Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, April 27
Los Angeles, CA
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Oklahoma State University
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South Dakota
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Game Notes: Cowgirls Head West to Meet No. 1 UCLA, South Dakota
April 25, 2018 | Cowgirl Softball
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball looks to build its resume during a week away from conference play, as the No. 25/21 Cowgirls head to Los Angeles for a pair of doubleheaders against No. 1/1 UCLA and South Dakota. OSU is coming off its fifth-straight Big 12 series win after taking two of three from Texas this past weekend. The series win marked the first time in program history that the Cowgirls have won a three-game set against the Longhorns in Austin.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 25 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 this week. It is the ninth time this season that OSU has been ranked in at least one of the national polls, with the Cowgirls peaking as high as No. 15 on February 13.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State enters the 2018 season with a genuine buzz surrounding the program. Much of that has to do with a highly-successful first two years under head coach Kenny Gajewski, as well as a large crop of returning and new talent among the squad this season.
OSU was one of the best teams in the nation at getting on base last season, doing so at a .396 clip. That trend figures to remain a fixture of the team's success in 2018, as much of last year's core returns in this season's lineup. Senior Vanessa Shippy, who owns OSU's career on-base percentage record (.502), will lead the line once again as she looks to cement her place among the all-time great Cowgirls.
Along with Shippy, Oklahoma State's lineup will feature stars like Taylor Lynch, Madi Sue Montgomery and a host of other top-notch competitors. Among the 13 returners this year, OSU brings more than 75 percent of its total number of at-bats from a season ago (1,219-1,592 AB). That percentage grows when you look strictly at the number of hits that still reside in Stillwater from a season ago (77 pct./355-458 H).
Notable Streaks and Trends
- OSU is 35-22 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Vanessa Shippy has started 221 consecutive games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 169 consecutive games.
- Vanessa Shippy has tallied 212 hits to only 52 strikeouts since Gajewski became head coach at OSU.
- Vanessa Shippy has recorded 78 hits over her last 62 games played.
- Vanessa Shippy has reached base as the Cowgirls' first batter in 24 of OSU's last 33 contests, walking on 11 of those occasions.
- Samantha Clakley has not walked more than two batters in her last 23 appearances.
- Taylor Lynch has logged at least one hit in 41 of 48 games played this season.
- Maddi Holcomb has logged at least one hit in 29 of her last 41 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has driven in multiple runs on 13 occasions this season, including a career-high six in Oklahoma State's run-rule win over No. 16 Baylor on April 13.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has logged 56 hits in 2018, with 27 of those resulting in extra bases.
- Sydney Pennington has recorded at least one hit in 36 of her 48 games played thus far and has driven in at least one run on 23 occasions so far in 2018.
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball looks to build its resume during a week away from conference play, as the No. 25/21 Cowgirls head to Los Angeles for a pair of doubleheaders against No. 1/1 UCLA and South Dakota. OSU is coming off its fifth-straight Big 12 series win after taking two of three from Texas this past weekend. The series win marked the first time in program history that the Cowgirls have won a three-game set against the Longhorns in Austin.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 25 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 this week. It is the ninth time this season that OSU has been ranked in at least one of the national polls, with the Cowgirls peaking as high as No. 15 on February 13.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State enters the 2018 season with a genuine buzz surrounding the program. Much of that has to do with a highly-successful first two years under head coach Kenny Gajewski, as well as a large crop of returning and new talent among the squad this season.
OSU was one of the best teams in the nation at getting on base last season, doing so at a .396 clip. That trend figures to remain a fixture of the team's success in 2018, as much of last year's core returns in this season's lineup. Senior Vanessa Shippy, who owns OSU's career on-base percentage record (.502), will lead the line once again as she looks to cement her place among the all-time great Cowgirls.
Along with Shippy, Oklahoma State's lineup will feature stars like Taylor Lynch, Madi Sue Montgomery and a host of other top-notch competitors. Among the 13 returners this year, OSU brings more than 75 percent of its total number of at-bats from a season ago (1,219-1,592 AB). That percentage grows when you look strictly at the number of hits that still reside in Stillwater from a season ago (77 pct./355-458 H).
Notable Streaks and Trends
- OSU is 35-22 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Vanessa Shippy has started 221 consecutive games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 169 consecutive games.
- Vanessa Shippy has tallied 212 hits to only 52 strikeouts since Gajewski became head coach at OSU.
- Vanessa Shippy has recorded 78 hits over her last 62 games played.
- Vanessa Shippy has reached base as the Cowgirls' first batter in 24 of OSU's last 33 contests, walking on 11 of those occasions.
- Samantha Clakley has not walked more than two batters in her last 23 appearances.
- Taylor Lynch has logged at least one hit in 41 of 48 games played this season.
- Maddi Holcomb has logged at least one hit in 29 of her last 41 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has driven in multiple runs on 13 occasions this season, including a career-high six in Oklahoma State's run-rule win over No. 16 Baylor on April 13.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has logged 56 hits in 2018, with 27 of those resulting in extra bases.
- Sydney Pennington has recorded at least one hit in 36 of her 48 games played thus far and has driven in at least one run on 23 occasions so far in 2018.
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