Stillwater, Okla. • Hits were in short supply for BYU’s softball team Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament and the Cougars fell 3-1 to No. 13 Oklahoma State in a first-round matchup at Cowgirl Stadium.
Oklahoma State pitcher Samantha Show limited West Coast Conference champion BYU (29-25) to just three hits and picked up her 18th win of the season.
Arissa Paulson pitched reasonably well for BYU, but dropped to 15-11 as she gave up five hits. The Cowgirls (40-14) scored all their runs in the first two innings and stranded six baserunners. Paulson, the WCC Pitcher of the Year, struck out three but walked five in a complete-game performance.