Katelynn Carwile drove in three runs and Morgyn Wynne hit a two-run double as No. 6 Oklahoma State eliminated No. 15 Utah from the Women’s College World Series with an 8-0, five-inning rout on Friday.
The game ended early due to the mercy rule after the Cowgirls’ Lexi Kilfoyl completed a three-hit shutout by retiring the Utes in the fifth inning. Kilfoyl walked one while striking out three.
Oklahoma State remains alive in Bracket 2 and will face either No. 3 Florida State or No. 7 Washington on Sunday in another elimination game. The Seminoles and the Huskies will meet in a winners-bracket game on Saturday.
Utah’s WCWS experience wound up lasting just one day. In a game that was postponed from Thursday, the Utes fell 4-1 to Washington on Friday afternoon before they were sent home by Oklahoma State.
Carwile’s two-run single in the first inning opened the scoring.
The Cowgirls pulled away in the second with a six-run rally. Chyenne Factor and Kiley Naomi each had an RBI single before another run scored on a wild pitch. Wynne then delivered her two-run hit, and Carwile capped the surge with another run-scoring hit.
Utah starting pitcher Sydney Sandez was charged with six runs on five hits in one-plus inning. She walked two and struck out one. Utes reliever Halle Morris yielded two runs on three hits and no walks in three innings. She fanned one.
–Field Level Media