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Baylor Softball Falls in Big 12 Home Opener to No. 6 Oklahoma State, 6-1
4/1/2022 10:26:00 PM | Softball
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
When Baylor softball is at its best, like it was Sunday afternoon when it held top-ranked Oklahoma scoreless for 6 2/3 innings, the Bears can compete with anyone.
But, in Friday's series opener against sixth-ranked Oklahoma State, they made a couple costly errors, failed to come through with clutch two-out hits and never got a good handle on OSU starting pitcher Miranda Elish.
The Cowgirls (26-6, 4-0) scored in four of the first six innings and won its ninth-straight, beating Baylor, 6-1, Friday night at Getterman Stadium.
Starter Dariana Orme (6-9) walked the first two batters in a two-run fourth inning "and put herself in a bind," said Baylor coach Glenn Moore, whose team fell to 17-15 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12, "but we made some mistakes early that we really didn't recover from."
OSU freshman Brianna Evans beat out an infield single to shortstop to open the game and came around to score when Kiley Naomi doubled down the right-field line and rightfielder Ana Watson threw the ball away.
"We need to play a clean game against these teams," Moore said. "These teams are where they are in the polls for a reason, they're good. They're going to capitalize on mistakes. That was our Achilles' heel early in the season, and we made a few of them tonight. I didn't think we came out as energized as we needed to in a big game like that. I expect to change that (Saturday)."
Naomi was initially ruled out on a close play at the plate when Katelynn Carwille hit a comebacker to the circle, but the call was overturned when video replay showed that she beat the throw home and scored to make it 2-0.
The Bears got a run back in the bottom of the second, when Josie Bower led off with a triple into the right-field corner and scored on Watson's two-out single through the right side.
Watson, who got another hit with a slap single to left-center field in the fifth, said Elish was "working more outside rise balls the second go-around through the lineup."
"I decided my slapping was going to do better, to be on top of the ball," said Watson, who had two of Baylor's six hits.
Orme retired eight-straight batters before giving up back-to-back two-out hits by Carwile and Julie Cottrill in the top of the third to answer Baylor's run.
The Cowgirls plated two more in the fourth, when Chyenne Factor and Sydney Pennington walked to lead off the inning and scored on a Karli Petty single and Evans' sacrifice fly to left-center. Orme was charged with another unearned run in the sixth on a one-out error and Chelsea Alexander's sacrifice fly.
"They're a great lineup, as we know, and I thought (Orme) got a lot of good results," Moore said. "We fought hard, but I thought her performance was pretty good considering the lineup we were facing."
Settling in after allowing a second-inning run, Elish (8-4) retired eight in a row and 13 of 14 batters to take a 6-1 lead into the seventh
"We took a lot of strikes that we could have used in our favor, for a better outcome," Watson said. "But, I think (Saturday), we need to come back more aggressive in the box, and we'll be fine."
The Bears threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with a leadoff double by Aliyah Binford, an infield single by Zadie LaValley and Elish hitting Watson on her right elbow on an inside pitch. But, Wilson flied out to shallow left and Taylor Strain struck out for the third time with the potential tying run in the on-deck circle.
"We always fight, we never give up," Watson said. "They were finding the holes offensively We're hitting the ball great, we've just got to find the holes as well."
Game 2 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday and will be televised by ESPN, followed by the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
"We've never thrown in the towel this year," Moore said. "I expect us to make a stab at it, and we did. But, when the deficit is that big, it's hard to overcome. You're not going to overcome it often against pitching like they have."
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball fell in its Big 12 home opener Friday night against Oklahoma State, 6-1, at Getterman Stadium.
After the Cowgirls plated two in the top of the first, Baylor shut them down in order in the top of the second, with three-straight groundouts.
Josie Bower came up big as the designated player in the second inning, leading off with a triple down the right field line, the second of her career. With Bower on, Kendall Cross drew a walk before a two-out single from Ana Watson plated the Bears' lone run of the night.
Oklahoma State steadily scored four more runs over the next four innings, as the Bears were held scoreless through the end.
Watson, who was 2-for-2 on the night and also hit by a pitch, singled again in the fifth inning.
With the Bears' last chance of the night in the bottom of the seventh, Baylor loaded the bases with hits by Aliyah Binford and Zadie LaValley and Watson's hit by pitch, but the Bears weren't able to plate any runs securing the Cowgirls' 6-1 victory to keep them undefeated in Big 12 play.
HIGHLIGHTS
TOP QUOTES
Glenn Moore on the game…
"Not a clean game, but a competitive game. They're a great lineup, as we know, and I thought Dari got a lot of good results. She had a little letdown when she walked back-to-back hitters, and put herself in a bind. But we made some mistakes early that we really didn't recover from. We fought hard, but I thought her performance was pretty good considering the lineup we were facing."
Ana Watson on the teams' fight…
"We always fight, we never give up. They were finding the holes offensively. We're hitting the ball great, we've just got to find the holes as well."
Baylor Bear Insider
When Baylor softball is at its best, like it was Sunday afternoon when it held top-ranked Oklahoma scoreless for 6 2/3 innings, the Bears can compete with anyone.
But, in Friday's series opener against sixth-ranked Oklahoma State, they made a couple costly errors, failed to come through with clutch two-out hits and never got a good handle on OSU starting pitcher Miranda Elish.
