Oklahoma State University Athletics
2024 NCAA Women's College World Series
Six different Cowgirls drove home a run as the No. 5 seed Oklahoma State softball team punched its ticket to the Women's College World Series defeating Arizona, 10-4, at Cowgirl Stadium. The win advanced the Cowgirls' to a fifth-consecutive Women's College World Series.
Oklahoma State dropped its WCWS opener to Florida in a game that lasted less than two hours due to elite pitching on both sides. OSU All-American Lexi Kilfoyl (26-4) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before Katie Kistler's leadoff home run provided the game's only run. Kilfoyl allowed only two hits in taking the hard-luck defeat and falling to 26-4 on the year.Â
The No. 5 seed Oklahoma State softball team saw its season end after falling to eighth-seeded Stanford, 8-0, in six innings at OGE Field at Devon Park. The Cowgirls posted 49 wins on the year, the third-most in program history and the most in the Kenny Gajewski era.Â
2023 NCAA Women's College World Series
The No. 6 national seed Oklahoma State softball team advanced to a program record fourth-consecutive NCAA Women's College World Series after sweeping No. 19 Oregon in the Stillwater Super Regional.
2023 marked the third consecutive postseason that the Cowgirls secured a top-eight national seed and the right to host the Regional and Super Regional rounds of the NCAA DI Softball Championship. This was Oklahoma State's seventh-consecutive NCAA DI Softball Championship berth (every postseason of the Gajewski era) and its 25th all time. Seven-consecutive appearances in the NCAA DI Softball Championship is the second-longest streak in program history, trailing only the record mark of 11 set from 1988-98. The 2023 Cowgirls' offensive production claimed team single-season records for hits (522), runs scored (369), doubles (107) and runs batted in (348).
The Cowgirls concluded the 2023 season with a 47-16 record, matching a program record by reaching the 40-win plateau for a third consecutive season. OSU eliminated Utah, the first ever run-rule victory for the Cowgirls at the Women's College World Series, before falling to No. 4 Tennessee, 3-1.
2022 NCAA Women's College World Series
Oklahoma State pieced together an undefeated 2022 postseason run on its way to a third-consecutive Women's College World Series appearance, including its first Big 12 tournament title and five-straight wins as a host in the Regional and Super Regional rounds of the NCAA tournament.
The streak of three consecutive trips to Oklahoma City marks the first by the Cowgirls in the NCAA WCWS era and the first since Sandy Fischer captained the Cowgirls to three-consecutive AIAW World Series appearances from 1980-1982. In their six consecutive NCAA postseason appearances, the Cowgirls have tallied a 24-12 record, including an undefeated 5-0 record in 2022, their first perfect run to the NCAA WCWS in its current format. The Cowgirls boasted top-25 wins over Arizona State, Michigan, Northwestern, Texas, top-ranked Oklahoma, Nebraska and Clemson. Oklahoma State was led by Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Kelly Maxwell, fellow first-team All-Big 12 performer Miranda Elish and second-team All-Big 12 honorees Katelynn Carwile, Chyenne Factor, Kiley Naomi and Sydney Pennington.
After sweeping past Clemson in the Stillwater Super Regional and defeating Arizona and Florida in the Women's College World Series, the seventh-national seeded Cowgirls dropped a pair of games to Texas, and finished the season just one away from the championship series. The Cowgirls finished the season with a 48-14 record.
2021 NCAA Women's College World Series
After the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the 2020 season for the entire sporting world, Oklahoma State Softball bounced back in 2021 with a season to remember. The Cowgirls clinched a No. 5 national seed, earning them the opportunity to host both a regional and super regional.
In the decisive third game of the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional against Texas, OSU turned to All-American ace Carrie Eberle in the circle, who pitched her 19th complete game of the season. Eberle recorded her seventh shutout of the season, allowing just four hits on the day and striking out three Longhorns.Â
Oklahoma State opened the 2021 Women's College World Series with a 3-2 win over Georgia. Eberle and Georgia's Mary Wilson Avant were locked in a pitcher's duel early but OSU broke through in the third. Avery Hobson started things with a lead-off single before Chyenne Factor launched a two-run home run with two outs to give the Cowgirls a 2-0 lead. Factor's home run was her sixth of the season. Georgia began to gain some momentum in the fifth, getting two baserunners on early in the inning. On a Bulldog single, Hayley Busby threw out the runner heading home to keep Georgia off the board through five and shift the momentum back to the Cowgirls.
The Cowgirls finished the season with a 48-12 overall record following a 4-2 loss to No. 8 Florida State in the Women's College World Series. OSU's 48 wins this season are tied for the third most in program history and marked the most successful season in the Kenny Gajewski era.
2019 NCAA Women's College World Series
After a second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State swept through the 2019 Stillwater Regional -- the first postseason tournament hosted in Stillwater since 2011, and the first NCAA regional since 1998 -- before heading to Tallahassee to take on the defending national champion Florida State in Super Regional action.
The Cowgirls stunned the Seminoles in the first game as Michaela Richbourg delivered a two-run home run in the ninth inning to knock off FSU. After dropping the second game, 4-1, Oklahoma State rallied for the third and decisive game of the series. Chyenne Factor got the scoring started with a solo home run in the third inning and was soon followed by Sydney Pennington taking advantage of a Florida State throwing error to make it 2-0. A sacrifice fly by Madi Sue Montgomery to score Shalee Brantley in the sixth inning proved to be the difference as the Cowgirls fended off the Seminoles to advance to the program's eighth WCWS.
