C o n f e r e n c e Sta n d i n g s CONFERENCE OVERALL Through games of April 4 School W L T Pct. H A N W L T Pct. H A N Streak vs.

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1 Contact: Lance Gottardy April 5, SOFTBALL C o n f e r e n c e Sta n d i n g s CONFERENCE OVERALL Through games of April 4 School W L T Pct. H A N W L T Pct. H A N Streak vs. Top 25 Baylor W4 4-3 Texas Tech W Oklahoma W1 4-4 Kansas L1 1-6 Texas W2 0-3 Iowa State L3 0-4 Oklahoma State L4 1-6 T h i s Week in The Big 12 Tuesday, April 5 Lamar at No. 18 Baylor UTEP at Texas Iowa State at Drake UTEP at Texas Wednesday, April 6 Iowa State at Northern Iowa Oklahoma State at Tulsa Wichita State at No. 12 Oklahoma Texas at UTSA Friday, April 8 North Texas at Kansas Saturday, April 9 North Texas at Kansas Georgia Tech at Kansas Sunday, April 10 Georgia Tech at Kansas All times Central / Teams highest weekly ranking denoted / Conference game* 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. N o t e s The Big 12 continues to have three teams (43% of the league) either ranked or receiving votes in the national polls (USA Today/NFCA / ESPN. com/usa Softball): Oklahoma (14/t12), Baylor (19, 18) and Texas (RV/RV). The conference once again raised it s overall winning percentage over the past week, going 7-3 (.700) vs. other conferences. For the year, the league s overall record vs. other leagues sits at (.645). Both Baylor and Texas Tech swept their conference series this past weekend to shoot to the top of the league standings. The Bears are a perfect 5-0 through the first two weeks of league play. Baylor s Heather Stearns and Texas Lindsey Stephens have been named the Big 12 Players of the Week. Stearns threw a complete-game shutout over then No. 4 Louisiana-Lafayette and Stephens hit.500 on the way to the awards. League bats remain strong, with four squads hitting above.300: Oklahoma (.364, No. 4 nationally), Baylor (.318), Oklahoma State (.302) and Texas (.301). Texas Tech (40), Oklahoma (38), Kansas (36) Oklahoma State (35) and Baylor (34) have each eclipsed 30 long balls on the year. Baylor s Sarah Smith leads the league in hitting, posting a.429 (45- for-105) mark this season. TTU s Kierra Miles is currently leads the conference and is tied for 10th in the country in homers with 13. She also leads the league in total bases with 90. BU s Heather Stearns is at the top of the league in ERA with a 1.32 mark over IP. She also has a Big 12-leading 135 strikeouts, 15 wins and five saves (t-2nd in the country). #Big12SB @CowgirlSB #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference

