Cowgirl Softball Suffers 7-2 Defeat to Texas

Sunday, May 3

Stillwater, Okla.

1:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

21-31, 0

Texas

35-14, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Texas	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	7	13	2
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	2

May 03, 2015 | Cowgirl Softball

Box Score

May 3, 2015

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State softball came up short in its series finale against Texas on Sunday, falling to the Longhorns, 7-2, at Cowgirl Stadium.

The Cowgirls (21-31, 3-13) had a shot at overcoming a six-run deficit, but were unable to complete a comeback against the Longhorns, who earned the series sweep with Sunday's win.

"Again, this game came down to one bad inning and us not being able to produce a hit in scoring situations," head coach Rich Wieligman said. "We had a chance to tie it up with the bases loaded in the sixth, but couldn't get it done. Still, I'm proud of the way our girls battled and turned it into a good ballgame."

After a scoreless first inning, Texas produced five runs in the second thanks to five base-hits and an error from the Cowgirl defense. Marlee Gabaldon's two-run single gave the Longhorns their first two scores of the contest, and Devon Tunning's two-run blast extended the advantage to 5-0 early on.

OSU starter Brandi Needham was responsible for each of Texas' five second-inning runs, and was relieved in the third by freshman Jessi Haffner. Haffner surrendered one run in the top of the third, but went on to finish with only two earned runs in five innings of relief.

The Cowgirls began to claw their way back when Shelby Davis delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. Tiffany Mikkelson led off the sixth with a solo shot to left, giving the junior her 13^th home run of the season and cutting Oklahoma State's deficit to 6-2.

OSU continued to battle, as Vanessa Shippy and Danielle Riddle provided singles in the sixth, putting two Cowgirls on with two outs. The Longhorns appeared to have gotten out of the inning in the following at-bat, as Shippy was tagged out at third on Randee O'Donnell's grounder to the left side of the infield. However, UT third baseman Randel Leahy was ruled for obstruction, giving Oklahoma State a bases-loaded situation and a chance to tie the game.

Wieligman called upon power-threat Darcy Taylor, but reliever Lauren Slatten was able to end the inning with a swinging strikeout. Texas would go on to produce a perfect bottom of the seventh, clinching the series sweep for the visiting side.

Despite falling short on Sunday, the Cowgirls' offensive output was much improved from the first two games of the series, which both ended in shutouts. In the series finale, Davis finished with two base-hits and RBI, while Mikkelson, Shippy and Riddle each finished with one hit apiece.

Oklahoma State will close out its season with a pair of games against Oklahoma this weekend, beginning with a 2 p.m. matchup on Saturday in Norman. The Cowgirls will then return to Stillwater for the season finale and Senior Day on Sunday.