No sign of relief OSU run-rules Utah, continuing its WCWS run

was up 8-0. Talk about a rough start.

An offensive explosion from OSU kept its season alive, defeating Utah 8-0 in an elimination game Friday night.

Friday afternoon. His team didn’t seem to feel anxious about the upcoming do-or-die game, but he suddenly did.

A call for clemency.

On Wednesday at 9 a.m., a clemency hearing for Jemaine Cannon is scheduled at Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center in Oklahoma City.

On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host a press conference to plead mercy for Cannon before the hearing in the House Media Room of the Oklahoma State Capitol.

Ashton Slaughter Assistant Sports Editor

OKLAHOMA CITY —

Halle Morris’ relief effort for Utah couldn’t have started much worse. Morris, who entered the circle for Ute teammate Sydney Sandez, was faced with a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the second with Cowgirl baserunners surrounding her on all three bases; not to mention, there were no outs.

Within 10 pitches, OSU

“Obviously a really nice game for OSU,” OSU coach Kenny Gajewski said. “I told our team after last night’s game that I couldn’t wait to see what their response would be. I had a good feeling, not sure I can tell you that we were gonna come out and run-rule, but I figured we would play well.”

Coming off the heels of their game against Washington earlier Friday, the Utes (42-16) turned around and faced a Cowgirl team that was run-ruled on Thursday night against Florida State. Gajewski wasn’t worried about his team’s response until

“I felt awesome til about 3 o’clock or so,” Gajewski said. ‘So, I went and got on the treadmill for a moment, just to try and get some energy out. I may have been more anxious than them (around) that time.

“They just know how to respond.”

The anxiety didn’t last long, as Katelynn Carwile plated two off a single to right field in the bottom of the first, giving the Cowgirls a 2-0 lead heading into the second. After Lexi Kilfoyl retired three Ute batters, OSU (47-15) got to work right away in the bottom half of the inning.