March 27, 2002

Box Score

WACO, Texas - Baylor became the second team this season to feel the wrath of Texas freshman southpaw Cat Osterman here Wednesday night as the Lady Bears dropped a 2-0 decision to the 23rd-ranked Longhorns in Big 12 Conference action. Osterman tossed her second perfect game of the season, striking out 17 Baylor batters.

With the loss, Baylor falls to 34-9 on the season and 4-2 in conference play. Texas improves to 30-9 and 3-0. The game drew a crowd of 690 fans, the largest this season for a Baylor softball game and the second-largest crowd in Getterman Stadium's four-year history.

Texas did not have much offense, although not much was needed with Osterman in control. With one out in the third, Lindsay Gardner tripled to right-center. Baylor starter Cristin Vitek got Erin Mahoney to ground out to first baseman Kourtny Westerfeld, who held Gardner at third on the play. However, on Vitek's first pitch to Sarah Wieszczak, the freshman lefty was called for an illegal pitch that allowed Gardner to score.

The Longhorns cushioned their lead in the top of the seventh. Wynter Turner blasted a one-out solo home run to left field, giving Osterman a little insurance for the bottom of the inning.

Baylor managed to put the ball in play just four times in 21 plate appearances. Danelle Arnold was the only Lady Bear to not strikeout, she flied out to center in the second and grounded out to third in the fifth.

Vitek (15-4) tossed her sixth complete game in the losing effort. She was touched for two runs on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts.

Baylor returns to action this weekend, traveling to Lincoln, Neb., for a two-game set. The Lady Bears and the Huskers play Friday at 6:05 p.m. CST and Saturday at 1 p.m. CST.