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Oklahoma State Travels to Wichita to Face Shockers
March 13, 2007 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State will head to Wichita on Wednesday for the first game in a two game series with Wichita State. The Shockers will head to Stillwater for the return game on Mar. 27. OSU won the only meeting last year, 3-2, in Stillwater. Courtney Totte scored the winning run in the seventh inning to give the Cowgirls the victory. The game in Wichita was rained out. OSU leads the all-time series 67-3, and have won the last four meetings with the Shockers. WSU's last win came in 2004 in Stillwater. Wichita State is currently 11-17 on the season, but has played a difficult schedule with eight of its losses coming to nationally ranked teams. The Shockers have split a pair of games against Minnesota, who defeated OSU earlier in the year. The Cowgirls are currently 15-15 on the season and coming off of a 3-3 weekend at the Adidas Invitational. OSU finished second in its pool and advanced to the Gold Bracket but fell, 4-3, to No. 20 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for the win. OSU has gotten better pitching of late as Anna Whiddon is healthy and been pitching well, and Chelsey Barclay did not allow an earned run in 12 innings pitched last weekend. The coaching staff is still looking for consistency from the bottom of the batting order, which has not produced to their liking.
What to Watch For
Courtney Totte needs to score one more run to top 100 runs scored for her career. She will join Foutch as the only other player with 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored. She has 33 RBIs, nearing her career high of 43 and approaching the single season school record of 51. Shanel Scott has 25 stolen bases on the year, just three shy of Cyndi Smith's single season school record of 28.
Cowgirls Complete Rugged Schedule
First year head coach Rich Wieligman did a double take when he first looked at the 2007 schedule after taking the job. He had just finished watching seven future opponents compete in the 2006 Women's College World Series. The Cowgirls opened the season at the CenturyTel Classic and suffered a pair of losses to Alabama. They then traveled to Las Vegas where they defeated Pac-10 power UCLA. At the Palm Springs Classic, OSU lost to Tennessee and Arizona State, who were at the time ranked one and two in the country, respectively. The Cowgirls just completed the tough part of the non-conference schedule after losing to Oregon State and Northwestern. The only WCWS teams that OSU has not played are Texas and Arizona, and the Cowgirls will see the Longhorns once conference play begins. OSU is 1-6 against 2006 WCWS teams, and 8-8 against teams that played in an NCAA regional last season. The Cowgirls have played 16 of their 30 games against teams who have made an NCAA Regional and are currently 15-15 on the season.
Scott Runs Into the Record Books
With her first inning run against Michigan State on Feb. 25, Shanel Scott set the school's all-time record in runs scored. Scott scored again in the second inning and now holds the record with 135 runs scored. She has obliterated the career stolen bases mark, which she set in the fifth game of the season last year. Scott currently has 82 career steals.
Totte Reaches the Century Mark
Courtney Totte reached the century mark in RBIs when she hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning against Long Island on Feb. 23. Totte went, 2-for-4 in the game with four RBIs. She is the second player to top 100 RBIs for a career, joining Jamie Foutch who holds the record with 163.
Totte is Perfect Against No. 16 California
Courtney Totte went 4-for-4 against No. 16 California on Feb. 23. She gave the Cowgirls the early lead with a two-run home run in the first inning. She followed it up with a pair of singles and a two-out double in the seventh inning. Totte had four of OSU's eight hits in the contest.
Scott Records Hit No. 200
Senior Shanel Scott laid down a bunt and beat the throw in the second inning of the home opener against North Texas on Feb. 20, for her 200th career hit in a Cowgirl uniform. She became only the second player with 200 hits joining former Cowgirl Jaimie Foutch who holds the record with 278.
Cowgirls Put it Together
Oklahoma State showed what it was capable of against UCLA on Feb. 17. The Cowgirls did not commit an error on defense and allowed just one double, while OSU hit four doubles and two home runs. The result was an 8-1 victory over the ninth-ranked Bruins. The eight runs scored were a season high and seven hits were the third highest total this season. It also marked the first time this season that OSU failed to commit an error.