The Cowgirls (26-6, 4-0) scored in four of the first six innings and won its ninth-straight, beating Baylor, 6-1, Friday night at Getterman Stadium.
Starter Dariana Orme (6-9) walked the first two batters in a two-run fourth inning "and put herself in a bind," said Baylor coach Glenn Moore, whose team fell to 17-15 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12, "but we made some mistakes early that we really didn't recover from."
OSU freshman Brianna Evans beat out an infield single to shortstop to open the game and came around to score when Kiley Naomi doubled down the right-field line and rightfielder Ana Watson threw the ball away.
"We need to play a clean game against these teams," Moore said. "These teams are where they are in the polls for a reason, they're good. They're going to capitalize on mistakes. That was our Achilles' heel early in the season, and we made a few of them tonight. I didn't think we came out as energized as we needed to in a big game like that. I expect to change that (Saturday)."
Naomi was initially ruled out on a close play at the plate when Katelynn Carwille hit a comebacker to the circle, but the call was overturned when video replay showed that she beat the throw home and scored to make it 2-0.
The Bears got a run back in the bottom of the second, when Josie Bower led off with a triple into the right-field corner and scored on Watson's two-out single through the right side.
Watson, who got another hit with a slap single to left-center field in the fifth, said Elish was "working more outside rise balls the second go-around through the lineup."
"I decided my slapping was going to do better, to be on top of the ball," said Watson, who had two of Baylor's six hits.
Orme retired eight-straight batters before giving up back-to-back two-out hits by Carwile and Julie Cottrill in the top of the third to answer Baylor's run.
The Cowgirls plated two more in the fourth, when Chyenne Factor and Sydney Pennington walked to lead off the inning and scored on a Karli Petty single and Evans' sacrifice fly to left-center. Orme was charged with another unearned run in the sixth on a one-out error and Chelsea Alexander's sacrifice fly.
"They're a great lineup, as we know, and I thought (Orme) got a lot of good results," Moore said. "We fought hard, but I thought her performance was pretty good considering the lineup we were facing."
Settling in after allowing a second-inning run, Elish (8-4) retired eight in a row and 13 of 14 batters to take a 6-1 lead into the seventh
"We took a lot of strikes that we could have used in our favor, for a better outcome," Watson said. "But, I think (Saturday), we need to come back more aggressive in the box, and we'll be fine."
The Bears threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with a leadoff double by Aliyah Binford, an infield single by Zadie LaValley and Elish hitting Watson on her right elbow on an inside pitch. But, Wilson flied out to shallow left and Taylor Strain struck out for the third time with the potential tying run in the on-deck circle.
"We always fight, we never give up," Watson said. "They were finding the holes offensively We're hitting the ball great, we've just got to find the holes as well."
Game 2 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday and will be televised by ESPN, followed by the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
"We've never thrown in the towel this year," Moore said. "I expect us to make a stab at it, and we did. But, when the deficit is that big, it's hard to overcome. You're not going to overcome it often against pitching like they have."
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball fell in its Big 12 home opener Friday night against Oklahoma State, 6-1, at Getterman Stadium.
After the Cowgirls plated two in the top of the first, Baylor shut them down in order in the top of the second, with three-straight groundouts.
Josie Bower came up big as the designated player in the second inning, leading off with a triple down the right field line, the second of her career. With Bower on, Kendall Cross drew a walk before a two-out single from Ana Watson plated the Bears' lone run of the night.
Oklahoma State steadily scored four more runs over the next four innings, as the Bears were held scoreless through the end.
Watson, who was 2-for-2 on the night and also hit by a pitch, singled again in the fifth inning.
With the Bears' last chance of the night in the bottom of the seventh, Baylor loaded the bases with hits by Aliyah Binford and Zadie LaValley and Watson's hit by pitch, but the Bears weren't able to plate any runs securing the Cowgirls' 6-1 victory to keep them undefeated in Big 12 play.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ana Watson reached base in every at bat, picking up two hits
- Dariana Orme picked up four strikeouts
- McKenzie Wilson recorded another stolen base, still leading the Big 12
- Five Bears recorded hits in the contest
- Josie Bower had the second triple of her career, first since Feb. 14, 2020
TOP QUOTES
Glenn Moore on the game…
"Not a clean game, but a competitive game. They're a great lineup, as we know, and I thought Dari got a lot of good results. She had a little letdown when she walked back-to-back hitters, and put herself in a bind. But we made some mistakes early that we really didn't recover from. We fought hard, but I thought her performance was pretty good considering the lineup we were facing."
Ana Watson on the teams' fight…
"We always fight, we never give up. They were finding the holes offensively. We're hitting the ball great, we've just got to find the holes as well."
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: M. Elish (8-4)
L: Orme, Dariana (6-9)
Batting:
2B: K. Naomi 1 ; K. Carwile 1
RBI: B. Evans 1 ; K. Carwile 1 ; J. Cottrill 1 ; K. Petty 1 ; C. Alexander 1
SH: C. Alexander 1
SF: B. Evans 1
Base Running:
RUNS: B. Evans 1 ; K. Naomi 1 ; K. Carwile 1 ; C. Factor 1 ; Pennington 1 ; K. Petty 1
SB: K. Petty 1
Batting:
2B: Binford, Aliyah 1
3B: Bower, Josie 1
RBI: Watson, Ana 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bower, Josie 1
SB: Wilson, McKenzie 1
HBP: Watson, Ana 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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3b/ss
AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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