STILLWATER– The No. 7/6 Oklahoma State Softball team dropped Saturday's contest against No. 1/1 Oklahoma, 4-2, at Cowgirl Stadium.
Win the result, OSU moved to 41-12 overall and 10-7 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma moved to 48-1 and 17-0 against conference opposition.
Kyra Aycock led the way with 6.1 stellar innings in the circle, while Taylor Tuck drove in both OSU's runs as the graduate senior set a new career-high in hits with her perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate.
After loading the bases in the top of the first, OU couldn't capitalize as Aycock and the OSU defense came through with a double play and another groundout to end the inning.
Rachel Becker opened OSU's half of the inning with a leadoff double, her 19th of the season, tying Stephanie Nicholson for third-most in a single season in school history. On the day, the graduate senior went 3-for-4, her 20th multi-hit game of the season.
The Cowgirls struck first in the second inning. Tallen Edwards started things with the first triple OU has given up all season, a rocket to the right field wall. Tuck tallied her first RBI of the day with a base hit through the left side to take an early lead, 1-0.
Following three shutout innings from Aycock, the Pokes added another in the sixth, as Tuck drove home pinch-runner Haidyn Sokoloski to extend the lead to two runs.
OU began the seventh inning with two consecutive base-hits to get on the board. Following a pitching change, the Sooners were able to scratch across three more runs to take the lead, 4-2.
OSU couldn't get anything going in its half of the seventh as Oklahoma clinched the series victory with today's win.
Today's attendance of 1,753 is a new Cowgirl Stadium record, passing last night's mark of 1,602.
The final bout of Bedlam is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch and can be streamed on ESPN+ or heard on The Varsity Network.
