Oklahoma State University Athletics
Softball Takes On Texas Tech in Big 12 Tournament
June 21, 1999 | Cowgirl Softball
April 30, 1998
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (35-15, 9-7 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (44-17, 10-7 Big 12)First Round ? Big 12 Softball Tournament May 1-3, 1998 * ASA/Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Okla.
Probable Starting Lineup No.Name Position Class Statistics 15 Kristi Bolle 3B Sr 294 avg, 48 hits, 24 RBI 22 Michelle Ryan CF Sr 207 avg, 16 runs, 18 BB 23 Jaime Foutch 1B Jr 442 avg, 68 hits, 34 runs 44 Shannon Sullivan SS Jr 336 avg, 24 RBI, 43 hits 33 Michelle Singer DP Jr 302 avg, 5 2B, 3 HR 25 Katie Wise RF Jr 232 avg, 23 hits, 4 2B 18 Melissa Turley 2B Jr 220 avg, 28 hits, 14 runs 27 Liz Silva C So 157 avg, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR 10 Kristine Garcia LF Jr 193 avg, 16 hits, 12 runs
On the Mound No.Name Class W-L Statistics 7 Sheryl Anderson Jr. 3-11 .77 ERA, 19 K's, 35.2 IP 11 Jenn Markert Sr. 11-4 1.01 ERA, 137 K's, 97.1 IP 20 Amy Lopez So. 10-6 1.31 ERA, 74 K's, 118.0 IP 27 Leanne Tyler Sr. 11-4 1.52 ERA, 72 K's, 92.1 IP
COWGIRLS TO COMPETE IN BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Oklahoma State's 11th-ranked softball team will enter the Big 12 Tournament as the fifth-seed and play the No. 4-seed Texas Tech Red Raiders at 10 a.m. on Friday in first-round action. The Cowgirls are 35-15 overall this season and finished 9-7 in Big 12 Conference action. The Red Raiders, meanwhile, are 44-17 overall and 10-7 in Big 12 games. The two teams split the series this season, with Oklahoma State winning the first game 8-4 in eight innings and Texas Tech pulling off a 1-0 victory in game two. Both games were played in Lubbock.
QUICKLY
Oklahoma State is in its 24th season of collegiate fastpitch softball, and has an overall all-time record of 887-335-3 (.725)...OSU has won nine conference championships, seven regional titles and made five Women's College World Series' appearances since 1988...Seniors Kristi Bolle and Leanne Tyler were both selected in the second round of the Women's Professional Fastpitch League draft last December. Blle 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's softball team used two complete-game shutouts to sweep the Iowa State Cyclones, 4-0 and 3-0, here Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference action at Cowgirl Field. Seniors Leanne Tyler and Jenn Markert provided the spark on the mound, each shutting down ISU and picking up the wins. Tyler threw the first game, and allowed just three hits while walking two and striking out six. Markert threw the second, allowing three hits as well while walking just one and striking out 10 Cyclone batters. Meanwhile, first baseman Jaime Foutch was providing the punch at the plate. In the two games, the junior from Edmond, Okla., went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and five runs batted in. She had a double and a solo home run, her seventh of the season, in the first game and added her eighth double of the season in the second. Senior Kristi Blle added three runs in the twinbill for OSU, and had two stolen bases to up her team- leading total to 11. Shortstop Shannon Sullivan hit her second dinger of the year, a two-run shot, in the fifth inning of the first game. The series vs. Nebraska that was scheduled for Sunday was cancelled due to rain.
OSU IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Oklahoma State won seven Big Eight Conference Tournaments, including five consecutive from 1989-93, before the tournament was disbanded following the 1993 season. Since the tournament was revived with the newly formed Big 12 Conference, OSU has finished third and second at the tournament. Here is a look at OSU's finishes in the conference tourney...
Year Record Finish 1977 25-13 T5th 1978 24-16 6th 1979 24-17 2nd 1980 34-20 1st 1981 40-16 1st 1982 39-15 T6th 1983 34-13 2nd 1984 31-11 2nd 1985 30-15 5th 1986 27-18 4th 1987 37-15 5th 1988 50-9 2nd 1989 46-6 1st 1990 43-11 1st 1991 36-10 1st 1992 48-14 1st 1993 50-9 1st 1994 46-12 1st* 1995 36-16 1st* 1996 37-20 3rd 1997 40-22 2nd* no conference tournament
OSU IN LAST YEAR'S BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
Oklahoma State finished second in last year's Big 12 Tournament to the Missouri Tigers. The Cowgirls lost 3-1 in the championship game after a long upward battle through the loser's bracket. Following an 11-7 victory over the Nebraska Huskers which took 18 innings and 5:49 of playing time, the Cowgirls had to turn around and play Missouri with a 20 minute break. After a 6-2 loss to the Tigers, OSU used exceptional pitching and timely hitting to dispose of Texas A&M (4-2) and Kansas twice (3-2 and 3-1).
