Tulsa Softball 2015 Regular Season final weeks

[Tax Guy]

As Tulsa Softball heads into the final push of the regular season, I'm starting a new thread.

Tulsa Softball swept East Carolina in a tailor-made confidence building road trip weekend.

Saturday results
Game 1

Tulsa 5
East Carolina 0

Tulsa had 9 hits 1 error and 5 LOB
East Carolina had 3 hits 2 errors and 5 LOB

Erica Sampson went 2 for 4 and scored once
Julie Kernen was 1 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI and scored once
Brittany Walker was 2 for 3 with a triple and scored once
Maddie Withee was 2 for 3 with a RBI and scored once

Caitlin Sill pitch the complete game shutout giving up just 3 hits 2 BB and had 5 K.

Game 2

Tulsa 4
East Carolina 1

Tulsa had 8 hits 0 errors and 4 LOB
East Carolina had 3 hits and 0 errors and 4 LOB

Erica Sampson was 2 for 3 with a HR 2 RBI
Brittany Walker was 1 for 3 with a double
Maddie Withee was 2 for 2 with a RBI and scored once
Shelby Estocado was 2 for 3 with a double and scored once.

Emily Watson pitched the complete game giving up just 1 ER on 3 hits 2 BB and had 4 K.

Sunday's Result

Tulsa 8
East Carolina 0
5 innings

Tulsa had 12 hits 0 errors and 7 LOB
East Carolina had 1 hit 1 error and 2 LOB

Erica Sampson was 1 for 4 with a HR
Maggie Withee was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and scored once
Julie Kernen was 2 for 3 with a double 1 RBI
Maddie Withee was 2 for 3 and scored twice
Shelby Estocado was 2 for 3 with a HR 3 RBI and scored twice

Bailey Erwin pitched the complete 5 inning game with just 1 hit and 0 BB and 4 K.

 

[Tax Guy]

Tulsa's Record
26-15 Overall
8-4 in Conference

The upcoming games:

A previously weather postponed game sets up a fun home/away series with OSU
Wednesday 4/15 at home with Oklahoma State starting a 5:00pm
Thursday 4/16 road-trip to Stillwater game at 7:00

Kansas comes to Tulsa for a noncon weekend series
Saturday 4/18 starts at 2:00pm (1 game, not a double header)
Sunday 4/19 also starts at 2:00pm

The next weekend back to conference weekend games
Saturday 4/25 double header with Houston first game at 1:00pm
Sunday single game 4/26 starts at noon

Wednesday 4/29 at home vs. Missouri State starts at 3:00pm

Final Weekend travel to Connecticut
Saturday double header starts a 11:00am
Sunday single game also starts at 11:00am

 

[lawpoke87]

Chances of an at-large bid?

Edit...looks like our RPI is #74. Assume our odds aren't very good.
This post was edited on 4/13 10:37 AM by lawpoke87

 

[TUcandoit]

I was going to ask this the other week but lost track of things. What seems to be the main issue this year. I know we started ranked and we have fallen pretty hard. Our record while good is not TU level performance. I realize we lost 2 studs last year but is our offense lacking or do we have a pitching problem?

 

[TU_Landman]

Originally posted by TUcandoit:
I was going to ask this the other week but lost track of things. What seems to be the main issue this year. I know we started ranked and we have fallen pretty hard. Our record while good is not TU level performance. I realize we lost 2 studs last year but is our offense lacking or do we have a pitching problem?

We just dont have an elite pitcher like Creager this season. Its a fairly young team as well, but they seem to be a very talented young team. Bargfeldt and his staff have done an excellent job recruiting.

Oh and the AAC is very competitive this season, UCF is a top 20 team while USF and Houston are always very competitive.

This post was edited on 4/15 7:47 AM by TU_Landman

This post was edited on 4/15 7:47 AM by TU_Landman

 

[Tax Guy]

I love this team. I firmly believe they are capable of being competitive and beating anybody in the country on any given day. Taking off the blue/gold glasses, they have also lost a few games they should not have.

The pitchers have 2-3 games each they would like to have back. But there were 2-3 games that they pitched very well, kept us in the game but the bats were not able to push a run or two across. Nature of the game.

