Cowgirl Softball Hits the Road to Take on Texas Tech

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The Basics

A winner in five of its first six conference games, the No. 12 Oklahoma State softball team (29-5 overall) travels to Texas Tech (16-16 overall) for a three-game series beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 9 in Lubbock, Texas.

Watch, Listen, Follow

     All of this weekend's games will be available on ESPN+. It will also be on the radio locally in Stillwater at KGFY 105.5 FM.
     Fans can follow live stats at sidearmstats.com and can keep up with the action live on @CowgirlSB Twitter.

In the Rankings

Oklahoma State is ranked No. 12 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25.
Texas Tech does not appear in this week's polls.

Oklahoma State from a Distance

     At 29-5, Oklahoma State has 10 run-rule victories this season and is outscoring opponents, 214-72.
     The Cowgirl pitching staff is led by returning All-American Carrie Eberle and redshirt sophomore Kelly Maxwell. The duo sports a combined 23-2 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 returning All-American Alysen Febrey (.438 batting average with 10 home runs and 36 runs batted in), Hayley Busby (.420 batting average with 10 home runs and a .877 slugging percentage) and Chelsea Alexander (.400 batting average and a perfect nine-for-nine on stolen base attempts).

Notable Streaks and Trends

The Cowgirls have won 41 of their last 46 games, dating back to last season.
Dating back to April 10, 2018, the Cowgirls have won 37 of 39 home games played against unranked opponents.
Dating back to April 3, 2019, the Cowgirls are 51-5 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 seven of its last eight games.
Oklahoma State has hit at least one home run in 11 of its last 12 games.
The Cowgirls have 14 home runs in their last eight games (1.75 per game).
Oklahoma State is undefeated this season when leading after four innings.
Kiley Naomi has been successful on 36 of her last 38 stolen base attempts and leads the team with 11 stolen bases on the season.
Sydney Pennington has started 181 consecutive games, which amounts to every possible game of her career.
OSU has won 28 of its last 30 games at Cowgirl Stadium dating back to the 2019 season.
The Cowgirl pitching staff has 14 shutouts this season - a mark that leads the nation.
Oklahoma State is one of three teams in the nation with two pitchers with at least 11 wins.
The OSU pitching staff's opponent batting average ranks second in the Big 12 (.181).
The Cowgirls have been successful in 40 of their 48 stolen base attempts this season.
Hayley Busby has recorded a hit in 12 of her last 13 games.
Carrie Eberle has four shutouts this season, which is good for 18th in the nation.
Kelly Maxwell has struck out 10 or more batters in three games this season.
Eberle leads the Big 12 with 12 wins, with Maxwell right behind her with 11 wins. Eberle's 12 wins are top 10 in the nation.
The Cowgirls have been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of their last 120 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
The Cowgirls are outscoring opponents, 214-71, in 2021.
Alysen Febrey has a hit in 47 of 58 games in a Cowgirl uniform, including in 29 of 34 games this season.
Febrey has recorded a team-leading 16 multiple hit games and 10 multiple RBI games.

Series History vs. This Week's Opponents

Oklahoma State leads the overall series against Texas Tech, 44-24. In Lubbock, the Cowgirls hold a narrow 15-14 advantage. In the last meeting, Oklahoma State took home a 6-5 victory.
Kenny Gajewski is 9-4 against Texas Tech in his career.

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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Alexander

Hayley Busby

Carrie Eberle

Alysen Febrey

Kelly Maxwell

Kiley Naomi

Sydney Pennington

Logan Simunek

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