No. 9 Oklahoma State Silences CSUN, Takes Opening Day Victory

Seven runs in the last two innings was enough for OSU to secure the victory over CSUN and starting 1-0 on the 2024 season.

Oklahoma State started out cold, but it finished hot on Thursday. 

After scoring the lone run of the contest in the first inning, OSU scored seven runs in the final two innings of the game, en route to a 8-0 victory over Cal State Northridge in five innings.  

Eight Cowgirls collected hits against the Matadors, but Audrey Schneidmiller's hit in the fifth inning was the dagger. 

Schneidmiller hit a towering fly ball into center field. CSUN's Alexa Landeros misread it, resulting in Claire Timm, Jilyen Poullard and Taylor Anderson scoring, giving OSU a comfortable lead for the rest of the contest. 

Senior Lexi Kilfoyl got the start in the circle for OSU, and she was dominant in her limited action. Kilfoyl gave up zero runs on zero hits in two innings pitched.

.@lexikilfoyl doing what she does 🪑#GoPokes | #REP pic.twitter.com/Coge6iAiYu

— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) February 8, 2024

Freshman Katie Kutz come on in the third, and she faced adversity right off the bat. 

CSUN got runners on second and third after Jerzie Liana hit a shot into right field, moving Landeros over to third. Liana wound up on second, giving Shaylan Whatman runners in scoring position with only one out. 

Tallen Edwards came through, fielding a Whatman ground ball and throwing Landeros out at home, helping Kutz and keeping the Cowgirls up 1-0. 

Edwards would get the next out, firing a ground ball over to Godwin at first, ending the inning for the Matadors. 

A pair of heads-up plays from @EdwardsTallen keeps the Matadors off the board 🚫#GoPokes | #REP pic.twitter.com/rN19ZD8HUZ

— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) February 8, 2024

Kutz would give up zero runs on two hits in two innings pitched.

Ivy Rosenberry would shut the door in the fifth, giving up zero runs and zero hits in one inning pitched. 

Karli Godwin would secure the first RBI of her career, hitting a liner into center field, scoring Edwards and putting OSU up 1-0 in the first. 

The Cowgirls would add to their lead in the fourth as Megan Bloodworth hit a shot up the middle. Landeros couldn't field it cleanly, allowing Poullard to score and increasing OSU's lead to 2-0. 

Schneidmiller's triple blew the game wide open, collecting three RBIs and making it 7-0 OSU in the fifth inning.

Hayden Sokoloski would come in to pinch hit, and she would deliver, hitting a sacrifice fly, scoring Schneidmiller and securing the run-rule victory over CSUN. 

Oklahoma State is back in action on Friday, taking on Loyola Marymount at 1 p.m. at Loyola Marymount.