NORMAN — In a stark contrast with the first two games of the series, Oklahoma outlasted South Carolina in a pitcher’s duel to notch its first SEC sweep.
Left-hander Audrey Lowry got the start in the circle for the Sooners, and she frustrated a Gamecock lineup that had totaled 18 runs in the two previous games against OU.
The freshman pitcher gave up just three hits, but she had to work around traffic to close out the win in the seventh.
First baseman Cydney Sanders committed an error to give South Carolina a leadoff runner in the seventh, but Lowry quickly bounced back.
She induced a grounder up the middle that was quickly turned into a double play by OU shortstop Gabbie Garcia.
Lowry then got one final chopper in the infield to secure a 2-1 victory, the second of the day at Love’s Field on Sunday.
“I was just really motivated, just to kind of hold them back a little, because they were just taking lots and lots of swings,” Lowry said after the win. “So, I mean, I was just there for the other pitchers, picking them up during the first two games, and being in the bullpen and just really preparing.”
