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Oklahoma State Softball Blows Out Stanford for Super Regionals Berth

The Oklahoma State softball team closed out the Stillwater Regional with a victory over the Stanford Cardinal on Sunday.
Matt Postins|
Oklahoma State Cowgirls starting pitcher Ruby Meylan.
Oklahoma State Cowgirls starting pitcher Ruby Meylan. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

One win is all that separates the Oklahoma State Cowgirls softball team from a trip back to super regionals. The Cowgirls claimed it with an 11-5 win on Sunday.

OSU (41-15) beat Stanford (39-15) fueled by a pair of home runs and a terrific performance by pitcher Ruby Meylan. The Cowgirls will play Nebraska in the super regionals next week in Lincoln, Neb., for the right to play in the Women's College World Series.

Below is a complete play-by-play of the game.

Can OSU Finish Off Stanford?

Oklahoma State Cowgirls infielder Karli Godwin celebrates after hitting a home run.
Oklahoma State Cowgirls infielder Karli Godwin. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Cowgirls and the Cardinal have faced each other three times this year. In February the Cowgirls went to California for a tournament hosted by Stanford. The Cardinal won both games by scores of 4-2 and 10-0, the latter of which was a run-rule game.

The Cowgirls had those two losses swimming in their stomachs for more than three months. When Stanford landed in the Stillwater Regional, an opportunity to revenge materialized on Saturday. OSU won, 7-2, behind home runs from Rosie Davis, Karli Godwin and Tia Warsop. Pitcher Ruby Meylan limited the Cardinal to four hits and two runs in a complete-game victory.

If Oklahoma State wins the game, the Cowgirls will advance to super regionals. If Stanford wins, there will be another game to determine the champion, since the regional is double-elimination and OSU has not lost yet.

Follow along as we provide live at-bat by at-bat updates, with the Cowgirls looking to close the regional with a victory over the Cardinal at Cowgirls Stadium.

How to watch/listen

TV: Sunday, 3 p.m. CT – ESPN+. Radio/Audio: KGFY 105.5 FM/Varsity Network app

The Cowgirls’ lineup is listed below.

LF Claire Timm

2B Karli Godwin

3B Rosie Davis

DP Amanda Hasler

RF Madison Hoffman

CF Tia Warsop

C Audrey Schneidmiller

SS Aubrey Jones

P Ruby Meylan

First Inning

Note: OSU is the designated visiting team for the game and bats first.

Stanford Starting Pitcher: Zoe Prystajko

Claire Timm grounds out to third base.

Karli Godwin walks. Note: 10-pitch at-bat.

Rosie Davis strikes out.

Lexi McDonald flies out to left field.

OSU: 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 runner stranded.

OSU Starting Pitcher: Ruby Meylan

Taryn Kern flies out to third base.

Emily Jones home run to left-center field, third home run of season. Stanford leads 1-0

Kyra Chan flies out to center field.

River Mahler grounds out to second base. Stanford challenges call at first base, Stanford wins challenge and Mahler is safe at first.

Jade Berry flies out to right field.

Stanford: 1 run, 2 hit, no runners stranded. Stanford leads, 1-0

Second Inning

Stanford pitching change: Alyssa Houston for Zoe Prystajko (Note: Stanford coach confirmed this was a planned move during an in-game interview and not due to injury).

Amanda Hasler singles to left field

Madison Hoffman strikes out.

Tia Warsop walks, Hasler advances to second base.

Audrey Schneidmiller ground ball through shortstop's glove. Hasler scores from second. Hoffman advances to second. Schneidmiller reaches first. Scored as an E-6. Game tied, 1-1

Aubrey Jones lines out to shortstop. Runners remain in place.

Timm grounds out to first base.

OSU in Second Inning: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 runners stranded. OSU 1, Stanford 1.

Ava Gall singles to right field.

Sydney Boulaphinh strikes out.

Joie Economides grounds into double play, 6-4-3, to end inning.

Stanford in Second Inning: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 runners stranded. OSU 1, Stanford 1

Third Inning

Godwin flies out to center field.

Davis grounds out to second base.

McDonald walks.

Hasler at plate. McDonald advances to second on passed ball. Hasler doubles to left-center field, McDonald scores from second. OSU up 2-1. Note: Hasler's 100th career RBI.

