OSU Softball: Cowgirls Ranked 4th in Softball America’s Preseason Top 25

The 2025 season is setting up to be another good one for Kenny Gajewski’s Cowgirls.

Softball America released its Preseason Top 25 on Monday, which featured Oklahoma state in the No. 4 spot. That’s best among Big 12 teams with the Cowgirls’ closest conference foe being Texas Tech at No. 9. Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and UCLA joined the Cowgirls in the top five.

The Cowgirls start their season Feb. 6 with a game against No. 10 Florida State at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Mexico. The month of February will also see the Cowgirls play No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 11 Alabama at the Clearwater Invitational. OSU will play No. 21 Nebraska and No. 15 Missouri at the Shocker Invitational in February, as well.

OSU returns the likes of Tallen Edwards, Karli Godwin, Rosie Davis, Claire Timm, Micaela Wark and Lexi McDonald from last season’s squad. Gajewski is always good in the transfer portal, and that continued this offseason by adding the likes of Ruby Meylan (Washington), RyLee Crandall (Baylor), Amanda Hasler (NC State), Megan Delgadillo (Cal State Fullerton) and Rachel Hathoot (New Mexico).