Louisiana Tech Pulls Massive Upset Win Over No. 4 Oklahoma State Softball
Louisiana Tech Pulls Massive Upset Win Over No. 4 Oklahoma State Softball
LA Tech secured the team's first Top 5 win in 17 years on Friday, Feb. 7, as pitcher Allie Floyd held No. 4 Oklahoma State to a single run in the game.

OSU and LA Tech met in Puerto Vallarta on Friday, Feb. 7, both looking to gain another early-season win.
Each team had come off a win on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the first day of the 2025 PVCC tournament. LA Tech was able to overtake Northern Colorado with a solid 9-4 win, while OSU recorded its first top-ranked win of the season against Florida State.
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LA Tech Softball had taken a loss to Florida State earlier in the day, but was ready to redeem itself. After taking an early 4-0 lead in the 2nd, LA Tech pitcher Allie Floyd led the charge, holding OSU to a single run the entire game. An extra two runs in the 6th would give LA Tech insurance, though they wouldn't need it.
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As the final hit popped into the air, LA Tech was ready to call it a day, fielding the ball and closing out the game with a win against OSU, 6-1.
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Floyd Throws Over 220 Pitches In 24 Hours, Secures Win - Game End
Floyd led a phenomenal LA Tech performance today, securing the win over No. 4 Oklahoma State.
Delgadillo Singles, Advances To Second On Error - Top 7th
A much needed error at first base allowed OSU's Delgadillo to advance to second.
She advances to third on the next play as Timm is flied out.
End Of 6th
Oklahoma State 1, Louisiana Tech 6
Once again, LA Tech took away another inning, widening their lead.
Hammoude Singles, Raley Scores
Oklahoma State 1, Louisiana Tech 6
Another hit, another score. Everything is going the way LA Tech needed it to.
OSU Botches Ground, LA Tech Scores Another
Oklahoma State 1, Louisiana Tech 5
LA Tech's Raley singled, with a throwing error allowing Marchant a run.
Marchant Blasts A Double - Bottom 6th
LA Tech's Reagan Marchant hit a monster to the fence, just short of a home run to make it to second base.
Macy Graf Runs Home To Put OSU On The Board - Top 6th
Oklahoma State 1, Louisiana Tech 4
After six innings, OSU is on the board. A Micaela Wark single allowed Graf to bring it home.
Crandall And Cowgirls Get Three Stops Quick - End Of 5th
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 4
The battle of pitchers continues. Where Floyd gets stops, Crandall is quick to make her own stops. Three quick outs by OSU will send the game into the 6th inning.
LA Tech Gets Another Stop
OSU had runners on third and first, but a pop-up to center field was caught to send them back to defensive mode.
Timm Flied Out, Sets Up Edwards On Third
Edwards advances to third, closing in on what could be the first score for OSU. Two outs.
Edwards And Bloodworth Single - Top 5th
Floyd lets two fly from back-to-back hitters, putting two Cowgirls on first and second early in the 5th.
Crandall Gets Early Out, Forces Second And Third - End Of 4th
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 4
Another great inning for OSU, still holding LA Tech to four scores.
Between Crandall and Floyd's pitches, the game has been in a stalemate.
LA Tech Holds Strong
Floyd has 73 total pitches so far, but has shown no sign of slowing down, quickly sending OSU back out to the field.
Godwin Walks, Steals Second - Top 4th
Karli Godwin is walked early on in the inning with four balls in a row.
Godwin stole second on the next set of pitches.
Crandall Sends Three Batters Out In Eight Pitches - End Of 3rd
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 4
Crandall kept her head cool, striking out two of three batters in the bottom of the 3rd, holding LA Tech from scoring.
Crandall Strikes Out First Batter In First Full Inning - Bottom 3rd
Crandall's first full inning pitching in the game led to a strike out.
OSU will need her mindset to stay shifting in order to keep their hopes alive while down four scores.
Pitches Keep Coming - Top 3rd
The Bulldogs and Cowgirls have combined for 103 pitches so far, with no slowing down in sight.
OSU couldn't find anything productive out of their chances at bat, other than slowly chipping away at Floyd's pitching arm by forcing 57 pitches in three innings.
End Of 2nd
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 4
LA Tech takes the 2nd inning, no doubt about it.
LA Tech Doubles Lead
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 4
RyLee Crandall allows Gilio an easy hit, leading to two LA Tech runs.
Aycock Allows Fourth Walk Back-To-Back For Another Score
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 2
Aycock walked another hitter, putting LA Tech up two scores.
Aycock comes out, Crandall comes in.
Aycock Walks A Third To Give LA Tech A Score
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 1
Aycock sends a third hitter in a row to first base, allowing LA Tech to walk to the first score of the game.
Bases Loaded For LA Tech
Aycock allows two back-to-back walks to set up LA Tech for success.
Amanda Snyder To First - Bottom 2nd
Snyder hits to the ground and sneaks past OSU's defense to make it to first.
Bloodworth Vs. Floyd
Megan Bloodworth forced Floyd to 11 pitches with runners on third and second.
But a pop-up to the outfield by Bloodworth resulted in an out and sent OSU back to the dugout without a score.
