Undefeated Grand Canyon, BYU on tap for Cowgirl Softball this week

Tuesday, March 17

Phoenix, AZ

9 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Grand Canyon University

Photo by: OSU Athletics

Undefeated Grand Canyon, BYU on tap for Cowgirl Softball this week

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Game Notes

The Basics
            The No. 21/15 Oklahoma State softball team (18-9 overall, 2-4 Big 12) has a Tuesday road date with No. 17/23 Grand Canyon (30-0 overall, 3-0 Mountain West) before a Thursday-through-Saturday home series with BYU (8-18 overall, 0-3 Big 12).

Watch, Listen, Follow
            Tuesday's game at Grand Canyon will be streamed live on TheMW.com/watch. All three games of the BYU series will be streamed live on ESPN+.
            All four 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. 21 in the GoRout/NFCA Coaches Poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 ranks the Cowgirls at No. 15, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 22 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 16. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 28.
            Grand Canyon is No. 17 by the coaches, No. 23 by ESPN.com/USA Softball, No. 18 by Softball America, No. 22 by D1Softball and No. 29 in the NCAA RPI. BYU is unranked.
            The Cowgirls were picked to finish second in the Big 12 Conference with one first-place vote in a poll by the league's head coaches.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
            Of Oklahoma State's first 27 games, 15 have been played against teams ranked in the top 25 of the NFCA Coaches Poll. The NCAA lists OSU's gauntlet as the third-toughest in the Big 12 and the 24th-toughest in the nation to this point.
            The Cowgirls hold six wins over ranked opponents and nine run-rule wins on the season, which was tied for the most through the first 21 games in program history. OSU averages 6.7 runs per game, which would set a new program record if the season ended today.
            Veterans Claire Timm, Audrey Schneidmiller, Amanda Hasler, Tia Warsop, Rosie Davis and Karli Godwin have all been productive offensively, with Timm and Schneidmiller on pace for the best seasons of their respective careers. Freshmen Aubrey Jones and Jayelle Austin have made immediate impacts, with Jones third on the team in batting average and Austin ranking among the team leaders in several categories, including home runs, extra base hits, runs scored, walks, stolen bases and more. Defensively, Virginia Tech transfer Jayden Jones has been a standout.
            Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan ranks in the top 10 among all active players in career pitching appearances (138), innings pitched (608.3) and strikeouts (675). This season, she leads the Big 12 in innings pitched (95.2) and is second with 94 strikeouts. Senior RyLee Crandall and freshman Preslee Downing have combined to go 10-2.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked or receiving votes in the NFCA poll in each of its last 414 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has scored first in 19 of its 27 contests this season.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in six of her last seven games and has reached base in each of her last eight.
• OSU is 50-for-54 on stolen base attempts, with 13 different Cowgirls recording at least one.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 48-12 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has allowed only 10 earned runs in her past 63.0 innings pitched, dating back to February 19.
• Ruby Meylan is just 15.2 innings away from matching Lexi Kilfoyl for No. 20 on Oklahoma State's career innings pitched list.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 143 in total. Rosie Davis is only game behind at 142.
• RyLee Crandall needs just three more wins to reach the 50-win mark for her career.

Series History
            Tuesday marks the first meeting between Oklahoma State and Grand Canyon.
            The all-time series between the Cowgirls and BYU is deadlocked at eight wins apiece. The Cougars have won five of the last eight.