TULSA, Okla. – Kansas secured a win in its final non-conference game of the season at Tulsa, beating the Golden Hurricane 7-4 at Collins Sports Family Complex.
Tulsa earned the first run of the game off Kansas starter Lexy Mills in the bottom of the first inning, but Mills held the Golden Hurricane attack scoreless for the next three innings.
The Jayhawks captured the lead in the second inning and never relinquished it to Tulsa.
Sydnee Ramsey reached base on a single through the left side to start the inning and advanced to second on a ground out by Miranda Rodriguez. A Shelby Hughston single to center field plated Ramsey, and an Emily Bermel double in the next at bat scored Hughston.
The final run of the inning came one batter later on a Brittany Jackson single up the middle, which plated Bermel from second.
After two scoreless innings by both teams, KU again tallied a three-run inning, which included a two-run home run by Ramsey. The Jayhawks netted their final run of the inning on another Jackson single, which scored Bermel from third.
Tulsa responded in the bottom half of the fifth, tallying three runs of its own. Hannah Todd relieved Mills and pitched the Jayhawks out of a bases loaded situation.
KU held a 6-4 advantage and added an insurance run on a Jennifer Marwitz home run in the top of the seventh.
Mills earned her sixth win of the season and pitched 4.2 innings, while Todd earned her second save of the season after pitching the final 2.1 innings.