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Cowgirls Rally for 8-6 Victory
April 12, 2014 | Cowgirl Softball
April 12, 2014
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - With a combination of clutch hits and timely strikeouts, the Oklahoma State softball team bounced back with an 8-6 victory over Texas Tech here Saturday evening at Rocky Johnson Field.
A lead-off base hit in the top of the first inning extended Shelby Davis' hitting streak to 15 games. The streak ties her with Alysia Hamilton and Mariah Gearhart for the second longest hitting streak in OSU history.
Texas Tech (29-15, 2-6 Big 12) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a base hit by Cassie McClure that scored Sydnie Tapia from second. The Red Raiders added a run in the bottom of the second when a single by Sydni Emanuel scored Samantha Camello from second to extend the lead to 2-0.
The Cowgirls (23-17, 3-6) cut the Tech lead in half in the top of the third inning when Danielle Riddle singled just over the head of the second baseman, scoring Davis from third.
TTU got the run back in the top of the next frame on a solo home run by McClure to put the Red Raiders up 3-1.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Cowgirls took the lead for the first time in the game. The inning began when Davis walked and stole her 36th base of the season. The stolen base has now tied her with Gearhart for the second-most stolen bases in a single season in school history. Davis then scored on an RBI single by Morrison. Later in the inning, Madison Ellis roped a double to the centerfield wall for her first double of the season, scoring Simone Freeman and Tiffany Mikkelson and giving OSU a 4-3 lead.
The Cowgirls added three more runs in the top of the sixth inning to extend the OSU lead to 7-3.
The Red Raiders cut the lead to 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning, highlighted by a two-run RBI double to centerfield by Emanuel. However, the Cowgirls added one more in the top of the seventh and went on to defeat the Texas Tech by the final of 8-6.
The offense carried the Cowgirls, racking up 12 hits. Davis continued to lead the team, going 3-for-3 with a run batted in, a run scored and two stolen bases. Morrison went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Riddle and DeLaCruz both had two hits.
Freeman (18-9) started the game for the Cowgirls and pitched seven innings, allowing six runs on nine hits while striking out 13.
The series concludes with rubber match of the three-game series Sunday at noon.