Rosie Davis Steals Second - Top 2nd
Davis fielded to make it to first, then stole second on a pitch from Floyd.
Aycock Quick To Respond - End Of 1st
Oklahoma State 0, Louisiana Tech 0
Aycock won't allow any hits from her pitches. OSU quickly sends the game to the 2nd.
Kyra Aycock Takes The Mound - Bottom 1st
OSU takes the field and Aycock checks in to pitch.
LA Tech Quickly Gets Three Outs
Allie Floyd is on point so far, only one hit from OSU at the top.
Game Start - Top 1st
Allie Floyd takes the mound to pitch for LA Tech.
Amanda Hassler fields the ball to make it to second.
15 Minutes Until Game Time
LA Tech Softball finished the first of two games in its double-header earlier today, taking a 6-3 loss against FSU. But LA Tech remains in high spirits despite coming in as 15-3 underdogs all-time in their series against OSU.
LA Tech Starting Lineup
- cf: #24 Alexis Gilio (L)
- lf: #17 Elena Heng (L)
- rf: #1 Alannah Rogers (L)
- c: #5 Addison Snyder (R)
- 1b: #23 Reagan Marchant (R)
- 3b: #7 Claire Raley (R)
- ss: #44 Nicole Hammoude (R)
- 2b: #11 Kb Briley (R)
- dp: #12 Allie Furr (L)
- p: #0 Allie Floyd (R)
OSU Starting Lineup
- cf: #37 Megan Delgadillo (L)
- rf: #18 Claire Timm (L)
- c: #3 Amanda Hasler (R)
- 1b: #14 Karli Godwin (R)
- 1b: #26 Rosie Davis (R)
- dp: #12 Micaela Wark (R)
- lf: #1 Rachael Hathoot (R)
- 3b: #44 Tallen Edwards (L)
- ss: #55 Megan Bloodworth (R)
- p: #34 Kyra Aycock (R)
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Puerto Vallarta College Challenge 2025 Schedule
All Times Eastern.
PVCC Session 1
Feb. 6
- 11 a.m. – Florida State vs. Oklahoma State
- 2 p.m. – Florida State vs. Northern Colorado
- 5 p.m. – Northern Colorado vs. LA Tech
Feb. 7
- 2 p.m. – Florida State vs. LA Tech
- 5 p.m. – Oklahoma State vs. LA Tech
- 8 p.m. – Northern Colorado vs. Oklahoma State
Feb. 8
- 2 p.m. – LA Tech vs. Northern Colorado
- 5 p.m. – LA Tech vs. Florida State
- 8 p.m. – Oklahoma State vs. Florida State
PVCC Session 2
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
- 11 a.m. – Florida International vs. Boise State
- 2 p.m. – North Dakota State vs. Boise State
- 5 p.m. – BYU vs. Illinois State
- 8 p.m. – Indiana vs. North Dakota State
Feb. 14
- 11 a.m. – Florida International vs. Illinois State
- 1:30 p.m. – Florida International vs. North Dakota State
- 4 p.m. – Illinois State vs. Indiana
- 7 p.m. – Boise State vs. Indiana
- 10:30 p.m. – Boise State vs. BYU
Feb. 15
- 11 a.m. – Illinois State vs. North Dakota State
- 2 p.m. – Indiana vs. BYU
- 5 p.m. – BYU vs. Florida International
- 8 p.m. – Boise State vs. Florida International
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
- 1. Texas (15) – Previous: 2
- 2. Florida (4) – Previous: 3
- 3. Oklahoma (6) – Previous: 1
- 4. Oklahoma State – Previous: 7
- 5. Tennessee – Previous: 9
- 6. UCLA – Previous: 5
- 7. Texas A&M – Previous: 10
- 8. Duke – Previous: 8
- 9. LSU – Previous: 11
- 10. Texas Tech – Previous: –
- 11. Alabama – Previous: 6
- 12. Florida State – Previous: 14
- 13. Arkansas – Previous: 17
- 14. Georgia – Previous: 13
- 15. Missouri – Previous: 12
- 16. Nebraska – Previous: –
- 17. Arizona – Previous: 15
- 18. Virginia Tech – Previous: 18
- 19. Baylor – Previous: 16
- 20. Northwestern – Previous: 23
- 21. California – Previous: RV
- 22. Michigan – Previous: RV
- 23. Stanford – Previous: 4
- 23. Oregon – Previous: 20
- 25. Mississippi State – Previous: 22
Others Receiving Votes: Liberty (46), Virginia (40), Penn State (28), Washington (25), Clemson (21), Ole Miss (17), Indiana (12), Texas State (10), Auburn (8), Miami-OH (5), Boston U. (5), Kentucky (5), San Diego State (5), Omaha (4), South Carolina (3), Louisiana (1), Utah (1)
When Is The Puerto Vallarta Softball Tournament?
Session 1 for PVCC will take place February 6-9th, followed by Session 2 from February 13-16th.
Where Is The Puerto Vallarta Softball Tournament?
The Puerto Vallarta College Challenge is at Nancy Almaraz Field in Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico.
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