Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Set for Double Header at Texas Tech
April 17, 2006 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State will travel to Lubbock, Texas for a double header with Texas Tech on Tuesday beginning at 3 p.m. OSU snapped its seven-game losing streak with a victory in the final game against Missouri, while Texas Tech comes in after getting swept by Kansas. Oklahoma State is 17-22 on the year and 3-8 in Big 12 play. The Cowgirls have been getting a solid effort from Lauren Kitchens who now leads the team in hitting with a .348 average. Kitchens is hitting . 462 in conference games, tops in the Big 12. Jessica Hoppock threw every inning on the mound over the weekend against Missouri and is 10-16 on the year with a 3.69 ERA. Texas Tech is 18-26 on the year and 4-6 in conference action. The Red Raiders are led offensively by Montana Patin who is hitting .298 on the season. The Red Raiders are hitting just .241 as a team, but make up for it with solid pitching. Tech has a team EREA of 2.86 led by Erin Crawford who is 11-12 on the year with a 2.28 ERA. OSU has won the last seven games in the series dating back to 2002. The Cowgirls leads the all-time series with the Red Raiders 23-6.
Kitchens on Fire in Big 12 Play
Lauren Kitchens has been one of OSU's most consistent hitters at the plate. She has been even more so in conference play hitting safely in 10 of 11 Big 12 games thus far. She is 12-for-26 in conference play for a .462 average. She had the Cowgirls only hit against Kansas and came around to score the winning run in the eighth inning. Kitchens went-2-for-2 against Oklahoma. She went 2-for-4 in a double header against Nebraska, including her third home run of the season. She went 3-for-6 in the series against Missouri, including a key two-run double. Kitchens leads the team in hitting with a .348 season average.
Hoppock Leads OSU Past Kansas
Oklahoma State was no hit through seven innings by Kansas starter Kassie Humphreys in the first game of a double header on Apr. 1. OSU starter Jessica Hoppock matched Humphreys pitch for pitch as she shut the Jayhawks down as well limiting KU to just five hits through seven. The Cowgirl offense took advantage as Lauren Kitchens led off the eighth with a single, moved to second on an error, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a ground ball to give Hoppock all the runs she would need as OSU won the game 1-0.
Scott Scores
Junior outfielder Shanel Scott became just the second Cowgirl in school history to score 100 runs for her career when she scored on Kim Kaye's double in the third inning against Iowa State (3/26). Scott needed just 142 games to reach the milestone and is now closing in on Jamie Foutch's career record of 122 runs scored. Scott already holds the school record in stolen bases. Her next milestone to reach will be 200 hits, she currently stands at 176 hits.
Totte Good for Two Bases
Junior Courtney Totte has quietly gone about her business and now sits fourth in school history in career doubles with 28. She has 10 doubles thus far this season and is close to her career high of 12 she set last season. Totte needs just two doubles to become the fourth player in school history to record 30 doubles in a season. Totte is approaching another milestone of 100 RBIs, she has 84 RBIs for her career. Jamie Foutch currently holds both records with 56 doubles and 163 RBIs.
