Katie Kutz Mows Mean Green Down and No. 13 Cowgirls Win 10-2 and On to Lubbock
DENTON, Texas – Two home runs from Karli Godwin and a career-high seven strikeouts from Katie Kutz led the No. 13/15 Oklahoma State softball team to a 10-2 victory over North Texas at Lovelace Stadium Wednesday. The Cowgirls held a 13-2 advantage in hits and improved to 15-4 overall with the win. The Mean Green dropped to 16-5.
Rosie Davis opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the first inning, her fourth of the year. North Texas tied the game with a pair of unearned runs in the second.
Godwin broke the tie for the Cowgirls with a solo home run in the third inning, and Tia Warsop extended the lead to three with a two-run double. Megan Bloodworth added another run with a well-executed sacrifice bunt to bring Warsop home.
Godwin struck her second home run in the contest with Davis on base in the sixth inning to give Oklahoma State a six-run lead.
The Cowgirls added two more runs in the seventh with Bloodworth scoring off a North Texas error and a groundout from Davis that scored Megan Delgadillo.
Kutz picked up the win for the Cowgirls and improved to 7-1, pitching for five innings with seven strikeouts and two hits allowed. The Mean Green's Skylar Savage dropped to 7-2. Ruby Meylan held North Texas without a hit and struck out three in two innings of relief work.
Offensive standouts for Oklahoma State included Godwin (3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs), Davis (1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs) and Warsop (1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.) With her double, Warsop extended her on-base streak to eleven games, which is the current highest on the team.
The Cowgirls return to action at 6 p.m. Friday to start a three-game series against No. 16/15 Texas Tech in Lubbock to open Big 12 play.