Cowboy Brew 4/20: Four leaf clover

Today, we're preparing for the Cowgirls Big 12 Championship run as they enter the number four seed.

Good morning. The Bedlam Bash Brothers, presented by the Gap Band. Starring: David Mendham. Y'all, the Cowboys were cooking in their game against Oklahoma. Check out David Mendham earning that nickname on this play.

What else did we throw into today's Brew?

🏈 1983 team to be honored at Cowboy Football Reunion
🎾 Cowgirls to be fourth seed at Big 12 Championships
🤠 And much, much more

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

In this week's edition of The Old Pokes Show with Deion Imade and Clint Chelf, former Cowgirls outfielder Dre McKee joins the guys to discuss her time in Stillwater and what she is doing now as the Director of Marketing for USA Softball.

Learn more about the Tulsa native, her thoughts on Kenny Gajewski, getting softball back in the Olympics in 2028 and more.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Four Leaf Clover. Oklahoma State's women's tennis team (14-6, 7-2) will enter the 2022 Big 12 Championship in Lawrence, Kan. as the No. 4 seed. This year's championship will be contested at Kansas' Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence.

The Cowgirls will begin the event in the quarterfinals tomorrow afternoon at 3:00pm CT against Texas Tech, and three Cowgirls are represented in the ITA Division I women's tennis rankings entering the tournament...

  • Alana Wolfberg serves as OSU's lone ranked singles competitor at No. 112 and earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors (April 4).

  • OSU's top doubles tandem of Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez are ranked No. 14, their highest ranking this season.

Additionally, two Cowgirls enter the tournament undefeated in Big 12 singles competition.

  • Sofia Rojas leads the league with eight singles victories, while Ayumi Miyamoto has the third-most with six wins.

🔼 Reunion Ready. The annual Cowboy Football Reunion will be held the weekend of November 4, and the 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl championship team will be honored as the team of special recognition as part of Oklahoma State's Bedlam matchup with Oklahoma.
 
Full details on the event will be sent to former players later this summer.

🔼 Championship Hunting. The Oklahoma State men's tennis team will look to claim its first conference win in the Big 12 Championships against third-seeded Texas Tech tomorrow at 9:00am CT. The Cowboys are looking to make a push in the conference championships to make a bid at the NCAA tournament.

The Cowboys are 23-18 all time against the Red Raiders, with the last win coming in 2021. OSU is 5-4 in its last nine meetings with Texas Tech. The Cowboys fell to the Red Raiders in their regular season matchup, 4-0.

🔼 Stillwater Scheduling. Y'all, mark your calendars. The schedule is out. Oklahoma State will play 11 home matches, five of those in Big 12 Conference play, during the 2023 season.
 
Also appearing on the Cowgirls' schedule for the upcoming season are three of the four new members of the Big 12 as OSU will take on UCF, Cincinnati and BYU in '23.
 
Of OSU's 19 opponents in 2023, 13 of those finished in the top 150 of the RPI in 2022, including nine in the top 100.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Top Tier Tennis. The men's tennis team is looking for a championship as they head into the postseason. Let's see how well you know the team.

Do you know who boasts the highest winning percentage in singles?

Think you've got it? Scroll on down for the answer!

🎥 OSU MAX

Community Cowboys. The Pokes do more than just on-the-field stuff, they help the community off the field too.

Oklahoma State Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the annual Nike N7 Youth Movement on campus bringing in over 200 kids from local schools for a day of learning and fun. Follow along.

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Thursday 4/20

🥎 Cowgirl Softball at Texas @ 8:00pm CT | Live Audio

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Isaac Becroft

Isaac Becroft boasts the highest win percentage in singles, at a .714 mark.

Have a great Thursday, y'all.