Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
25-7
South Florida
12-12
Cowgirls Pick Up Two Wins in Florida
March 20, 2010 | Cowgirl Softball
March 20, 2010
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The No. 18 Oklahoma State softball team picked up two wins in the USF-The Game Tournament on Saturday as they beat Florida Gulf Coast 6-2 and host South Florida 8-0 in six innings. Pitchers Anna Whiddon and Kat Espinosa both threw complete games in their wins. Whiddon had 14 strikeouts against FGCU and Espinosa threw a two-hitter shutout against USF.
In the first game of the day against FGCU, Oklahoma State (25-7) executed the fundamentals to score in the first inning as the leadoff batter, Mariah Gearhart bunted her way onto first. She stole second and was advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Katelyn Bright. Alysia Hamilton stepped up and hit a deep fly ball to center field to score Gearhart from third.
The Cowgirls added another run in the third when Chelsea Garcia led the inning off with a hit. After a sacrifice bunt by Kelsey Anchors and a stolen base, Garcia was on third. She scored when Bright hit a single to right field.
FGCU tied the game in the fourth inning when they got four hits, including back-to-back doubles, to score two runs. However, OSU responded in the fifth to score four runs to regain and keep the lead.
Bright hit an RBI-single, Hamilton smacked a two RBI-single and Tamara Brown added another RBI-single.
Senior pitcher Anna Whiddon threw the complete game for OSU, improving to 14-3 on the season. She gave up nine hits for two earned runs and struck out 14.
In the second game of the day against tournament host South Florida, freshman pitcher Kat Espinosa threw the complete game shutout, allowing just two hits, one walk and struck out three.
Sophomore Julie Ward went 3-for-3 in the game with three RBIs, bringing her season total to 41. She was responsible for the one run in the first and two in the fourth. OSU scored three runs in the second inning off two hits, including a triple from Garcia, and one South Florida error.
In the sixth inning, Hamilton and Ward led off with back-to-back hits and each scored on hits from Katie Asher and Megan Castle.
Oklahoma State will wrap up the tournament tomorrow morning as they will face No. 21 Illinois at 8 a.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Espinosa, Kat (8-3)
L: GORDON, K (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Hamilton, Alysia 1 ; Ward, Julie 1
3B: Garcia, Chelsea 1
RBI: Hamilton, Alysia 1 ; Ward, Julie 3 ; Asher, Katie 1 ; Castle, Megan 1
SH: Garcia, Chelsea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gearhart, Mariah 1 ; Bright, Katelyn 3 ; Hamilton, Alysia 2 ; Ward, Julie 1 ; Garcia, Chelsea 1
HBP: Gearhart, Mariah 1
Base Running:
HBP: SAVARESE, A 1 ; MEDINA, J 1
