Title IX celebrating its 50th anniversary this year , being a female athlete is nothing but positive ,” said Kelly Maxwell ,

All American and Oklahoma State Softball

pitcher .

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Oklahoma State ’ s softball team is second

to none . In 2022 , they made their third

straight appearance at the Collegiate Softball

World Series , and ended up placing

third in the tournament . According to ESPN ,

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the Softball World Series averaged 1.7 million viewers , while the Collegiate Baseball World Series topped out at 1.63 million .

“ It ’ s starting to transform ,” said Taylor Tuck , Senior Catcher for OSU . “ It ’ s changing to a place where women are actually being seen in the sports world .”

That transformation can be seen in ticket sales . “ It kind of speaks for itself ,” said Cheynne Factor , Senior Outfielder . “ We have no room in our stadium .”

Aside from standing room and single game tickets , the Cowgirl Softball Stadium is sold out of season tickets for the upcoming season .

team as successful as this one owes a lot of their accomplishments to hard work and great leadership . Coach Gajewski and his staff have been recognized twice as the NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year and under his leadership the team clinched the title of 2022 Big 12 Conference Champions .

“ Being a part of this team has shaped me into who I am today ,” said Katelynn Carwile , Junior Outfielder . “ It ’ s hard work and it ’ s a grind , but it ’ s also so rewarding . We get to be around amazing people who would do anything to see us succeed , and I ’ ve never been a part of an environment like this until I got to Oklahoma State .”

It ’ s no secret that Oklahoma State values cowgirls in all capacity . We can see this with the hire of Dr . Kayse Shrum as OSU ’ s first female president , and Coach Jacie Hoyt joining the Cowgirl Basketball staff as Head Coach .

For Coach Hoyt being a student athlete means receiving the same treatment and tools as the others around you . “ It doesn ’ t look any special way to be a female athlete and it ’ s not supposed to ,” Hoyt said . “ It ’ s supposed to look like everyone gets the same amount of access and resources and I certainly feel like Oklahoma State has given us all the resources we need .”