The team has grown this year. They started off ranked based on last year's very special season. Those don't happen every year. However, this season is not over by any measure, and would expect (if they take care of business) to be the 2 seed in the conference tournament. From there anything can happen. This week they play 2 against OSU, and at this point in the season cannot look past OSU. These are the type of games they should win and have dropped a couple. This weekend number 25 Kansas comes to town for 2. Next weekend Houston comes to town for 3. We'll know more about how far they have developed this year very soon.

 

[Tax Guy]

Wednesday 4/15 results

Oklahoma State 0
Tulsa 3

OSU had 3 hits 0 errors and 7 LOB
Tulsa had 11 hits 1 errors and 9 LOB

Erica Sampson was 3 for 4 with double and scored once
Julie Kernen was 1 for 3 with an RBI
Brittany Walker was 1 for 2 with an RBI
Jodi Edmiston was 2 for 3

Caitlin Sill pitched the complete game shutout giving up 3 hits 3 BB and had 5 K

 

[Tax Guy]

Thursday 4/16 results

Tulsa 2
OSU 1

Tulsa had 6 hits 0 errors and 5 LOB
OSU had 4 hits 0 errors and 6 LOB

Brittany Walker was 2 for 3 and scored a run
Maddie Withee was 1 for 3 and scored a run
Kate Myer and Jodi Edmiston had the RBIs back to back FC RBI in the 7th

Bailey Erwin pitched the complete game giving up 1 ER on 4 hits 4 BB and had 4 K

OSU got the winning run to first with a couple of walks with a SAC bunt in the middle, but Bailey was able to finish with a ground ball out.
This post was edited on 4/17 11:59 AM by Tax Guy

 

[Tax Guy]

@TulsaSoftball


SCHEDULE CHANGE: Saturday's game vs Kansas has been canceled. #TulsaSB and KU will play 1 game at 2:00 pm Sunday at the Collins Complex.
This post was edited on 4/17 9:37 PM by Tax Guy

 

[Tax Guy]

Sunday's 4/19 Result.

FWIW Game time was moved up to 12:30

Kansas 2
Tulsa 3

Kansas had 6 this 0 Errors and 6 LOB
Tulsa had 8 hits 1 Error and 5 LOB

Erica Sampson was 2 for 3 with a double and scored once
Catherine Horner was 1 for 3 with a HR for 2 RBI
Jodi Edmiston was 1 for 2 with a HR

Emily Watson pitched 3.2 giving up 2 runs 1 ER on 3 hits 1 BB and had 3 K
Bailey Erwin got the win in relieve pitching 3.1 with 0 runs on 3 hits 0 BB and had 4 K

No midweek games Next games are not until Saturday 4/25 at home vs. Houston First Game of double header on ESPNU at 1:00.

 

[eastcane]

Kansas was 33-7 going into the Tulsa game.

 

[Tax Guy]

Huge series this weekend. Tulsa is 8-4 and Houston is 7-4 in conference. #TulsaSB #TUited

 

[ImaCanefan]

How did they do?

 

[TUBballJunkie]

Lost game one 5-4 and down 1-0 in the 4th inning of game two.

 

[TU1NNJ]

Two really bad calls in game 1. The play at second in the top of the seventh was clearly an out and the play in the bottom of the seventh that was called a foul ball (drove home the tying run) looked fair on the TV angle. Either call goes TU's way probably a different outcome.

 

[Tax Guy]

Saturday 4/25 results
Game 1
Houston 5
Tulsa 4
Houston had 9 hits 4 errors and 9 LOB
Tulsa had 5 hits 0 errors and 8 LOB

Game 2
Houston 7
Tulsa 3
Houston had 11 hits 0 errors and 10 LOB
Tulsa had 9 hits 4 errors and 10 LOB

Sunday 4/26 results
Houston 1
Tulsa 4
Houston had 7 hits 2 errors and 5 LOB
Tulsa had 5 hits 1 error and 6 LOB

Tulsa took the lead into the final inning in all three games.

