Busy weekend ahead for Cowgirl Softball

The Basics

   The No. 16/15 Oklahoma State softball team (8-4 overall) resumes its 50th anniversary season with four games in two days at the Shocker Invitational in Wichita, Kan., before returning to Stillwater for its home opener later in the weekend.
   The Cowgirls are set to open the competition on Thursday, with contests against South Dakota State (5-7 overall) and Wichita State (9-5 overall) lined up for 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. CT, respectively. OSU closes the tournament with a pair of high-level matchups on Friday against No. 18/16 Nebraska (12-4 overall) at 12:30 p.m. and RV/RV Missouri (8-8 overall) at 3 p.m. CT.
   The Pokes then play at Cowgirl Stadium for the first time this season on Sunday for two contests against Drake (2-7 overall) and Tulsa (6-8 overall) at noon and 2:30 p.m. CT, respectively.

Watch, Listen, Follow

   None of the contests at the Shocker Invitational will be streamed anywhere, however both games in Stillwater on Sunday will be streamed on ESPN+.
   All of OSU's games this week can be heard live on KGFY-FM 105.5, with an exception for Sunday's second game against Tulsa which can be heard on KSPI-AM 780, 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.

In The Rankings

   Oklahoma State is steady inside the top-20 in the national rankings, with the Cowgirls sitting at No. 16 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 15 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Softball America has the Pokes at No. 15 and D1Softball has the Cowgirls at No. 12.
   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 8-4 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, with four of those six 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 (16), while the latter is second on the team in total bases (21). Graduate transfers Megan Delgadillo (Cal State Fullerton) and Rachael Hathoot (New Mexico) have both made their impacts felt, with Delgadillo pacing the team with 16 hits and eight stolen bases, while Hathoot bats .333.
   In the circle, sophomore righty Katie Kutz has been a standout 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 5-1 record. Washington transfer Ruby Meylan has contributed with a 3-0 record and a 2.06 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 34.0 innings of work.

Notable Streaks and Trends

• OSU has been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of its last 345 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• Rosie Davis has logged at least two RBIs in seven of the last eight games.
• Katie Kutz has five 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.
• Dating to last season, Karli Godwin has started 73 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team.

Series History

   Oklahoma State holds a 7-0 series lead over South Dakota State, which includes a 5-2 win over the Jackrabbits on Feb. 23.
   The Cowgirls boast an 89-16 series lead over Wichita State, including a 13-8 record in the Gajewski era.
   OSU and Nebraska have a lengthy series history, with the Pokes holding the slight advantage, 52-48, however they are undefeated against the Cornhuskers in the Gajewski era, 4-0.
   Oklahoma State and Missouri have met 101 times in the program's history and OSU maintains a 59-42 series lead over the Tigers.
   OSU holds the series lead against Drake, 9-1, and most recently bested the Bulldogs 13-1 (5) in Stillwater in 2024.
   The Cowgirls lead the series against in-state rivals Tulsa, 38-23, and are 22-9 against the Golden Hurricane in Stillwater.

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Players Mentioned

Rosie Davis

Megan Delgadillo

Karli Godwin

Rachael Hathoot

Katie Kutz

Ruby Meylan

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