Tulsa Looks to Keep Offense Hot Against Missouri State

Wednesday, April 15

Tulsa, Okla.

5 p.m.

Tulsa

Missouri State

Tulsa Looks to Keep Offense Hot Against Missouri State

4/14/2026 2:51:00 PM | Softball

TULSA, Okla. — Looking to keep up their hot offense from last weekend, Tulsa hosts Missouri State in a midweek game on Wednesday.

Date: April 15
First Pitch: 5 PM
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Venue: Collins Family SB Complex
TV: ESPN+
Series History vs MSU: 24-29
Record in Tulsa: 10-12
Last Meeting: April 22, 2025, in Springfield (L, 6-0)

QUICK HITS

Over the last 13 games, Tulsa has found a grove at the plate. The team is hitting a combined .327 and averaging 6.5 runs per game. In that span the team is 8-5 overall and 7-4 in conference play.
Claira Skaggs is making a push for best hitter in the American Conference. The graduate student is leading the league with 27 RBI, 28 hits, and tied for the lead with 8 home runs in conference play. She also is third in batting average at .452 and second in OPS at 1.445.
Tulsa has one of the best offenses in American Conference play. The team is third in team batting average .299, second in home runs with 23, second in runs with 100, and tied for the lead in doubles with 26.
Tulsa is one of two schools, along with North Texas, to score 100 runs in conference games.
Maura Moore enters the week second in the American Conference with 104 strikeouts, one of two pitchers in the league with 100-plus. She is also seventh in the league in innings pitched with 114.2.
Tulsa has used the same starting 9 in 11 of the last 13 games. They are hitting .346 as a unit and averaging 6.8 runs per game. Cole, Skaggs, and Daeya Moses all have three or more home runs and 12-plus RBI in that time frame.
Maci Cole has played the hot corner in each of the last 14 games, in that span she is hitting .333 with 4 home runs and 18 RBI.

TULSA vs. THE BEARS

Tulsa is 24-29 all-time against the Bears.
The Golden Hurricane have won five of the last six in Tulsa against the Bears.

BIG BATS

Tulsa's offense has been one of the best in the American Conference since the start of league play.
The Golden Hurricane are hitting .299 against league competition, the third best mark in the conference.
Tulsa's second in the league in runs scored with 100 while their 23 home runs are also second.
Claira Skaggs has taken her game to another level at the plate, with a league-leading 27 RBI and is tied for the league lead in home runs with 8. She is hitting .452, good enough for third in conference play.
Daeya Moses is batting .321 in conference play and is second on the team in home runs (5) and RBI (15).
Maci Cole, 4 home runs and 15 RBI, and Amber Turner, 4 home runs and 10 RBI, have also been key run producers.
Turner (.317) is one of six Tulsa players hitting .300 in conference games along with Skaggs, Moses, Madison Turner (.319), Mackenzy Glenn (.314), and Annika Dill (.302).

PATIENT AT THE PLATE

The Golden Hurricane are patient at the plate, working 131 walks, while being hit by a pitch 38 times.
Their 38 hit by pitches rank 23th in the country and lead the American.
The team's 131 walks are fourth in the league.

SETTING THE TABLE

As a team, Tulsa is 107-for-273 (.391) to lead off an inning with 11 doubles, a triple, and six home runs.
Claira Skaggs is 11-for-17 (.647) when leading off an inning with four doubles and a home run.
Annika Dill is 13-for-25 (.520) while Amber Turner is 12-for-24 (.500) to start an inning.
Daeya Moses is 11-for-25 (.440) with two homers leading off an inning.

NO QUIT

Tulsa has been strong lately with two outs in an inning.
The team has scored a total of 69 of its 195 (.354) runs this season with two outs.
It's turned up in conference play with 48 of its 100 (.480) and 41 of its last 85 (.482) runs coming with two outs.
Over the last 13 games the Golden Hurricane are hitting 43-for-124 (.347) with two outs.

AROUND THE DIAMOND

Tulsa is outscoring opponents 49-21 in the second inning.
Opposing pinch hitters are just 3-for-25 (.120) 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.

UP NEXT

Tulsa hits the road to face Florida Atlantic, sitting a game behind the Owls in the standings.

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