ISU Drops Extra Inning Game To No. 3 OU

NORMAN, Okla. ? Iowa State gave third-ranked Oklahoma all it could handle in the second game of Friday's Big 12 doubleheader before falling, 3-2, in 10 innings at the OU Softball Complex.

The Sooners (41-4, 7-2 Big 12) entered the day as one of the most dynamic hitting team's in the nation, but Iowa State pitcher Alyssa Ransom kept the Cyclones in the game until Traci Dickenson hit a sacrifice fly in the 10^th inning to give OU the win.

Ransom (8-11) allowed two runs in the second inning but kept the Sooners off the board until the final inning. Oklahoma was then able to take advantage of the international tie breaker rule, which placed Lindsey Vandever at second to start the inning, while the Cyclones (20-30, 0-6 Big 12) came up short after advancing Ashley Killeen to third with just one-out in the top of the inning.

For the game, Ransom allowed 10 hits while striking out six Sooner hitters.

OU scored its first two runs in the second on Norelle Dickson's two-run single to centerfield.

ISU bounced back in the fifth though, tying it up with a pair of runs. Jessica Quade and Ariel Coburn delivered with run-scoring singles that scored pinch runners Kristy Olsen and Kelli Huinker.

Ransom and Oklahoma reliever Lauren Eckerman, who won the first game of the doubleheader and entered game two with a 24-1 record, kept their opponents off the board to send the game to extra innings.

Eckerman (25-1) held off the Cyclones over the final 4 1/3 innings to pick up the win.

Alex Johnson and Fallon Johnson had a hit each to extend their hitting streaks to four games for the Cyclones. Courtney Wray also had a hit in the game, along with Coburn and Quade. Coburn also stole a base to improve to 9-for-9 on the season.

Samantha Ricketts finished 3-for-3 with two walks to lead the Sooners. Mariee Mena and Dickson each added a pair of hits in the game.

The Cyclones have a busy week ahead as they play a doubleheader against South Dakota State Tuesday at the Southwest Athletics Complex. On Wednesday they will travel to Drake to play a doubleheader against the Bulldogs before coming home to host Texas Tech in a Big 12 series Saturday and Sunday.

Oklahoma 3, Iowa State 2 (Apr 06, 2007 at Norman, Okla.) (Game 2)
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Iowa State........... 000 020 000 0 - 2 5 2 (20-30, 0-6)
Oklahoma............ 020 000 000 1 - 3 10 0 (41-4, 7-2)
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Pitchers: Iowa State - Ransom, Alyssa. Oklahoma - Mathis; Eckermann(6).
Win-Eckermann(25-1) Loss-Ransom, Alyssa(8-11) T-2:50 A-429

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