Cowgirl Softball Hits the Road for Midweek at Tulsa

Tuesday, March 19

Tulsa, OK

5:00 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Tulsa

March 18, 2024 | Cowgirl Softball

Game Notes (PDF)

The Basics
The No. 4/7 Oklahoma State softball team (24-3 overall, 5-1 Big 12) plays four road games this week, facing Tulsa at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the Collins Family Softball Complex before traveling to Provo, Utah for a three-game series at BYU Thursday through Saturday.

Watch, Listen, Follow
Fans can stream all four games on ESPN+ or can listen on stillwaterradio.net or the Varsity Network app with Bill Van Ness on the call for the Tulsa game, and Karsten Melton on the call for the BYU series. Live stats for all of OSU's games are available online at okstate.statbroadcast.com. Fans can follow @CowgirlSB on X all season for regular coverage and updates.

In The Rankings
Oklahoma State is No. 4 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Softball America has the Cowgirls at No. 7 and D1Softball has the Pokes at No. 4. In the NCAA Softball Rating Percentage Index (RPI), OSU slots in at No. 8. Both Tulsa and BYU are unranked.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
Even with several new faces in key roles this season, Oklahoma State hasn't missed a beat, continuing the standard of excellence that coach Kenny Gajewski has put in place. With underclassmen enjoying significant success, Oklahoma State boasts a 24-3 record with five victories over ranked opponents. Sophomores Claire Timm and Tallen Edwards form a potent duo at the top of the order and freshmen Rosie Davis and Karli Godwin have been outstanding. The nine shutouts turned in by OSU pitchers ranks eighth in the nation. Graduate senior Lexi Kilfoyl has already earned national recognition for her strong performances in the circle, earning Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors to go with the Big 12 weekly award on February 27. At one point this season, Kilfoyl pitched 39.0 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run. Senior Ivy Rosenberry has made remarkable strides under new pitching coach Carrie Eberle, having more than doubled her strikeout total from last season (20 last season, 43 so far this season). Rosenberry and Kilfoyl currently rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the Big 12 in earned run average, holding ERAs of 0.82 and 0.98, respectively. The Cowgirls opened Big 12 play with a gritty series victory over then-No. 19/14 Baylor in Waco. OSU trailed late in all three contests but outscored the Bears by a combined margin of 7-2 in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. The Pokes secured their first Big 12 sweep of the season over UCF from March 15-17 in Stillwater, outscoring the Knights in the series, 18-8.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• The Cowgirls have won 18 of their last 19, including victories over No. 4 Washington, No. 16 Florida and No. 19 Baylor (twice). In that stretch, OSU has outscored its opponents by a combined margin of 102-26.
• Oklahoma State has scored first in 24 of its 27 contests this season.
• OSU has been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of its last 298 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has outscored its opponents, 18-3 from the seventh inning on.
• OSU is 4-1 in one-run games.
• Dating back to the Washington game on Feb. 22, OSU has hit 23 home runs and allowed only four.
• Oklahoma State has hit at least three home runs in six different games so far this season.
• OSU has eclipsed 10+ hits in 10 contests so far this season.
• Dating to last season, Tallen Edwards has started 47 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team.
• The Oklahoma State pitching staff has tallied at least five strikeouts in nine of its last 13 games.
• In its last 19 games, the OSU pitching staff has only allowed 10 extra-base hits.

Series History
OSU leads the all-time series over Tulsa, 37-22, however TU holds the advantage when the two teams have met in Tulsa, 12-11. In last season's meeting between the Cowgirls and Golden Hurricane, OSU came out on top, 9-1. OSU and BYU are deadlocked at 6-6 all time. In Provo, the Cougars hold a 3-0 advantage. In the lone meeting between the two teams during the Gajewski era, OSU was a 3-1 winner over BYU in 2019.