The Daily O'Collegian · May 9, 2021
Sooners strike back to trigger all-important rubber match
OSU senior Sydney Pennington on second base during Friday's game of the Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State softball series on April 2, 2021 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater.Like the main character in the final scene of a boxing movie, Oklahoma State saved its fiercest fight for the final moments. For the hundreds of OSU fans providing the atmosphere reminiscent of a blockbuster, though, it was not a happy ending.
Oklahoma beat OSU 6-4 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater. The win kept OU’s aspirations of a Big 12 title alive.
Although the Sooners capturing the Big 12 crown is a scenario that stayed alive with their win in the second game of the series, it was OSU which would not die on Saturday.