Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Get Iowa State in Big 12 First Round
May 08, 2006 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State will make the short trip to Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Championship beginning May 10 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. All OSU games will be carried live on Stillwater Radio (105.5 FM or 780 AM) with play-by-play voice Bill Van Ness providing the commentary. The Cowgirls will be the No. 8 seed and will meet ninth-seeded Iowa State in a play-in scenario on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Top-seeded Texas will be awaiting the winner in the next round. OSU split two games with Iowa State when the two schools in Stillwater to open Big 12 play back in March. The Cowgirls won the only meeting with the Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament back in 1999. OSU is 14-20 all-time in the championship, including a runner-up showing in 2001, its best finish. The earlier meeting with the Cyclones, Kim Kaye drove in three runs and Shanel Scott notched a milestone when she scored her 100th career run. Jessica Hoppock recorded a win and a loss in the series and Kristina Giustozzi recorded her first career save. The Cyclones are led offensively by Ashley Killeen who leads ISU in the triple crown with a .336 average, seven home runs and 40 RBIs. Alyssa Ransom and Amie Ford have shared the pitching duties and boast 2.43 and 2.73 ERAs, respectively.
Hoppock Solid Against Texas
Jessica Hoppock had her best back-to-back outings of the season against second-ranked Texas but was the tough luck loser in both ball games. Hoppock shut out the Longhorns and only allowed two hits through seven innings, but gave up a double and single in the eighth inning to suffer a tough one-run loss. She followed that up with a three-hitter, all three hits came in the first inning, in the second game of the series. Hoppock retired 18 of the final 20 hitters she faced and did not allow a hit or a run after the three-run first inning.
Tweed Completes Sweep of Texas Tech
After Oklahoma State defeated Texas Tech in the first game of a double header, The Cowgirls and Red Raiders needed extra innings in game two. with the score tied at two in the top of the ninth, Ashleigh Tweed delivered her fifth home run of the season and extended OSU's winning streak to three games. Tweed is currently second on the team with six homers and 25 RBIs.
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 15 of 18 Big 12 games thus far. She is 20-for-48 in conference play for a .417 average, second in the Big 12. 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. She had her only three-hit game of the season against Baylor and went 4-for-7 in the two-game series. She went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in the second game against Oklahoma. Kitchens leads the team with a . 351 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 182 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 31. She has a career high 13 doubles thus far this season. Totte became the fourth player in school history with 30 doubles when she doubled against Baylor. Totte is approaching another milestone of 100 RBIs, she has 86 RBIs for her career. Jamie Foutch currently holds both records with 56 doubles and 163 RBIs.
