Oklahoma State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 12
Stillwater, OK
6:00 PM
Oklahoma State University
26-15
13
vs
1
North Texas
21-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 13 | 11 | 0 |
O'Donnell Grand Slam Lifts Cowgirls To Victory
April 12, 2017 | Cowgirl Softball
PHOTO GALLERY
STILLWATER, Okla. ---- Oklahoma State softball's Randee O'Donnell blasted the program's first inside the park grand slam to propel OSU to a 13-1 victory in five innings over North Texas Wednesday night at Cowgirl Stadium. The victory secured OSU's eighth season series win of the year.
"Good way to bounce back," head coach Kenny Gajewski said. "We had a lot of good dialogue with our team. We were able to show some things, kind of challenge them about some things we need to get better at as a program. I'm happy we bounced back with this type of game, and now we're back to conference play. Looking forward to the opportunity to be 7-0, and that's our only focus at this point."
Oklahoma State (26-15) couldn't have asked for a much better start as the Cowgirls scored eight runs in the bottom of the first. After Vanessa Shippy and Madi Sue Montgomery RBIs to give OSU a 2-0 lead, O'Donnell blasted a ball of the left field wall for an inside the park grand slam to give the Cowgirls a 6-0 lead.
Rylee Bayless capped off the eight-run first inning with a two-run home run to left to give Oklahoma State the early lead it wouldn't surrender.
OSU continued its scoring ways in the bottom of the third thanks to a Maddi Holcomb RBI followed up with Bayless and Shippy home runs to extend its lead to 13-0 after three.
North Texas (21-18) looked to mount a comeback in the top of the fourth with an RBI single to cut the Cowgirl lead to 13-1 but it proved to be too little too late as the Cowgirls held on for the victory.
O'Donnell led the way at the plate going 1-for-2 with four RBIs and her second career grand slam. Bayless finished 2-for-2 with four RBIs and three runs and Shippy went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
"We'd been having a bad weekend this past weekend," O'Donnell said. "So being able to break through that, that's a big deal for all of us."
Brandi Needham (13-5) earned the start and victory in the circle. She went three innings and allowed just one hit and no runs.
-----
Up Next: Oklahoma State turns its attention back to Big 12 play when it travels to Ames for a three-game series starting Friday at 3 p.m. Live stats will be okstate.com and in-game updates will be on Twitter (@CowgirlSB).
STILLWATER, Okla. ---- Oklahoma State softball's Randee O'Donnell blasted the program's first inside the park grand slam to propel OSU to a 13-1 victory in five innings over North Texas Wednesday night at Cowgirl Stadium. The victory secured OSU's eighth season series win of the year.
"Good way to bounce back," head coach Kenny Gajewski said. "We had a lot of good dialogue with our team. We were able to show some things, kind of challenge them about some things we need to get better at as a program. I'm happy we bounced back with this type of game, and now we're back to conference play. Looking forward to the opportunity to be 7-0, and that's our only focus at this point."
Oklahoma State (26-15) couldn't have asked for a much better start as the Cowgirls scored eight runs in the bottom of the first. After Vanessa Shippy and Madi Sue Montgomery RBIs to give OSU a 2-0 lead, O'Donnell blasted a ball of the left field wall for an inside the park grand slam to give the Cowgirls a 6-0 lead.
Rylee Bayless capped off the eight-run first inning with a two-run home run to left to give Oklahoma State the early lead it wouldn't surrender.
OSU continued its scoring ways in the bottom of the third thanks to a Maddi Holcomb RBI followed up with Bayless and Shippy home runs to extend its lead to 13-0 after three.
North Texas (21-18) looked to mount a comeback in the top of the fourth with an RBI single to cut the Cowgirl lead to 13-1 but it proved to be too little too late as the Cowgirls held on for the victory.
O'Donnell led the way at the plate going 1-for-2 with four RBIs and her second career grand slam. Bayless finished 2-for-2 with four RBIs and three runs and Shippy went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
"We'd been having a bad weekend this past weekend," O'Donnell said. "So being able to break through that, that's a big deal for all of us."
Brandi Needham (13-5) earned the start and victory in the circle. She went three innings and allowed just one hit and no runs.
-----
Up Next: Oklahoma State turns its attention back to Big 12 play when it travels to Ames for a three-game series starting Friday at 3 p.m. Live stats will be okstate.com and in-game updates will be on Twitter (@CowgirlSB).
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Cowgirl Softball
OF
/ Cowgirl Softball
UTL
/ Cowgirl Softball
RHP
/ Cowgirl Softball
SS
/ Cowgirl Softball
UTL
/ Cowgirl SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Needham, Brandi (13-5)
L: Craine (4-5)
Batting:
RBI: Ochotnicki 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Makawe 1
HBP: Makawe 1
Batting:
2B: Lynch, Taylor 1
HR: Bayless , Rylee 2 ; Shippy, Vanessa 1 ; O'Donnell, Randee 1
RBI: Bayless , Rylee 4 ; Shippy, Vanessa 3 ; Montgomery, Madi Sue 1 ; O'Donnell, Randee 4 ; Holcomb, Maddi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bayless , Rylee 3 ; Lynch, Taylor 2 ; Shippy, Vanessa 2 ; Reasnor, Kristin 1 ; Edinger, Alex 1 ; Montgomery, Madi Sue 1 ; O'Donnell, Randee 1 ; Holcomb, Maddi 2
SB: Holcomb, Maddi 1
HBP: Bayless , Rylee 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
3
H
2
RBI
4
c/1b
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
Tuesday, July 07
Tuesday, July 07
Friday, June 05
Friday, May 29
