Thursday, April 2
Wichita, KS
6 p.m.
Tulsa
at
Wichita State
Tulsa Heads North to Wichita for Three-Game Set
4/1/2026 10:00:00 AM | Softball
WICHITA, Kan. — Coming off back-to-back series wins, Tulsa looks to keep that trend going as they face Wichita State in a three-game set beginning on Thursday in Wichita.
Date(s): April 2-4
First Pitch: 6 PM, 6 PM, 12 PM
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Venue: Wilkins Stadium
TV: ESPN+
Series History vs WSU: 31-41
Record in Wichita: 7-18
Last Meeting: May 7, 2025 in Tampa (L, 5-2)
QUICK HITS
Date(s): April 2-4
First Pitch: 6 PM, 6 PM, 12 PM
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Venue: Wilkins Stadium
TV: ESPN+
Series History vs WSU: 31-41
Record in Wichita: 7-18
Last Meeting: May 7, 2025 in Tampa (L, 5-2)
QUICK HITS
- Tulsa has won four of six and back-to-back American Conference series after taking two of three last weekend from Memphis.
- Madison Garcia had a strong weekend, going 5-for-9 at the plate, scoring 5 times, and drove in 3 runs to earn conference honorable mention. She was 4-for-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored on Saturday in a 14-3 win. Since the start of conference play the junior is hitting .353.
- Tulsa broke out for a nine-run inning on Saturday in a 14-3 win. That marks back-to-back Saturdays the Golden Hurricane scored nine runs in an inning and won in a run rule victory.
- Claira Skaggs has caught fire in conference play. She leads the league with 5 home runs and 19 RBI while also hitting .442. In American Conference games she also leads the league in hits (19), runs (12), and total bases (39).
- Tulsa is doing damage with two outs in conference games. The team is hitting 41-for-126 (.325) with two outs and driven in 36 of the team's 70 runs.
- In 12 conference games, Tulsa is second in the league in scoring with 70 runs.
- After this weekend, Tulsa will have played four of the top five teams in the league standings through the first five weeks of conference play.
- Tulsa is 31-42 all-time against the Shockers.
- Tulsa took two of three in the last series in Wichita.
- These two sides have faced each other in each of the last three American Conference Tournaments.
- Tulsa's offense has seen a resurgence in 2026.
- This season the Golden Hurricane have 54 doubles and 25 home runs. Last year, Tulsa only hit 51 doubles and 28 home runs for the entire season.
- Claira Skaggs has caught fire of late and leads the team with 6 home runs and 26 RBI.
- The grad student has matched her career-high in home runs and is closing in on her career-high of 39 RBI back in 2024.
- Maci Cole is having a season on pace to match last season. After hitting 10 HR with 27 RBI and earning First Team All-Conference honors, she has 6 HR and 17 RBI entering the weekend.
- Amber Turner's 4 HR and 10 doubles and Daeya Moses' 4 HR also provide thump to the middle of the order for Tulsa.
- Four Tulsa players have at least four homers this season, last season they only had two players hit that many.
- The Golden Hurricane are patient at the plate, working 118 walks, while being hit by a pitch 34 times.
- Their 32 hit by pitches rank 14th in the country and lead the American.
- The team's 118 walks are third in the league and 85th in the NCAA.
- As a team, Tulsa is 88-for-229 (.384) to lead off an inning with 11 doubles, a triple, and five home runs.
- Maci Cole is 15-for-36 (.417) when leading off an inning and has been the leadoff hitter in 19 games this season.
- The senior is batting .292 (19-for-65) as the leadoff hitter in the order in 2026.
- Claira Skaggs is 11-for-16 (.688) and Amber Turner is 9-for-21 (.429) leading off an inning for the Golden Hurricane.
- Tulsa is outscoring opponents 39-12 in the second inning.
- Opposing pinch hitters are just 3-for-22 (.136) against Tulsa this season.
- Tulsa has played five extra inning games in 2026, the team's most since playing five games in 2019 and are 2-3 in those games
- 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 returns home to face UAB for a three-game set.
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