Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Close Season Against Oklahoma
May 08, 2015 | Cowgirl Softball
Bedlam set for games in Norman and Stillwater this weekend
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Oklahoma State softball team will begin its final weekend of the 2015 season on Saturday, as the Cowgirls travel to Norman, Okla., for an 11 a.m. matchup against No. 4/5 Oklahoma. OSU will then return to Stillwater to face the Sooners on Sunday, with the season finale set for a 12 p.m. first pitch in Stillwater. Saturday's game will be aired at 2 p.m. (tape-delay) on ESPN2. All games can be followed live on okstate.com and on Twitter at @CowgirlSB, and fans can listen on the radio at 105.5 KGFY-FM in Stillwater.
General admission tickets for all Cowgirl softball home games are $5, and can be purchased by phone at (877) 255-4678, at the OSU Athletic Ticket office on the NE corner of Gallagher-Iba Arena or at Cowgirl Stadium one hour prior to first pitch on game days.
Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State softball team came up short in its series finale against Texas on Sunday, May 3, falling to the Longhorns, 7-2, at Cowgirl Stadium. The Cowgirls (21-31, 3-13) had a shot at overcoming a six-run deficit, but were unable to complete a comeback against the Longhorns, who earned the series sweep with Sunday's win. The Cowgirls began to claw their way back when Shelby Davis delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. Tiffany Mikkelson led off the sixth with a solo shot to left, giving the junior her 13th home run of the season and cutting Oklahoma State's deficit to 6-2.
OSU continued to battle, as Vanessa Shippy and Danielle Riddle provided singles in the sixth, putting two Cowgirls on with two outs. Wieligman called upon power-threat Darcy Taylor, but reliever Lauren Slatten was able to end the inning with a swinging strikeout. Texas would go on to produce a perfect bottom of the seventh, clinching the series sweep for the visiting side.
Scouting the Opponent
Team Information
Oklahoma Sooners (45-7, 14-2)
Big 12 Conference
2014 Record: 51-13 (WCWS)
Starters Returning/Lost: 10/4
Newcomers: 6
Season Leaders
BA - Shelby Pendley - .436
R - Lauren Chamberlain -- 66
HR - Shelby Pendley -- 24
Wins - Paige Parker -- 24
ERA - Paige Parker - 1.45
On Top of the World
Since the first set of NCAA National Statistics Rankings were released on March 9, Cowgirl senior Shelby Davis has held the nation's No. 1 spot in the stolen bases category. Her current mark of .94 stolen bases per game leads the country, and her season total of 45 stolen bases ranks second nationwide. Through 52 games this season, Davis has stolen nearly twice as many bases than any other competitor in the Big 12.
Along with Davis, Shianne Hughes (.33) also ranks in the top 150 in steals per game. As a team, the Cowgirls average 2.06 swiped bags per contest, a mark that ranks 10th in the nation.
Speed Kills
Before the 2015 season, Davis established herself as an invaluable asset on the basepaths throughout the first three years of her career. After swiping 23 bags in her first two seasons, Davis stole 41 bases in 2014, a season-total that stands at No. 2 on OSU's all-time list. Going into 2014, her 64 career stolen bases ranked third in school history, while also giving her the chance to ascend the list in 2015.
During the Cowgirls' series against Texas Tech three weeks ago, Davis added two stolen bags to her 2015 campaign, bringing her season total to 45. She now needs seven more stolen bases this season to become the all-time leader at OSU, as outlined in the following list:
All-Time Career Stolen Bases
1.           115        Mariah Gearhart (2008-11)
2.           109        Shelby Davis (2012-pres.)
3.           108        Shanel Scott (2004-07)
4.           47          Cyndi Smith (1995-96)
5.           41          Ari Morrison (2011-14)
Instant Impact
Four Cowgirl freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the team's season opener against Arizona, including Vanessa Shippy, Maddi Holcomb and Jessi Haffner. Shippy, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, recorded her first-career hit with a third-inning double, while Holcomb knocked in her first-career RBI on a groundout in the fifth, which scored pinch runner Randee O'Donnell, also a freshman.
