The No. 6 national seed Oklahoma State softball team fell to No. 4-seeded Tennessee, 3-1, Sunday evening at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium at the 2023 NCAA Women’s College World Series.
With the result, the Cowgirls end their 2023 season with a 47-16 record; 47 victories in a single season ranks sixth-most in program history.
All-American Kelly Maxwell got the start in the circle for OSU. The left-hander pitched 2.1 innings and tallied three strikeouts against the Lady Volunteers.
Tennessee took a tworun lead in the bottom of the third as Lexi Kilfoyl entered in relief and shut down the third-inning scoring output.
Kilfoyl went 3.2 innings in relief, tallying a pair of strikeouts in the process.
The Lady Volunteers added their third and final run in the bottom of the fifth inning to increase their lead to 3-0.
Morgyn Wynne put the Pokes on the board with a towering solo shot, her 11th home run of the season.
Wynne’s home run couldn’t spark a complete comeback and the 2023 Cowgirls had their season come to an end in Oklahoma State’s program record fourthconsecutive NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance.