2 B i g 12 Weekly Aw a r d s Date Player Pitcher February 16 Daniella Chavez, Kansas, INF, So. Savannah Sanders, Iowa State, RHP, Fr. February 23 Lindsey Cargill, Baylor, UTL, Jr. Paige Parker, Oklahoma, LHP, So. Celina Felix, Texas, 3B, Jr. March 1 Sarah Smith, Baylor, 3B, Sr. Heather Stearns, Baylor, RHP, Sr. March 8 Chaley Brickey, Kansas, SS, Sr. Andie Formby, Kansas, P, So. March 15 Lindsey Stephens, Texas, CF, Sr. Paige Parker, Oklahoma, LHP, So. March 22 Kierra Miles, Texas Tech, RF, Jr. Heather Stearns, Baylor, RHP, Sr. Andie Formby, Kansas, RHP, So. March 29 Tiffany Mikkelson, Oklahoma State, OF, Sr. Andie Formby, Kansas, RHP, So. April 5 Lindsey Stephens, Texas, CF, Sr. Heather Stearns, Baylor, RHP, Sr. April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 V s Other Conferences America East American Athletic Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Atlantic Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Great West Horizon Ivy Group Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Summit League Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Independents Non-Division I TOTAL (.645) P r e s e a s o n Poll & Composite Schedule Rank Team Points 1. Oklahoma (5) Baylor (2) Texas Kansas Oklahoma State Texas Tech Iowa State 7 First-place votes in parentheses. March Texas at Baylor March 30 Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma ASA Stadium, Oklahoma City April 1-3 Baylor at Iowa State Kansas at Oklahoma Texas Tech at Oklahoma State April 8-10 Oklahoma at Baylor April Baylor at Oklahoma State Texas at Oklahoma Texas Tech at Kansas April Iowa State at Texas Tech Kansas at Baylor Oklahoma State at Texas April 29-May 1 Baylor at Texas Tech Kansas at Texas Oklahoma at Iowa State May 6-8 Oklahoma State at Kansas Texas at Iowa State Texas Tech at Oklahoma May Iowa State at Kansas May 13 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State May 14 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma May 14 Baylor at Texas May NCAA Regionals May NCAA Super Regionals June 2-8 NCAA Women s College World Series; Oklahoma City S tay Connected BIG12SPORTS.COM The Big 12 Conference maintains its website at Big12Sports.com. Complete information on the league and member schools is available. The site boasts original content from throughout the Conference along with several video broadcasts. In softball, scores throughout the league and standings are updated as games are final. Big 12 conference and team statistics are updated no later than the following morning. Media can access PDF files of the conference release, statistics and softball record book. SOCIAL MEDIA The Big 12 also maintains a presence on the following social networking sites: Facebook - Facebook.com/Big12 Twitter Instagram The official hashtag for Big 12 softball is #Big12SB. BIG 12 CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE Big 12 Champions for Life, a new initiative of the Big 12 Conference features studentathletes, selected by Conference institutions, in a series of public service announcements highlighting the positive impact an athletics scholarship has had on their lives leading to stories of personal growth and success. To learn more, visit Big12ChampionsforLife.com and follow the campaign on Twitter (@Big12Champ4Life).

