Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Softball Set to Begin Second Southern Swing
February 19, 2021 | Cowgirl Softball
Game Notes (PDF)
The Basics
The No. 8/11 Oklahoma State softball team heads to Conroe, Texas this weekend for games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, North Texas and Tarleton State. The Cowgirls then play their first true road games of the year as part of a Monday doubleheader at Lamar followed by a Tuesday game at McNeese.
Watch, Listen, Follow
Live stats for all of OSU's games this week will be available online at statbroadcast.com. None of OSU's games at the event will be on the radio or television.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 8 in the Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 and No. 11 in the NFCA Coaches Poll. OSU entered the 2021 season with its first top 10 ranking in a preseason poll since 1994.
None of the other teams at that OSU is scheduled to face at the event are ranked or receiving votes in either poll.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
With a roster that features three returning All-Americans and a preseason national ranking in the top 10, Oklahoma State enters the 2021 season with legitimate Women's College World Series aspirations. Sixth-year head coach Kenny Gajewski said he believes this is one of his most talented teams to date.
With the NCAA granting extra eligibility for all student-athletes as a result of the 2020 season being cut short due to the COVID pandemic, the 2021 Cowgirl roster is largely unchanged from last season. OSU returns 19 from the 2020 squad that finished the shortened season ranked No. 13 in the nation. Two Division I transfers and four freshmen also join the fray.
Oklahoma State returns its top three pitchers from the rotation that led the Big 12 and ranked third in the NCAA with a 1.20 earned run average in 2020.
Notable Streaks and Trends
- The Cowgirls are currently on a 14-game win streak, dating back to the 2020 season.
- The Cowgirls have been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of their last 88 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
- The Cowgirls have scored five or more runs in each of their last 10 games.
- The Cowgirls have hit at least one home run in each of their last 10 games.
- The Cowgirls have at least one extra base hit in each of their last 16 games.
- The Cowgirls have banged out seven or more hits in each of their last 10 games.
- The Cowgirls have at least one stolen base in 10 of their last 13 games.
- The Cowgirls have allowed three or fewer runs in eight of their last nine games.
- Alysen Febrey is on a seven-game hitting streak.
- Sydney Pennington has started 149 consecutive games, which amounts to every possible game of her career.
- OSU has won 14 straight at Cowgirl Stadium dating back to the 2019 season.
Series History vs. This Week's Opponents
OSU has won all three of its previous matchups with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Their last meeting was in 2012.
Oklahoma State and North Texas have met 24 times over the years. OSU leads the series 17-7, but at neutral sites, the series is tied, 3-3. In their last meeting in 2019, OSU won 6-0. OSU has never played Tarleton State or Lamar.
The Cowgirls hold a 10-0 series record against McNeese. Their last meetings came in 2019, with OSU winning 3-2 and 12-2 in five innings. Kenny Gajewski is 4-0 against McNeese as the head coach at OSU
