Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Take On Baylor Bears In Waco
March 30, 2001 | Cowgirl Softball
March 30, 2001
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QUICK FACTS
Saturday, March 31 - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 1 - 1 p.m.
Getterman Stadium
Waco, Texas
COWGIRLS FACE BAYLOR BEARS
Oklahoma State (18-12 overall, 3-1 Big 12) will travel to Waco, Texas, this weekend for a pair of games with Baylor (27-11, 0-1). Game time on Saturday is set for 4:30 p.m., while Sunday's game is slated for a 1 p.m. start. The Cowgirls are coming off a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Wichita State Shockers Wednesday night in Wichita, while Baylor is coming off a 1-0 loss to the Texas Longhorns Thursday night in Austin.
COMING UP
Oklahoma State will travel to Norman, Okla., on Wednesday, April 4, for the first edition of bedlam softball. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. It will be the final of four-straight road games for the Cowgirls before returning to Stillwater for four-consecutive contests, starting on April 7 with Missouri. OSU will host Missouri on Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8, at 2 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. On Wednesday, April 11, the Cowgirls will host the Border War with Tulsa and Arkansas coming to Stillwater. Games are set for 3, 5 and 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Oklahoma State was shut out for just the fourth time this season, and Wichita State hit two home runs as the Shockers defeated OSU, 3-0, Wednesday afternoon at Wilkins Stadium in Wichita, Kan. The loss broke the Cowgirls' 57-game winning streak over WSU, dating back to 1978. Oklahoma State got five hits, including two doubles, but failed to score a run. The Cowgirls had a scoring opportunity in the second, with runners on first and third with two outs. But, a ground out ended the inning. In the sixth, Ryan Realmuto hit a double with one out, but Nicci Quiroz, a pinch runner, was thrown out trying to advance to third on a groundout by Angela Veronesi. In the seventh, OSU had runners on first and second with one out thanks to two Shocker errors. However, freshman Sarah Chamberlain struck out pinch hitter Lezli Leathers and Lauren Bay popped up to third base to end the threat. ?Wichita State put the first run on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Lisa Clary hit a full-count pitch over the leftfield fence, hitting the scoreboard. The Shockers added two more runs in the sixth on a two-run homer by Andi Kleckner. Both home runs came off Cowgirl starter Tiffany Paper.
SCOUTING REPORT ON BAYLOR
Baylor is 27-11 this season, and ranked 19th in the latest edition of the NFCA Coaches' Poll. The Bears are led by Ryan Stukel, who has a .416 batting average, a .735 slugging percentage and a .451 on-base percentage, all leading the team. She also has a team-leading 26 runs, eight home runs and 32 runs batted in. On the mound, Joni Miller is the Bears' top pitcher with an 18-6 record and a 1.09 earned run average. She has 14 complete games and five shutouts in 24 starts. Baylor's conference-opening series with Iowa State last weekend was cancelled due to snow, and the Bears opened Big 12 play with 1-0 loss to Texas on Thursday night in Austin.
HEAD COACH SANDY FISCHER
Sandy Fischer is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and enters Wednesday's game with a career record of 890-362-3. Her NCAA record is 842-346-3, making her the third-winningest active coach among NCAA coaches. She needs just six more victories to move into fourth place on the all-time victories list, past UCLA's Sharon Backus, who had 847 wins in her career. Coach Fischer has led OSU to nine conference championships, eight regional championships and nine Women's College World Series appearances. Under her guidance, 62 players have been named first-team all-conference, while 28 have gone on to earn All-America status.
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH MARGARET REBENAR
In her 22nd year as the top assistant coach for Oklahoma State is Margaret Rebenar. Since her naming as the Associate Head Coach for the Cowgirls, Rebenar has accumulated a 322-154 record at Oklahoma State. Last season, she was inducted into the NFCA/Easton ?300-win? club. Rebenar guided the Cowgirls to a regional championship and a College World Series appearance in 1998.
COWGIRL SOFTBALL ON THE AIR
Beginning with the Kansas series, the remainder of Oklahoma State's home games, as well as the OU game in Norman, will be broadcast live on Stillwater Radio. Bill VanNess will provide the play-by-play for the third-consecutive season. Most games will be broadcast on 780 AM, with a few exceptions. Both OU games will be on 105.5 FM, as will the Tulsa game on April 11. All postseason games will also be aired on Stillwater Radio.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Since beginning the season with a 6-6 record, Oklahoma State is 11-6 in the month of March ... This is the first season since 1998 that OSU has gone 3-1 in its first four conference games ... Sophomore Lauren Bay leads the team in two-out RBIs with 10, followed by freshman Jade Lindly and senior Amanda Hayes, who have eight ... Freshman Calli Behmer is batting .800 with runners in scoring position (4-for-5) ... She is also successful on advancing runners, with nine advances in 14 opportunities ... Oklahoma State has scored 20 of its 94 runs this season in the first inning ... OSU has 40 multiple-hit games this season as a team, including a 4-for-4 performance by junior Angela Veronesi vs. Utah in the Red Desert Classic ... Freshman Jade Lindly leads the Cowgirls in pinch-hitting, going 2-for-3 this season ... The Cowgirls have 67 called strikeouts, or 39.1 percent of their total strikeouts ... Nine Cowgirls have a better than 50 percent success rate when scoring a runner from third with less than two outs, led by Jenny Kipp's 3-for-4 performance ... Sophomore catcher Ryan Realmuto has thrown out 12-of-42 attempted base stealers, or 28.6 percent.
WHO'S HOT
Lauren Bay - The lefthanded hurler is 4-2 in her last seven appearances, and has a 0.65 earned run average (four earned runs in 43 innings). She has 40 strikeouts and just 14 walk, a 2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and an average of 6.5 Ks per game. Lauren is giving up a .181 batting average to the opposing batters. At the plate, she has six RBIs in her last 29 at-bats.
Jenny Kipp - The junior third baseman is batting .357 in her last 10 games, going 10-for-28 with a double. She has scored five runs during that span, and has a .438 on-base percentage. Jenny has been successful on her last 17 stolen-base attempts, dating back to the 2000 season.
Lezli Leathers - The senior second baseman is batting .357 over her last eight games, going 5-for-14 at the plate. She has two doubles and five runs scored. She has a .500 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage, with six walks.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
In seven games at Cowgirl Stadium this season, Oklahoma State is 6-1. The Cowgirls have had some advantages both offensively and defensively this season in the friendly confines of the Stadium. Freshman Jade Lindly is batting .500 with four hits in eight at-bats. Senior Amanda Hayes is batting .428, going 7-for-16 with six RBIs. OSU has outscored its opponents, 17-3, at home this season. On the mound, sophomore Lauren Bay is 4-0 with a 0.29 earned run average and 23 strikeouts in 24 innings. The Cowgirl pitching staff has a 0.60 ERA at home with two shutouts. Since its opening last season, Oklahoma State is 10-4 at the new facility.
