Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
15-5
Nevada
6-10
OSU Softball Pick Up Another Win
March 07, 2010 | Cowgirl Softball
March 7, 2010
STILLWATER, Okla. — Katelyn Bright went 2-for-3 on the day with two runs batted in and Julie Ward and Tamara Brown each hit home runs to lead OSU past Nevada 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Cowgirl Stadium. It was the final game of The Preview featuring Bedlam and the Cowgirls went a perfect 4-0 on the weekend and improve to 15-5 on the season.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when freshman first baseman Julie Ward hit a two-run home run of the center field fence. It was her seventh home run of the season and her 31st and 32nd RBIs. She was intentionally walked in her following at-bats.
The Wolfpack (6-10) responded in the top of the fourth with a home run of their own by third baseman Sam Bias, her second of the year. It would be the only run Nevada would score on the OSU pitching staff.
Senior Anna Whiddon started in the circle and picked up the win bringing her to 11-2. She pitched six innings, gave up one run off two hits and struck out five. Junior Sarah Odom came in to pitch the seventh inning and retired every batter, striking out one.
Sophomores Chelsea Garcia and Kelsey Anchors each added runs to the Cowgirls score in the bottom of the fourth as they both reached base with singles to the outfield. Garcia scored on Anchors hit to center field and Anchors scored two batters later when Bright also hit a single to center field.
Brown, the redshirt freshman catcher, led off the fifth inning with her third home run of the season, a solo shot to left field. Sam Heinlein proceeded to reach base on a hit-by-pitch, Katie Asher walked and Mariah Gearhart got a hit to load the bases with one out. Bright walked to score a run and Alysia Hamilton hit into a fielder's choice that scored the seventh run of the game for the Cowgirls.
Mallary Darby started for the Wolfpack and threw three innings, gave up three earned runs off six hits and struck out three. She fell to 4-5.
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls will play again on Tuesday at 6 p.m. when they host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cowgirl Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Whiddon, Anna (11-2)
L: Darby (4-5)
Batting:
HR: Bias 1
RBI: Bias 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bias 1
Batting:
HR: Ward, Julie 1 ; Brown, Tamara 1
RBI: Bright, Katelyn 2 ; Hamilton, Alysia 1 ; Ward, Julie 2 ; Brown, Tamara 1 ; Anchors, Kelsey 1
SH: Castle, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hamilton, Alysia 1 ; Ward, Julie 1 ; Brown, Tamara 1 ; Castle, Megan 1 ; Garcia, Chelsea 1 ; Anchors, Kelsey 2
HBP: Brown, Tamara 1 ; Heinlein, Sam 1
