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QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 Roster/Pronunciation Guide 3 Big 12 Conference 4 2016 Season Preview 6 2016 Opponents Overview 11 Record vs. 2016 Opponents 15 All-time Records vs. the Nation 16 Record vs. All Opponents THE COWGIRLS 18 Athlete Bios 36 Radio/Television Roster COACHES AND STAFF 38 Head Coach Kenny Gajewski 40 Assistant Coaches 42 Support Staff 2014-15 SEASON IN REVIEW UNIVERSITY INFORMATION STADIUM INFORMATION 44 2015 Season Review 46 2015 Results Location Stillwater, OK Name Cowgirl Softball Complex 47 2015 Statistics Founded Dec. 25, 1890 Capacity 750 49 Miscellaneous Statistics Enrollment 24,551 Dimensions 190 (LF), 220 (CF), 190 (RF) 50 Game Highs Address 220 Athletics Center Press Box Phone 405-744-7203 Stillwater, OK 74078 President Burns Hargis HISTORY 2016 OUTLOOK Director of Athletics Mike Holder 52 Postseason Appearances Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/5 Faculty Athletic Rep Dr. Meredith Hamilton 53 Women’s College World Series Colors Orange and Black Position Starters Returning/Lost 7/2 60 All-Americans Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/2 66 Olympians Conference Big 12 Newcomers 7 67 Regional Honors Nickname Cowboys/Cowgirls 68 Conference Honors Mascot Pistol Pete 69 Academic Honors Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com 2015 TEAM INFORMATION 70 Cowgirls in the Pros University Web Site www.okstate.edu 2015 Overall Record 21-31 SOFTBALL STAFF 2015 Conference Record (Finish) 3-13 (7th) RECORDS Head Coach Kenny Gajewski 2015 NCAA Postseason N/A 72 Team Single-Game Records Alma Mater, Year Oklahoma ‘05 2015 NFCA Final Ranking NR 73 Team Season Records 74 Cowgirl No-Hitters Coaching Experience 1st Year at Oklahoma State 75 Single-Game Records OSU Record 0-0 (1st Season) KEY RETURNERS (2015 STATS) 76 Individual Season Records Overall Record 0-0 (1st Season) Tiffany Mikkelson - .361, 13 HR, 46 RBI 82 Individual Career Records Vanessa Shippy - .306, 12 2B, 16 SB 82 Cowgirl Grand Slams Assistant Coaches Charlotte Morgan - 1st Year Shianne Hughes - .280, 17 SB, 31 R 88 Coaching Records Stacie Pestrak - 1st Year 88 All-Time Assistant Coaches Mike Viramontez - 1st Year Brandi Needham - 12-17, 4.61 ERA, 74 K, 159.1 IP 89 Year-by-Year Results Mallory Fowlkes - 2nd Year 103 Year-by-Year Statistics KEY LOSSES (2015 STATS) 105 All-Time Cowgirls Director of Operations Jeff Cottrill Shelby Davis - .440, 45 SB, 34 R 405-744-4655 Meagan Lively - 3-5, 4.25 ERA, 2 SHO MEDIA INFORMATION [email protected] 107 Primary Media Outlets Media Relations Contact Austin Chappell THE UNIVERSITY 405-744-7714 214-674-6762 110 The University [email protected] OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWGIRLSB | #OKSTATE 1 ROSTER/QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME CLASS POS. B/T HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. 00 Darcy Taylor RS Jr UTL R/R Jenks, Okla./Jenks HS/Arizona 33 Cavin, Miranda C 1 Maddi Holcomb So OF L/R North Richland Hills, Texas/Richalnd HS 9 Coats, Shea RHP 3 Vanessa Shippy So IF L/R Couer d’Alene, Idaho/Lake City HS 8 Faulkner, Berkley C 5 Brandi Needham Jr RHP L/R Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs HS/ 99 Freeze, Kacy LHP Illinois 20 Haffner, Jessi RHP/1B 6 Taylor Lynch Fr IF L/R Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak HS 1 Holcomb, Maddi OF 7 Asea Webber Fr OF L/R Mannford, Okla./Mannford HS 11 Hughes, Shianne OF 8 Berkley Faulkner Fr C R/R Duncan, Okla./Duncan HS 6 Lynch, Taylor IF 9 Shea Coats Jr RHP R/R Tuttle, Okla./Oklahoma Christian 22 McKee, Dre OF/C 10 Madi Sue Montgomery Fr UTL L/R Burleson, Texas/Centennial HS 38 Mikkelson, Tiffany OF 11 Shianne Hughes Sr OF L/R Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City HS 10 Montgomery, Madi Sue UTL 13 Michaela Patton Sr OF R/R Auburn, Wash./Thomas Jefferson HS/ 5 Needham, Brandi RHP Savannah State 24 O’Donnell, Randee SS 14 Red Reasnor Jr 1B/DH L/R Quinton, Okla./Quinton HS/Connors State 13 Patton, Michaela OF 15 Whitney Whitehorn Jr RHP R/R Owasso, Okla./Owasso HS 14 Reasnor, Red 1B/DH 20 Jessi Haffner So RHP/1B R/R Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll HS 44 Riddle, Danielle 1B/OF 22 Dre McKee Sr OF/C R/R Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS 3 Shippy, Vanessa IF 24 Randee O’Donnell So SS R/R Tahlequah, Okla./Tahlequah HS 00 Taylor, Darcy UTL 33 Miranda Cavin Jr C R/R Elk Grove, Ill./Conant HS 7 Webber, Asea OF 38 Tiffany Mikkelson Sr OF R/R Aliso Viejo, Calif./Aliso Niguel HS 15 Whitehorn, Whitney RHP 44 Danielle Riddle Sr 1B/OF R/R Muskogee, Okla./Hillldale HS/Arkansas 99 Kacy Freeze Sr LHP L/L Splendora, Texas/Splendora HS/ Galveston JC/UTSA COACHES Kenny Gajewski - Head