Cowgirls travel to Utah for first time in program history

Friday, March 27

Salt Lake City, UT

6 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Utah

Cowgirls travel to Utah for first time in program history

March 26, 2026 | Cowgirl Softball

The Basics
            A winner in five of its last six games, the No. 21/21 Oklahoma State softball team (22-10 overall, 4-5 Big 12) continues Big 12 play in Salt Lake City for a three-game weekend series at Utah (24-8 overall; 4-2 Big 12). Friday and Saturday's contests are set for 6 p.m. CT, with the series finale set for noon CT Sunday.

Watch, Listen, Follow
            All three games this weekend will be streamed live 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.

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. 21, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 23 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 20. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 28.
            Utah 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
            Following an impressive nonconference showing, Oklahoma State is seeking some consistency after dropping two of its first three Big 12 series,
            The Cowgirls hold seven 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 6.8 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. Davis and Hasler have combined for 29 extra-base hits and 67 RBIs. Freshmen Jayelle Austin, Gabby Castillo and Aubrey Jones have all made immediate impacts, with Austin pacing the team in walks and the latter two ranking among the team leaders in batting average.
            Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan ranks in the top 10 among all active players in career pitching appearances (143), innings pitched (634.2) and strikeouts (707). This season, she leads the Big 12 in innings pitched (121.1) and strikeouts (126). Senior RyLee Crandall and freshman Preslee Downing have combined to go 10-3.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has been ranked or receiving votes in the NFCA poll in each of its last 419 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has won five of its last six games.
• OSU has scored first in 22 of its 32 contests this season.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in nine of her last 12 games and has reached base in 13 straight.
• Rosie Davis has driven in 15 runs in OSU's last 10 contests. In that span, she's slashing .400/.462/.971 with six home runs.
• Davis is one hit away from 150 for her career and needs two runs for the 100-run mark for her career.
• OSU is 56-for-63 on stolen base attempts, with 13 different Cowgirls recording at least one.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 61-15 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has notched a strikeout in every game she's appeared in for OSU - 67 contests in total.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 148 in total. Rosie Davis is only one game behind at 147.
• Godwin is four hits away from totaling 150 career base hits.
• Amanda Hasler is three RBI shy of reaching 150 career runs driven in.
• RyLee Crandall needs just three more wins to reach the 50-win mark for her career.
• Jayelle Austin is three walks away from tying the freshman single-season walks record.

Series History
            OSU holds an all-time 21-5 record against Utah and has won the past 11 contests, dating back to 2002. This weekend marks the first contests played in Salt Lake City between the two teams.