3 B i g 12 In The Nat i o n a l Polls USA Today/NFCA (April 5) 1. Michigan (17) Florida (10) Auburn (2) Alabama (2) Louisiana-Lafayette Oregon James Madison (1) LSU Florida State Georgia Texas A&M Washington UCLA OKLAHOMA Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Arizona BAYLOR Notre Dame 26-6 Arizona State Minnesota Fresno State Florida Atlantic USF RV - TEXAS 22-9 ESPN.COM/USA Softball (April 5) 1. Michigan (9) Auburn (3) Florida (5) Alabama (1) Louisiana-Lafayette (1) James Madison (1) Oregon Florida State LSU Texas A&M Georgia OKLAHOMA 26-7 Washington Missouri Kentucky 31-8 UCLA Arizona BAYLOR Tennessee Notre Dame Arizona State Minnesota South Florida Ohio State Fresno State 24-9 RV - TEXAS 22-9 B i g 12 in the Nat i o n a l Polls USA Today/NFCA / ESPN.com/USA Softball BAYLOR OKLAHOMA TEXAS TEXAS TECH Preseason 16/16 9/8 February 16 21/21 14/t10 RV/24 February 23 NR/24 12/11 24/21 NR/RV March 1 24/22 14/13 RV/24 March 8 22/21 13/14 RV/25 March 15 20/20 13/14 RV/RV March 22 20/20 13/14 RV/NR March 29 19/19 13/14 RV/RV April 5 19/18 14/t12 RV/RV April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 BAYLOR (31-7, 5-0 Big 12) 2/12 McNeese State W, 5-4 2/13 McNeese State L, 1-3 2/14 McNeese State W, 6-5 2/19 Northwestern State W, 10-0 (5) 2/19 Liberty W, 5-0 2/20 North Texas L, 5-7 (9) 2/20 Northwestern State W, 4-3 2/21 North Texas L, 6-7 (8) 2/24 at Sam Houston State W, 13-4 (5) 2/26 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 12-0 (5) 2/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 8-0 (5) 2/27 vs. Mississippi Valley State W, 11-1 (5) 2/27 vs. Mississippi State W, 4-0 2/28 vs. Nicholls State W, 1-0 3/4 vs. San Jose State W, 6-1 3/4 vs. Oregon State W, 3-0 3/5 vs. Fresno State W, 5-4 3/5 vs. Missouri L, /6 vs. Arizona State L, 0-2 3/9 vs. North Dakota State W, 4-2 3/10 at Hawai i W, 3-2 3/11 vs. California W, 5-3 3/11 vs. North Dakota State W, 8-5 3/12 at Hawai i W, 3-0 3/15 vs. Cleveland State W, 6-3 3/15 vs. Cleveland State L, 4-5 3/19 UCF W, 3-1 3/19 UCF W, 2-0 3/20 UCF W, 3-0 3/22 at UTSA W, 6-5 3/25 Texas* W, 3-1 3/26 Texas* W, 6-5 3/29 UL Lafayette W, 2-0 3/29 UL Lafayette L, 3-4 3/30 North Texas W, 2-0 4/1 at Iowa State* W, 16-4 (5) 4/2 at Iowa State* W, /3 at Iowa State* W, 17-0 (5) 4/5 Lamar 2:00 PM 4/8 Oklahoma* 6:30 PM 4/9 Oklahoma* 6:00 PM 4/10 Oklahoma* 6:30 PM 4/12 at Houston 4:00 PM 4/12 at Houston 6:00 PM 4/15 at Oklahoma State* 6:00 PM 4/16 at Oklahoma State* 1:00 PM 4/17 at Oklahoma State* 12:00 PM 4/20 Texas State 2:00 PM 4/22 Kansas* 12:00 PM 4/23 Kansas* 5:00 PM 4/24 Kansas* 7:00 PM 4/27 at Abeline Christian 6:00 PM 4/29 at Texas Tech* 6:00 PM 4/30 at Texas Tech* 4:00 PM 5/1 at Texas Tech* 12:00 PM 5/14 at Texas* 8:00 PM

