Oklahoma State University Athletics
Softball Preps for Regular Season Wrap-Up
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Softball
April 28, 1999
Oklahoma State (18-21) hosts
Wichita State (21-33) Wed., 6:30 p.m.
Hawaii (27-18) Thurs., 6:30 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. EUR Cowgirl Field
COWGIRLS HOST FINAL THREE GAMES
Oklahoma State wraps up the 1999 regular season this week as the
Cowgirls
host three single games Wednesday through Friday. On Wed., April 28, OSU
will host the Wichita State Shockers at 6:30 p.m. at Cowgirl Field. On
Thurs., April 29, the Cowgirls will entertain the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
at
6:30 p.m. On Fri., April 30, Oklahoma State will host bedlam-rival
Oklahoma
in the final game of the regular season for both schools. Game time is
set
for 6:30 p.m.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State will take a week off for finals and to prepare for the
Big 12
Tournament, May 12-15, at Don E. Porter/Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma
City. The tournament begins on Wednesday, with the bottom four teams in
the
league playing single-elimination games to advance into the
double-elimination bracket. The No. 8 and 9 seeds will play at 5 p.m.,
while
the No. 7 and 10 seeds will play at 7:30 p.m. The bracket will begin on
Thurs. at 10 a.m., with both the main and secondary fields being used
through the first six games of the day. Beginning with the second round,
only the main field will be used.
COWGIRL NOTE-ABLE
EUR Oklahoma State's catchers have thrown out 14-of-45 base runners on
stolen-base attempts, or 31.1 percent. Conversely, OSU base runners have
been successful on 34-of-46 attempts, or 73.9 percent. Senior Michelle
Singer leads the pack, throwing out 7-of-23 base stealers.
EUR Cowgirl junior Jennifer Olival is batting .516 since conference play
started, with 16 hits in 31 at-bats.
EUR Cowgirl freshman Jessica Jenkins has struck out 51 batters in 47.1
innings, an average of 7.5 strikeouts per seven innings.
EUR Oklahoma State has turned 15 double plays this season, compared to
just
six by the opponents.
EUR Senior Kristine Garcia leads the Cowgirls when batting with runners
in
scoring position, hitting at a .435 average.
EUR Senior Jaime Foutch is batting a whopping .476 with runners on, but
just
.345 when the bases are empty.
EUR Shelly Graham, OSU's leadoff hitter in 23-of-39 games, is batting
.362
when leading off an inning.
EUR As a team, Oklahoma State is 31-for-65 (.477) when batting with a
runner
on third base and less than two outs.
EUR OSU is batting a dismal .156 when the bases are loaded, while the
opposition is batting .217 in the same situation.
EUR Opponent leadoff hitters are batting .411 against the Cowgirl
pitchers,
but just .219 with runners on base.
EUR The Cowgirls have had 48 two-out RBIs, led by freshman Casey
O'Neill,
Melissa Turley and Foutch, who each have six. Shelly Graham has five,
while
Kristine Garcia, Liz Silva, Michelle Singer and Amanda Hayes have four
each.
EUR Oklahoma State has scored more runs in the third inning (27) than
any
other inning, and have not scored more than 19 in the other six.
Meanwhile,
the opponents have scored at least 20 runs in all but the sixth inning.
EUR Seniors Foutch, Katie Wise and Melissa Turley rank 1-3-5 in career
walks
at Oklahoma State, respectively. Foutch, with 52, is tied with Stephenie
Little for the top spot, and Wise is third with 48 free passes. Turley
currently has 44 walks.
FOUTCH OWNING RECORD BOOKS
Cowgirl senior Jaime Foutch owns all but a few of the all-time OSU
offensive
records. She owns or is tied for four single-game records, six
single-season
records, and 10 career records. She set the school mark for games played
when she played against Oklahoma, the 218th time she has stepped onto
the
field in a Cowgirl uniform. She also tied the record for bases on balls,
tying Stephenie Little for that career mark. By the time she leaves OSU,
she
will hold at least 20 offensive records.
