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Game Notes: Cowgirls Open Midweek Play Against Shockers
March 05, 2019 | Cowgirl Softball
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball team hits the road for its first midweek action of the 2019 season, as the Cowgirls head up I-35 to face Wichita State Wednesday night at 6 p.m. OSU holds a 79-12 advantage in the all-time series between the regional rivals, but the Shockers swept the Cowgirls a season ago, which included ending Oklahoma State's season during the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked in both national polls this week, sitting at No. 19 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and at No. 18 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 this week. The Cowgirls have been ranked in at least one of the national polls for 16 of the last 18 weeks, peaking as high as No. 15 and falling out of the top 25 only twice.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Slowly, but surely, the Oklahoma State softball program has returned to the forefront of college softball under fourth-year head coach Kenny Gajewski, and in 2019, the Cowgirls will be hoping to reclaim their perch among the sport's elite teams.
Gajewski has assembled a roster of 22 star student-athletes that can go toe-to-toe with any team in the country on any given field and on any given night. Through grueling fall camp, winter workouts and beyond, the Cowgirls have seen and heard about the potential this year's team possesses, but now is their chance to show that Oklahoma State does more than talk the talk.
In Taylor Lynch and Madi Sue Montgomery, Oklahoma State fields two strong pillars to anchor the program. As the only players to be active on the roster through Gajewski's first four years in Stillwater, the Texas tandem stands as a driving force for whatever success lays ahead for OSU. Beside them, the Cowgirls boast talented names like returning senior Rylee Bayless, sophomore captain Sydney Pennington, rising pitcher Logan Simunek and a former Texas A&M two-way standout in Samantha Show.
For the first time under Gajewski, Oklahoma State has a lineup that incites fear in the opposition at every spot, and a pitching staff that contains five arms, each with a dynamic skillset to send opposing hitters back to the bench in a hurry. The Cowgirls, for all of the flash and hype that has been heaped upon the 2019 squad, have remained focused on their goal – Oklahoma City.
Notable Streaks and Trends
- OSU is 40-26 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Oklahoma State is 38-6 during Kenny Gajewski's tenure when hitting at least two home runs.
- Oklahoma State starting pitchers have gone at least five innings in 15 of the Cowgirls' last 18 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 201 consecutive games, giving her a chance to set the OSU records for most games played, most games started and most consecutive games started in 2019.
- Madi Sue Montgomery and Kiley Naomi have all drawn at least one walk in 11 of 19 games so far during the 2019 campaign. Rylee Bayless has done so on 13 occasions.
- Rylee Bayless has drawn at least one walk in 26 of her last 39 games.
- Taylor Lynch has logged at least one hit in 62 of her last 79 games played, including in 16 of her last 21.
- Kiley Naomi has reached base safely in every game but one so far this season.
- Lynch has recorded a hit in 11 of 15 contests, while Naomi has recorded a hit in 10 of 15 thus far.
- Chyenne Factor has recorded a hit in three of four games she has started this season, and in five of her last six games overall.
- Samantha Show has recorded a hit in 15 of 19 games this season and posted four multi-hit outings.
- Samantha Show has pitched at least six innings in five of her eight starts in 2019.
- Logan Simunek has starred against the best competition, allowing only four earned runs in 22.0 innings against top-10 ranked opposition since the start of the 2018 season.
- Samantha Clakley has walked more than two batters only three times in her last 39 appearances.
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Oklahoma State is proud to celebrate more than 40 years of rich softball tradition and its 20th season of play at Cowgirl Stadium this year. To renew or purchase your season tickets for the 2019 campaign, visit okstate.com/tickets or call the OSU ticket office at 877-ALL-4-OSU.
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball team hits the road for its first midweek action of the 2019 season, as the Cowgirls head up I-35 to face Wichita State Wednesday night at 6 p.m. OSU holds a 79-12 advantage in the all-time series between the regional rivals, but the Shockers swept the Cowgirls a season ago, which included ending Oklahoma State's season during the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked in both national polls this week, sitting at No. 19 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and at No. 18 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 this week. The Cowgirls have been ranked in at least one of the national polls for 16 of the last 18 weeks, peaking as high as No. 15 and falling out of the top 25 only twice.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Slowly, but surely, the Oklahoma State softball program has returned to the forefront of college softball under fourth-year head coach Kenny Gajewski, and in 2019, the Cowgirls will be hoping to reclaim their perch among the sport's elite teams.
Gajewski has assembled a roster of 22 star student-athletes that can go toe-to-toe with any team in the country on any given field and on any given night. Through grueling fall camp, winter workouts and beyond, the Cowgirls have seen and heard about the potential this year's team possesses, but now is their chance to show that Oklahoma State does more than talk the talk.
In Taylor Lynch and Madi Sue Montgomery, Oklahoma State fields two strong pillars to anchor the program. As the only players to be active on the roster through Gajewski's first four years in Stillwater, the Texas tandem stands as a driving force for whatever success lays ahead for OSU. Beside them, the Cowgirls boast talented names like returning senior Rylee Bayless, sophomore captain Sydney Pennington, rising pitcher Logan Simunek and a former Texas A&M two-way standout in Samantha Show.
For the first time under Gajewski, Oklahoma State has a lineup that incites fear in the opposition at every spot, and a pitching staff that contains five arms, each with a dynamic skillset to send opposing hitters back to the bench in a hurry. The Cowgirls, for all of the flash and hype that has been heaped upon the 2019 squad, have remained focused on their goal – Oklahoma City.
Notable Streaks and Trends
- OSU is 40-26 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Oklahoma State is 38-6 during Kenny Gajewski's tenure when hitting at least two home runs.
- Oklahoma State starting pitchers have gone at least five innings in 15 of the Cowgirls' last 18 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 201 consecutive games, giving her a chance to set the OSU records for most games played, most games started and most consecutive games started in 2019.
- Madi Sue Montgomery and Kiley Naomi have all drawn at least one walk in 11 of 19 games so far during the 2019 campaign. Rylee Bayless has done so on 13 occasions.
- Rylee Bayless has drawn at least one walk in 26 of her last 39 games.
- Taylor Lynch has logged at least one hit in 62 of her last 79 games played, including in 16 of her last 21.
- Kiley Naomi has reached base safely in every game but one so far this season.
- Lynch has recorded a hit in 11 of 15 contests, while Naomi has recorded a hit in 10 of 15 thus far.
- Chyenne Factor has recorded a hit in three of four games she has started this season, and in five of her last six games overall.
- Samantha Show has recorded a hit in 15 of 19 games this season and posted four multi-hit outings.
- Samantha Show has pitched at least six innings in five of her eight starts in 2019.
- Logan Simunek has starred against the best competition, allowing only four earned runs in 22.0 innings against top-10 ranked opposition since the start of the 2018 season.
- Samantha Clakley has walked more than two batters only three times in her last 39 appearances.
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Oklahoma State is proud to celebrate more than 40 years of rich softball tradition and its 20th season of play at Cowgirl Stadium this year. To renew or purchase your season tickets for the 2019 campaign, visit okstate.com/tickets or call the OSU ticket office at 877-ALL-4-OSU.
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