4 T e a m Schedules & Result s IOWA STATE (15-17, 0-3 Big 12) 2/12 IUPUI W, 7-0 2/12 Eastern Illinois W, 8-7 (10) 2/13 North Dakota W, 10-1 (5) 2/13 IUPUI W, 7-0 2/14 Eastern Illinois W, 10-1 (6) 2/14 North Dakota L, 0-1 2/19 vs. Ball State W, 8-5 2/19 at Houston L, 3-4 (8) 2/20 vs. Toledo W, 4-2 2/21 vs. Ball State L, 4-6 (8) 2/25 at UC-Davis L, 4-6 2/26 vs. South Dakota W, 6-3 2/26 vs. Idaho State W, 4-2 2/27 vs. New Mexico W, 6-0 3/4 vs. Fordham W, /4 at Mercer L, 3-9 3/5 vs. Boston College L, 1-10 (5) 3/5 at Mercer L, 0-5 3/6 vs. Fordham L, 2-5 3/11 vs. UC-Santa Barbara W, 2-0 3/12 vs. UCLA L, 1-7 3/12 at Long Beach State L, 4-5 3/13 vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 1-2 3/18 vs. Purdue L, 0-1 3/18 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 8-3 3/19 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 4-5 3/26 North Dakota State L, 1-4 3/26 North Dakota State W, 7-2 3/30 Indiana State W, 3-2 4/1 Baylor* L, 4-16 (5) 4/2 Baylor* L, /3 Baylor* L, 0-17 (5) 4/5 vs. Drake 5:00 PM 4/6 vs. UNI 4:00 PM 4/8 at Oklahoma State* 7:00 PM 4/9 at Oklahoma State* 2:00 PM 4/10 at Oklahoma State* 12:00 PM 4/14 Omaha 3:00 PM 4/19 South Dakota 2:00 PM 4/19 South Dakota 4:00 PM 4/20 Iowa 4:00 PM 4/22 at Texas Tech* 6:00 PM 4/23 at Texas Tech* 4:00 PM 4/24 at Texas Tech* 12:00 PM 4/26 Drake 4:00 PM 4/29 Oklahoma* 4:00 PM 4/30 Oklahoma* 12:00 PM 5/1 Oklahoma* 12:00 PM 5/6 Texas* 4:00 PM 5/7 Texas* 12:00 PM 5/8 Texas* 12:00 PM 5/12 at Kansas* 5:00 PM 5/13 at Kansas* 5:00 PM 5/14 at Kansas* 2:00 PM KANSAS (20-13, 1-2 Big 12) OKLAHOMA (23-6, 3-1 Big 12) 2/12 vs. North Carolina State L, 1-3 2/12 vs. Minnesota L, 0-1 2/12 at Jacksonville W, 9-0 2/12 vs. Washington L, /13 vs. Coastal Carolina W, 5-1 2/13 vs. Lamar W, 12-2 (5) 2/13 vs. UNC Greensboro L, 3-6 2/13 vs. Syracuse W, 7-0 2/14 vs. UNC Greensboro L, /14 vs. Long Beach State W, 7-0 2/19 vs. UC Riverside W, 5-4 2/19 vs. Creighton W, /19 at Fresno State L, 3-5 2/19 at New Mexico State W, 11-1 (5) 2/20 vs. Sacramento State W, 9-0 2/20 vs. Western Michigan W, 12-0 (5) 2/20 at Fresno State L, 2-3 2/20 at New Mexico State W, 8-0 (6) 2/21 vs. UC Riverside L, 4-5 2/25 vs. Oregon State L, 4-6 2/26 vs. Wisconsin W, 2-1 2/25 vs. Utah W, 6-2 2/26 at South Florida L, 5-6 2/26 vs. Michigan L, /27 vs. UNLV W, 4-2 2/26 vs. Fresno State W, 3-2 2/27 vs. UNLV W, 7-3 2/27 vs. UCLA W, /28 vs. South Florida L, 0-6 3/5 Dartmouth W, 9-0 (5) 3/5 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 3-2 3/5 Dartmouth W, 7-0 3/5 vs. Butler W, 5-3 3/11 Saint Louis W, 9-4 3/6 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 7-1 3/11 BYU W, 8-0 (5) 3/6 at Southern Illinois W, /12 BYU W, 3-0 3/10 Missouri State W, 4-0 3/12 Maryland W, 