Daily Bullets (May 23): Tough Day on the Diamond, Pokes to the Middle of the Pack?

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news.

Three Thoughts

• Tough loss for the Cowgirls, dropping 8-1 to the host Nebraska squad – Cowgirls have to win back-to-back to advance to the college world series (PFB)

• In a similar spot, the Pokes lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 baseball tournament, 9-2 against the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (OKState.com)

• CBS picked the Pokes in the middle of the Big 12 this fall with one key phrase: 

 The Cowboys finished in the Big 12 basement last season, and jumping eight spots may not even be enough…The Cowboys were also aggressive in the transfer portal, adding numerous linemen with Power Four pedigree. [CBS Sports]

Two Quotes

• Spencer Sanders’ DC Defenders squad dropped a close one last night> 

AIRING IT OUT 🎯

Sanders ➡️ Coutee 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oE80m4adNW

— DC Defenders (@UFLDefenders) May 23, 2026

• Cowgirls are in shooting distance at the golf championships through day one: 

Strong start for the Cowgirls 💪

OSU grabs a podium spot after the NCAA Championship’s opening 18 holes. Back to work tomorrow ‼#golfschool | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/7OsHRPLGnO

— OSU Cowgirl Golf (@OSUcowgirlgolf) May 23, 2026

One Question

• What’s more likely to happen – do the Cowboys make it to a super regional or do the Cowgirls get to the WCWS?

Non-OSU Bullets

• Extravagant football recruiting trips may be ending • Great Thunder v. Spurs article from The Ringer before last night’s game

Plan your future in detail. Imagine it. Break it into goals. Make them tangible. Write them out. Now, pick the 3 most important goals and break them into timelines: 10 years, 1 year, 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day. Every night, look at what progress you made toward these 3 goals and write down the one thing you can do tomorrow to make progress toward each. Repeat. Goals set direction, but only execution moves you closer. [FS]