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No. 7/7 Softball preview: No. 3/3 Oklahoma State
04.19.2023 | Softball
Backed by the highest-attended stadium in the Big 12, Texas is set to host Oklahoma State for a three-game series
AUSTIN, TX – Coming off the heels of a series win against Kansas last weekend, The University of Texas softball program will continue its nine-game homestand when the No. 7/7 Longhorns host No. 3/3 Oklahoma State for a three-game series this week.
The two programs will open the series at 8 PM CT on Thursday, April 20 with Kevin Brown and Amanda Scarborough calling the game, presented by Texas One Fund, to a nation-wide audience on ESPN2. Over the next two days, the two will remain in the booth to call Friday's game, presented by American Airlines — at 4:30 PM — and Saturday's series finale, presented by St. David's HealthCare — at 12 PM — on the Longhorn Network.
Andrew Haynes will also have the game's action on the airwaves with all three games set to be broadcasted on 105.3 FM in Austin.
LEADING OFF
- Texas will enter this week's three-game series against Oklahoma State having won 24 games at Red & Charline McCombs Field this season, which is tied for the 10th most home wins in a single season in program.
- The Longhorns set a program record with 32 home wins throughout the 2006 campaign.
- Including this week's action, Texas has six remaining home games this season meaning a perfect 6-0 span would make the 2023 team just the fourth in program history to win 30-or-more home games in a single season and first since the 2021 team.
- A single win by Texas this week would mark the ninth time in program history the Longhorns have won at least 25-or-more home games in a single season.
- The Longhorns set a program record with 32 home wins throughout the 2006 campaign.
- Entering Thursday night's game, the Texas offense will boost a .338 team batting average, which is on pace to be the second-highest team batting average in the program's single-season history.
- The 2021 team set the program mark with a .342 average (512 hits in 1,495 at bats).
- If the 2023 squad finishes the season with a team batting average higher than .333 (second place set by the 2014 team), then the top two highest single-season team batting average marks will have happened under current head coach Mike White.
- This week's three-game series will mark the highest-ranked opponent to play Texas at McCombs Field since then-No. 1 Oklahoma visited Austin for a three-game series from April 14 to April 16, 2022.
- The series against the Sooners was capped by a 4-2 Longhorn win, marking the last time Texas knocked off a top-five ranked team in Austin.
- This week, Texas will be looking for its first-ever win over Oklahoma State in Austin under fifth-year head coach Mike White.
- The last time the Longhorns beat the Cowgirls in Austin occurred on April 20, 2018, when Texas blanked Oklahoma State 3-0.
- Overall, Texas enters the three-game series against Oklahoma State having won 19 of 31 all-time meetings between the two softball programs in Austin.
- The last time the Longhorns beat the Cowgirls in Austin occurred on April 20, 2018, when Texas blanked Oklahoma State 3-0.
- When the first pitch of this week's three-game series against Oklahoma State is thrown, Red & Charline McCombs Field will be one of just seven Division I softball programs to have an accumulated attendance of over 44,000 (44,021).
- Additionally, the Longhorns are the only softball program within the Big 12 Conference to have an accumulated attendance of at least 28,000.
- Oklahoma is second with 27,853, while Oklahoma State is third with a 17,375 mark.
- Additionally, the Longhorns are the only softball program within the Big 12 Conference to have an accumulated attendance of at least 28,000.
- Texas is also one of just seven Division I softball programs to have scored 300-or-more runs through this part of the 2023 season.
- Additionally, the Longhorns are the one of just two Division I softball program (Wichita State) to have scored 300-or-more runs (305) while also being credited with 400-or-more hits (429) entering this week's action.
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