Cowgirls back in action this weekend at Iowa State

April 09, 2026 | Cowgirl Softball

The Basics
            Winners in eight of its last nine games, the No. 19/20 Oklahoma State softball team (25-10 overall, 7-5 Big 12) returns from its bye week with a road trip to Iowa State (23-15 overall, 4-8 Big 12).
            The Cowgirls and Cyclones open the series at 4 p.m. CT on Friday before Saturday's 1 p.m. CT first pitch. The series finale is set for Sunday at noon CT.

Watch, Listen, Follow
            All of the 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.

Cowgirls vs. Shockers Update
            OSU and Wichita State's contest scheduled for April 8 was postponed. The Cowgirls and Shockers were set to resume their suspended game from March 10 before resetting for the regularly scheduled contest. When a new game date and time are set, those details will be shared.

In The Rankings
            Oklahoma State is ranked No. 19 in the GoRout/NFCA Coaches Poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 ranks the Cowgirls at No. 20, while Softball America has the Pokes at No. 20 and D1Softball has OSU at No. 18. In the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), the Cowgirls are No. 23.
            Iowa State 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
            The Oklahoma State softball team has won eight of its last nine and comes off its first Big 12 sweep of the season.
            The Cowgirls hold seven wins over ranked opponents and 10 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. Davis and Hasler have combined for 32 extra-base hits and 72 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 piecing together solid freshman campaigns.
            Two-time All-American Ruby Meylan ranks in the top 10 among all active players in career pitching appearances (146), innings pitched (648.0) and strikeouts (717). She's been as dominant as ever this season as she leads the Big 12 in innings pitched (134.2) and is second in strikeouts (136) and wins (15). 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 422 games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
• OSU has won eight of its last nine games and each of its last four.
• OSU has scored first in 25 of 35 contests this season.
• Claire Timm has at least one hit in 11 of her last 15 games and has reached base in 16 straight.
• Rosie Davis and Amanda Hasler have each driven in 13 RBIs in OSU's last 10 contests. They both have five home runs in that stretch.
• Karli Godwin is batting .452 in her last 10 games with seven RBIs. Prior to that, she was batting .271 with nine RBIs.
• OSU is 59-for-69 on stolen base attempts, with 13 different Cowgirls recording at least one.
• OSU is outscoring its opponents by a margin of 65-18 in the fourth and fifth innings combined.
• Ruby Meylan has notched a strikeout in every game she's appeared in for OSU - 70 contests in total.
• Karli Godwin has started every possible game of her OSU career - 151 in total. Rosie Davis is only one game behind at 150.
• Jayelle Austin is three walks away from tying the freshman single-season walks record.

Series History
            Iowa State has been a tricky opponent in recent years for OSU, as the Cyclones have won the series the past two seasons. Looking at the full series history, however, OSU is 83-29 against Iowa State, including a 25-13 mark in games played in Ames. OSU is 23-8 in the Gajewski era against the Cyclones.