Cowgirl Softball Posts Shutouts Against Arizona State, UCF

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Cowgirl Softball Posts Shutouts Against Arizona State, UCF

March 17, 2023 | Cowgirl Softball

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STILLWATER – The No. 2 Oklahoma State softball team collected a pair of shutout wins after beating No. 22 Arizona State, 1-0, and UCF, 4-0, Friday afternoon at Cowgirl Stadium.

With Friday's results, the Cowgirls improved to 23-2 on the season.

All-American Kelly Maxwell's 15 strikeout performance was the highlight of the Cowgirls' one-run victory over ASU. She pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, struck out 15 Sun Devil batters and improved to 6-0 on the year.

The game's only run came in the first inning, courtesy of an RBI groundout from Micaela Wark that brought Rachel Becker home from third.

With 15 strikeouts, Maxwell matched her season high and tallied her sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season.

Against UCF, the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Kyra Aycock got the start. She improved to 7-0 as she pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, striking out five, and giving up only two hits and one walk.

The Cowgirls brought home two runs in the first inning. A leadoff walk from Becker extended her on-base streak to 25 games this season, which is every game of Oklahoma State's season.

A two-run bomb from Kiley Naomi put the Cowgirls on the board, her sixth homer of the year.

With the first-inning two spot, the Cowgirls have now scored first in 18 of their 25 games this season.

OSU extended its lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning after Morgyn Wynne's leadoff solo shot. It was her sixth home run of the year, which ties her with Naomi as the Cowgirls' leader.

The Pokes added their final run of the game in the sixth inning after stringing together a couple base-hits.

Scotland David – who's been kept from competition for nearly a year due to injury – notched her first career hit with a base knock to left field. An RBI double from Becker brought home OSU's fourth and final run of the game.

Aycock's scoreless performance marked her fourth shutout of the season. As a starter, she's pitched 29.0 innings and allowed only one earned run.

In games in which OSU has scored first, the Cowgirls are 18-1.

Today's shutout victories marked the first time the Cowgirls recorded two shutouts in the same day since March 18, 2022, against Wichita State and UMKC.

The Pokes returns for day two of the OSU Mizuno Classic tomorrow as they take on Minnesota at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game is available to stream on ESPN+ and can be heard on The Varsity Network.