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Recap: Tech blanked by OSU in Big 12 opener
March 25, 2022 | Softball
The Red Raiders nine-game win streak comes to an end with a 7-0 loss against No. 7 Oklahoma State.
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Red Raiders fell to seventh-ranked Oklahoma State 7-0 on a no-hitter from Kelly Maxwell in game one of the conference opener Friday night at Cowgirl Stadium.
Texas Tech (17-13, 0-1) managed five base runners on the game, drawing three walks and two hit by pitch. For Oklahoma State (22-6, 1-0), it was the third no-hitter in the last two weeks by the Cowgirl pitching staff.
Oklahoma State broke through in the third inning with a solo shot to center from Kiley Naomi.
Tech looked to answer in the bottom of the fourth as Carson Armijo drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a sac bunt from Ellie Bailey but was thrown out trying to take third to end the inning.
The Cowgirls added on to the lead in the bottom half of the inning, plating two runs to make it 3-0. The first run came across after Sydney Pennington doubled with Miranda Elish on first, Elish scored on an errant throw on the play and Pennington moved to third. A ground out to second base brought home Pennington or the three-run advantage.
A three-run inning made it a six-run deficit for the Red Raiders after five innings. An RBI double from Katelynn Carwile and a two-run home run by Elish accounted for the runs.
Naomi roped a two-out double just over the glove of Peyton Blythe in center field and scored on a single from Carwile to make it 7-0 Cowgirls after six.
The Red Raiders got a couple of runners on in the top of the seventh by virtue of a walk and a hit by pitch but could not push any runs across.
NOTABLES
UP NEXT
Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Cowgirl Stadium. The game will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Texas Tech (17-13, 0-1) managed five base runners on the game, drawing three walks and two hit by pitch. For Oklahoma State (22-6, 1-0), it was the third no-hitter in the last two weeks by the Cowgirl pitching staff.
Oklahoma State broke through in the third inning with a solo shot to center from Kiley Naomi.
Tech looked to answer in the bottom of the fourth as Carson Armijo drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a sac bunt from Ellie Bailey but was thrown out trying to take third to end the inning.
The Cowgirls added on to the lead in the bottom half of the inning, plating two runs to make it 3-0. The first run came across after Sydney Pennington doubled with Miranda Elish on first, Elish scored on an errant throw on the play and Pennington moved to third. A ground out to second base brought home Pennington or the three-run advantage.
A three-run inning made it a six-run deficit for the Red Raiders after five innings. An RBI double from Katelynn Carwile and a two-run home run by Elish accounted for the runs.
Naomi roped a two-out double just over the glove of Peyton Blythe in center field and scored on a single from Carwile to make it 7-0 Cowgirls after six.
The Red Raiders got a couple of runners on in the top of the seventh by virtue of a walk and a hit by pitch but could not push any runs across.
NOTABLES
- The Red Raiders were no-hit for the first time this season, their lowest hit total since being one-hit by #24 UCF on Feb. 18 at the St. Pete Clearwater Invitational. The last time Tech was no-hit was against #21 Arkansas on Feb. 26, 2021.
- Riley Ehlen extended her reached base streak to 10 games after being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning.
- Tech recorded a season-high 16 strikeouts against Big 12 strikeout leader Kelly Maxwell. The 16 strikeouts were the second most in program history.
- Payton Jackson's 10 game hit streak finally came to an end. It was the longest hit streak by any Red Raider this season.
UP NEXT
Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Cowgirl Stadium. The game will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maxwell, Kelly (10-0)
L: Fritz, Kendall (11-5)
Batting:
SH: Bailey, Ellie 1
Base Running:
CS: Armijo, Carson 1
HBP: Ehlen, Riley 1 ; Love, Riley 1
Batting:
2B: Naomi, Kiley 1 ; Carwile, Katelynn 1 ; Pennington, Sydney 1
HR: Naomi, Kiley 1 ; Elish, Miranda 1
RBI: Naomi, Kiley 1 ; Carwile, Katelynn 2 ; Elish, Miranda 2 ; Busby, Hayley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Naomi, Kiley 3 ; Carwile, Katelynn 1 ; Elish, Miranda 2 ; Pennington, Sydney 1
SB: Naomi, Kiley 1 ; Alexander, Chelsea 1
Game Leaders
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