Oklahoma State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 11
Stillwater, OK
6 P.M. CT
Oklahoma State University
vs
Tulsa
OSU Softball Begins Six-Game Home Stand With Midweeks Versus Tulsa, UTA
April 11, 2023 | Cowgirl Softball
The Basics
After a second-consecutive Big 12 sweep, the No. 3/3 Oklahoma State softball team returns to Stillwater for a six-game home stand beginning with midweek contests versus Tulsa on April 11 and UTA on April 12. The Cowgirls then welcome Iowa State for a three-game conference series from April 14-16.
First pitch for the Pokes' midweeks games with Tulsa and UTA is set for 6 p.m. CT. The series opener versus the Cyclones will start at 6 p.m. CT. Saturday and Sunday's games against Iowa State are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and 12 p.m. CT, respectively.
Watch, Listen, Follow
Four games of the Cowgirls' five-game home stand (excluding their game versus Tulsa on April 11) can be streamed on ESPN+ with Ali McCutcheon and Casey Kendrick on the call and can be heard on stillwaterradio.net or The Varsity Network with Bill Van Ness on the call.Â
Live stats for all of Oklahoma State's games are available online at statbroadcast.com.
Fans can follow @cowgirlsb on Twitter for regular in-game coverage and updates.
In The Rankings
As of April 10, Oklahoma State ranks:
• No. 2 in the NCAA DI Adjusted Rating Percentage Index.
• No. 3 in the USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll.
• No. 3 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.
• No. 3 in the Softball America NCAA Division I Softball Top 25.
• No. 3 in the D1Softball Top 25.
Oklahoma State From A Distance
Six starters are back from a 2022 Oklahoma State team that put together a 40-win season, which ended at the Women's College World Series for an NCAA era program record third consecutive year. Five of OSU's returning starters were also starters on the Cowgirls' 2021 WCWS team and two of them started for OSU during its 2019 WCWS appearance.Â
Returning for the Cowgirls are All-Americans Kelly Maxwell and Katelynn Carwile, as well as a pair of graduate veterans and All-Big 12 regulars Chyenne Factor and Kiley Naomi.
Impact newcomers include two-time All-Big Ten honoree and All-American infielder Rachel Becker, All-SEC Newcomer and All-Region pitcher Lexi Kilyfoyl and 2022 NFCA DI Freshman of the Year finalist Megan Bloodworth.
A talented freshman class – including six members of the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 – enter the mix. Tallen Edwards (No. 3 overall), Haidyn Sokoloski (No. 17 overall) and Kyra Aycock (No. 26 overall) are all likely candidates to see meaningful playing time in their first year with the Cowgirls. Angelina
Craig, Katie Lott, Lexi McDonald and Claire Timm round out the 20th ranked signing class in the country, per Extra Inning Softball.
Series History
Oklahoma State owns the all-time series lead against both of its midweek opponents. Including a win against the Golden Hurricane on March 29, OSU leads 36-22 in its series history with Tulsa. Against UTA, the Cowgirls are 20-9 all time, including a 2-1 record in games played in Stillwater.
Notable Streaks & Trends
• OSU has been ranked in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll in each of its last 241 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has a 10-2 record against top 25 RPI opponents.
• OSU has outscored its opponents 267-81.
• OSU has outscored its opponents 61-3 in the first inning.
• OSU has scored first in 30 of its 38 contests this season.
• OSU has committed zero errors in 25 of its 38 games this season.
• OSU has earned 12 of its 35 wins this season via run-rule.
• OSU has claimed 17 of its 32 wins this season by five or more runs.
• OSU has held opponents to less than five runs in 32 of its 38 games this season.
• Rachel Becker has reached base safely at least once in each of the Cowgirls' 38 games this season.
• Kelly Maxwell has recorded 144 of the Cowgirls pitching staff's 278 strikeouts this season, which equates to 51.7 percent of Oklahoma State's strikeouts.
Built For The Big 12
After grinding through a nonconference slate ranked No. 21 nationally, the reigning Big 12 champion Cowgirls have opened Big 12 play with a series sweeps of then-No. 20/22 Baylor and Kansas.
Oklahoma State has outscored its Big 12 opponents 35-12 and outhit them 47-32. The Cowgirls' pitching staff boasts a 1.45 team ERA against conference opposition.
National Powerhouse
Oklahoma State has positioned itself among the elite in 2023, with the numbers to show for it.
As a unit, OSU enters its midweeks versus Tulsa and UTA with a plethora of top-10 statistical rankings:
• .345 batting average (fourth in NCAA DI).
• .440 on-base percentage (third in NCAA DI).
• .983 fielding percentage (second in NCAA DI).
• 17 shutouts (fourth in NCAA DI).
• .921 win percentage (second in NCAA DI).
• 7.03 runs per game (ninth in NCAA DI).
Becker's Batting Bonanza
Graduate infielder Rachel Becker has played at an All-American caliber in her first season at Oklahoma State and the final season of her collegiate career. Her .631 on-base percentage ranks first among all NCAA DI hitters, while her .510 batting average ranks third in NCAA DI.
After back-to-back seasons with a batting average above .400 in her junior and senior seasons at Purdue, Becker's continued and consistent success comes as no surprise. She leads Oklahoma State in multi-hit games with 15: 13 two-hit games and two three-hit performances.
