March 6, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics ) — The Oklahoma State softball team will travel to Tulsa to play the Golden Hurricane at 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening. This will be the 37th matchup between the two in-state rivals.
Oklahoma State is 8-9 this season after going 2-2 last weekend in The Preview. The Cowgirls are led offensively by Tamara Brown, who is hitting .360 with two doubles, a triple and seven runs batted in. Ari Morrison is leading the team with 20 hits, seven runs scored and five stolen bases.
Kat Espinosa is leading the pitching staff with a 4-3 record and 54-1/3 innings thrown. Simone Freeman is leading in the circle with a 2.70 earned run average and 49 strikeouts.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are 14-3 so far with two of their losses coming against ranked opponents. They are hitting .347 as a team and led by Samantha Cobb with a .444 average, five doubles, five home runs and 21 RBIs. The TU pitchers have a 2.06 ERA led by Lacey Middlebrooks with a 5-1 record and 0.88 ERA.
OSU has an all-time record of 26-10 against TU, including a 2-0 win last season at Tulsa. -OSU-
