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2025 Cowgirl Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Tallen Edwards
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Southmoore
- Hometown:
- Moore, Okla.
Bio
Pronounced like "talon"
2023 D1Softball Freshman All-America
2024 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2025 All-Big 12 Defensive Team (3B)
2025 NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (3B)Â
2025 (Junior): Became the program’s first recipient of the NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award after posting a .973 fielding percentage at third base ... Was also named to the inaugural All-Big 12 Defensive Team ... Started in all 55 contests at third base ... Batted .282 with 30 runs scored, three home runs and 18 RBIs and got on base at a .403 clip ... One of three Cowgirls who finished with at least 10 doubles on the year ... Only struck out eight times in 149 at-bats - a mark that ranked fourth in the Big 12 ... Launched the first home run of the 2025 season on opening day against No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 6 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run against Drake on March 2 ... Notched a multi-hit game and came around to score against Arizona State on April 2 ... Reached base in all three of her plate appearances against No. 11 Arizona on April 4 ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI against Iowa State on April 13.Â
2024 (Sophomore): Collected NFCA All-Region honors ... Led the team with 41 runs scored and 27 walks ... Tallied 10 doubles and six long balls on the year ... Successful on nine of her 12 stolen base attempts ... Moved to the infield after playing in the outfield her freshman season ... Registered a hit in each of the Cowgirls’ five NCAA Regional and Super Regional contests ... Launched a first inning two-run blast against No. 17 Arizona in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional on May 25 ... Posted at least one hit and scored a run in seven of the first eight games of the season ... Included among the first eight games were a 3-for-3 day against UC Riverside on Feb. 10 in which she became the first Cowgirl since Courtney Totte in 2007 to record three doubles in a single game, followed by a 3-for-4 showing with two RBIs, a home run and a double against No. 10 UCLA on Feb. 11, and capped with a 2-for-4 performance against No. 4 Georgia on Feb. 16 ... Took the first pitch of the game over the fence against No. 12 LSU on Feb. 16 ... Featured on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 for her diving catch against No. 16 Florida on Feb. 19 ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Stetson on Feb. 21 ... Went 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs against Drake on March 1 ... Opened Big 12 play with a 3-for-4 performance and a run scored against No. 19 Baylor on March 8 ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against UCF on March 16 ... Posted a career-high five RBIs to go with two doubles in a 3-for-4 day against BYU on March 23 ... Tabbed back-to-back multi-hit games and blasted a home run against No. 2 Texas on March 28 and 29 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against BYU in the Big 12 Tournament on May 9.Â
2023 (Freshman): A D1Softball freshman All-America honoree who had a significant impact on Oklahoma State advancing to the Women’s College World Series during a year when she should have been a senior in high school ... Slashed .328/.381/.454 and was the most difficult player in the Big 12 for opposing pitchers to strike out ... Ranked fourth on the team in runs, hits and doubles ... Started her collegiate career with at least one hit in 10 of her first 11 games and batted .442 in the month of February ... Included in her hot start were a 3-for-3 showing with a home run, a double and three runs batted in against Michigan, a 3-for-3 performance with a home run, a double and two RBI against New Mexico the very next game and multi-hit efforts against North Carolina, Maryland and Ole Miss ... Launched a three-run homer against UTEP on February 26 ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in game one of a doubleheader at Incarnate Word on April 1 ... Posted a perfect 3-for-3 day with a pair of runs in game one against Texas on April 22 ... Drilled the first triple of her career down the right field line against No. 1/1 Oklahoma on May 6 ... Posted a combined 5-for-9 showing at the plate in the NCAA Stillwater Regional from May 19-21, with three runs scored, two doubles and two RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against Tennessee at the Women’s College World Series.
High School: Skipped her senior season at Southmoore High School to sign with Oklahoma State at 17 years old ... Nationally ranked among the best available talent in the class of 2023 as the No. 3 overall prospect in Extra Innings Softball’s 2023 Extra Elite 100 ... Collected a plethora of individual and team accolades during her condensed high school career under head coach Jason Lingo, including 2022 6A Slowpitch State Championships and 6A Fastpitch State Championships in 2020 and 2021 ... Named the recipient of the 2022 Michele Smith Award ... Honored as an All-Coach first team selection and 6A-1 All-District team selection in each of her three years at Southmoore ... Played club softball for Birmingham Thunderbolts 18U Premier out of Birmingham, Alabama ... Coached by Rock Thompson ... Named a 2022 Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American ... Crowned USA Softball 18U GOLD National champion with Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier in 2020.
Personal: Daughter of Larry and Pam Edwards … Her father, Larry, played baseball at Rose State College ... Her mother, Pam, played softball at Oklahoma Baptist University ... Her brother, Trey, played baseball at Murray State College and went on to compete in the New York Collegiate Baseball League in 2014 ... Her sister, Trenity, has played softball at Missouri, Texas Tech and San Jose State … Majoring in biology ... Involved with the American Student Dental Association.
