Oklahoma State University Athletics
2026 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Karli Godwin
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- East Columbus
- Hometown:
- Lake Waccamaw, N.C.
2024 TUCCI/NFCA DI Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2024 All-Big 12 First Team
2024 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
2024 NFCA Second Team All Region
2024 Softball America Freshman All-America
2024 D1Softball Freshman All-AmericaÂ
2025 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
2025 (Sophomore): Earned third team All-Region recognition from the NFCA ... Started every game at first base ... Maintained a .316 batting average with a .515 slugging percentage and totaled seven home runs with 36 RBIs ... Tied for the team lead with 14 multi-hit contests and 13 doubles ... Successful on both of her stolen base attempts ... Stole the national spotlight after blasting a first-pitch, walk-off two-run home run to complete the comeback against No. 5 Texas A&M on Feb. 15 ... Smashed a pair of home runs en route to a 3-for-3 day with five RBI against Indiana in the opening contest of the NCAA Tournament on May 16 ... Notched her first multi-homer performance of the season against North Texas on March 5 ... Went 2-for-2 with two walks and three RBIs against Northern Colorado on Feb. 7 ... Enjoyed a trip around the bases as part of a 2-for-3 showing with three RBIs against Drake on March 2 ... Tallied a pair of hits - including an RBI double - with two RBIs against Arizona on April 5 ... Blasted two doubles with a run scored against Iowa State on April 13 ... Posted a perfect 3-for-3 day with a double, a home run and two RBIs against Wichita State on April 15.Â
2024 (Freshman): Pieced together perhaps the greatest freshman season ever in the Gajewski era ... Named a top 10 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year award and earned freshman All-America honors from D1 Softball and Softball America ... Received first-team All-Big 12 honors and NFCA second team All-Region recognition ... The only Cowgirl to start every game of the season and never dropped lower than fifth in the batting order ... Slashed .340/.394/.649 and finished with 15 home runs, 13 doubles, 51 RBIs and 36 runs scored ... Led the Cowgirls in doubles, RBIs and sacrifice flies (five) and finished second in home runs and hits (64) ... Set single-season freshman records in home runs and total bases (122) while finishing one double shy of setting that single-season freshman record, as well ... One of only three freshmen in the Big 12 to finish with double-digit totals in home runs and doubles ... Finished with a team-leading 14 multi-RBI games and was the only Cowgirl to record multiple 5+ RBI games ... Held the longest on-base streak on the team (15 games) and was second on the team in multi-hit games (17) ... Had a .998 fielding percentage playing in a new position at first base ... Garnered national attention for her 3-for-4 day with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in game one against No. 2 Oklahoma on May 3 ... Tallied at least one hit in each of the Cowgirls’ five NCAA Regional/Super Regional contests - including home runs against Michigan on May 19 and No. 17 Arizona on May 24 ... Drove in the first run of the season with a first inning RBI single against CSUN on Feb. 8 ... Recorded her first multi-hit game with two hits and an RBI against Utah State on Feb. 10 ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double against No. 10 UCLA on Feb. 11 ... Tallied a pair of base hits, including an RBI double, against No. 12 LSU on Feb. 17 ... Opened her home run account with a game-winning three-run shot against No. 16 Florida on Feb. 19 ... Logged her first five-RBI game of the season on a 2-for-3 day with a double against Yale on Feb. 23 ... Began Big 12 play with a perfect 3-for-3 performance against No. 19 Baylor on March 8 ... Hit home runs in two of three contests against UCF from March 15-17 ... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a home run against No. 2 Texas on March 28 ... Launched home runs in back-to-back games against Texas Tech on April 19 and 20 ... Posted her second five-RBI game of the season as she blasted two home runs against the Red Raiders on April 20 ... Went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs against No. 17 Arizona in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regionals on May 24.
High School: The nation’s No. 8 recruit in the Class of 2023 by Extra Inning Softball and the No. 9 recruit in the national class by Softball America … Earned Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year honors as a senior after posting a .731 batting average with 20 home runs to lead the Gators (27-4) to the Class 1A state semifinals … Scored 64 runs, walked 35 times and struck out just once in 131 plate appearances … Stole 31 bases and drove in 86 runs while posting a .809 on-base percentage and a 1.645 slugging percentage … Nominee for the All-USA Today High School Sports Awards softball team … As a junior, she batted .733 with 18 home runs and 53 runs batted in … Posted a 1.760 slugging percentage and an .811 on base percentage that same season … Played travel ball with Lady Lightning Gold, Wichita Mustangs and Georgia Bombers Lewis … Helped lead the Bombers to a top 10 Alliance Nationals finish … Maintained a weighted grade point average above 4.2 ... Also played volleyball in high school.
Personal: Majoring in business ... The daughter of Natalie and Bruno Godwin ... Volunteered locally with the East Columbus HS special education department and the Miracle League buddy program for children with intellectual and physical challenges ... Participates with OSU Unified and Opportunity Orange.
