Friday, March 20
Tulsa, Okla.
5 p.m.
Tulsa
vs
South Florida
Tulsa Returns Home to Host South Florida for Weekend Series
3/19/2026 11:41:00 AM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. — Looking to get its first American Conference win of the 2026 season, Tulsa is back at the Collins Family Softball Complex this weekend to host South Florida beginning on Friday.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 20 – 5 PM (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 21 – 2 PM (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 22 – 12 PM (ESPN+)
QUICK HITS
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 20 – 5 PM (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 21 – 2 PM (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 22 – 12 PM (ESPN+)
QUICK HITS
- Each of Tulsa's last three wins have come via the walk-off. Mackenzy Glenn got the party started with a bases loaded walk to take the game on Friday, Feb. 27 against South Dakota State. Malia Cabuyaban won the second game against South Dakota State with a seventh inning single for the win before Emma Vickrey ended the home opening weekend with a walk-off home run against Southeast Missouri.
- Head Coach Crissy Strimple earned her 140th win as the head coach at Tulsa on Feb. 28. With her next win she will become the second winningest coach in program history, passing James Pinkerton.
- Starting pitcher Maura Moore is second in the American Conference in strikeouts with 72. This season she has two games with at least 10 strikeouts, matching her career total entering the year. Last season Moore had just 91 punchouts over 152.0 innings.
- Claira Skaggs is heating up in conference play. She is hitting .478 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI to lead the Golden Hurricane at the plate.
- Tulsa has played in five extra inning games in 2026, the team's most since playing five games in 2019. They are 2-3 this season in those games.
- Faith Russell has been terrific at the plate. The junior is hitting a team-high .338, up from last season's .247 batting average. She has 24 hits and six extra-base hits after having 37 hits and five go for extra bases in 2025.
- South Florida leads the all-time series 14-19.
- The Bulls swept the series last year in Tampa and has won three in a row.
- Tulsa ended South Florida's season in 2024 with a 2-1 win in Wichita. Maura Moore threw 6.0 innings and allowed just one run while striking out seven.
- Tulsa is second in the American and 57th in the country with 44 doubles as a team.
- Last season, Tulsa only had 51 in 54 games.
- Sophomore Amber Turner leads the way with nine. Last season she only had four in 145 at bats.
- The Golden Hurricane are patient at the plate, working 95 walks, while being hit by a pitch 27 times.
- Their 27 hit by pitches rank 16th in the country and lead the American.
- The team's 87 walks are second in the league and 65th in the NCAA.
- As a team, Tulsa is 71-for-185 (.384) to lead off an inning with eight doubles, a triple, and four home runs.
- Maci Cole is 15-for-35 (.429) when leading off an inning and has been the lead off hitter in 19 games this season.
- The senior is batting .292 (19-for-65) as the leadoff hitter in the order in 2026.
- Batting right behind her most of the season has been Faith Russell.
- Russell leads the Golden Hurricane with a .367 batting average and is 16-for-40 (.400) out of the two hole in the order.
- Claira Skaggs is 10-for-15 (.667) and Amber Turner is 9-for-17 (.529) leading off an inning for the Golden Hurricane.
- Head Coach Crissy Strimple is one win away from passing James Pinkerton as the second winningest coach in program history.
- Tulsa is outscoring opponents 21-11 in the second inning.
- Opposing pinch hitters are just 1-for-12 (.083) against Tulsa this season.
- Tulsa is 2-2 in extra inning games this season.
- The Golden Hurricane have three walk-off wins this season.
- Tulsa's win over Pitt was the team's first meeting and win over an ACC program since an 11-3 win over Syracuse in 2019.
- Tulsa hosts nationally-ranked Oklahoma State in midweek action.
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