11-2 (6) 3/11 Western Illinois W, 8-0 3/13 Maryland W, 11-0 (6) 3/12 Western Illinois W, 4-1 3/16 Minnesota L, (8) 3/12 Northern Iowa L, 2-4 3/18 vs. DePaul W, 6-1 3/13 Nebraska at Omaha W, 5-0 3/18 at Cal State Fullerton L, 5-7 3/16 at Creighton W, 6-0 3/19 vs. Grand Canyon W, 7-1 3/19 Minnesota L, 2-4 3/19 vs. Alabama W, 2-0 3/20 Saint Louis W, 9-0 3/20 vs. Nebraska W, 4-2 3/22 Evansville W, 7-0 3/25 UMKC W, /22 Evansville W, 4-2 3/26 vs. UMKC W, 8-4 3/29 Wichita State L, 1-6 3/30 vs. Oklahoma State W, 10-2 (5) 4/1 at Oklahoma* L, 2-5 4/1 Kansas* W, 5-2 4/2 at Oklahoma* W, 5-2 4/2 Kansas* L, 2-5 4/3 at Oklahoma* L, 0-4 4/3 Kansas* W, 4-0 4/8 North Texas 5:00 PM 4/6 Wichita State 6:00 PM 4/9 North Texas 1:30 PM 4/8 at Baylor* 6:30 PM 4/9 Georgia Tech 4:00 PM 4/9 at Baylor* 2:00 PM 4/10 Georgia Tech 11:30 AM 4/10 at Baylor* 1:00 PM 4/15 Texas Tech* 5:00 PM 4/13 North Texas 6:00 PM 4/16 Texas Tech* 2:00 PM 4/15 Texas* 6:30 PM 4/17 Texas Tech* 12:00 PM 4/16 Texas* 2:00 PM 4/22 at Baylor* 6:30 PM 4/17 Texas* 12:00 PM 4/23 at Baylor* 2:00 PM 4/20 at Arkansas 5:00 PM 4/24 at Baylor* 12:00 PM 4/23 vs. Lipscomb 11:30 AM 4/29 at Texas* TBA 4/23 vs. Lipscomb 4:30 PM 4/29 at Texas* TBA 4/24 vs. UL Monroe 11:00 AM 5/1 at Texas* TBA 4/29 at Iowa State* 4:00 PM 5/6 Oklahoma State* 5:00 PM 4/30 at Iowa State* 12:00 PM 5/7 Oklahoma State* 2:00 PM 5/1 at Iowa State* 12:00 PM 5/8 Oklahoma State* 12:00 PM 5/6 Texas Tech* 6:30 PM 5/12 Iowa State* 5:00 PM 5/7 Texas Tech* 1:00 PM 5/13 Iowa State* 5:00 PM 5/8 Texas Tech* 3:00 PM 5/14 Iowa State* 2:00 PM 5/13 at Oklahoma State* 6:00 PM 5/14 Oklahoma State* 2:00 PM

5 TTe ae m a m Schedules & Result s s OKLAHOMA STATE (17-16, 0-4 Big 12) 2/12 at Texas State L, 1-3 2/12 vs. Northwestern State L, 3-9 2/13 vs. DePaul W, 3-0 2/13 vs. Abeline Christian W, 9-7 2/14 at Texas State L, 0-4 2/19 vs. Tennessee L, /19 vs. Auburn L, 1-6 2/20 vs. DePaul W, 7-2 2/20 vs. South Florida W, /21 vs. James Madison L, 1-4 2/25 vs. San Diego State L, /26 vs. Washington W, 8-4 2/26 vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 2-4 2/27 vs. Michigan L, 2-11 (5) 2/28 vs. Oregon L, 0-7 3/2 at Arkansas W, /4 Dartmouth W, 8-0 3/4 Dartmouth L, 2-5 3/9 Wichita State W, 4-3 3/11 Miami (OH) W, 6-5 3/12 Cleveland State W, 9-4 3/12 Miami (OH) W, 7-2 3/16 Missouri State W, 4-0 3/19 at Houston L, /19 at Houston W, /20 at Houston W, 7-3 3/23 at Wichita State W, 8-2 3/25 Mississippi W, 9-6 3/25 Mississippi W, 8-6 3/30 Oklahoma L, 2-10 (5) 4/1 Texas Tech* L, 7-9 4/2 Texas Tech* L, /3 Texas Tech* L, 7-8 4/6 at Tulsa 5:00 PM 4/8 Iowa State* 7:00 PM 4/9 Iowa State* 2:00 PM 4/10 Iowa State* 12:00 PM 4/15 Baylor* 6:00 PM 4/16 Baylor* 1:00 PM 4/17 Baylor* 12:00 PM 4/20 Tulsa 6:30 PM 4/22 at Texas* TBA 4/23 at Texas* TBA 4/24 at Texas* TBA 4/27 Arkansas 6:30 PM 4/30 at UNLV 5:00 PM 4/30 at UNLV 7:00 PM 