Coach (First Season) Charlotte Morgan - Assistant Coach (First Season) Stacie Pestrak - Assistant Coach (First Season) Mike Viramontez - Volunteer Assistant Coach (First Season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ROSTER BREAKDOWN (BY CLASS) ROSTER BREAKDOWN (BY STATE) Brandi Needham need-um Seniors (6): Kacy Freeze, Shianne Hughes, Dre Mckee, Oklahoma (10): Taylor, Hughes, Whitehorn, McKee, Shianne Hughes shy-anne Tiffany Mikkelson, Michaela Patton, Danielle Riddle O’Donnell, Riddle, Faulkner, Webber, Reasnor, Coats Michaela Patton mih-kay-la Juniors (6): Miranda Cavin, Shea Coats, Brandi Texas (5): Holcomb, Needham, Montgomery, Lynch, Jessi Haffner hoff-ner Needham, Kristen Reasnor, Darcy Taylor, Whitney Freeze Dre McKee drey Whitehorn California (1): Mikkelson Miranda Cavin cay-vin Sophomores (4): Jessi Haffner, Maddi Holcomb, Randee Idaho (1): Shippy Tiffany Mikkelson mikk-ul-son O’Donnell, Vanessa Shippy Illinois (1): Cavin Asea Webber asia Freshmen (4): Berkley Faulker, Taylor Lynch, Madison Kansas (1): Haffner Kristen Reasnor reez-nurr Montgomery, Asea Webber Washington (1): Patton Kenny Gajewski guy-eh-ski Viramontez vee-ruh-mahn-tez OSU Athletics Department Mission Statement 2015-16 OKLAHOMA STATE SOFTBALL The intercollegiate athletics program at Oklahoma State University GUIDE CREDITS is committed to the academic enrichment of student-athletes in The 2015-16 Oklahoma State Softball Guide was written, edited and designed by Austin Chappell and Mike Noteware, preparation for lifelong contributions to society. Programs embrace with assistance from Clay Billman, Roxanne Cantrell. Cover equality, graduation and diversity as inseparable values while design by Clay Billman. Photography by Bruce Waterfield, George and Marianne Bulard of Genesee Party Pix Stillwa- maintaining athletic competitiveness, fiscal integrity and compli- ter, Mark Myles, Michael Strong and Carey Fox. Additional ance with NCAA, Big 12 Conference and University guidelines. photos provided by OSU Special Collections and Archives, OSU Communications and the OSU Alumni Association. Oklahoma State University, in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Printing by Printing Services, Norman. Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Dis- abilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational service. 2 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWGIRLSB | #OKSTATE OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWGIRLSB | #OKSTATE 3 BIG 12 CONFERENCE THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE — ONE TRUE CHAMPION 2015 BIG 12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS The Big 12 celebrates its 20th year in 2015-16 as it continues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of fourth-year commissioner Bob Big 12 Overall Bowlsby. W L W L TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since Oklahoma 14 2 49 9 inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Baylor 12 6 41 17 Texas Tech. Texas 12 6 38 17 With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only major conference in the nation to determine its Texas Tech 9 9 25 26 champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule.The Conference’s Kansas 8 10 40 15 hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 19 years. Since it Oklahoma State 3 13 21 31 began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 54 NCAA team titles and 587 individual national Iowa State 3 15 26 28 championships. Additionally, the Big 12 has been at the forefront in college athletics reform, specifically with student-ath- Big 12 Champion: Oklahoma lete welfare issues to include cost of attendance and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis NCAA Tournament teams: Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas, Kansas and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums to examine the issues facing college athletics. Two were conducted in Washington, D.C and one 2015 BIG 12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL AWARDS in New York City. Panelists included respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university lead- Player of the Year: Shelby Pendley, INF/P, Oklahoma, Sr. ership and sports journalism. The third forum featured a special session comprised of student-athletes. Pitcher of the Year: Paige Parker, P, Oklahoma, Fr. Through its first 19 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship in 17 of the sports it Co-Freshman of the Year: Daniella Chavez (KU), Paige Parker (OU) sponsors. During the last 11 years a total of 33 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, Coach of the Year: Patty Gasso, Oklahoma with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including 18 consecutive seasons.