ISU Heads to Stillwater for Matchup with No. 3 OSU

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball team will travel to Stillwater, Okla. this weekend to take on the third-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls. The Cyclones look to claim their first Big 12 series of the season, facing off against its fourth top 10 opponent this year.

The Matchup: Iowa State (13-23, 1-8 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (37-3, 6-0 Big 12)
Where: Cowgirl Stadium // Stillwater, Okla.
When: Fri - 6 p.m. // Sat - 2 p.m. // Sun - 12 p.m.
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: cyclones.com

Key Storylines

The Cyclones will face their third top-ten program in the last three weeks as they look to win their first Big 12 series of the season.
Iowa State earned its first home win of the year over South Dakota State on Tuesday. The games against SDSU were the first home midweek action for ISU as it split the pair to snap a six-game losing streak.
Mikayla Ramos earned her 149th career RBI to move into a tie for second-most in Iowa State history. The senior had back-to-back 50-plus RBI seasons entering her final campaign.
ISU's Saya Swain (9.3) ranks among the top 50 nationally in strikeouts per seven innings.
Carli Spelhaug is tied for the 24th-most triples in the country, as the senior from Bettendorf has four on the season.
Head Coach Jamie Pinkerton is four wins shy of notching his 150th win as ISU's head coach. Additionally, Pinkerton is four wins shy of his 500th career victory as a head coach.
Eight of ISU's losses have come to top ten teams this season, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 9 Texas.

Series History

Oklahoma State leads, 79-24
Last Meeting: 4/10/22 (L, 11-1, 6 Inn.)
Last Cyclone Win: 4/9/22 (W, 3-1)
Streak: L2
Trends: Iowa State is 1-9 against the Cowgirls in the two teams' last ten meetings.
Iowa State was able to upset the sixth-ranked Cowgirls in game one of last year's three-game series in Ames, snapping what was a 12-game win streak.

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Players Mentioned

Mikayla Ramos

Carli Spelhaug

Saya Swain

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