Daily Bullets (May 12): Baseball, Softball Sitting Pretty Going into Big 12 Championships

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Scores

Women’s Golf: Finished T3 @ NCAA Women’s Golf Regional (Stillwater, OK), qualified for National Championship

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OSU Bullets

• A four-star guard from the Tulsa area decommited from Mike Boynton’s 2023 class

• Cowgirl Softball Updates: Multiple players made the All-Big 12 team (including co-pitcher of the year) – the girls take on Kansas today at 3pm

Led by the @Big12Conference Pitcher of the Year, @kellymax28 and @MirandaElish are named to the All-Big 12 First Team ?#MovingForward | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/j0U5rHoo44

— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@CowgirlSB) May 11, 2022

• The Pokes are the favorite to win the Big 12 in baseball at this point in the calendar:

Whenever the Cowboys are hitting bombs at the plate like they have been they will be tough to beat. Right now, they are my favorite to win the Big 12.

[HCS]

• Taking a look at what Mike Boynton has done with mid-major transfers

• Pretty solid list of the high-end talent Mike Boynton will be coaching on the U18 team – four uncommitted guys with OSU offers to watch

• Gosh, Pokes at eight wins is a tough number to bet against. Sweeping the non-conference and going 5-4 in league play feels like such a reasonable take:

We’ve got our first win totals for the #Big12 for 2022 from @BetRivers.

Baylor 8.5
Iowa State 7.5
Kansas 2.5
Kansas State 6
Oklahoma 9
Oklahoma State 8
TCU 7
Texas 8.5
Texas Tech 5.5
West Virginia 5.5

Who’s the best bet for you?

— The Ten12 Network (@Ten12Network) May 10, 2022

• This roster looks like it’s got some upside and ability to compete in the Big 12:

Here is what the #OKState hoops roster looks like for the 2022-23 season… assuming Avery Anderson returns: pic.twitter.com/V64sKpI1Ww

— Cody Nagel (@CodyNagel247) May 10, 2022

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Non-OSU Bullets

• The viability of NIL regulation by the NCAA sounds iffy
• Great piece – find a tribe without tribalism (faith-based)

HBR sends out daily tips, loved this one for getting unfun stuff done:

Switch things up.

Making simple changes can give you a fresh perspective. For example, try putting challenging work tasks on post-it notes so that you can squish them into balls and toss them in the trash when you complete them.

[Harvard Business Review]