Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State to Host Drake in Double Header
March 19, 2007 | Cowgirl Softball
Oklahoma State's softball team is tuning up for Big 12 Conference play with a double header against Drake University on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Bulldogs are 8-18 on the season and coming off of a sweep at the hands of Missouri Valley Conference foe Wichita State. Drake has not fared well in road contests as it is 0-7 this season. Susan Slycord leads the Bulldogs in hitting with a .390 average and she is one of just two players hitting above .300. DU has struggled from the circle where four pitchers have combined for a 4.12 ERA. Oklahoma State is 18-16 on the season and have won three straight games for the second time this season after sweeping San Diego in three games. The Cowgirls have yet to win four-in-a-row. Courtney Totte is currently on a nine-game hitting streak and leads OSU with a .429 average. OSU is 3-0 all-time against the Bulldogs with the last win coming in 2003, 15-1 in Tuscon, Ariz. DU is making its first visit to Stillwater as OSU also has a pair of wins in Springfield, Mo. What to Watch For
Courtney Totte joined Jamie Foutch as the only players in school history to score 100 runs and drive in 100 runs. She tied her career high with 43 RBIs and is approaching Foutch's single season record of 51. Shanel Scott has 27 stolen bases on the year, just one shy of Cyndi Smith's single season school record of 28.
Totte Clearing the Bases
Senior Courtney Totte has been driving in runs at a record pace this season. With 43 RBIs she has already tied her career high and she is just eight ribbies shy of tying the single season school record held by Jamie Foutch. She has had 13 games this season where she has driven in more than one run. In addition, Totte is also on pace to set the single season record in home runs. She already set her career high with nine, which ranks fifth all-time at OSU for a single season. She is slugging a Ruthian .837 on the season.
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 139 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 84 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.
