Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Take On The Shockers
March 17, 2003 | Cowgirl Softball
March 17, 2003
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COWGIRLS TAKE ON THE SHOCKERSS Oklahoma State heads to Kansas to face Wichita State in the second half of the annual series on Tuesday with a 10-game winning streak on the line. The Cowgirls and Shockers should still remember the last meeting as it took place less than one week ago in Stillwater. Oklahoma State's undefeated stretch is the longest since the 1995 team won 15 straight.
Oklahoma State opened conference play over the weekend, hosting Kansas for a pair of games on Sunday. The Cowgirls held on for a 2-1 win in 11 innings behind phenomenal pitching from Lauren Bay (23 Ks, 1 H) in the first game. OSU then won the second game 5-2 behind the duo of Bay and Sarah Seagraves.
Wichita State took three games from Drake at home, defeating the Bulldogs 4-2, 2-1 and 6-2. The Shockers have won 12 of their last 14, with their two losses coming to OSU and second-ranked Arizona.
SCOUTING REPORT ON WICHITA STATE
Wichita State is 4-0 at Wilkins Stadium this year. The Shockers are led by Tina Lewis, who is batting .342. Lewis has connected for a team-leading 25 hits and 14 runs along with a perfect eight-for-eight on stolen bases. Lindsay Abbott is second on the squad, batting .299. Abbott leads the Shockers with seven home runs, four doubles and 21 runs batted in. WSU has three pitchers it depends on consistently; Lindsey Lang, Lindsay Craig and Katie Squires. Lang has racked up the most time on the mound, throwing 71 innings en route to a 6-2 record, 2.17 ERA and team-leading five saves. Craig (2.64 ERA) has more decisions to her name (6-4) but has thrown fewer innings (61). Rounding out the arsenal is Squires at 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA in 29.1 innings.
OKLAHOMA STATE IN THE POLLS
The Cowgirls are currently ranked in both the NFCA Coaches and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 polls. The Cowgirls entered the NFCA poll for the first time the week of March 11th ranked 23rd after defeating Northwestern and Stanford to capture the title at the Speedline Invitational. Oklahoma State is currently ranked 21st in the ESPN.com poll, after debuting at 23 in the inaugural listing this spring.
