Oklahoma State softball coach Kenny Gajewski ‘feels good’ about Cowgirls’ progress
Oklahoma State softball coach Kenny Gajewski ‘feels good’ about Cowgirls’ progress
Coach Patty Gasso and the No. 2-ranked OU softball team will try to capture another Big 12 win in the Bedlam series opener against No. 4 Oklahoma State on Friday night in Norman.
Here’s what you need to know about the Sooners (45-4, 21-3 Big 12) and Cowgirls (42-8, 19-5):
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OSU starting pitcher Kyra Aycock struggled to keep the ball in the strike zone in the first inning, and OU made her pay in taking a 1-0 lead.
Aycock walked four batters, forcing in the Sooners’ lone run with one out. But Aycock got a pair of flyouts to end the inning with the bases still loaded.
—Scott Wright, Staff Writer
A long video review overturned a safe call at home plate, instead calling OSU’s Tallen Edwards out on a throw from the outfield after Karli Godwin’s double to left field.
The relay came in just in time for OU catcher Kinzie Hansen to tag Edwards on the thigh just before her hand touched the plate.
After a bout with control issues that led to a one-out walk, OU pitcher Kelly Maxwell fought back with a strikeout prior to Godwin’s double.
—Scott Wright, Staff Writer
The lineup card came with a surprise prior to the Bedlam series opener.
OSU coach Kenny Gajewski will start sophomore pitcher Kyra Aycock, essentially the team’s No. 3 starter, on Friday night opposite OR ace Kelly Maxwell.
Aycock’s last outing was one of her best of the season, when she allowed two runs on five hits over five innings of relief last Saturday in a 6-5 win over Kansas.
For the season, Aycock has a 3.17 ERA with 46 strikeouts over 70 ⅔ innings.
—Scott Wright, Staff Writer
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What time does Oklahoma State baseball vs. Oklahoma start?
- Gives you: Friday, May 3
- Team: 6:30pm CT
- Onde: Love’s Field in Norman
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