Audrey Lowry leads Oklahoma to 3-0 win over Texas
Audrey Lowry battled through two rain delays to deliver a complete game shutout of the Texas Longhorns in game 1 of the series Friday night.
The Oklahoma Sooners opened their three-game series down in Austin with a huge 3-0 win over the Texas Longhorns on Friday night. Overcoming two rain delays, sophomore pitcher Audrey Lowry was outstanding in a pitcher's duel with Texas' Tegan Kavan. Lowry earned the complete game shutout, scattering six hits and a walk over her seven innings while striking out four.
She threw just 90 pitches in shutting out the Longhorns, who came into the game averaging 8. 44 runs per game. Along the way, Lowry was aided by a strong defensive performance behind her.
Kai Minor made a diving play in center field for a key out. After Ashton Maloney led off the fifth inning with a triple, Ella Parker gunned her down at home plate on what would have been a sacrifice fly. Maloney was the only Longhorn to reach third base on the evening.
At the plate, the Sooners wasted little time getting the scoring going. Kai Minor led the game off with a single, and Parker hit a two-run home run on a 1-1 pitch from Kavan to give Oklahoma an early 2-0 lead. It was Parker's 18th home run of the season.