Allowing seven runs in the final two innings, the Kansas softball team couldn’t hold off Oklahoma State in a 9-3 loss Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark, dropping its sixth straight Big 12 game.
Oklahoma State (28-11, 7-2 in Big 12) scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning and four more in the seventh. The Jayhawks (25-15, 0-6) led 3-2 heading into the sixth before OSU took advantage of four walks in the frame.
Kansas will travel to No. 2-ranked Oklahoma for a three-game series on Friday.
Oklahoma State 020 003 4 – 9 9 3
Kansas 201 000 0 – 3 7 4
W – Samantha Clakley (11-4). L – Andie Formby (11-6).
2B – Vanessa Shippy, OSU; Brittany Jackson, KU.
KU highlights – Harli Ridling, 2-for-2, RBI, 2 walks; Tarin Travieso, 1-for-3, 2 RBI.
