Stillwater Regional: Schedule & Updates

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls host Stanford, Princeton, and Eastern Illinois in the NCAA Stillwater Regional played in Cowgirl Stadium this weekend.
Oklahoma State is the 14th overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament.
Stillwater Regional
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 10, 2026
📅 May 15-17
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Friday, May 15
Game 1: Princeton 2, Stanford 8
The Cardinal trailed 1-0 in the top of the second inning but responded with four runs in the bottom of the second to take control of the game.
Sydney Boulaphinh opened the scoring with an RBI double to left. Addyson Sheppard followed with a two-bagger of her own to give Stanford the lead. A sacrifice fly by Taryn Kern brought home Shepphard and River Mahler stole home to extend the Card's lead by three.
Stanford rotated through four pitchers. Alyssa Houston started the game and went three innings allowing two runs.
Anna Brewer tossed 2.2 of shutout ball to claim the victory for the Cardinal, her sixth victory of the season.
With Princeton threatening in the sixth after two errors by Stanford's defense, Zoe Prystajko made the play of the game covering the plate on an attempted steal home, shifting the momentum back to the Cardinal dugout.
T6 | Zoe putting her body on the line to get out of the inning!!
— Stanford Softball (@StanfordSball) May 15, 2026
🌲 5 - 2 🐯 | #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/C2jbHpimnx
Three more runs in the sixth from the home team would seal the deal.
Six players in the Stanford lineup combined for seven doubles. Kern was 2-for-3 in the box with two doubles and four RBI.
Game 2: Eastern Illinois 0, Oklahoma State 16 (5 inn.)
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls put up a crooked number in all four innings and had 10 players combine for 17 hits in a massive win over Eastern Illinois.
Karli Godwin, Rosie Davis, and Amanda Hasler each recorded three hits. Godwin and Hasler scored four runs apiece, and Davis scored three times.
Foot on the gas ⛽️
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) May 15, 2026
Lexi's second double of the day drives in Rosie to extend the lead 📈#GoPokes | @leximac_1 pic.twitter.com/xZ78KE7xak
RyLee Crandall and Ruby Meylan shared pitching duties with Crandall getting the win. She threw three innings of no-hit softball, walked one and struck out three.
Saturday, May 16
Game 3: Stanford 2, Oklahoma State 7
It was all Oklahoma State for the most part, as the Cowgirls scored one in the first, three in the third and tacked on another three in the sixth before Stanford broke open the shutout.
OSU's Karli Gowin (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI), Tia Warsop (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI), and Rosie Davis (1-for-3, HR, RBI) all rounded the bases on the long ball.
Stanford avoided the goose egg when Jade Berry doubled and Kyra Chan cleared the bases with a blast over center field.
Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year Ruby Meylan silenced the Card. She tossed all seven innings, allowing just those two runs late in the game and scattered four hits. She K'd three and walked one in 26 batters and 95 pitches.
2️⃣8️⃣th win of the year for 6️⃣6️⃣ #GoPokes | @rubymeylan pic.twitter.com/2xFa1hLzKA
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) May 16, 2026
Game 4: Princeton 2, Eastern Illinois 1
It was a low scoring game and a pitcher's duel between Eastern Illinois' Karlie McKenzie (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 SO) and Princeton's Cassidy Shaw (4.1 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 SO).
Sonia Zhang homered to deep center in the second to get the Tigers on the board. Later, Graciela Dominguez scored Mia Valenzuela from second on a single up the middle.
Two runs would be enough for the Tigers to hold off EIU. Brielle Wright came in relief to throw the last two and two-thirds.
In the top of the sixth, Abbi Hatton hit a dinger for EIU to center to keep things interesting.
Wright struck out the last three of four batters she faced to secure the W and survive for Princeton.
Game 5: Princeton 5, Stanford 13
Stanford's bats came alive, tallying 13 runs and outhit Princeton 16-9 in a win-or-go home matchup on Saturday night.
The Card scored nine runs in the first four innings. Of Stanford's 16 hits, seven were for extra bases including five doubles, a triple, and a long ball. As a team, the Cardinal combined for 9-for-15 with runners in scoring position.
Kyra Chan (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Sydney Boulaphinh (1-for-4, 3 RBI), Jade Berry (2-for-4, 2 RBI), and Emily Jones (3-for-4, 2 RBI) all had multi-RBI days.
T7 | EJ's third hit of the day adds to the lead!
— Stanford Softball (@StanfordSball) May 17, 2026
🌲 13 - 5 🐯 | #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/aPtMoCoEek
Princeton put up a four spot in the second, after Karis Ford and Camyrn Bradshaw hit home runs. As a team, the Tigers left a total of seven on base.
Anna Brewer, Ava Bulanti, and Alyssa Houston pitched by committee for Stanford. Bulanti threw the majority in 4.2 innings and allowed just one run with two strike outs.
Sunday, May 17
Game 6: No. 13 Oklahoma State 11, No. 15 Stanford 5
Oklahoma State scored six runs in the fifth to propel the Cowgirls to a 11-5 victory over the Stanford Cardinal and secure a spot in the NCAA Super Regional.
Stanford entered the run column first on an Emily Jones home run to deep left. The Cowgirls answered with one run in each of the next three innings.
OSU's offensive spark was Amanda Hasler as the senior went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, home run, and 3 RBI.
Claire Timm blasted a grand slam out of the park in that big fifth inning, allowing the Cowgirls to pull away late in the game.
The Cardinal showed some fight when Ava Gall launched a two-run home run to center but OSU's Ruby Meylan was effective until the end. The right-hander threw all seven, allowing three earned runs with five Ks.
OSU will face Nebraska in the Super Regional in Lincoln, Neb. in a best-of-three game series from May 21-23.
Some would say we’re feeling Super. #GoPokes | @NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/fKMyvV2ruV
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) May 17, 2026
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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

Maddy Lewis was a four-year starting infielder for UC San Diego Softball (2015–19), helping lead the Tritons to two conference championships, a West Region title, and a trip to the Division II National Championship in her senior season. She graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Communication, where she also wrote for the student newspaper, The Guardian. After college, Maddy spent two years as a Sports Information Director, working closely with the softball, basketball and running programs, deepening her appreciation for the stories behind the stats. She has continued her playing career on the international stage as a member and captain of the Israeli Women’s National Softball Team for the past four years, facing top talent at European Championships, Canada Cups, and the Maccabi Games. Beyond competing, Maddy remains deeply committed to growing the game. She co-hosts the Jewish Softball: More Than A Game podcast, offers private instruction in the Bay Area and has coached teams at the Triple Crown Sports International Challenge and the JCC Maccabi Games. With a passion for storytelling and softball, she is dedicated to giving back to the sport that has shaped her both on and off the field and making an impact on the next generation in any way she can.
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