A collision between either third baseman Sydney Pennington and a teammate or the ball and the infield grass would have spelled trouble.
Oklahoma State beat Texas 6-4 on Sunday afternoon in Austin. With the win, the No. 9 Cowgirls swept the No. 12 Longhorns over the weekend and moved to 39-6.
A victory, however, hung in the balance in the sixth inning. With two runners on and two outs, junior UT catcher Mary Iakopo hit a high pop-up in the infield hit directed in the general direction of Pennington.
“It was very important,” Pennington said. “There were two outs at the time with runners going from second base and third base.