Good morning! While a nice, warm cup of coffee is usually the best way to wake up, what can you do while it’s brewing to gear up for the day? Our suggestion—gear up for today’s NCAA Super Regional with a behind-the-scenes look at Oklahoma State softball sweeping last weekend’s Stillwater Regional on OSU Max!

Now, what else is stirring in today's Brew?

⚾ Looking forward
🥎 Keys to the game vs. Oregon
🤠 And much, much more

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

Chyenne Factor has been a key piece to the success for Oklahoma State softball since her arrival in 2019—and this week Chy and her teammates will host Oregon in the Stillwater Super Regional.

Learn more about the Yukon, Oklahoma native, her road to Stillwater, and what it’s been like being a part of this program. Hear fun stories as she talks with Clint Chelf and Deion Imade, learn where her competitiveness comes from and more in this week's Old Pokes Show.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Country Roads. Oklahoma State baseball came up short against Bedlam-rival Oklahoma in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship yesterday as the 12th-ranked Cowboys dropped a 9-5 contest at Globe Life Field. With the loss, the second-seeded Cowboys fell to 37-17 on the season.

The Pokes will face No. 3-seed West Virginia in an elimination game this afternoon, with first pitch at 12:30pm CT.

🔼 Eight Up. Across three programs, eight Oklahoma State student-athletes were honored this week with the announcement of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Teams.

On the men's side, Jonas Baumgartner and Dillon Stewart, both members of the Cowboy golf team, were joined by Cowboy wrestlers Dustin Plott, Victor Voinovich, and Carter Young as honorees.

Three members of the Cowgirl golf team were recognized as well with Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Rina Tatematsu, and Han-Hsuan Yu all garnering the distinction. The trio helped the Cowgirls to a Big 12 title earlier this spring and capped their season with an 11th-place showing at the NCAA Championship this week.

🔼 Finish On Top. Oklahoma State's women's tennis team checked in at No. 19 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings of the 2023 season. The Cowgirls finished their impressive 2022-2023 campaign at 16-8 overall—including a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play—in a year where the Cowgirls held a top 25 ranking for the majority of the season and reached the NCAA tournament for the eleventh straight season.

This marks the eighth time out of the last nine seasons that the Cowgirls have finished with a top 20 final ranking. Also, in nine of the last ten years, head coach Chris Young's squad has finished in the ITA top 25.

🔼 Sitting Ducks. After sweeping their way through the NCAA Stillwater Regional, the No. 6 national seed Oklahoma State softball team hosts the NCAA Fayetteville Regional champion Oregon Ducks in the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional.

Game 1 starts tonight at 8:00pm CT and Game 2 is set for tomorrow at 5:00pm CT, with both airing on ESPN2 nationally.

Reasons for optimism this weekend? We’ve got them in spades.

💪 Momentum Is Real: Oklahoma State is in the midst of its third consecutive 40-win season, their current win streak stands at 12 games, and this will be the fourth-straight time the Pokes have reached the NCAA Super Regional under Coach Kenny Gajewski. Feels like home, doesn’t it?

🚀 Sky’s The Limit: As a team, the Cowgirls have already claimed team single-season records for doubles (100) and runs batted in (333). But did you know they're also on pace for record-setting season totals in batting average, on-base percentage, and runs scored? Leading the way on offense is a pair of All-America candidates: Rachel Becker currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in batting average (.453 – seventh), doubles (21 – first) and on-base percentage (.565 – seventh) and Kiley Naomi is the NCAA Division I active career leader in games played (262), claiming program records for double plays turned, assists, and runs scored.

⏪ History Lesson: In its third-consecutive postseason as an NCAA Super Regional host, Oklahoma State enters the weekend with a 8-3 all-time record during the Super Regional round of the NCAA Softball Championship. And against Oregon, the team owns a 15-9 series lead—including a 1-0 record in games in played in Stillwater.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Three cheers. We mentioned earlier that Oklahoma State is in the middle of their third-straight 40-win season. That’s only happened two other times in program history—in case you needed to know that is a confirmed big deal, folks.

Our question today: Do you know who the head coach was when both of those streaks occurred?

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

🎥 OSU MAX

Back on track, and not done yet. Oklahoma State softball took care of business in the Stillwater Regional—going 3-0 with wins over UMBC, Wichita State and Nebraska to advance to Super Regionals at Cowgirl Stadium. After struggling to end the season the Cowgirls are back advancing to their fourth straight Super Regionals.

Take a look back at Championship Sunday, catch a ride with catcher Taylor Tuck to pregame hitting work, learn more about Bullet the stick horse and relive the comeback win over Nebraska.

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Thursday 5/25:

👟 Men’s & Women’s Track @ NCAA West Prelims

⚾ Baseball vs. West Virginia at Big 12 Championship @ 12:30pm CT on ESPN+ | Live Video | Live Audio

🥎 Softball vs. Oregon at NCAA Super Regional @ 8:00pm CT on ESPN2 | Live Audio

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Sandy Fischer!

Coach Sandy Fischer—the longest tenured head coach in program history—was in charge when those 40-win streaks occurred from 1988-1990 and 1992-1994.

Have a great Thursday, y'all.