Cowgirls stay in Texas for Big 12 series at Baylor

Friday, April 24

Waco, TX

6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Baylor

April 23, 2026 | Cowgirl Softball

18 - Baylor

The Basics
            Riding the crest of four straight Big 12 series wins plus four ranked wins in the past seven days, the No. 18/17 Oklahoma State softball team (31-12 overall, 11-7 Big 12) remains in the Lone Star State for a three-game set against Baylor (27-20 overall, 9-9 Big 12) in Waco.

Watch, Listen, Follow
            All three games of the Baylor series can be streamed on ESPN+.
            All contests can be heard on KGFY 105.5 FM, as well as 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 during games.

In The Rankings
            Oklahoma State is ranked No. 18 in the GoRout/NFCA Coaches Poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 ranks the Cowgirls at No. 17, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 18 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 14. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 16.
            Baylor is unranked in the national polls and has an RPI of 37.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
            Oklahoma State Softball is playing some of the best softball of anyone in the country and has placed itself square into the mix for a national seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Cowgirls have won 14 of their last 17 contests and have four ranked wins in the past week, including wins over then-No. 1/1 Oklahoma (in Oklahoma City) and No. 7/4 Texas (in Austin).
            On the season, the Pokes hold 11 wins over ranked opponents, including four wins over opponents ranked in the Top 10 of the RPI. OSU averages 6.47 runs per game, which would set a new program record if the season ended today.
            Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan has won each of her last 14 decisions. She ranks in the top 10 among all active players in career pitching appearances (152), innings pitched (693.0) and strikeouts (751) and is piecing together another All-America-level season. She leads all Power Four pitchers in innings pitched (179.2) and leads the Big 12 in wins (21) while ranking second in strikeouts (170).
            Veterans Claire Timm, Rosie Davis and Amanda Hasler have been playing at an All-Big 12 level, with Timm ranking among the top 15 in the conference in batting average (.384) and on-base percentage (.478), and the latter two combining for 41 extra-base hits and 84 RBI. Freshmen Jayelle Austin, Gabby Castillo and Aubrey Jones have all made immediate impacts, with Austin pacing the team in walks and Castillo and Jones ranking among team leaders in batting average.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked or receiving votes in the NFCA poll in each of its last 430 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has won 14 of its last 17 contests.
• OSU has recorded at least nine hits in 10 of its last 16 games.
• OSU has scored first in 30 of 43 contests this season.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in 18 of her last 23 games and has reached base in 22 of her last 24.
• Tia Warsop is batting .371 in her last 10 games with four extra-base hits and a team-leading nine RBI.
• OSU is 62-for-73 on stolen base attempts, with 13 different Cowgirls recording at least one.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 78-32 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has notched a strikeout in every game she's appeared in for OSU - 76 contests in total.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 159 in total. Rosie Davis is only one game behind at 158.
• Jayelle Austin is two walks away from tying the freshman single-season walks record.

Series History
            OSU leads the all-time series against Baylor, 52-35, but the Bears lead in Waco, 17-15. The Cowgirls are 21-8 against Baylor in the Gajewski era, including wins in 15 of the last 18.