GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Brandi Needham pitched a complete-game shutout as Oklahoma State defeated Florida International 2-0 in the first game of the Gainesville Softball Regional on Friday.
Needham allowed only three hits on 89 pitches, but she lacked help from teammates as the Cowgirls failed to register a hit during first five innings.
OSU finally scored the bottom of the sixth inning. Maddi Holcomb singled to left field. She scored on Vanessa Shippy's double. Madi Sue Montgomery then drove in Shippy with a single.
Shippy finished the game 1 for 1 with two walks.
"I knew that Brandi kept us in that game the whole time," Shippy said.