Tulsa Splits Doubleheader with Arkansas

Originally Published: Mar 31, 2010 8:23 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma -- The University of Tulsa softball team split its doubleheader with Arkansas Wednesday. The Golden Hurricane won the first game 13-2 in just five innings but was not as fortunate in the second contest falling 3-1.

Lauren Lindsay started things off in second game with a solo home run in the bottom of the first to put TU up 1-0. That was her 15th homer of the season which ties her for the school record. However, that would be the only hit of the game for the Golden Hurricane until the seventh inning.

The Razorbacks’ Stephanie Brewer answered back with a solo shot of her own in the second. Jessica Bachkora put Arkansas on top 2-1 with a solo homer in the fifth. The Hogs scored an insurance run in the seventh when Sandra Smith drove in Bachkora.

Cassidy Bowen led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, but could not advance and was thrown out on the game-ending double play.

Jordan Kinard threw six innings, gave up two runs and was tagged with the loss for the Golden Hurricane.

Tulsa 13 Arkansas 2

Samantha Cobb’s three-run homer in the bottom of the first gave TU a 3-0 lead. It was her 11th homer of the year and set a new school record for home runs by a freshman. Cobb went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.

Vanessa Vice, Christian Timmons and Jessica Stoelke drove in back-to-back-to-back runs in the third inning, as the Golden Hurricane scored four runs to push its lead to 7-1. Timmons plated two runs and was able to advance to second. Stoelke then drove in Timmons with a single to center. Vice preceded Timmons and Stoelke with an RBI single to center.

Tulsa followed that up by scoring six runs in the fourth. Lindsay, Bowen, Vice, Timmons all drove in runs during that inning.

Arkansas’ two runs came off solo home runs in the second and fifth innings.

Jackie Lawrence threw five innings and struck out five to improve to 6-5 on the year.

Tulsa will host Wichita State in a doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday.