Cowgirls defeat Arizona in series opener, 8-0

Cowgirls defeat Arizona in series opener, 8-0

STILLWATER – A three home run night helped propel the No. 5 seed Oklahoma State softball team to an 8-0 run-rule victory over Arizona Friday at Cowgirl Stadium in front of a record postseason crowd.

The win improves OSU to 48-10 and is the Cowgirls’ first run-rule victory in a Super Regional game.

The loss drops the Wildcats to 37-17-1.

Oklahoma State jumped out to a two-run lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Caroline Wang and an RBI single from Karli Godwin.

Godwin blasted a solo home run in the second inning to push the Cowgirl lead to 3-0.

In the fourth, OSU chased the second Arizona pitcher of the evening after back-to-back home runs by Claire Timm and Micaela Wark.

The Cowgirls pushed the game to run-rule territory later in the frame on a sacrifice fly from Megan Bloodworth, a hit-by-pitch and a run-scoring fielder’s choice from Rosie Davis.

Offensively, OSU was led by Godwin (2-for-2 with three RBIs), Wark (2-for-2 with an RBI) and Wang (1-for-2 with an RBI).

In the circle, Lexi Kilfoyl improved to 25-3, hurling all five innings for the Cowgirls. Miranda Stoddard dropped to 6-9 for the Wildcats.

The Cowgirls look to punch a ticket to the Women’s College World Series tomorrow at 6 p.m.

The game will be televised by ESPN2.

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