2023 D1Softball Freshman All-America
2024 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2025 All-Big 12 Defensive Team (3B)
2025 NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (3B)Â
2025 (Junior): Became the program’s first recipient of the NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award after posting a .973 fielding percentage at third base ... Was also named to the inaugural All-Big 12 Defensive Team ... Started in all 55 contests at third base ... Batted .282 with 30 runs scored, three home runs and 18 RBIs and got on base at a .403 clip ... One of three Cowgirls who finished with at least 10 doubles on the year ... Only struck out eight times in 149 at-bats - a mark that ranked fourth in the Big 12 ... Launched the first home run of the 2025 season on opening day against No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 6 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run against Drake on March 2 ... Notched a multi-hit game and came around to score against Arizona State on April 2 ... Reached base in all three of her plate appearances against No. 11 Arizona on April 4 ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI against Iowa State on April 13.Â
2024 (Sophomore): Collected NFCA All-Region honors ... Led the team with 41 runs scored and 27 walks ... Tallied 10 doubles and six long balls on the year ... Successful on nine of her 12 stolen base attempts ... Moved to the infield after playing in the outfield her freshman season ... Registered a hit in each of the Cowgirls’ five NCAA Regional and Super Regional contests ... Launched a first inning two-run blast against No. 17 Arizona in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional on May 25 ... Posted at least one hit and scored a run in seven of the first eight games of the season ... Included among the first eight games were a 3-for-3 day against UC Riverside on Feb. 10 in which she became the first Cowgirl since Courtney Totte in 2007 to record three doubles in a single game, followed by a 3-for-4 showing with two RBIs, a home run and a double against No. 10 UCLA on Feb. 11, and capped with a 2-for-4 performance against No. 4 Georgia on Feb. 16 ... Took the first pitch of the game over the fence against No. 12 LSU on Feb. 16 ... Featured on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 for her diving catch against No. 16 Florida on Feb. 19 ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Stetson on Feb. 21 ... Went 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs against Drake on March 1 ... Opened Big 12 play with a 3-for-4 performance and a run scored against No. 19 Baylor on March 8 ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against UCF on March 16 ... Posted a career-high five RBIs to go with two doubles in a 3-for-4 day against BYU on March 23 ... Tabbed back-to-back multi-hit games and blasted a home run against No. 2 Texas on March 28 and 29 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against BYU in the Big 12 Tournament on May 9.Â
2023 (Freshman): A D1Softball freshman All-America honoree who had a significant impact on Oklahoma State advancing to the Women’s College World Series during a year when she should have been a senior in high school ... Slashed .328/.381/.454 and was the most difficult player in the Big 12 for opposing pitchers to strike out ... Ranked fourth on the team in runs, hits and doubles ... Started her collegiate career with at least one hit in 10 of her first 11 games and batted .442 in the month of February ... Included in her hot start were a 3-for-3 showing with a home run, a double and three runs batted in against Michigan, a 3-for-3 performance with a home run, a double and two RBI against New Mexico the very next game and multi-hit efforts against North Carolina, Maryland and Ole Miss ... Launched a three-run homer against UTEP on February 26 ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in game one of a doubleheader at Incarnate Word on April 1 ... Posted a perfect 3-for-3 day with a pair of runs in game one against Texas on April 22 ... Drilled the first triple of her career down the right field line against No. 1/1 Oklahoma on May 6 ... Posted a combined 5-for-9 showing at the plate in the NCAA Stillwater Regional from May 19-21, with three runs scored, two doubles and two RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with a double against Tennessee at the Women’s College World Series.
High School: Skipped her senior season at Southmoore High School to sign with Oklahoma State at 17 years old ... Nationally ranked among the best available talent in the class of 2023 as the No. 3 overall prospect in Extra Innings Softball’s 2023 Extra Elite 100 ... Collected a plethora of individual and team accolades during her condensed high school career under head coach Jason Lingo, including 2022 6A Slowpitch State Championships and 6A Fastpitch State Championships in 2020 and 2021 ... Named the recipient of the 2022 Michele Smith Award ... Honored as an All-Coach first team selection and 6A-1 All-District team selection in each of her three years at Southmoore ... Played club softball for Birmingham Thunderbolts 18U Premier out of Birmingham, Alabama ... Coached by Rock Thompson ... Named a 2022 Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American ... Crowned USA Softball 18U GOLD National champion with Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier in 2020.
Personal: Daughter of Larry and Pam Edwards … Her father, Larry, played baseball at Rose State College ... Her mother, Pam, played softball at Oklahoma Baptist University ... Her brother, Trey, played baseball at Murray State College and went on to compete in the New York Collegiate Baseball League in 2014 ... Her sister, Trenity, has played softball at Missouri, Texas Tech and San Jose State … Majoring in biology ... Involved with the American Student Dental Association.
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