AMES, Iowa – Fifth-ranked Oklahoma State (35-8, 13-5 Big 12) flexed its muscles on Sunday, staving off a sweep and handling Iowa State (16-22, 5-10) as it won 10-2 in six innings.

The Cowgirl offense, which had been held in check by Iowa State’s stellar pitching through two games, finally broke through on Sunday as OSU cranked four home runs to power its way to an eight-run victory.

Iowa State, who was aiming for its first-ever ranked series sweep, ran out of arms essentially, as the trio of Lauren Schurman, Karlie Charles and Jaiden Ralston had already made appearances on the weekend. OSU’s nationally-ranked offense took advantage of the fact that it had already faced those three and teed off.

The Cyclones were limited on offense today, as they were held to just two hits on the afternoon. Carli Spelhaug smacked a double in the second, while Tatum Johnson launched her second homer of the season in the sixth. ISU’s Milaysia Ochoa, Angelina Allen and Alesia Ranches all drew walks on the day as OSU’s Lexi Kilfoyl walked three batters for the second time this weekend – she’d never walked more than two in a game this season prior to the weekend. Allen, who’d had a hit in her last 11 games, saw her streak snapped.

Schurman (3-4) got the start in the circle for ISU, giving up three runs on three hits. Charles and Ralston would enter in relief and combine to give up seven runs on eight hits.

Three Cowgirls – Claire Timm, Caroline Wang and Rosie Davis – had multi-hit games, with all three and Karli Godwin launching homers. Kilfoyl (16-3) had a dominant outing, pitching all six innings and allowing just two runs on two hits while striking out four.

How it Happened

OSU was the first team on the board, as the Cowgirls plated three in the second inning. A single and a pair of walks would load the bases for the Cowgirls, as Megan Bloodworth connected on her third triple of the season, clearing the bases and giving Oklahoma State a 3-0 lead.

Iowa State cut into the deficit in the bottom of the frame. Spelhaug led off the frame with a double to left center and Ashley Minor followed and was subsequently hit by a pitch to put two on. Through a pair of fielder’s choices, Spelhaug was able to come around and score to make it 3-1.

After a scoreless third and fourth inning, Oklahoma State started to ignite the bats in the fifth. A pair of homers, a solo and two-run blast, from Timm and Godwin put the Cowgirls up 6-1.

In the top of the sixth, OSU plated four more. Wang smashed her 16^th home run of the year, a three-run blast, while Davis followed her by hitting her own homer as the Cowgirls took a 10-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth.

Iowa State attempted to trim the lead to under eight to extend the game, but a Johnson solo shot wasn’t enough as the Cyclones were unable to complete the sweep against OSU, falling 10-2 in six innings.

On Deck

Iowa State is set to finish its nine-game homestand this Tuesday, April 16, as it is set to welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Cyclone Sports Complex for the annual Cy-Hawk showdown. Iowa and Iowa State are set to face off at 4 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.