Florida shuts down Oklahoma State at WCWS

Field Level Media|published: Fri 31st May, 24:57 2024

Florida celebrates after a Women's College World Series softball game between the Oklahoma State Cowgirls and the Florida Gators at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Florida won 1-0.

Keagan Rothrock threw a two-hitter to lead the fourth-seeded Florida Gators to a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

Katie Kistler hit a solo home run for the game's only score.

Florida (52-13) will play top-seeded Texas on Saturday. Texas beat Stanford 4-0 on Thursday.

Fifth-seeded Oklahoma State (49-11) will head into an elimination game against eighth-seeded Stanford on Friday.

Rothrock (31-7) went all seven innings Thursday, striking out three and walking two. She threw 63 of her 94 pitches for strikes and lowered her ERA to 2.36.

Rothrock won a duel against Oklahoma State ace Lexi Kilfoyl, who gave up just two hits in six innings, striking out five and walking three.

Kilfoyl (26-4) was pitching a no-hitter in the fifth when Kistler worked a nine-pitch at-bat into a full-count homer to right field.

--Field Level Media

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