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Cowgirl Softball set for Michelle Short and Adam Brown Tournament
February 20, 2025 | Cowgirl Softball
The Basics
  The No. 14/13 Oklahoma State softball team (5-4 overall) continues its 50th anniversary season on the road with a stop in Conway, Ark., for the Michelle Short and Adam Brown tournament hosted by Central Arkansas.
  With the tournament being delayed due to icy conditions, the Cowgirls are slated to open the tournament against SIUE (5-4 overall) and South Dakota State (5-4 overall) on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT, respectively. Oklahoma State and Central Arkansas (2-7 overall) are set to meet at noon CT on Monday.
Watch, Listen, Follow
  It's still to be determined if any games this weekend will be streamed on ESPN+.
  All of OSU's games this weekend can be heard live on KGFY-FM 105.5 and stillwaterradio.net and streamed on 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, including a live scoreboard.Â
In The Rankings
  Oklahoma State remains a top-15 fixture in the national rankings following the first two weeks of competition, with the Cowgirls sitting at No. 14 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 13 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Softball America has the Pokes at No. 12 and D1Softball has the Cowgirls at No. 11.
  In a vote by the Big 12's head coaches, Oklahoma State was picked to win the league for the first time in program history.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
  After playing the toughest schedule in the nation through the first two weeks of competition, the Oklahoma State softball team sits at 5-4 with wins over No. 9 Florida State, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 14 Alabama. Six of the Cowgirls first nine games came against ranked opponents, while four of those six were against top-10 opponents.
  Offensively, sophomores Rosie Davis and Karli Godwin picked up where they left off as freshmen, as the former leads the team in RBIs (eight), while the latter leads the team with a .481 batting average. Graduate transfers Megan Delgadillo (Cal State Fullerton) and Rachael Hathoot (New Mexico) have both made their impacts felt, with Delgadillo pacing the team with nine runs scored and eight stolen bases, while Hathoot sits in the top five on the team in batting average (.353).
  In the circle, sophomore righty Katie Kutz has been a revelation after starting the year as the least experienced pitcher on the staff. The Feb. 18 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week leads the team with a 4-1 record and a 1.82 ERA, and junior Washington transfer Ruby Meylan has contributed with a 1-0 record and a save in six appearances, totaling 29 strikeouts through 24.0 IP.
Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of its last 342 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• Karli Godwin has logged at least one hit in each of the Cowgirls' nine contests this season. Dating to last season, Godwin has a 10-game hitting streak and a 16-game reached-base streak.
• Katie Kutz has four wins on the season, already besting last year's total of three.
• Dating to last season, OSU has won nine of its last 14 games against NFCA-ranked opponents.
• OSU is coming off a program record fourth-straight 40-win season in which the Cowgirls reached a Gajewski-era best 49 wins, a mark that is third in program history.
• Dating to last season, Karli Godwin has started 70 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team.
Series History
  Oklahoma State and SIU-Edwardsville have only met once, with the Cowgirls running out as 2-1 winners in an eight-inning contest in 2014.
  The Pokes are undefeated against Central Arkansas, 12-0, which includes seven wins in the Kenny Gajewski era.
  OSU and South Dakota State have met six times previously, with the Cowgirls collecting wins in all six contests. Most recently, Oklahoma State handled the Jackrabbits, 10-0, in five innings at Cowgirl Stadium in 2024.
