Cowgirl Softball heads to Lawrence for final Big 12 road series

The Basics

The No. 23/23 Oklahoma State softball team (27-16 overall, 8-8 Big 12) continues its 50th anniversary season with a trip to Kansas (20-22 overall, 5-13 Big 12) for the penultimate Big 12 series of the season. Friday's series opener in Lawrence is set for 5 p.m. CT, followed by Saturday's contest at 2 p.m. The series finale is slated for a noon first pitch on Sunday.

Watch, Listen, Follow

   All of OSU's games this week can be streamed on ESPN+.
   All of OSU's games this week can be heard live on KGFY-FM 105.5 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, including a live scoreboard.

In The Rankings

   Oklahoma State is No. 23 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. The Cowgirls are unranked in the D1Softball and Softball America polls.
   In the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, which looks at wins and strength of schedule, Oklahoma State is No. 18 and Kansas is No. 65.

Oklahoma State from a Distance

   Sitting at 27-16 overall and 8-8 in Big 12 play entering this week, the Oklahoma State softball team is in search of momentum as it heads into the final weeks of the regular season.
   The Cowgirls faced the nation's toughest schedule for the first few weeks and came out of it with wins over No. 9 Florida State, No. 23 Kentucky, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 12 Alabama, among others. An 11-game win streak highlighted by wins over No. 18 Nebraska and Missouri brought the Cowgirls' record to 15-4 in early March. Since then, however, consistency has been elusive, and the Pokes have gone 10-10 in their last 20 contests.
   Washington transfer Ruby Meylan, an All-American with the Huskies in 2023, has been outstanding in the circle and ranks in the top 20 nationally in wins, strikeouts, earned run average, shutouts and innings pitched. She is the Big 12 leader with five shutouts and 157.1 innings of work and ranks third with 17 wins. With 185 strikeouts entering this week, she's already etched her name into OSU's single-season top 25 and needs nine more to move into the top 20. Her 8.2 strikeouts per seven innings rank 13th on the Oklahoma State single-season chart.
   Offensively, seven Cowgirl regulars bat .300 or better, with Tia Warsop leading the way at .374 with 18 stolen bases. Cal State Fullerton transfer Megan Delgadillo bats .341 and leads the Big 12 with 25 stolen bases and has already cracked into OSU's single-season top 10. Delgadillo is the NCAA Division I active career leader in games played, hits, at bats and stolen bases. NC State transfer Amanda Hasler is OSU's top power bat with 12 home runs and a .722 slugging percentage. Currently riding a 19-game on-base streak, Rosie Davis has emerged as one of the Big 12's most complete players, as she bats .366 with seven home runs, a team-best 44 runs batted in and a .610 slugging percentage. Veterans Karli Godwin, Tallen Edwards and Megan Bloodworth have also been productive.

Notable Streaks and Trends

• OSU has 71 stolen bases this year, which already eclipses last season's total of 45 and ranks No. 6 on the program's single-season chart.
• OSU is outscoring its opposition, 71-21, from the sixth inning on.
• OSU has won 10 games in which it trailed by two runs or more.
• OSU is 18-1 when scoring more than four runs.
• OSU is 17-5 when scoring first.
• OSU is 26-6 when holding opponents to five runs or less.
• OSU has been ranked in the NFCA poll in each of its last 376 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• Dating to last season, Karli Godwin has started 104 consecutive games, the longest streak on the team.

Series History

OSU holds a 91-53 series advantage over Kansas that includes a 31-16 mark in Lawrence. Since Coach Gajewski's arrival in 2016, the Cowgirls are 23-2 against the Jayhawks.

Cowgirl Softball heads to Lawrence for final Big 12 road series

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Players Mentioned

Megan Bloodworth

Rosie Davis

Megan Delgadillo

Tallen Edwards

Karli Godwin

Amanda Hasler

Ruby Meylan

Tia Warsop

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Cowgirl Softball heads to Lawrence for final Big 12 road series

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Players Mentioned

Megan Bloodworth

Rosie Davis

Megan Delgadillo

Tallen Edwards

Karli Godwin

Amanda Hasler

Ruby Meylan

Tia Warsop

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