Published: May 03, 2008 10:14 pm            

Cowgirls finish regular season in Lubbock

Oklahoma State’s Cowgirl softball team travels to Lubbock, Texas, this weekend to face Texas Tech in the final games of the regular season. Games are set for 2 p.m. today and noon on Sunday at Rocky Johnson Field.

OSU (25-23, 8-8) is tied for fourth place in the Big 12 with Texas (9-9). A sweep this weekend would push OSU into sole possession of fourth place, while a split would tie the Cowgirls with Texas for fourth. A sweep by the Red Raiders would drop OSU into sixth place, as Tech is 21-34 and 7-9 in league play.

The Cowgirls are led at the plate by a pair of freshmen. Second baseman Alysia Hamilton is batting .350 and leads the team in runs scored with 32. Shortstop Mariah Gearhart is hitting at a .342 clip and leads the team in hits with 51 and stolen bases, going 24-of-27 on the basepaths. Senior Kim Kaye leads the team with 13 home runs and 36 runs batted in. She is tied for second in school history for home runs in a season and career (26). One more round-tripper will tie for first.

OSU is 25-9 all-time against Tech, including a 10-3 mark in Lubbock. After a 10-year hiatus from the sport, the Red Raiders resurrected the program for entry into the Big 12 in 1996. Since then, the Cowgirls are 20-9 vs. Tech on the softball diamond.

        

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