Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Host Mavericks in Midweek Matchup
April 21, 2021 | Cowgirl Softball
The Basics
Winners of 11 straight, the No. 11/9 Oklahoma State softball team (35-5 overall) hosts the UT-Arlington Mavericks (14-24 overall) for a midweek matchup at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday at Cowgirl Stadium.Watch, Listen, Follow
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and will also be broadcast on the air at KGFY 105.5 FM in Stillwater. Fans can follow live stats at okstate.statbroadcast.com and can keep up with the action live on @CowgirlSB Twitter.
In the Rankings
After last weekend's sweep of Baylor in Stillwater and its 11th-straight conference victory, Oklahoma State stayed put at No. 11 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and moved from No. 11 to No. 9 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25. UT-Arlington does not appear in this week's polls.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
At 35-5, Oklahoma State has 12 run-rule victories this season and is outscoring opponents, 257-81. OSU joins UCLA, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Long Beach State, and James Madison as the only six squads who rank in the top 20 nationally in both team batting average and team earned run average.The Cowgirl pitching staff is led by All-American Carrie Eberle and redshirt sophomore Kelly Maxwell. The duo sports a combined 29-2 record this season. Senior Logan Simunek has logged meaningful innings in the circle as the first pitcher in relief.
Offensively, Oklahoma State is led by Hayley Busby (.410 batting average with 14 home runs and a .876 slugging percentage), All-American Alysen Febrey (.397 batting average with 11 home runs and 42 runs batted in), and Chelsea Alexander (.438 batting average and a perfect 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts).
Notable Streaks and Trends
- Oklahoma State is in the midst of a school-record 11-game win streak in conference play. The previous record of nine was set in 2010 and matched in 2019.
- The Cowgirls have won 47 of their last 52 games overall, dating back to last season.
- OSU has won 31 of its last 33 games at Cowgirl Stadium dating back to the 2019 season.
- Dating back to April 10, 2018, the Cowgirls have won 40 of 42 home games played against unranked opponents.
- Dating back to April 3, 2019, the Cowgirls are 57-5 in all games played against unranked opponents.
- The Cowgirls have won four of five against ranked opponents this season and dating back to last season, have won seven of their last nine against ranked opponents.
- OSU has committed zero errors in 10 of its last 14 games.
- Oklahoma State has hit 11 home runs in its last five games and has at least one home run in 16 of its last 18 games.
- Oklahoma State is undefeated this season when leading after four innings (30-0).
- The Cowgirl pitching staff has 16 shutouts this season - a mark that is second in the nation.
- Oklahoma State is one of two teams in the nation with two pitchers with at least 13 wins.
- Oklahoma State ranks second in the Big 12 by limiting its opponents to a .179 batting average.
- The Cowgirls have been successful in 46 of their 56 stolen base attempts this season.
- Carrie Eberle has six shutouts this season, which leads the Big 12 and is good for 10th in the nation.
- Eberle leads the Big 12 with 16 wins and Maxwell is right behind her with 13. Eberle's 16 wins rank her ninth in the nation.
- Sydney Pennington has started 187 consecutive games, which amounts to every possible game of her career.
- Hayley Busby has recorded a hit in 17 of her last 19 games.
- Kelly Maxwell has struck out 10 or more batters in three games this season.
- The Cowgirls have been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of their last 126 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
- The Cowgirls are outscoring opponents, 257-81, in 2021.
- Alysen Febrey has a hit in 50 of her 64 games as a Cowgirl, including in 32 of 40 games this season.
- Febrey has recorded a team-leading 17 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games.
Series History vs. This Week's Opponent
Oklahoma State holds the overall series advantage against the Mavericks, 19-8. In Stillwater, the overall series is tied, 1-1. In their last meeting in 2019, UT-Arlington was a 2-1 winner.Head coach Kenny Gajewski is 0-2 versus the Mavericks in his career.
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