Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
43-12
Nebraska
41-15
Busby, Day Lead Cowgirls To Stillwater Regional Championship
May 21, 2022 | Cowgirl Softball
With the win, the Cowgirls improved to 43-12 on the season and advanced to the Stillwater Regional championship.
Day recorded the win, improving to 12-4, while pitching seven innings and allowing four runs on five hits.
Five stolen bases for OSU were enough to tie the season high. Four Cowgirls logged multi-hit games, Busby leading the way with three; Miranda Elish, Karli Petty and Sydney Pennington each recorded two. The Pokes also hit a season-high five doubles as a team.
The first score of the game came in the bottom of the second, when Busby doubled down the right field line allowing Petty to score from first.
A two-run fourth inning for Nebraska sparked a rally from the Cowgirls. With runners on first and second, Kiley Naomi hit a ground ball to Nebraska shortstop Billie Andrews, forcing a bad throw to third base. The throw got away from Sydney Gray at third, allowing Busby to scramble home for the score.
Chelsea Alexander followed, extending her hit streak to six with a two-RBI single up the middle, giving the Cowgirls a 4-2 lead. Later in the inning, Katelynn Carwile hit her 13th double of the season to center, bringing Alexander home. Carwile is now tied-17th for most doubles in a single season in school history.
In the fifth inning, Busby singled in Pennington for her third hit and second RBI of the game.
Pennington and Elish strung together back-to-back doubles in the sixth; Avery Hobson scored the seventh and final OSU run.
Next up, the Pokes play in the Stillwater Regional championship tomorrow at 3 p.m. CT at Cowgirl Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Day, Morgan (12-4)
L: Wallace, Courtney (17-7)
Batting:
2B: Wallace, Courtney 1
HR: Andrews, Billie 1
RBI: Andrews, Billie 2 ; Wallace, Courtney 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Andrews, Billie 1 ; Squier, Abbie 1 ; Andrews, Brooke 1 ; Wallace, Courtney 1
SB: Andrews, Billie 1
HBP: Kinney, Kaylin 1
Batting:
2B: Carwile, Katelynn 1 ; Elish, Miranda 2 ; Pennington, Sydney 1 ; Busby, Hayley 1
RBI: Alexander, Chelsea 2 ; Carwile, Katelynn 1 ; Pennington, Sydney 1 ; Busby, Hayley 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexander, Chelsea 1 ; Hobson, Avery 1 ; Pennington, Sydney 1 ; Petty, Karli 1 ; Busby, Hayley 1 ; Cottrill, Julia 1 ; Naomi, Kiley 1
SB: Alexander, Chelsea 2 ; Pennington, Sydney 1 ; Petty, Karli 1 ; Busby, Hayley 1