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 (5th) Leanne Tyler (10th) hits per game Jaime Foutch (1st) runs per game Jaime Foutch (6th) Kristi Bolle (8th) home runs per game Jaime Foutch (6th) RBIs per game Jaime Foutch (T10th) Shannon Sullivan (T13th) Kristi Bolle (T16th) stolen bases per game Kristi Bolle (T11th) pitching wins Jenn Markert (T12th) Leanne Tyler (T12th) Amy Lopez (17th) strikeouts per 7 innings Jenn Markert (2nd) saves Jenn Markert (T2nd) innings pitched Amy Lopez (15th) Jenn Markert (17th) Leanne Tyler (20th) shutouts Amy Lopez (6th) Jenn Markert (T7th) Leanne Tyler (T13th)
HITTING STREAKS
Kristi Bolle, 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.
5 Kristi Bolle 2 Jaime Foutch, Jennifer Olival 1 Michelle Ryan, Leanne Tyler
FOUTCH REWRITES RECORD BOOKS
Junior Jaime Foutch has been busy rewriting the OSU hitting record books, having set or tied 17 OSU batting records. She currently holds seven career records, five season records, and holds or is tied for five single-game records. Here is a look her accomplishments.
Career Records Category RecordPrevious Mark runs 101 96, Shari Johnson (1986-89) hits 215187, Shari Johnson (1986-89) doubles 42 26, LeeAnne Ketcham (1989-92) home runs 22 15, Michele Smith (1986-89) runs batted in 129 87, Michele Smith (1986-89) total bases 333N/A slugging percentage .631 N/ASeason Records Category RecordPrevious Mark doubles 22 (1997) 16, Kelly Ritch (1996) home runs 10 (1997) 9, Michele Smith (1988) runs batted in 51 (1996 & 97) 43, Michele Smith (1988) total bases 133 (1997)N/A slugging percentage .675 (1997) N/A
Single-Game Records Category RecordPrevious Mark hits 6, May 2, 1997 4, on six occasions doubles 2, Mar. 7, 1997 tied with several home runs 2, Mar. 7, 1997 tied with two others RBIs 6, Mar. 7, 1997 5, by two players total bases 12, Mar. 7, 1997 tied with Lee Anne Ketcham
COWGIRLS IN THE POLLS
Oklahoma State is currently ranked 11th in the country, according to the USA Today / NFCA Coaches' Poll. Here is a look at where the Cowgirls have been ranked throughout the season.
Date Record Rank Points Preseason 0- 0 11th 344 Feb. 25 8- 1 T9th 401 Mar. 4 15- 2 4th 517 Mar. 11 18- 3 4th 524 Mar. 18 22- 3 4th 543 Mar. 25 23- 7 10th 407 Apr. 1 25- 7 10th 398 Apr. 8 28- 9 8th 420 Apr. 15 32-11 10th 385 Apr. 22 33-14 12th 330 Apr. 29 35-15 11th 337
OSU VS. THE FIELD
Oklahoma State is 281-156 (.643) all-time vs. the other nine opponents in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, including a 44-22 (.667) record in the conference tournament. Here is a breakdown of the Cowgirls' records vs. each school overall, this season and in the conference tournament.
School Overall 1998 Conference Tournament Baylor 10- 4 1-1 0- 0 Iowa State 35-11 2-0 8- 3 Kansas 46-34 1-1 10- 5 Missouri 48-17 2-0 11- 6 Nebraska 36-24 0-0 8- 6 Oklahoma 67-38 1-2 6- 2 Texas 2- 2 0-2 0- 0 Texas A&M 16-25 2-1 1- 0 Texas Tech 11- 1 1-1 0- 0 Totals 281-156 10-8 44-22
OSU ON THE AIR
Oklahoma State softball is broadcast live on KSPI's 780 AM this weekend and will feature Casey Kendrick as the play-by-play man and Nancy Teehee will provide color analysis. Kendrick is in his first season of play-by-play after doing color commentary for the OSU Cowgirl basketball team the past four seasons. Teehee is a former pitcher for Oklahoma State and was on two Cowgirl Big Eight Championship teams and the 1982 squad that finished second at the AIAW National Tournament.
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 811-300-3 (.729). Her NCAA record, which does not count the fall seasons during the AIAW years of 1979-82, is currently 763-284-3 (.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. 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 243-91 (.728). She was a member of the NFCA/Eastern Victory Club last year.
