OKLAHOMA CITY — Karli Petty hasn’t been an everyday starter for much of this season, and after a pair of unsuccessful at-bats, Kenny Gajewksi said he was considering pinch-hitting for her. But when the moment was at its peak, the Oklahoma kid delivered.
Oklahoma State defeated Arizona 4-2 on Thursday in the opening round of the Women’s College World Series after Petty clobbered a three-run home run to straightaway center in the sixth with the Cowgirls down a run. The Cowgirls advance to play Florida at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Petty, who played high school ball at Southmoore where she was a two-time state champ, has played on the hallowed grounds of Hall of Fame Stadium before, but in front of a Session 2 record crowd of 12,312, the weight of that home run outdoes the magnitude of any she has hit before.