Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Softball Heads to Auburn
February 16, 2012 | Cowgirl Softball
Feb. 16, 2012
The 15th-ranked Oklahoma State softball team will travel to Auburn, Ala., this weekend for the ACC/Big 12/SEC Challenge where the Cowgirls will play two teams from both the ACC and the SEC. The Cowgirls are coming off a weekend in Houston where they started the season 4-1.
Junior Tamara Brown leads the Cowgirls at the plate after opening weekend with a .533 batting average. She went 8-for-15 with five runs batted in and a stolen base. The Oklahoma State pitching staff has a combined 0.79 ERA, including a no-hitter from junior Kat Espinosa, and sophomore Simone Freeman has 24 strikeouts in 14 innings thrown.
The Cowgirls will begin the weekend in Auburn with two games on Friday against Virginia Tech and Auburn. OSU is 1-1 all-time against the Hokies (6-0) when it lost 1-0 in 2000 and won 8-2 in 2002. Current Oklahoma State coach Clarisa Crowell played for Virginia Tech in both of those games. She was the winning pitcher in 2000 and hit a home run in each of the games. The Cowgirls will also play Auburn (5-0) which they split two games with last season.
On Saturday, OSU will face No. 23 Georgia Tech (4-1) which they beat last year in the Knoxville Regional 2-1. The Sunday morning game will be against No. 2 Alabama (4-0) which the Cowgirls have never beaten. OSU's all-time record against the Crimson Tide is 0-3.
ACC/Big 12/SEC Challenge
Friday, February 17th
10:00 - vs. Virginia Tech
3:00 - vs. Auburn
Saturday, February 18th
5:30 - vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech
Sunday, February 19th
9:00 - No. 2 Alabama