Becker has also pieced together an 18-game hitting streak from February 11 to March 5 and an active 14-game hitting streak dating back to March 17, which are two longest by any Cowgirl this season. Those two hitting streaks rank second and tied-sixth in Oklahoma State's single season record books, respectively.Â
After a second-consecutive Big 12 sweep, the No. 3/3 Oklahoma State softball team returns to Stillwater for a six-game home stand beginning with midweek contests versus Tulsa on April 11 and UTA on April 12. The Cowgirls then welcome Iowa State for a three-game conference series from April 14-16.
First pitch for the Pokes' midweeks games with Tulsa and UTA is set for 6 p.m. CT. The series opener versus the Cyclones will start at 6 p.m. CT. Saturday and Sunday's games against Iowa State are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and 12 p.m. CT, respectively.
Watch, Listen, Follow
Four games of the Cowgirls' five-game home stand (excluding their game versus Tulsa on April 11) can be streamed on ESPN+ with Ali McCutcheon and Casey Kendrick on the call and can be heard on stillwaterradio.net or The Varsity Network with Bill Van Ness on the call.Â
Live stats for all of Oklahoma State's games are available online at statbroadcast.com.
Fans can follow @cowgirlsb on Twitter for regular in-game coverage and updates.
In The Rankings
As of April 10, Oklahoma State ranks:
• No. 2 in the NCAA DI Adjusted Rating Percentage Index.
• No. 3 in the USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll.
• No. 3 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.
• No. 3 in the Softball America NCAA Division I Softball Top 25.
• No. 3 in the D1Softball Top 25.
Oklahoma State From A Distance
Six starters are back from a 2022 Oklahoma State team that put together a 40-win season, which ended at the Women's College World Series for an NCAA era program record third consecutive year. Five of OSU's returning starters were also starters on the Cowgirls' 2021 WCWS team and two of them started for OSU during its 2019 WCWS appearance.Â
Returning for the Cowgirls are All-Americans Kelly Maxwell and Katelynn Carwile, as well as a pair of graduate veterans and All-Big 12 regulars Chyenne Factor and Kiley Naomi.
Impact newcomers include two-time All-Big Ten honoree and All-American infielder Rachel Becker, All-SEC Newcomer and All-Region pitcher Lexi Kilyfoyl and 2022 NFCA DI Freshman of the Year finalist Megan Bloodworth.
A talented freshman class – including six members of the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 – enter the mix. Tallen Edwards (No. 3 overall), Haidyn Sokoloski (No. 17 overall) and Kyra Aycock (No. 26 overall) are all likely candidates to see meaningful playing time in their first year with the Cowgirls. Angelina
Craig, Katie Lott, Lexi McDonald and Claire Timm round out the 20th ranked signing class in the country, per Extra Inning Softball.
Series History
Oklahoma State owns the all-time series lead against both of its midweek opponents. Including a win against the Golden Hurricane on March 29, OSU leads 36-22 in its series history with Tulsa. Against UTA, the Cowgirls are 20-9 all time, including a 2-1 record in games played in Stillwater.
Notable Streaks & Trends
• OSU has been ranked in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll in each of its last 241 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has a 10-2 record against top 25 RPI opponents.
• OSU has outscored its opponents 267-81.
• OSU has outscored its opponents 61-3 in the first inning.
• OSU has scored first in 30 of its 38 contests this season.
• OSU has committed zero errors in 25 of its 38 games this season.
• OSU has earned 12 of its 35 wins this season via run-rule.
• OSU has claimed 17 of its 32 wins this season by five or more runs.
• OSU has held opponents to less than five runs in 32 of its 38 games this season.
• Rachel Becker has reached base safely at least once in each of the Cowgirls' 38 games this season.
• Kelly Maxwell has recorded 144 of the Cowgirls pitching staff's 278 strikeouts this season, which equates to 51.7 percent of Oklahoma State's strikeouts.
Built For The Big 12
After grinding through a nonconference slate ranked No. 21 nationally, the reigning Big 12 champion Cowgirls have opened Big 12 play with a series sweeps of then-No. 20/22 Baylor and Kansas.
Oklahoma State has outscored its Big 12 opponents 35-12 and outhit them 47-32. The Cowgirls' pitching staff boasts a 1.45 team ERA against conference opposition.
National Powerhouse
Oklahoma State has positioned itself among the elite in 2023, with the numbers to show for it.
As a unit, OSU enters its midweeks versus Tulsa and UTA with a plethora of top-10 statistical rankings:
• .345 batting average (fourth in NCAA DI).
• .440 on-base percentage (third in NCAA DI).
• .983 fielding percentage (second in NCAA DI).
• 17 shutouts (fourth in NCAA DI).
• .921 win percentage (second in NCAA DI).
• 7.03 runs per game (ninth in NCAA DI).
Becker's Batting Bonanza
Graduate infielder Rachel Becker has played at an All-American caliber in her first season at Oklahoma State and the final season of her collegiate career. Her .631 on-base percentage ranks first among all NCAA DI hitters, while her .510 batting average ranks third in NCAA DI.
After back-to-back seasons with a batting average above .400 in her junior and senior seasons at Purdue, Becker's continued and consistent success comes as no surprise. She leads Oklahoma State in multi-hit games with 15: 13 two-hit games and two three-hit performances.
Becker has also pieced together an 18-game hitting streak from February 11 to March 5 and an active 14-game hitting streak dating back to March 17, which are two longest by any Cowgirl this season. Those two hitting streaks rank second and tied-sixth in Oklahoma State's single season record books, respectively.Â
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