2011 NCAA Women's College World Series
The Cowgirls, riding a six-game losing streak, entered the Knoxville Regional as the No. 2 seed. After knocking off Georgia Tech, OSU swept No. 5 Tennessee in two games and advanced to the Super Regional.
In Stillwater, the Cowgirls took 2 of 3 games from Houston, advancing to the Women's College World Series for the seventh time in school history.
Even a pair of losses in the WCWS couldn't erase what the Cowgirls did in 2011, returning the program to national prominence.
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1998 NCAA Women's College World Series
Oklahoma State was the No. 8 seed in the 1998 tournament and faced defending national champion Arizona in the first round. OSU lost 1-0 on a solo home run by the Wildcats.
The Cowgirls returned and pulled off consecutive wins over UMass and Michigan, setting up a rematch with Arizona. The eventual national runners-up won 5-0, ending the Cowgirls' season at 42-19, the eighth 40-win season in school history.
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1994 NCAA Women's College World Series
In 1994, OSU marked its highest finish ever in the Women's College World Series by earning sole possession of third place in the tournament.
After a first-round loss, OSU defeated Missouri, Fresno State and Cal State-Northridge. With the win over CSUN, the two teams were forced to play again in the semifinals which OSU lost 4-2.
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1993 NCAA Women's College World Series
After failing to win their regional for two-straight seasons, the Cowgirls once again returned to the Women's College World Series.
With a 48-7 record entering the tournament, OSU quickly rolled off two wins over Florida State and UCLA before losing to eventual national champion Arizona. The Cowgirls battled UCLA once again and lost 5-0 to finish fourth nationally.
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1990 NCAA Women's College World Series
In its second-consecutive appearance in the Women's College World Series, Oklahoma State once again tied for third, with the only losses coming to UCLA (NCAA champion) and Fresno State (national runner-up).
The Cowgirls defeated Arizona 3-0 in the first round and Florida State 4-1 in the second. In the quarterfinals, OSU lost to UCLA 2-1 before falling to FSU 1-0 in 10 innings in its final game of the season.
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1989 NCAA Women's College World Series
In their second-ever appearance in the Women's College World Series, the Cowgirls picked up two wins in the first and second round of the tournament over Toledo and Arizona.
Once again, Oklahoma State's first loss in the tournament came against UCLA, the eventual National Champion, and a shutout loss to Fresno State, the national runner-up, ended the Cowgirls' season with a tie for third at the WCWS.
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1982 NCAA Women's College World Series
Before appearing in the first-ever NCAA Women's College World Series in 1982, the Cowgirls competed in the AIAW Women's College World Series. The AIAW national tournament was conducted from 1969-1982, with the AIAW and NCAA both conducting a Women's College World Series in 1982. The Cowgirls finished second in the AIAW tournament to Texas A&M after impressive wins over Western Illinois, Utah, California and Michigan.
In the NCAA Women's College World Series, Oklahoma State lost its first game of the Series, 2-1, to the eventual champion UCLA, and lost in its second game, 1-0, to Fresno State, the runner-up in the tournament.
All-Time Women's College World Series Appearances
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Florida | L, 1-0 |
| Stanford | L, 8-0 |
| Won 0, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Florida State | L, 8-0 |
| Utah | W, 8-0 |
| Tennessee | L, 3-1 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Arizona | W, 4-2 |
| Florida | W, 2-0 |
| Texas | L, 5-0 |
| Texas | L, 6-5 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Georgia | W, 3-2 |
| James Madison | L, 2-1 |
| Florida State | L, 4-2 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Florida | W, 2-1 |
| Oklahoma | L, 6-1 |
| Washington | L, 1-0 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Baylor | L, 1-0 |
| California | L, 6-2 |
| Won 0, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Arizona | L, 1-0 |
| UMass | W, 6-0 |
| Michigan | W, 3-1 |
| Arizona | L, 5-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Utah | L, 2-0 |
| Missouri | W, 7-3 |
| Fresno State | W, 2-0 |
| Cal State Northridge | W, 3-2 |
| Cal State Northridge | L, 4-2 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Florida State | W, 5-2 |
| UCLA | W, 1-0 (13) |
| Arizona | L, 1-0 |
| UCLA | L, 5-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Oklahoma City |
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| Arizona | W, 3-0 |
| Florida State | W, 4-1 |
| UCLA | L, 2-1 |
| Fresno State | L, 1-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Sunnyvale, Calif. |
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| Toledo | W, 3-1 |
| Arizona | W, 4-0 |
| UCLA | L, 2-1 |
| Fresno State | L, 7-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Omaha, Neb. |
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| UCLA | L, 2-1 (13) |
| Fresno State | L, 1-0 (14) |
| Won 0, Lost 2 | |
 College World Series Norman, Okla. |
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| Western Illinois | W, 7-0 |
| Utah | W, 2-0 |
| California | W, 3-0 |
| Michigan | W, 2-1 |
| Texas A&M | L, 4-1 |
| Texas A&M | L, 5-3 (8) |
| Won 4, Lost 2 - National Runner-up | |
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Softball Championship Norman, Okla. |
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| Michigan State | W, 5-1 |
| Missouri | L, 5-1 |
| New Mexico | W, 5-2 |
| UCLA | L, 5-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
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Softball Championship Norman, Okla. |
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| Western Michigan | W, 5-4 |
| Cal Poly | W, 1-0 |
| Indiana | L, 8-0 |
| Western Michigan | L, 1-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 | |
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Softball Championship Omaha, Neb. |
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| Kansas | L, 1-0 |
| Southern Illinois | W, 3-2 |
| Missouri State | L, 3-1 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 | |