Macy Graf pinch-running for Hasler.

Madison Hoffman hit by pitch, Graf remains at second.

Tia Warsop fouls out in third base territory.

OSU Third Inning: 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 runners stranded, OSU up 2-1.

Addyson Sheppard struck out.

Kern struck out.

Emily Jones struck out.

Stanford Third Inning: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 runners. OSU up, 2-1

Fourth Inning

Stanford piching change: Zoe Prystajko for Alyssa Houston

Schniedmiller pops out to first base.

Aubrey Jones walked.

Timm bunts down first base line, Prystajko throws to first base and throws is low and gets past first base. Timm to second, Jones to third.

Godwin sacrifice fly to deep center field. Timm scores from third. Jones advances to third. OSU leads, 3-1.

Davis flies out to left-center field.

OSU in Fourth: 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 runner stranded. OSU leads 3-1.

Chan singles to right field, ball gets by Timm and Chan advances to third. Timm charged with fielding error.

Mahler flies out to left field. Chan remains at third.

Barry sacrifice fly to center field. Chan scores. OSU up 3-2.

Gall flies out.

Stanford in Fourth: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 runners stranged: OSU leads, 3-2.

Fifth Inning

McDonald doubled to left-center field.

Libby Jaques pinch-runs for McDonald

Hasler hits home run to left field. McDonald scores. Hasler scores. OSU leads, 5-2. Note: Home run went an estimated 254 feet per Statbroadcast.

Hoffman walks.

Stanford pitching change: Ava Bulmanti for Zoe Prystajko; Jayelle Austin pinch-running for Hoffman.

Warsop walks. Austin to second base.

Schniedmilller pops out on a bunt to first base. Runners remain in place.

Aubrey Jones infield single. Warsop to second. Austin to third.

Timm home run. Austin, Warsop, Aubrey Jones score. Timm scores. OSU leads 9-2

Godwin lines out to third base.

OSU Fifth: 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 runners stranded. OSU leads, 9-2

Boulaphinh singled to right field

Izzy Cacatian (pinch-hitter) earned on error by Davis at third base, Boulaphinh advanced to second base.

Sheppard grounded out to shortstop. Boulaphinh advanced to third base, Cacatian advanced to second base.

Kern sacrifice fly to right. Boulaphinh scores from third. Cacatian advances to third base. OSU leads, 9-3.

Emily Jones flies out to center field.

Stanford 5th: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 runner stranded. OSU leads, 9-3.

Sixth Inning

Stanford pitching change: Zoe Prystajko for Ava Bulmanti

McDonald walks.

Hasler at plate. McDonald advances to second on wild pitch. Hasler walks.

Stanford pitching change: Anna Brewer for Zoe Prystajko

Jayelle Austin sacrifice bunt. McDonald advances to third. Hasler advances to second.

Warsop walks. McDonald scores on wild pitch. Hasler advances to third. Warsop advances to second. OSU leads, 10-3.

Montgomery Henderson pinch-hitting. Hasler scores on wild pitch. Warsop advances to third. OSU leads, 11-3. Henderson walks.

Kaya Booker pinch-runs for Henderson.

Aubrey Jones pops out on bunt attempt to first base. Runners hold.

Timm flies out to left field.

OSU Sixth Inning: 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 runners stranded. OSU leads, 11-3

Chan flies out to left field.

Mahler singles to center field.

Barry pops out to third base.

Gall home run. Mahler scores. Gall scores. OSU leads 11-5. Note: Ball came out of Austin's glove at wall.

Boulaphinh flies out to left field.

Stanford Sixth Inning: 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 runners stranded. OSU leads, 11-5

Seventh Inning

Godwin popped out to right field.

Davis walked.

McDonald walked. Davis advanced to second.

Hasler struck out.

Austin grounds out to second.

OSU Seventh: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 runners stranded. OSU leads 11-5.

Cacadian struck out

Sheppard grounds out to first base.

Kern flies out to left field.

Stanford Seventh: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 runners stranded

Oklahoma State wins, 11-5. Advances to Super Regionals to face Nebraska next weekend.

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Matthew Postins
MATT POSTINS

Matthew Postins is the publisher of Oklahoma State on SI. He is an award-winning sports journalist who was formerly the editor of the College Football America Yearbook and covers the Big 12 Conference for Heartland College Sports.

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