5/1 at UNLV 1:00 PM 5/6 at Kansas* 5:00 PM 5/7 at Kansas* 2:00 PM 5/8 at Kansas* 12:00 PM 5/13 Oklahoma* 6:00 PM 5/14 at Oklahoma* 2:00 PM TEXAS (22-9, 0-2 Big 12) 2/11 Arkansas W, 4-1 2/12 North Carolina W, 6-5 2/13 North Carolina W, 7-6 2/13 Arkansas W, 6-5 2/14 North Dakota State W, 3-2 2/19 vs. Toledo W, 17-2 (5) 2/19 vs. Ball State W, 13-2 (5) 2/20 vs. Ball State W, 8-0 (5) 2/21 vs. Toledo W, 6-3 2/21 at Houston W, 4-1 2/25 Abeline Christian W, 15-1 (5) 2/26 Abeline Christian W, 3-2 2/26 Tulsa L, 0-3 2/27 Tulsa L, 0-3 2/27 Illinois W, 8-1 2/28 Weber State W, 5-0 3/2 at Texas State L, 5-9 3/8 UTSA W, 3-2 (8) 3/12 vs. Samford W, /12 vs. Arizona L, 2-3 (8) 3/16 vs. Iowa L, 0-1 3/17 vs. Iowa W, 4-3 3/17 at Hawaii W, 5-2 3/18 at Hawaii L, 2-3 3/19 at Hawaii W, 3-2 3/25 at Baylor* L, 1-3 3/26 at Baylor* L, 5-6 3/30 Texas State W, 3-2 4/1 BYU L, 1-3 4/2 BYU W, 5-0 4/2 BYU W, 7-0 4/5 UTEP 4:30 PM 4/5 UTEP 7:00 PM 4/6 at UTSA 6:00 PM 4/8 Texas Tech* 6:00 PM 4/9 Texas Tech* 1:00 PM 4/10 Texas Tech* 12:00 PM 4/15 at Oklahoma* 6:30 PM 4/16 at Oklahoma* 2:00 PM 4/17 at Oklahoma* 12:00 PM 4/22 Oklahoma State* 6:00 PM 4/23 Oklahoma State* 1:00 PM 4/24 Oklahoma State* 12:00 PM 4/27 Texas Southern 6:00 PM 4/29 Kansas* 4:30 PM 4/29 Kansas* 1:00 PM 5/1 Kansas* 11:00 AM 5/6 at Iowa State* 4:00 PM 5/7 at Iowa State* 12:00 PM 5/8 at Iowa State* 12:00 PM 5/14 Baylor* 8:00 PM BB i g12sport i s.com / /@Big12Conference / /#Big12SB TEXAS TECH (18-19, 3-0 Big 12) 2/11 at UNLV W, 7-3 2/12 vs. Utah Valley W, 4-2 2/12 vs. Washington L, /13 vs. Long Beach State W, 4-2 2/13 vs. Minnesota L, 4-7 2/19 vs. San Diego L, 0-6 2/19 at San Diego State L, 3-13 (5) 2/20 vs. Kentucky L, 0-10 (5) 2/20 vs. California W, 2-0 2/21 vs. South Dakota L, 3-5 2/25 at UL Lafayette L, 2-6 2/25 at UL Lafayette L, /27 vs. Illinois State W, 5-2 2/27 at LSU L, 2-3 (8) 2/28 vs. Illinois State W, 5-3 2/28 at LSU L, 3-5 3/4 McNeese State W, 4-1 3/4 Ohio W, 7-5 3/5 McNeese State W, /5 Ohio L, 2-6 3/6 Stephen F. Austin L, /6 UTSA W, 6-4 3/11 at Texas A&M L, 5-9 3/12 at Texas A&M L, 6-7 3/13 at Texas A&M L, /17 Georgia Southern W, 4-1 3/18 Boise State W, 8-1 3/19 Georgia Southern W, /19 Boise State W, 6-5 3/20 Boise State L, 4-8 3/24 at Arizona State L, 1-3 3/25 at Arizona State L, 3-4 3/26 at Arizona State L, 3-7 3/30 at Abeline Christian W, 6-1 4/1 at Oklahoma State* W, 9-7 4/2 at Oklahoma State* W, /3 at Oklahoma State* W, 8-7 4/8 at Texas* TBA 4/9 at Texas* TBA 4/10 at Texas* TBA 4/15 at Kansas* 5:00 PM 4/16 at Kansas* 2:00 PM 4/17 at Kansas* 12:00 PM 4/20 Abeline Christian 6:00 PM 4/22 Iowa State* 6:00 PM 4/23 Iowa State* 4:00 PM 4/24 Iowa State* 12:00 PM 4/27 at North Texas 1:00 PM 4/27 at North Texas 3:00 PM 4/29 Baylor* 6:00 PM 4/30 Baylor* 4:00 PM 5/1 Baylor* 12:00 PM 5/6 at Oklahoma* 6:30 PM 5/7 at Oklahoma* 1:00 PM 5/8 at Oklahoma* 3:00 PM