The highlight of the night, however, came in the top of the second, when freshman leftfielder Mallory Collins stepped to the plate for the first time in a Cowgirl uniform. Five pitches later, Collins sent a 2-2 pitch from Arizona starter Nancy Bowling over the leftfield fence, giving her a home run in her first collegiate at-bat. The Sand Springs, Okla., native went on to record base-hits in each of the next two games, putting her total bases tally at six after the opening weekend.
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General admission tickets for all Cowgirl softball home games are $5, and can be purchased by phone at (877) 255-4678, at the OSU Athletic Ticket office on the NE corner of Gallagher-Iba Arena or at Cowgirl Stadium one hour prior to first pitch on game days.
Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State softball team came up short in its series finale against Texas on Sunday, May 3, falling to the Longhorns, 7-2, at Cowgirl Stadium. The Cowgirls (21-31, 3-13) had a shot at overcoming a six-run deficit, but were unable to complete a comeback against the Longhorns, who earned the series sweep with Sunday's win. The Cowgirls began to claw their way back when Shelby Davis delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. Tiffany Mikkelson led off the sixth with a solo shot to left, giving the junior her 13th home run of the season and cutting Oklahoma State's deficit to 6-2.
OSU continued to battle, as Vanessa Shippy and Danielle Riddle provided singles in the sixth, putting two Cowgirls on with two outs. Wieligman called upon power-threat Darcy Taylor, but reliever Lauren Slatten was able to end the inning with a swinging strikeout. Texas would go on to produce a perfect bottom of the seventh, clinching the series sweep for the visiting side.
Scouting the Opponent
Team Information
Oklahoma Sooners (45-7, 14-2)
Big 12 Conference
2014 Record: 51-13 (WCWS)
Starters Returning/Lost: 10/4
Newcomers: 6
Season Leaders
BA - Shelby Pendley - .436
R - Lauren Chamberlain -- 66
HR - Shelby Pendley -- 24
Wins - Paige Parker -- 24
ERA - Paige Parker - 1.45
On Top of the World
Since the first set of NCAA National Statistics Rankings were released on March 9, Cowgirl senior Shelby Davis has held the nation's No. 1 spot in the stolen bases category. Her current mark of .94 stolen bases per game leads the country, and her season total of 45 stolen bases ranks second nationwide. Through 52 games this season, Davis has stolen nearly twice as many bases than any other competitor in the Big 12.
Along with Davis, Shianne Hughes (.33) also ranks in the top 150 in steals per game. As a team, the Cowgirls average 2.06 swiped bags per contest, a mark that ranks 10th in the nation.
Speed Kills
Before the 2015 season, Davis established herself as an invaluable asset on the basepaths throughout the first three years of her career. After swiping 23 bags in her first two seasons, Davis stole 41 bases in 2014, a season-total that stands at No. 2 on OSU's all-time list. Going into 2014, her 64 career stolen bases ranked third in school history, while also giving her the chance to ascend the list in 2015.
During the Cowgirls' series against Texas Tech three weeks ago, Davis added two stolen bags to her 2015 campaign, bringing her season total to 45. She now needs seven more stolen bases this season to become the all-time leader at OSU, as outlined in the following list:
All-Time Career Stolen Bases
1.           115        Mariah Gearhart (2008-11)
2.           109        Shelby Davis (2012-pres.)
3.           108        Shanel Scott (2004-07)
4.           47          Cyndi Smith (1995-96)
5.           41          Ari Morrison (2011-14)
Instant Impact
Four Cowgirl freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the team's season opener against Arizona, including Vanessa Shippy, Maddi Holcomb and Jessi Haffner. Shippy, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, recorded her first-career hit with a third-inning double, while Holcomb knocked in her first-career RBI on a groundout in the fifth, which scored pinch runner Randee O'Donnell, also a freshman.
The highlight of the night, however, came in the top of the second, when freshman leftfielder Mallory Collins stepped to the plate for the first time in a Cowgirl uniform. Five pitches later, Collins sent a 2-2 pitch from Arizona starter Nancy Bowling over the leftfield fence, giving her a home run in her first collegiate at-bat. The Sand Springs, Okla., native went on to record base-hits in each of the next two games, putting her total bases tally at six after the opening weekend.
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