Cowgirl Softball Continues Big 12 Play With Trip to BYU

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The Basics
The No. 4/6 Oklahoma State softball team (24-4 overall, 5-1 Big 12) is in Provo, Utah, for a three-game series against BYU this Thursday through Saturday. Thursday and Friday are both start at 6 p.m. CT, with Saturday's finale slated for 1 p.m. CT.

Watch, Listen, Follow
Fans can stream all three games on ESPN+ or can listen on stillwaterradio.net or the Varsity Network app with Ryan Breeden on the call. 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. 6 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Softball America has the Cowgirls at No. 7 and D1Softball has the Pokes at No. 3. In the NCAA Softball Rating Percentage Index (RPI), OSU slots in at No. 8. BYU is 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 24-4 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 20, 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 102-29.
• Oklahoma State has scored first in 24 of its 28 contests this season.
• OSU has been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of its last 299 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 48 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team.
• The Oklahoma State pitching staff has tallied at least five strikeouts in 10 of its last 14 games.

Series History
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.

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Players Mentioned

Rosie Davis

Tallen Edwards

Karli Godwin

Lexi Kilfoyl

Ivy Rosenberry

Claire Timm

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