On Wednesday, USA Softball announced Oklahoma State pitcher Lexi Kilfoyle as one of 10 finalists for the College Player of the Year award.
Kilfoyle, who is currently the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and ranks fourth in the nation in ERA (1.13), becomes the fourth Cowgirl in history to finish in the top 10.
She is also one of three Big 12 finalists for the award, along with Tiare Jennings (Oklahoma) and Reece Atwood (Texas).
Oklahoma State’s Lexi Kilfoyle (left) has the fourth-best ERA in the nation at 1.13.
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Voting for the awards is now in its final stages to avoid post-season bias.
Tulsa World’s Juwan Lee, Bill Heisten, Eric Bailey and Barry Lewis discuss OU’s recent Big 12 Championship win and its ceiling for an NCAA Tournament appearance. Bixby’s chance for a seventh consecutive championship. OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a chance to be a future MVP, and former OSU golfer Kenny Phillips has a chance at the PGA Championship.
On Monday, the list will be narrowed down to three players and the actual winner will be named before the Women’s College World Series.
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