Cowgirl Softball Ready for Showdown with Longhorns

The Basics

Winners of four straight conference series, the No. 11/9 Oklahoma State softball team (36-6 overall) heads to Austin this weekend to take on the No. 7/12 Texas Longhorns (35-6) in a three-game series. The first game is set for 4:30 p.m. CT on April 30.

Watch, Listen, Follow

     The games will be streamed on the Longhorn Network and will also be broadcast on the air at KGFY 105.5 FM in Stillwater.
     Fans can follow live stats at texassports.com/sidearmstats and can keep up with the action live on @CowgirlSB Twitter.

In the Rankings

Oklahoma State checks in at No. 11 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and at No. 9 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25.
Texas is ranked No. 7 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and No. 12 by ESPN.com/USA Softball.

Oklahoma State from a Distance

     At 36-6, Oklahoma State has 12 run-rule victories this season and is outscoring opponents, 268-87. OSU joins UCLA, Oklahoma, Arizona, 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 29-3 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 (.409 batting average with 14 home runs and an .864 slugging percentage), All-American Alysen Febrey (.397 batting average with 12 home runs and 43 runs batted in), and Chelsea Alexander (.421 batting average and a perfect 12-for-12 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 four of five against ranked opponents this season and dating back to last season, have won seven of their last nine against ranked opponents.
The Cowgirls have won 48 of their last 54 games overall, dating back to last season.
Dating back to April 3, 2019, the Cowgirls are 58-6 in all games played against unranked opponents.
OSU has won 32 of its last 34 games at Cowgirl Stadium dating back to the 2019 season.
Dating back to April 10, 2018, the Cowgirls have won 41 of 43 home games played against unranked opponents.
OSU has committed zero errors in 11 of its last 16 games.
Oklahoma State has hit 15 home runs in its last seven games and has at least one home run in 18 of its last 20.
Oklahoma State is undefeated this season when leading after four innings (31-0).
The Cowgirl pitching staff has 16 shutouts this season - a mark that is third in the nation.
Oklahoma State ranks second in the Big 12 by limiting its opponents to a .181 batting average.
The Cowgirls have been successful in 48 of their 58 stolen base attempts this season.
Carrie Eberle has six shutouts this season, which leads the Big 12 and is good for 14th in the nation.
Eberle leads the Big 12 with 16 wins, a mark that ranks 18th in the nation.
Sydney Pennington has started 189 consecutive games, which amounts to every possible game of her career.
Hayley Busby has recorded a hit in 19 of her last 21 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 128 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
The Cowgirls are outscoring opponents, 268-87, in 2021.
Alysen Febrey has a hit in 51 of her 66 games as a Cowgirl, including in 33 of 42 games this season.
Febrey has recorded a team-leading 18 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games.

Series History vs. This Week's Opponent

Texas holds the overall series advantage over Oklahoma State, 35-22. In Austin, the Longhorns lead the series, 19-9. In their last meeting in 2019, OSU took home a 6-2 win.
Head coach Kenny Gajewski is 8-5 versus Texas in his career.

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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Alexander

Hayley Busby

Carrie Eberle

Alysen Febrey

Kelly Maxwell

Sydney Pennington

Logan Simunek

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