While the latter has the edge in draft status, he's not quite polished enough to have the inside track on starting. 2022 fourth-round pick Jake Ferguson ranked second among Cowboys tight ends last season with just 174 receiving yards.įerguson will be challenged by 2022 undrafted free agent Peyton Hendershot and second-round rookie Luke Schoonmaker. The Cowboys don't have a ton of proven talent at the position. He was second on the team in receiving yards and one of Prescott's most trusted targets. Schultz, who played on the franchise tag last season, finished with 57 catches, 577 yards and five touchdowns. Losing Schultz will have an impact on the offense, even with Cooks coming in to bolster the receiver room. “It’s gonna be interesting what we work through over the next day or so, because we’ve got three good arms that we trust.TE Luke Schoonmaker Michael Owens/Getty Images We’re in a one-game year now, like we were today. “Everybody’s on call here,” Gajewski said. While the Sooners are quite familiar with OSU’s pitchers, Tennessee hasn’t played the Cowgirls since 2018. And freshman Kyra Aycock threw 56 pitches in relief on Thursday.Īdding a day off to the mix, Gajewski will have a well-rested pitching staff heading into Sunday’s elimination game. Thursday night’s starter, left-hander Kelly Maxwell, threw 37 pitches, leaving the game after the second inning because of the nearly two-hour rain delay. Kilfoyl needed just 53 pitches on Friday night. Even from a young age on travel ball teams, I would play first base and they would just hit balls at us all the time. “That’s one of my favorite things to do at practice, actually. “I definitely take pride in my fielding,” said Kilfoyl, who has allowed one run on 12 hits with 16 strikeouts and two walks over 22 ⅔ innings this postseason. Twice the 6-foot-2 pitcher was forced to field her position, once handling a high chopper on a second-inning groundout, then snagging the fifth-inning liner. More: A year after Oklahoma State softball's Lexi Kilfoyl had hip surgery, she's showing 'a lot about her toughness' But Kilfoyl handled a hot line drive back at her, then struck out the next hitter and ended the game with a groundout to first base. Utah only threatened to score once, getting runners on second and third with no outs in the top of the fifth inning. It’s cool to see it happen on the biggest stage.” But she’s been so close all year, it’s just like, it’s gonna happen. She’s really got her average up and had an amazing year compared to last year. “Morgyn seems to be the one who has really adapted to our style very well. Gajewski hadn’t shuffled his lineup much in recent weeks, but moved Wynne from sixth to fourth in the batting order Friday and the super-senior designated player produced, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. And Carwile brought in Wynne with her second of three singles in the game. Rachel Becker scored on a wild pitch before Wynne blasted a two-run double to left-center field. The momentum exploded in the second inning, when super-senior catcher Taylor Tuck led off with a double to start a streak of seven straight Cowgirls who reached base before Utah recorded an out.įactor’s bases-loaded single scored Tuck and a single by Kiley Naomi brought in Megan Bloodworth. That first inning just set the tone for us and we just kept going off that the entire game.” “We wanted to show what we could do after last night’s game. You could tell we were ready to go,” Carwile said. “I noticed coming into today that all of us were excited. More: What is Taylor Tuck's legacy with Oklahoma State softball? 'Work hard, good things happen' Two walks and a single by Wynne in the bottom of the first inning loaded the bases for Carwile, who brought two in with a single for an early 2-0 Cowgirl edge. Morgyn Wynne and Katelynn Carwile combined for four hits and five runs batted in from the middle of the Cowgirl order. Senior pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl (16-5) was dominant in the circle, breezing through five shutout innings with three hits and one walk allowed.īut it was the offense that packed the biggest punch. More immediately, the Cowgirls will focus on building on a momentous Friday night. Sunday to face fifth-seeded Tennessee.īut that’s for later. The Cowgirls will be back on the field at 6 p.m. The win gives OSU a day off Saturday, waiting to see who its next opponent will be. We’ll wake up tomorrow and it’s back to work.” “We’re built to move on in this,” Gajewski said.
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