Tulsa is now 30-17 overall and 9-6 in conference.
That may not be good enough for an at large NCAA bid and need to win the conference tourney to extend post season schedule. (still very do-able IMO)

 

[Tax Guy]

Wednesday 4/29 results

Missouri State 2
Tulsa 9
Missouri State had 6 hits 2 error and 7 LOB
Tulsa had 12 hits 1 error and 5 LOB
Maggie Withee was 3 for 4 with a triple and 3 RBI
Maddie Withee was 2 for 3 with a triple and scored twice
Jodi Edmiston was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and scored twice
Julie Kernen was 1 for 4 with a HR.
Bailey Erwin pitched 4 innings giving up 2 runs 1 ER on 4 hits 2 BB and had 3 K
Caitlin Sill pitched 3 innings with 0 runs on 2 hits 0 BB and 1 K

http://www.tulsahurricane.com/collegesportslive/?media=495967

 

[Tax Guy]

In the recap I missed that Julie Kernen's HR made for her 56th RBI of the season matching Skylar Swanson (2009-12) for the TU single season RBI record.

 

[Tax Guy]

Final Weekend Results 3-0

Saturday 5/2
Game 1
Tulsa 5
UConn 2
Tulsa had 13 hits 1 error and 8 LOB
UConn had 7 hits 0 errors and 5 LOB
Maggie Withee was 2 for 4
Erica Sampson was 2 for 4 with a double, scored 3 times and stole a base
Catherine Horner was 3 for 4 with a triple scored once and had 3 RBI
Julie Kernen was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI
Bailey Erwin pitched 5.1 giving up 2 runs 1 ER on 5 hits 0 BB and 5 K
Caitlin Sill pitched 1.2 with 0 runs on 2 hits 0 BB.
Game 2
Tulsa 8
UConn 0
5 innings
Tulsa 11 had hits 0 errors and 8 LOB
UConn had 5 hits 0 errors and 6 LOB
Catherine Horner was 2 for 3 with a double scoring 2 runs 1 RBI and stole a base
Maddie Withee was 2 for 3 with a double and a triple scored once and 3 RBI
Caitlin Sill pitched the complete game shutout with 5 hits 1 BB and 3 K
Sunday 5/3
Tulsa 9
UConn 0
6 innings
Tulsa had 9 hits 0 errors and 10 LOB
UConn had 6 hits 4 errors and 8 LOB
Catherine Horner was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles scored once and 2 RBI
Shelby Estocado was 2 for 3 with a HR scored 3 times and 2 RBI
Jodi Edmiston was 1 for 2 with a double and 2 RBI
Emily Watson pitch the complete game shutout with 6 hits 2 BB and 4 K.

 

[Tax Guy]

Tulsa ended the regular season 34-17 overall and 12-6 in conference.

Because Tulsa took care of business on the final weekend against UConn and Houston dropped 2 against Memphis, Tulsa still ended up the 2 seed in the Conference Tournament starting Thursday. I'll start a 2015 Post Season thread with that schedule

 

[TUcandoit]

Thank you for the updates!

 

[Tax Guy]

Catherine Horner was named @American_SBall Player of the Week! Went 8-10 w/4 xtra base hits & 6 RBI in 3 gms http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050415aaa.html… #TulsaSB

 

[Tax Guy]

University of Tulsa softball senior Julie Kernen was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 7 First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday.
Kernen, a first baseman from St. Louis, Mo., picked up her first CoSIDA Academic All-District honor. She will graduate this month with a 3.971 grade point average in speech language pathology. This season she has recorded a school-record 58 RBI, leads the Golden Hurricane with 27 extra base hits, including 12 home runs and 15 doubles, and compiled a.669 slugging percentage and a .436 on-base percentage. In conference play, she led the American Athletic Confernce in runs scored and doubles.
Kernen ranks among the top-10 in 11 career categories at Tulsa. She is just the third TU player to record 25 home runs, 40 doubles and 145 RBI in her career. She was a two-time Conference USA All-Academic Team selection, C-USA Academic Medalist, and has been a member of the Tulsa President's List and Dean's List. Last month, she was selected to the University of Tulsa Ultimate Team, honoring excellence in academics, campus involvement, community outreach and athletic participation

http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050715aaa.html

 

[Tax Guy]

Tulsa had 9 players earn All-Conference team honors

1st team Julie Kernen and Maddie Withee

2nd team Bailey Erwin, Erica Sampson, Jodi Edmiston, Catherine Horner, Caitlin Sill, Brittany Walker, and Maggie Withee.

http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050615aad.html