HITTING STREAKS
Jaime Foutch holds the longest hitting streak of the season at 12 games,
and
she also holds the longest current streak at six games. Here is a look
at
the current hitting streaks of two games or more ...
6 - Jaime Foutch
5 - Jennifer Olival
2 - Michelle Singer
TWO COWGIRLS HONORED
Oklahoma State's Melissa Turley and Kristine Garcia were both honored by
the
Big 12 Conference with the NationsBank Community Champion Award this
season.
Turley was featured on the Big 12 Showcase three weeks ago, while Garcia
will be honored on the same program in the future. Both were nominated
by
Oklahoma State's Athletic Department for their dedication to the
Stillwater
community and to several charitable organizations. OSU's only other
honoree
was Cowboy tailback Jamaal Fobbs, who received the accolade during the
fall
semester.
SERIES VS. WSU
The Oklahoma State-Wichita State softball series might be one of the
most
lopsided in the country. OSU leads the all-time series, 55-1, including
54
consecutive since 1979. The only Shocker win was a 9-2 victory over the
Cowgirls in 1978 at the Sooner Invitational in Norman. Since that game,
Oklahoma State has posted 33 shutouts vs. WSU. The Cowgirls are 18-0
all-time vs. Wichita State, including a 6-1 win last season in the
Cowgirl
Spring Classic, in Stillwater. The three four-year seniors on the OSU
squad
have played the Shockers only once at home in their careers, and have a
7-0
record vs. WSU in Wichita. The only two recorded extra-inning games
between
these two teams have happened in the last two years. A complete list of
the
series follows.
Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State (55-1)
1977 W NA Neutral
1978 L 2-9 Neutral
1979 W 15-3 Neutral
1981 W 11-0 Neutral
F1981 W 5-0 Home
1984 W 5-0 Away
1984 W 7-0 Away
1984 W 7-0 Away
1984 W 2-0 Away
1985 W 7-0 Neutral
1985 W 3-0 Home
1985 W 6-0 Away
1985 W 7-6 Away
1986 W 4-0 Neutral
1986 W 2-1 Home
1986 W 3-0 Away
1986 W 5-1 Away
1987 W 1-0 Away
1987 W 2-0 Away
1987 W 9-0 Home
1987 W 4-0 Home
1988 W 3-0 Neutral
1988 W 9-0 Away
1988 W 7-0 Away
1989 W 2-1 Neutral
1989 W 1-0 Neutral
1989 W 2-0 Away
1989 W 4-3 Away
1989 W 2-0 Home
1989 W 3-1 Home
1990 W 6-0 Home
1990 W 2-0 Home
1990 W 4-2 Neutral
1990 W 4-1 Away
1990 W 3-0 Away
1991 W 4-2 Home
1991 W 3-0 Home
1992 W 1-0 Neutral
1992 W 8-0 Home
1992 W 4-3 Home
1992 W 6-5 Neutral
1993 W 3-0 Home
1993 W 8-0 Home
1994 W 1-0 Home
1994 W 2-0 Away
1994 W 4-2 Away
1995 W 2-1 Home
1995 W 5-2 Away
1996 W 5-1 Away
1996 W 4-0 Away
1997 W 8-5 (8) Away
1997 W 8-6 Away
1998 W 6-1 Home
1998 W 2-0 Away
1998 W 5-2 (11) Away
SERIES VS. HAWAII
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Hawaii, 5-1. The two teams
played their first game in 1985, and all six games have been played in
tournaments. The Rainbow Wahine's only victory came in 1996, when Hawaii
defeated OSU, 3-0, in the NSCA Olympic Preview in Columbus, Ga. OSU won
the
last game, 4-3, in the 1997 Pony Invitational in Fullerton, Calif.
Oklahoma State vs. Hawaii (5-1)
1999 W 4-3 Away
1985 W 7-2 Neutral
1986 W 15-0 Neutral
1993 W 3-1 Neutral
1993 W 4-2 Neutral
1996 L 0-3 Neutral
1997 W 4-3 Neutral
