by Joey Ross on April 6, 2009 (photo by Tambako the Jaguar, available under a CC license)

Baylor Lady Bears, Cowgirls, Oklahoma State Cowgirl, softball

The Oklahoma State Cowgirl softball team lost two games to the Baylor Lady Bears softball team on April 4th and 5th. The games dropped the Cowgirl record to 27-11 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12.

The first game between the Cowgirls and Lady Bears was a stale mate for the first seven innings. The hits came in the first, fourth and sixth by Kayce Walker (Baylor), Julie Ward (OSU) and Katelyn Bright (OSU) respectively. The game was tied at zero going into the eighth, where both teams managed to squeeze out a run.

Whitney Canion, the Lady Bears’ pitcher, pitched eight innings allowing only a single Cowgirl run. Cowgirl center fielder Kelsey Anchors hit a single just out of reach of both the first base and right fielder. Mariah Gearhart hit into a fielder’s choice taking out Anchors at second. Gearhart stole second and scored after a Bright single.

Oklahoma State switched pitchers in the middle of the fourth, Anna Whiddon for Sarah Odom. Odom had allowed only one hit until the eighth. Megan Turk singled, Courtney Oberg walked, and both girls advanced one base off errors and stolen bases. Megan Weldon reached first on an error and allowed Turk to score. The Cowgirls gave up no more runs for the inning leaving the score tied at one each.

In the ninth Canion and the Lady Bear defense kept the Cowgirls from coming anywhere close to scoring. The Cowgirl defense, however, could not stop the Lady Bear offense. With two outs and extra innings in sight, the Lady Bears had Kayce Walker on third when Alex Colyer homered to end the game and make the score 3-2 in favor of the Lady Bears.

The next game did not go the Cowgirl’s way even though it was just as close. Whitney Canion, again pitching for the Lady Bears, only permitted three Cowgirl hits and no Cowgirl runs. Anna Whiddon pitched for the Cowgirls and she gave up four Lady Bear hits and two runs. Courtney Oberg scored in the second for the Lady Bears and in the third Bree Hanafin homered to put the Lady Bears up 2-0.

Both teams struggled the remaining innings of the game to get more than on player on base and in scoring position. The game was solid defensively with no errors. With the 2-0 lost to the Lady Bears, the Cowgirls are 3-3 in conference seeking a better position with games in Stillwater vs. Missouri April 10 and 11.

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