Oklahoma State softball holds off Utah as Ruby Meylan joins 20-win club for Cowgirls

Ruby Meylan struck out 10 batters and became the 24th Oklahoma State softball player to win 20 games in a season as the Cowgirls held off Utah 7-4 Friday night in Stillwater.

The Cowgirls (31-17, 11-9 Big 12) host Game 2 of the three-game series at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Utah (13-37, 5-17) opened the scoring in the fourth inning when Emily Capobianco hit a two-run home run to left field, but the Cowgirls responded with three of their own in the bottom of the fourth. Claire Timm hit a leadoff double, setting up Micaela Wark’s seventh home run of the season, a two-run blast to right. OSU then loaded the bases with a Megan Delgadillo triple and walks to Tallen Edwards and Rosie Davis. Amanda Hasler was hit by a pitch, plating the go-ahead run for the Cowgirls. 

Timm started the fifth with a career-high third hit of the night. Three more runs were added thanks to back-to-back-to-back RBI doubles by Megan Bloodworth, Delgadillo, and Edwards. The final run came on a single by Davis. 

The Utes added two runs in the sixth, but their efforts fell short.

Meylan picked up the win in the circle and improved to 20-7, pitching for seven innings with 10 strikeouts and four hits allowed. This marks her sixth double-digit strikeout performance of the season and moved her into the top 15 on the OSU single season strikeout list. Utah’s Brooklyn Carreon took the loss, falling to 3-10.

Offensive standouts for the Cowgirls included Timm (3-for-4 with a double and a run), Wark (1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs) and Delgadillo (2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs). 

Oklahoma State softball live score updates vs. Utah

What time does OSU softball vs. Utah start?

• Date: Friday, May 2
• Time: 6 p.m. CT

The Oklahoma State vs Utah game will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Cowgirl Stadium.

What channel is OSU softball vs. Utah on today?

• Streaming: ESPN+ (here's how to stream it live)

Oklahoma State vs Utah will be streamed on ESPN+.

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