Hope Trautwein shuts down Oklahoma State as OU softball wins Round 2 of Bedlam, 10th straight Big 12 title
NORMAN — Kinzie Hansen snapped what had been a rough stretch, Hope Trautwein held up the tear she’s been on for extra than two months and at the time once more, OU is Major 12 Champions.
The leading-rated Sooners clinched their 10th consecutive common-year meeting title with Friday’s 6- gain above No. 7 Oklahoma Condition in entrance of a sold-out group — and plenty extra watching from a movie board outdoors — at Marita Hynes Subject.
Freshman Jordy Bahl was dominant in Thursday’s series-opening 7-1 win that moved OU to the brink of the title.
As very good as Bahl has been this time, Trautwein has been even more dominant — if not quite as overpowering.
But the Cowgirls (38-11, 14-3 Significant 12) built Trautwein get the job done loads early, touching her for a couple of hits in the initially inning and forcing the tremendous senior transfer to throw a lot more than 30 pitches in the very first inning.
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Immediately after these early problems, Trautwein settled in, retiring 12 of the up coming 13 batters. The only OSU base runner in the course of that span came on Chyenne Factor’s second-inning leadoff walk.
The Cowgirls approximately broke by means of in the fifth inning, while, following a pair of walks preceded Katelynn Cartwile’s solitary to correct heart.
Sooners’ correct fielder Rylie Boone came up firing, gunning out Chelsea Alexander at the plate to conclude the menace and the inning.
Right after Trautwein led off the 6 by putting out Miranda Elish, OU coach Patty Gasso brough on Bahl to complete off the match and Trautwein still left to a big standing ovation followed by a curtain call.
Trautwein’s Period remained a miniscule .09. She has not supplied up an earned operate considering the fact that Feb. 25.
For the next consecutive activity, the Sooners (47-1, 16-1) got all the offense they necessary in the 3rd inning, exploding for 5 runs.
After all over again, OU’s offensive outburst adopted a defensive miscue by the Cowgirls.
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With runners on second and 3rd with no outs, Morgan Working day obtained Tiare Jennings to floor sharply on the infield, catching Jayda Coleman among 3rd and home. But Coleman streaked back to third — exactly where Jocelyn Alo stood right up until just prior to Coleman arrived at the foundation, then in the confusion as OSU’s infielders tried using to tag Coleman, Alo produced it safely and securely back to second.
Two batters later on, Alyssa Brito shipped an RBI one to remaining prior to Jana Johns worked a bases-loaded walk in a 12-pitch at-bat a evening immediately after receiving a hit to end off a comparable at-bat that obtained the Sooners’ third-inning rally heading.
Hansen then arrived up and shipped the dagger, breaking an -for-17 streak with a a few-run double to left-heart.
The Sooners’ other operate came in the fifth, moments following replay critique confirmed the phone on the play at the plate than finished the previous inning.
Grace Lyons hammered Day’s to start with pitch of the inning very well more than the left-field wall.
OU has received 9 consecutive games even though OSU has dropped 4 consecutive online games.
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