team was able to score again until the 12th when
Bay picked up the first two outs and gave up three runs before being replaced by Sarah Seagraves in the first inning. Bay then re-entered the contest in the bottom of the sixth and finished the extra-inning battle. The senior scattered eight hits, walked seven and struck out 14.
ULL 000 000 1 - 1 5 0
OSU 000 000 0 - 0 1 0
Mitchell and Webre. Bay and Realmuto. WP: Mitchell (25-6). LP: Bay (26-9). 2B: ULL-Robertson and McMurtry. Time:
OSU 200 300 100 000 - 6 9 1
UO 310 011 000 001 - 7 12 1
Bay (7.1), Seagraves (4.1) and Realmuto. Harris (3.2), Kontra (1.0), Vidlund (7.1) and Poore. WP: Vidlund (6-1). LP: Bay (26-10). 2B: OSU-Carey and Burris. UO-Hutchinson, Vidlund, Laux and Haij (2). HR: OSU-Realmuto; UO-Sabol. Time:
