No. 4 Softball preview: No. 17 Oklahoma State

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 4 Texas Softball (35-7, 12-6 SEC) returns to the friendly confines of McCombs Field to host No. 17 Oklahoma State (30-12, 11-7 Big 12) at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday, April 22. The game will broadcast on ESPN2 with Matt Schumacker and Amanda Scarborough on the call.

Fans can also tune into Andrew Haynes on Texas' radio broadcast on https://texas.leanplayer.com/ or the iHeart Radio app.

Notes

Once longtime Big 12 conference rivals, Texas and Oklahoma State will meet on the diamond for the 78th time in history on Wednesday night. The Longhorns lead the all-time series, 43-34. In last year's meeting, Texas won 1-0 in Stillwater, Okla., on April 23, 2025.
Texas has won seven of its last 10 games vs. Oklahoma State. The Horns have won three-consecutive games against the Cowgirls at McCombs Field. Texas holds a 22-12 advantage vs. Oklahoma State at home.
Wednesday will be Texas' 13th-straight game against a top-17 opponent. The Longhorns are 15-7 against ranked opponents this season.
After winning the series at No. 13 Georgia on April 18-20, Texas checked in at No. 1 in this week's RPI. Texas jumped two spots as the Horns were ranked No. 3 in last week's RPI. Texas' SOS ranks third nationally.
Texas and Oklahoma's 13 wins over Quad 1 RPI teams lead the country. Texas is 13-7 vs. Quad 1 teams, 9-0 vs. Quad 2 teams, 3-0 vs. Quad 3 teams and 7-0 vs. Quad 4 teams.
Junior first baseman Katie Stewart has homered a career-high 22 times this season and needs one home run to tie Reese Atwood's single-season program home run record (23). Stewart needs two home runs to set a new single-season record.
Against Oklahoma on April 10, junior RHP Teagan Kavan became the sixth player in program history to eclipse 500 career strikeouts. Kavan, who currently has 519 career strikeouts, joins Cat Osterman (2,265), Blaire Luna (1,428), Meagan Denny (988), Christa Williams (678) and Tiarra Davis (508) as the only players in program history to reach 500 career Ks. Kavan's 519 career strikeouts rank fifth in program history.
Texas remains in the top-10 across all four major polls this week in ESPN.com/USA Softball, NFCA, D1Softball and Softball America. Texas has been ranked in 70-consecutive NFCA Coaches polls.
Texas has accumulated 16 run-rule victories this season, including two in league play. Texas set a program record with 23 run-rule wins in 2025.
Texas has won seven-straight extra-inning games, which ties for the longest active streak in DI softball.
Junior shortstop Vivana Martinez was named SEC Player of the Week on Tuesday. It's Martinez's first career conference weekly honor. Martinez is one of four Texas players to garner SEC weekly honors this season, joining Reese Atwood (SEC Player of the Week – Feb. 9), Teagan Kavan (SEC Pitcher of the Week – March 10) and Hannah Wells (SEC Freshman of the Week – March 24). The Tolleson, Ariz., product had a standout three-game series at No. 13 Georgia on April 18-20 to guide Texas to its fourth SEC series win of the season. In three starts, Martinez hit .700 with team-highs in hits (7), slugging percentage (.700), on-base percentage (.727) and OPS (1.427) to go along with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk. Martinez anchored the Texas defense at short with six putouts and four assists with no errors. Martinez went 3-for-3 (1.000) when leading off an inning. In Monday night's rubber match at No. 13 Georgia, Martinez provided a spark in the top of the eighth inning with a two-strike, leadoff single through the left side for her fourth hit of the night and to put the go-ahead run on base for the Horns. Following Martinez, senior second baseman Leighann Goode hit the go-ahead two-run home run to seal the series over the Bulldogs. Martinez finished the season finale with a 4-for-4 performance at the plate, matching her season high that was set against Texas A&M on March 27. Martinez went 2-for-3 at the dish with two RBI and a walk in UT's 7-5 come-from-behind win in the series opener on April 18. In game two vs. Georgia, Martinez peppered an RBI single and drew a walk. After missing the 2025 season due to injury, Martinez hasn't skipped a beat returning to the field this season. Through 42 games, Martinez is slashing .390/.571/.463 with 41 hits, 33 RBI, three home runs, 10 doubles, 21 runs scored, 13 walks while striking out just six times – the fewest of Texas' everyday starters. Martinez has been a rock up the middle with a .941 fielding percentage and has helped Texas turn eight double plays. Martinez has upped her game during conference play, slashing .407/.667/.484 across 18 games. Martinez's .407 batting average during SEC play is the fourth-highest in the conference.

Up Next

The Longhorns are back on the road, traveling to Kentucky for a three-game series on April 24-26 at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky. Friday's series opener vs. the Wildcats is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

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Players Mentioned

Reese Atwood

Leighann Goode

Teagan Kavan

Katie Stewart

Hannah Wells

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