Wichita State (21-19-1) at #17/18 Oklahoma State (24-14)
Tuesday, April 15 | 6:00 PM
Stillwater, Okla. | Cowgirl Stadium
Video: ESPN+ 
Stats: Statbroadcast.com
 

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QUICK HITS
• Wichita State spends the week in Oklahoma, beginning with a midweek contest at #17/18 Oklahoma State Tuesday night.
• Wichita State is coming off a 2-1 weekend vs. East Carolina. The Shockers now have four series wins in conference play, but still searching for their first sweep of the season.
• The tie with South Florida on March 30 was just the third game in program history to end in a tie. Two of those three have come under Kristi Bredbenner. The last tie came four years ago on April 18, 2021 when the Shockers and UCF Knights ended in a 0-0 tie in 9 innings.
• Wichita State set a new single game attendance record on March 26 vs. #2 Oklahoma. The announced crowd of 1,245 broke the previous record of 1,115 set 8 years ago on March 18, 2017 vs. LSU.
• Camryn Compton has eight home runs over her last 16 games. She's already set career highs in home runs (9) and RBIs (32) this season through 41 games.
• Lauren Lucas leads the American in on base percentage. In AAC play, Lucas is hitting .421 (24-for-57).
• Taylor Sedlacek leads the American in doubles and doubles per game.
• Wichita State will face 12 NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, which included eight in the opening month of the season.
• A pair of redshirt seniors return to the lineup in 2025 after missing all of the 2024 season due to injuries in Lauren Lucas and Camryn Compton.
• Lucas was named to the Softball America Preseason Top 100, sliding in at No. 78.
Freshman pitcher Ava Sliger was named to the D1Softball D100 Freshman Watch List.
• Sliger and freshman teammate Ryley Nihart were named to the Softball America Freshman Watch List.
• The Shockers bring back only two pitchers that recorded innings in 2024: Chloe Barber (Sophomore, AAC All-Rookie Team) and Alex Aguilar (Junior, 2023 AAC Rookie of the Year).
• Nine newcomers (six freshman, three transfers) join the team in 2025.
• Head Coach Kristi Bredbenner recorded her 400th career win at Wichita State on Feb. 23 vs. Abilene Christian. She is the all-time winningest coach in program history.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
Facing one of the nation's toughest schedules, Oklahoma State has hit a rough patch in conference play. The Cowgirls are just 10-10 over their last 20 games after starting the season 14-4. Washington transfer Ruby Meylan has been stellar in the circle and ranks in the top 25 nationally in wins, strikeouts, earned run average, shutouts and innings pitched. She is the Big 12 leader with four shutouts and 137.0 innings of work. Offensively, seven Cowgirl regulars bat .300 or higher, with Tia Warsop leading the way at .398 with 17 stolen bases. Megan Delgadillo bats .330 and leads the Big 12 with 20 stolen bases, while Rosie Davis hits .366 with 8 doubles, 7 home runs and 41 RBIs.

SERIES HISTORY
The series between Wichita State and Oklahoma State dates all the way back to the first meeting on March 25, 1978. Wichita State won that first matchup, only to see Oklahoma State win the next 56 in a row. The Cowgirls lead the all-time series, 90-16. Nine of those 16 wins have come under Kristi Bredbenner. The Shockers and Cowgirls have played each other every year since 1984.

LAST MEETING VS. THE COWGIRLS
Oklahoma State defeated Wichita State in the Shockers' home opener on Feb. 27. The Cowgirls racked up 11 runs on 16 hits, defeating Wichita State in 5 innings, 11-2. After Oklahoma State put three runs on the board in the Top of the 1st, Wichita State came right back with a pair of runs in the home half, but the Shocker bats would go silent the rest of the way. Wichita State managed just one hit over the final four innings. A 5-run Top of the 5th turned a 6-2 game into an 11-2 rout.

LAST TIME OUT
Wichita State went 2-1 vs. East Carolina last weekend, taking the first two games by scores of 11-2 (5) and 9-8 before falling in 9 innings in the finale, 5-3. The Shockers won the series opener behind a two-home run game from Lauren Lucas and a complete game in the circle from Ryley Nihart. On Saturday the two teams played a wild, back-and-forth affair that saw Wichita State erase a 3-0 deficit behind a 6-run 4th inning. The Pirates and Shockers would exchange crooked numbers in the 5th and 6th innings, sending the game to the 7th inning tied at 8. Sami Hood walked it off with an RBI single in the 7th following a leadoff double from Jodie Epperson. The finale would be another nail-biter that would go to extra innings tied at 3-3. In the Top of the 9th, the conference home run leader, Emma Jackson, drilled a go-ahead 2-run home run over the wall in left-center. The win for ECU in the finale snapped a 12-game losing streak vs. the Shockers.

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Camryn Compton is playing the best softball of her career over her last 16 games. During that stretch she's hitting .340 (17-for-50) with 8 home runs, 24 RBIs, 16 runs scored and a slugging percentage of .860.

FRESHIES MAKING AN IMPACT
Wichita State's offense has received a boost in conference play from a pair of freshmen. Gabby Scott was inserted into the lineup for the North Texas series and has started every game at catcher since. In 15 conference games, Scott is hitting .295 (13-for-44) with three doubles, a home run, nine runs scored and 13 RBIs. Brookelyn Livanec has taken a hold of the DP position since the start of conference play at Florida Atlantic. Through 17 AAC games, Livanec is hitting .333 (16-for-48) with a double, seven runs scored and eight RBIs.

RPI AT A GLANCE
Wichita State checked in at No. 56 in this week's RPI rankings. The Shockers have already faced 15 teams in the Top 60, including No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 4 Florida State, No. 9 Oklahoma (twice), No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 26 Florida Atlantic (three times), No. 29 Nebraska, No. 30 Liberty, No. 31 Kentucky, No. 32 Missouri, No. 35 South Florida (three times), No. 39 Grand Canyon, No. 41 San Diego State, No. 43 Texas State, No. 44 North Texas (three times) and No. 59 Kansas. The Shockers still have games against No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 49 Charlotte (three times) and No. 59 Kansas.

WELCOME BACK
Wichita State welcomes back a pair of super seniors in Lauren Lucas and Camryn Compton after missing the entire 2024 season due to injuries. The duo have 161 combined starts between the two of them. Lucas is a two-time First Team All-Conference performer and earned Third Team All-America honors in 2023 after hitting .384 with 16 doubles, 7 triples, 4 home runs and 62 RBIs. Her 62 RBIs ranked Top 10 nationally. Compton has battled injuries throughout her career at Wichita State, but her experience will be key in 2025, as she looks to end on a high note.

TOUGH SLEDDING
Wichita State has never shied away from playing a tough schedule, and that is no different in 2025. The Shockers are scheduled to play 10 teams ranked or receiving votes in the Preseason NFCA Top 25: No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 Florida State, No. 15 Missouri, No. 19 Nebraska. Kentucky, Texas State, Grand Canyon and Liberty all received votes.

PRESEASON TOP 100 LOVE
Lauren Lucas was named to the Softball America Preseason Top 100 list and the D1 Softball D100 Player Rankings. Lucas checked in at No. 78 on the Softball America Top 100 and No. 88 on the D100. Lucas was also named the No. 21 outfielder according to D1 Softball. Freshman pitcher Ava Sliger was named to the D1 Softball D100 Freshman Watch List on Jan. 8.

UP NEXT
Wichita State continues its stay in Oklahoma with a conference series at Tulsa, April 17-19.