JACKS SWEEP TEXANS, FALL TO NO. 3 OK STATE

Saturday, March 4

Stillwater, Okla.

12 p.m.

South Dakota State University

12-6

Tarleton State

12-10

South Dakota State

Tarleton State

Jocelyn Carrillo

Photo by: Erik Williams

3/4/2023 6:44:00 PM | Softball

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By: Andrew Pedersen

STILLWATER, Okla. – The South Dakota State softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at Cowgirl Stadium as the Jackrabbits defeated Tarleton State, 10-2, then lost a 4-0 decision to host and nationally third-ranked Oklahoma State.

Game 1 (vs. Tarleton State)
SDSU closed out its second victory of the weekend over Tarleton State by a 10-2 margin.

The Jackrabbits took the opening lead of the contest when Jocelyn Carrillo smacked a solo home run in the top of the third. SDSU had an opportunity to extend its advantage in the top of the fourth as back-to-back singles by Allison Yoder and Cheyanne Masterson, along with a Carrillo walk, loaded the bases. However a strikeout ended the frame to keep it 1-0.

The Texans responded in the bottom half of the inning. SDSU starter Tori Kniesche, who hadn't allowed a hit through three innings, gave up a two-run home run to Tarleton State's Austin Germain to make it 2-1.

Their lead didn't last long.

SDSU's Emma Osmundson singled to begin the fifth and Rozelyn Carrillo crushed a two-run home run and make it a 3-2 matchup.

Kniesche completed a scoreless fifth before Alexa Williams came on in relief for the Jackrabbits. The Texans were able to get runners to first and third with two outs, but a strikeout ended the threat.

The Jacks added plenty of insurance to their lead in the seventh. Three consecutive walks with the bases loaded make it 6-2. Then Osmundson hit a two-run double, and Rozelyn Carrillo followed with a two-run single to propel SDSU ahead 10-2.

Kniesche picked up the win for the Jackrabbits as she went five innings. She allowed two runs on one hit to go along with three walks while striking out six. Williams earned a save by pitching two innings. She gave up three hits, but didn't give up a walk and struck out three.

The South Dakota State lineup had four Jacks with multi-hit games in Osmundson, Williams and the Carrillo sisters. Osmundson and Jocelyn Carrillo each scored two runs while Rozelyn Carrillo drove in four.

Game 2 (vs. Oklahoma State)
The No. 3 Cowgirls took control of the game early and didn't allow the Jackrabbits to provide a threat in a 4-0 victory.

Oklahoma State plated three runs in the bottom of the second behind a two-run double and RBI groundout. The Cowgirls added another run with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth.

Cowgirl starter Kyra Aycock produced a strong effort against the Jackrabbits. She pitched a complete game six-hitter striking out eight hitters and giving up just one walk. Five Jacks earned hits off Aycock with Jocelyn Carrillo having a team-high two, while Brooke Dumont hit a double.

SDSU starter Shannon Lasey pitched tough against the third ranked team in the country despite picking up the loss. She gave up four runs in five innings of work. She struck out two batters and walked six.

Notes

Kniesche improved to 6-1 on the season with the victory in the opening game of the day. Williams picked up her third save.
Jocelyn Carrillo hit her third home run of the season in the matchup against the Texans. Rozelyn Carillo hit her team-leading fifth homer of the year.
Lasey dropped to 6-2 in the circle for the Jacks following the defeat to Oklahoma State.

Up Next
South Dakota State closes out its appearance at the OSU/Tulsa Invitational on Sunday at 12 p.m. with a rematch against Oklahoma State.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Kniesche, Tori (6-1)

L: Bridges, Tristan (3-5)

S: Williams, Alexa (3)

South Dakota State

Batting:

2B: Osmundson, Emma 1

HR: Carrillo, Rozelyn 1 ; Carrillo, Jocelyn 1

RBI: Jarecki, Mia 1 ; Osmundson, Emma 2 ; Carrillo, Rozelyn 4 ; Masterson, Cheyanne 1 ; Carrillo, Jocelyn 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Jarecki, Mia 1 ; Osmundson, Emma 2 ; Carrillo, Rozelyn 1 ; Christensen, Emma 1 ; Culver, Lindsey 1 ; Yoder, Allison 1 ; Masterson, Cheyanne 1 ; Carrillo, Jocelyn 2