University of Missouri
15-6
Tulsa
10-10
No. 24/23 Softball Downs Tulsa, 13-1, to Conclude Oklahoma Trip
3/5/2023 6:43:00 PM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. - The No. 24/23 University of Missouri Softball program (15-6) defeated Tulsa (10-10), 13-1, Sunday at the Collins Family Softball Complex to conclude the Oklahoma State/Tulsa Invitational.
Missouri went 3-2 over the weekend in Oklahoma and secured the double-digit win over Tulsa Sunday with a nine-run seventh.
Laurin Krings earned the win in the circle for the Tigers, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts and a walk in six innings.
Kara Daly registered a career-best five RBI while Jenna Laird (3-for-4 with 3 runs) and Katie Chester (2-for-3) each added a pair of RBI in the dominating win over Invitational co-host, Tulsa.
Mizzou kept the Golden Hurricane off the board in the first with a terrific defensive play by Chantice Phillips. Kailyn Bearpaw singled to left for Tulsa's third-straight hit of the inning. Phillips cleanly fielded the ball in the outfield and fired home to catch the advancing runner and keep the game scoreless.
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The Tigers then opened the scoring with a three-run third. Payton Jackson led off with a double before moving up a bag on a sacrifice fly.
Laird then singled home Jackson before a Daly two-run double off the left field wall.
Daly then added a RBI groundout in the fifth to make the lead 4-0.
The Golden Hurricane scratched across a run in the sixth off a RBI single from Claira Skaggs to cut the edge to 4-1.
The Tigers then put the game out of reach with a nine-run seventh that featured five hits.
Daly posted a RBI sacrifice fly to right before Chester belted a two-run double off the right field wall.
Phillips added a basehit to center to score pinch runner Hannah McGivern and increase the advantage to 8-1.
Tulsa allowed five-straight walks followed by a hit batsman to widen the gap to 12-1 Tigers.
Daly added another sacrifice fly to score Maddie Snider and cap the scoring at 13-1.
Taylor Pannell then closed out the game in the bottom of the seventh with a pair of groundouts followed by a strikeout.
NOTES
- Kara Daly registered a career-high five RBI in the win including a pair of sacrifice flies and a two-run double.
- Jenna Laird paced the Tigers at the plate with three hits (3-for-4), three runs, two RBI and a walk. She also stole a career-best matching three bases.
- Katie Chester was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles (career best) to go with two RBI and a walk.
- Julia Crenshaw, Payton Jackson, Chantice Phillips, and Maddie Snider each had a RBI. Crenshaw, Phillips, and Snider also scored twice.
- Payton Jackson notched her second double of the season.
- Julia Crenshaw stole a career-high three bases with two runs, one hit, one RBI and a walk.
- Laurin Krings earned the win in the circle for the Tigers, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts and a walk in six innings.
- With the win, Laurin Krings improved to 6-3 in 2023 (33-15 in her career at Mizzou).
- Taylor Pannell then closed out the game in the bottom of the seventh with a pair of groundouts followed by a strikeout.
- For Taylor Pannell, it was her sixth appearance of the season and fourth time pitching 1.0 inning in 2023.
- Eight Tigers posted a hit in the win.
- Eight Tigers scored Sunday.
- With the win, Mizzou finished the Oklahoma State/Tulsa Invitational with a 3-2 mark and split the weekend series (1-1) with Tulsa.
UP NEXT
- Mizzou will next host in-state foe Kansas City in its home opener Wednesday at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m., CT.
- The Tigers then welcome Kentucky for their SEC opening weekend March 10-12 at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. First pitch is 4 p.m., CT Friday and 1 p.m., CT Saturday and Sunday.
FOLLOW THE TIGERS
- For all the latest on Mizzou Softball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MizzouSoftball (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).
- Single game tickets are currently on sale. There are also limited reserved bleacher seats and berm season tickets still available. Tickets can be purchased online.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krings, Laurin (6-2)
L: MOORE, Maura (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Daly, Kara 1 ; Chester, Katie 2 ; Jackson, Payton 1
RBI: Laird, Jenna 2 ; Crenshaw, Julia 1 ; Daly, Kara 5 ; Chester, Katie 2 ; Phillips, Chantice 1 ; Jackson, Payton 1 ; Snider, Maddie 1
SH: Snider, Maddie 1
SF: Daly, Kara 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Laird, Jenna 3 ; Crenshaw, Julia 2 ; McGivern, Hannah 1 ; Phillips, Chantice 1 ; Cook, Kendal 1 ; Hollingsworth, Vanessa 1 ; Jackson, Payton 2 ; Snider, Maddie 2
SB: Laird, Jenna 3 ; Crenshaw, Julia 3 ; Phillips, Chantice 1
HBP: Crenshaw, Julia 1 ; McGivern, Hannah 1
Batting:
2B: NASH, Kylee 1
RBI: SKAGGS, Claira 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WOOD, Celeste 1
