Oklahoma State University Athletics
Softball Prepares for Showdown with In-State Rivals Oklahoma
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State (33-14, 7-6 Big 12)
vs. Oklahoma (42-10, 10-3 Big 12)
April 22, 1998 * Norman, Okla. * 6:30 p.m.
Probable Starting Lineup No. Name Position Class Statistics 15 Kristi Bolle 3B Sr. .283 avg, 43 hits, 23 RBI 22 Michelle Ryan CF Sr. .207 avg, 16 runs, 18 BB 23 Jaime Foutch 1B Jr. .438 avg, 64 hits, 32 runs 44 Shannon Sullivan SS Jr. .342 avg, 22 RBI, 41 hits 33 Michelle Singer DP Jr. .313 avg, 4 2B, 3 HR 25 Katie Wise RF Jr. .242 avg, 23 hits, 4 2B 18 Melissa Turley 2B Jr. .212 avg, 25 hits, 14 runs 27 Liz Silva C So. .159 avg, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR 10 Kristine Garcia LF Jr. .205 avg, 16 hits, 12 runsOn the Mound No. Name Class W-L Statistics 7 Sheryl Anderson Jr. 3-0 1.77 ERA, 19 K's, 35.2 IP 11 Jenn Markert Sr. 10-3 0.96 ERA, 124 K's, 87.2 IP 20 Amy Lopez So. 10-6 1.34 ERA, 72 K's, 114.2 IP 27 Leanne Tyler Sr. 10-4 1.64 ERA, 66 K's, 85.1 IP
COWGIRLS FACE OKLAHOMA FOR 105th TIME
Oklahoma State's 10th-ranked softball team will travel to Norman, Okla., Wednesday afternoon for the second game of the Bedlam series at 6:30 p.m. The Cowgirls won the first game 2-1 three weeks ago in Stillwater. Since that date, the Sooners have gone 12-2 while OSU has had a .500 record at 7-7. Oklahoma is coming off a split with both the Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies, while OSU split with A&M and was swept by the Longhorns. This will be the 105th meeting between these two schools on the softball field, with Oklahoma State owning a 67-37 record vs. the Sooners. OSU also leads the series in Norman 17-16 dating back to the spring of 1978, when results were kept in the OSU archives. OU won the first game of the year when the two teams met in the finals of the UTA/Pepsi-Cola Intercollegiate Tournament,4-3, and OSU won the first Bedlam game this season, 2-1.
QUICKLY
Oklahoma State is in its 24th season of collegiate fastpitch softball, and has an overall all-time record of 885-334-3 (.726)...OSU has won nine conference championships, seven regional titles and made five Women's College World Series' appearances since 1988...Seniors Kristi Boelle and Leanne Tyler were both selected in the second round of the Women's Professional Fastpitch League draft last December. Boelle was drafted by the Tampa Bay Firestix, while Tyler was chosen by the Carolina Diamonds...Oklahoma State has had 22 Cowgirls named All- American 27 times, including two-time third-team All-American Jaime Foutch.
LAST TIME
Oklahoma State committed eight errors in two games as the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns swept the Cowgirls last Sunday at Cowgirl Field in Stillwater. Texas run-ruled the Cowgirls in the first game 10-0 thanks to an eight-run fourth on eight hits and two OSU errors. Second baseman Nikki Cockrell blasted the Cowgirl pitching staff, hitting a solo home run and a double with three runs scored and three runs batted in. Longhorn ace Christa Williams, who leads the nation in strikeouts per game with an 11.65 average, stuck out only three OSU batters, but limited the Cowgirls to just two hits in five innings. The Cowgirls got nothing going on the day until the fourth inning of the second game when, trailling 7-0, Jennifer Olival started off the inning with a bunt single. Junior Jaime Foutch followed that with a line drive down the left field line that moved Olival to third. After a goundout and a walk issued to Michelle Singer to load the bases, Olival scored on a passed ball. Another base on balls before the second out to Liz Silva loaded the bases again, and Katie Wise walked to score the second run. OSU added two more runs in the fifth on base hits by Kristi Boelle and Jaime Foutch, and two Longhorn errors. They would be the last runs of the afternoon as Texas defeated OSU, 7-4.
COWGIRL RANKINGS
Oklahoma State is among the league leaders in the Big 12 Conference in several statistical categories, including third in team batting and fourth in team pitching. Here is a look at OSU's individual rankings in the league.
Category Individual
batting average Jaime Foutch (1st)
pitching ERA Jenn Markert (3rd)
Amy Lopez (8th)
Leanne Tyler (12th)
hits per game Jaime Foutch (1st)
runs per game Jaime Foutch (6th)
home runs per game Jaime Foutch (T5th)
RBIs per game Kristi Bolle (T15th)
stolen bases per game Kristi Bolle (T15th)
pitching wins Amy Lopez (T13th)
Jenn Markert (T13th)
Leanne Tyler (T13th)
strikeouts per 7 inningsJenn Markert (2nd)
saves Jenn Markert (T2nd)
innings pitched Amy Lopez (15th)
Jenn Markert (18th)
Leanne Tyler (19th)
shutouts Amy Lopez (6th)
Jenn Markert (T9th)
Leanne Tyler (T15th)
HITTING STREAKS
Kristi Boelle, Michelle Singer and Shannon Sullivan have each had seven-game hitting streaks this season, the longest of the year. Here is a look at OSU's current hitting streaks.
3 Jaime Foutch
2 Jennifer Olival
1 Kristi Boelle, Shannon Sullivan
COWGIRL NOTE-ABLE
* Senior Jessica Crawford needs just 16 more chances in the field to be eligible for the school career fielding percentage record. Crawford has 484 chances and just two errors for a 99.6 career fielding percentage. The school record for a career is 99.2, set by Lisa Harvey with just seven errors in 827 opportunities.
* Senior pitcher Jenn Markert is currently averaging 9.9 strikeouts per seven innings, rivaling the OSU school record of 9.3 K's per game in a season, set by Melanie Roche in 1993.
* Oklahoma State has had 60 two-out RBIs, led by Kristi Bolle's 13...Jaime Foutch has reached base 65.6 percent of the time when leading off an inning...Michelle Singer is batting .432 when the bases are empty, but just .242 with runners on base...Pitcher Jenn Markert has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.3:1...Jaime Foutch leads the team in multiple-hit games with 21, including seven three-hit games, while Kristi Boelle leads the squad in multiple-RBI games with six, including three three-RBI games...26 of Kristi Boelle's 43 hits have occured when she was leading off an inning...Amy Lopez has a 3:1 ratio of groundouts to flyouts.
HEAD COACH SANDY FISCHER
Coach Sandy Fischer is in her 20th season as the head coach of the OSU Cowgirls, and has an all-time record of 809-299-3 (.730). Her NCAA record, which does not count the fall seasons during the AIAW years of 1979-82, is currently 761-283-3 (.728). She was named the NSCA National Coach of the Year in 1988, and won the Big Eight Coach-of-the-Year honor in 1988, '89, '93 and 1994. Coach Fischer became just the sixth coach in NCAA softball history to reach the 700-victory plateau, regardless of division, when the Cowgirls defeated Oregon on Feb. 28, 1997. She is the fifth-winningest coach in NCAA history, and the fourth active winningest coach in the NCAA at this time.
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH MARGARET REBENAR
Coach Margaret Rebenar has spent most of the season in charge of the Cowgirls this year in the absence of Fischer. Rebenar, who is in her sixth season as associate head coach at OSU and 19th overall with the Cowgirl program, has a record of 241-91 (.726). She was a member of the NFCA/Eastern Victory Club last year.
