Cowgirl Softball’s season ends at WCWS, falls to Stanford 8-0
Cowgirl Softball’s season ends at WCWS, falls to Stanford 8-0
OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 5 seed Oklahoma State softball team saw its season end after falling to eighth-seeded Stanford, 8-0, in six innings Friday at OGE Field at Devon Park.
The Cowgirls posted 49 wins on the year, the third-most in program history and the most in the Kenny Gajewski era.
Stanford’s Ava Gall opened the scoring with a solo home run in the second inning.
Stanford tallied seven runs over the next five innings on a two-run single from Jade Berry, a solo home run for Kaitlyn Lim, RBI singles from Gall and Emily Jones, a walked-in run, and a sacrifice fly from Jones.
Offensively, OSU was led by McDonald (1-for-1 with a double), Timm (1-for-3) and Godwin (1-for-3).
Lexi Kilfoyl (26-5) hurled 3 2/3 innings, giving up four runs in the loss for OSU. NiJaree Canady (23-6), USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, tossed a complete game shutout to propel the Cardinal.
The Cowgirls season ended at a program record fifth-consecutive NCAA Women’s College World Series.
For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State Softball, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlSB on Twitter and @osusoftball on Instagram.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
| Stanford | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
WP: N. Canady (23-6) LP: L. Kilfoyl (26-5)
HR: OSU – None
HR: STAN – A. Goll (11), K. Lim (5)
Attendance: 12,532
