Oklahoma State Cowgirls complete Kansas sweep with 9-1 victory

Reported from Oklahoma City -- Claire Timm's first-ever grand-slam home run sparked the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State as they defeated the Kansas State Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon .

With Jilyen Poullard contributing two home runs for the victors, the win at Cowgirls Stadium in Stillwater took just five innings. The win kept Kansas (now 11-13 in Big 12 competition, but 27-21-1 overall) at bay.

The Cowgirls are now 42-8 for the season, 19-5 in Big 12 play, and the consenus No. 4 team in NCAA Division II play. Poullard and Timm had the game in hand by the end of four innings, as the Cowgirls built a dominat 8-1 advantage.

The squad playing for Coach Kenny Gajewski -- who garnered career victory No. 100 on Friday night -- ended the game with Scotland David's dispositive walk-off double FBI at the end of the fifth stanza.

( https://okstate.com/news/2024/4/28/cowgirl-softball-completes-sweep-of-kansas-9-1 )

The Cowgirls girls swept an unsual Friday night double-header against the Lady Jayhawks , wining 5-2 in game one, then garnering a dramatic 6-5 winning in the (later) nightcap.

After a thrilling couple of weeks for the OSU faithful, the Cowgirls on Thursday (May 2) will travel to Norman to compete at Love's Field against the No. 1 ranked University of Oklahoma Sooners.

( https://www.citynewsokc.com/sports/ous-patty-gasso-has-1-500-career-wins-in-di-college-softball-only-the-third/article_62c86b86-058d-11ef-a4d7-3f1311b867c3.html )