Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Travel to Austin to Face Longhorns
April 24, 2014 | Cowgirl Softball
April 24, 2014
STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State softball team heads to Austin, Texas, this weekend for a three-game Big 12 conference series against the Texas Longhorns. Friday's game will begin at 4:30 pm, Saturday's contest is scheduled for 4 pm, and the final contest of the three-game series will take place at 11:30 am on Sunday.
Texas (28-18 overall, 7-3 Big 12) leads the overall series with the Cowgirls, 25-13. However, Oklahoma State won last season's series in Stillwater 2-1 over the sixth-ranked Longhorns.
Junior centerfielder Shelby Davis leads the Cowgirls (24-21, 4-9) offensively. She leads the Big 12 in hits (65) and stolen bases (37), and ranks seventh in the league in batting with a .399 average. Sophomore third baseman Tiffany Mikkelson ranks sixth in doubles (11) and seventh in walks (25).
Senior Simone Freeman ranks among the league's top-10 pitchers in several statistical categories, including strikeouts (first with 249), innings pitched (first with 204-1/3), complete games (first with 19), wins (second with 19), earned run average (seventh with a 2.09 ERA), starts (third with 32), and shutouts (fifth with four).
All three games will be televised on the Longhorn Network. Fans can also catch all three games over the radio waves on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater, or follow the Cowgirls via Twitter @CowgirlSB for news, updates and much more.
