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Freeman Leads Cowgirls Past No. 14 Baylor
April 17, 2014 | Cowgirl Softball
April 17, 2014
Final Stats
STILLWATER, Okla. - On the arm of Simone Freeman, the Oklahoma State softball team opened the three-game series against 14th-ranked Baylor with a decisive 2-1 victory here Thursday night at Cowgirl Stadium.
The Cowgirls (24-18, 4-7 Big 12) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning without the benefit of a hit. Leadoff hitter Shelby Davis was hit by a pitch, stole second, and advanced to third on a groundout by Ari Morrison. Danielle Riddlegrounded out to the shortstop, allowing Davis to score easily to put OSU up 1-0.
OSU extended the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when leadoff batter Tarah Ettingerhit a 3-2 pitch over the right field wall for her sixth home run of the season.
Baylor (30-10, 4-4) made things interesting in the top of the seventh. With runners on second and third, Holly Holl scored on a wild pitch by Freeman despite striking out Christy Lisenby on the play. With the bases loaded two batters later, Freeman struck out Ari Hawkins and the following batter, Clare Hosack, flied out to centerfield, securing the 2-1 Cowgirl victory.
Freeman (19-10) scattered four hits and struck out six in picking up her 18th complete game of the season. Her counterpart, Whitney Canion (17-8), went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six.
The Cowgirls return to action Friday night for game two of the three-game series against Baylor. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. General admission tickets for all Cowgirl Softball home games are $5 and can be purchased either by phone at (877) 255-4678 or at the OSU Athletic Ticket office on the northeast corner of Gallagher-Iba Arena. If fans can't make it to the game, they can listen to all three games on KGFY (105.5 FM) or follow the Cowgirls via Twitter @CowgirlSB for news, updates and much more.
