Oklahoma State University Athletics
Thursday, May 7
Oklahoma City, Okla.
5 p.m. CT
Oklahoma State University
vs
Utah
Cowgirls begin postseason with Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Tournament
May 05, 2026 | Cowgirl Softball
The Basics
The No. 16/13 Oklahoma State softball team (37-14 overall, 16-8 Big 12) finished the regular season as winners in 20 of its last 24 contests and heads into the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Tournament with momentum on its side.
The No. 2-seeded Cowgirls open the tournament against the No. 7 seed, Utah (35-19-1 overall, 10-13-1 Big 12), at 5 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 7, at Devon Park. The winner will face the winner of Arizona/Arizona State in the semifinals at 7 p.m. CT on Friday. The championship game is set for 11 a.m. CT on Saturday.
Watch, Listen, Follow
Every game from the 2026 Big 12 Softball tournament will be streamed on ESPN+, with Saturday's championship game will be televised nationally 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.
Postseason Pedigree
Oklahoma State has seven conference tournament titles in its history - six in the Big Eight (1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992) and one in the Big 12 (2022).
In The Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 16 in the GoRout/NFCA Coaches Poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 ranks the Cowgirls at No. 13, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 13 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 14. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 14.
Utah is unranked and checks in at No. 63 in the RPI.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State Softball is playing some of the best softball of any team in the country and has placed itself square into the mix for a national seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Cowgirls closed the regular season with a 20-4 showing in their last 24 games, with six ranked wins in that span.
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 6.33 runs per game, which would set a new program record if the season ended today.
Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan has cemented her place as one of the nation's top pitchers as she's won each of her last 17 decisions and leads all Power Four pitchers in innings pitched (213.2) while ranking second in the NCAA in wins (26). She ranks in the top 10 among all DI active players in career pitching appearances (157, third), innings pitched (727.0, fifth) and strikeouts (782, seventh) and is piecing together another All-America-level season.
Veterans Claire Timm, Rosie Davis, Amanda Hasler and Tia Warsop have been playing at an All-Region level, with Timm and Warsop ranking among the top 30 in the conference in batting average and on-base percentage, and Davis and Hasler combining for 47 extra-base hits and 97 RBI (33.2% of OSU's RBI production). Freshmen Jayelle Austin and Aubrey Jones have all made immediate impacts, with Austin pacing the team in walks and Jones ranking among the team leaders in most offensive statistics.
Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked or receiving votes in the NFCA poll in each of its last 437 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has won 20 of its last 24 contests and is outscoring its opponents 144-87 and is batting .331 as a team with 76 extra-base hits.
• OSU has recorded at least nine hits in 13 of its last 24 games.
• OSU has scored first in 35 of 51 contests this season.
• OSU is 34-4 when scoring 4+ runs this season and 30-4 when holding opponents to four runs or less.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in 22 of her last 30 games and has reached base in 28 of her last 31.
• Madison Hoffman has nine RBIs in her last nine ABs, with a triple and four home runs.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 91-37 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has notched a strikeout in every game she's appeared in for OSU - 81 contests in total.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 167 in total. Rosie Davis is only one game behind at 166.
• Jayelle Austin is one walk away from setting the freshman single-season walk record at 31.
The No. 16/13 Oklahoma State softball team (37-14 overall, 16-8 Big 12) finished the regular season as winners in 20 of its last 24 contests and heads into the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Tournament with momentum on its side.
The No. 2-seeded Cowgirls open the tournament against the No. 7 seed, Utah (35-19-1 overall, 10-13-1 Big 12), at 5 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 7, at Devon Park. The winner will face the winner of Arizona/Arizona State in the semifinals at 7 p.m. CT on Friday. The championship game is set for 11 a.m. CT on Saturday.
Watch, Listen, Follow
Every game from the 2026 Big 12 Softball tournament will be streamed on ESPN+, with Saturday's championship game will be televised nationally 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.
Postseason Pedigree
Oklahoma State has seven conference tournament titles in its history - six in the Big Eight (1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992) and one in the Big 12 (2022).
In The Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 16 in the GoRout/NFCA Coaches Poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 ranks the Cowgirls at No. 13, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 13 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 14. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 14.
Utah is unranked and checks in at No. 63 in the RPI.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State Softball is playing some of the best softball of any team in the country and has placed itself square into the mix for a national seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Cowgirls closed the regular season with a 20-4 showing in their last 24 games, with six ranked wins in that span.
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 6.33 runs per game, which would set a new program record if the season ended today.
Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan has cemented her place as one of the nation's top pitchers as she's won each of her last 17 decisions and leads all Power Four pitchers in innings pitched (213.2) while ranking second in the NCAA in wins (26). She ranks in the top 10 among all DI active players in career pitching appearances (157, third), innings pitched (727.0, fifth) and strikeouts (782, seventh) and is piecing together another All-America-level season.
Veterans Claire Timm, Rosie Davis, Amanda Hasler and Tia Warsop have been playing at an All-Region level, with Timm and Warsop ranking among the top 30 in the conference in batting average and on-base percentage, and Davis and Hasler combining for 47 extra-base hits and 97 RBI (33.2% of OSU's RBI production). Freshmen Jayelle Austin and Aubrey Jones have all made immediate impacts, with Austin pacing the team in walks and Jones ranking among the team leaders in most offensive statistics.
Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked or receiving votes in the NFCA poll in each of its last 437 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has won 20 of its last 24 contests and is outscoring its opponents 144-87 and is batting .331 as a team with 76 extra-base hits.
• OSU has recorded at least nine hits in 13 of its last 24 games.
• OSU has scored first in 35 of 51 contests this season.
• OSU is 34-4 when scoring 4+ runs this season and 30-4 when holding opponents to four runs or less.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in 22 of her last 30 games and has reached base in 28 of her last 31.
• Madison Hoffman has nine RBIs in her last nine ABs, with a triple and four home runs.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 91-37 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has notched a strikeout in every game she's appeared in for OSU - 81 contests in total.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 167 in total. Rosie Davis is only one game behind at 166.
• Jayelle Austin is one walk away from setting the freshman single-season walk record at 31.
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