THIRD-RANKED COWGIRLS SHUT OUT JACKRABBITS

Sunday, March 5

Stillwater, Okla

12:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

12-8

Oklahoma State

18-1

South Dakota State

Oklahoma State

Photo by: Michael Houseman

3/5/2023 3:31:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 3 softball team in the nation Oklahoma State defeated South Dakota State, 6-0, to close out action in the OSU/Tulsa Invitational at Cowgirl Stadium on Sunday.

The Cowgirl pitching rotation put together another solid performance in consecutive days against the Jacks. Starter Lexi Kilfoyl threw four innings and allowed just one hit. Reliever Kelly Maxwell came in for the final three innings and gave up up just a hit and struck out seven hitters.

SDSU's rotation pitched tough against a lineup that leads the country in batting average and is second in Division I softball in slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Starter Tori Kniesche escaped two bases loaded jams with minimal damage given up. She pitched four innings and gave up two runs on five hits. She walked seven Cowgirl batters and struck out two. Shannon Lasey threw the final two innings and gave up two earned runs and struck out two hitters while walking just one.

South Dakota State kept the game close trailing 2-0 through four innings before the Cowgirls scored two runs apiece in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.

Recording hits for the Jackrabbits were Emma Osmundson and Jocelyn Carrillo. Mia Jarecki and Brooke Dumont got on base by earning walks.

Notes

South Dakota State finished the OSU/Tulsa Invitational with a 3-2 record and is now 12-8 overall.
Tori Kniesche dropped to 6-2 on the year in the circle for SDSU.
Osmundson is now up to 23 hits on the season, second best on the team. Carrillo is currently on a three-game hitting streak.

Up Next
South Dakota State travels to California for its next road trip. The Jackrabbits are scheduled to play seven games in the state beginning with a matchup versus Saint Mary's in San Luis Obispo on March 10.

-GoJacks.com-