Becker, Maxwell, Edwards Named D1Softball All-Americans

STILLWATER ­­– Oklahoma State softball's Rachel Becker was named a D1Softball first team All-American, Kelly Maxwell was named to its second team, while Tallen Edwards earned All-America freshman team recognition.

The trio elevates OSU softball's All-American selection total to 49.

Becker, a first team All-Big 12 and first team NFCA All-Region honoree, has been one of most consistent offensive weapons in the country in her first year at Oklahoma State and the final year of her collegiate career.

The Cowgirls' second basemen and leadoff hitter prepares for the first NCAA Women's College World Series appearance of her career with a .449 batting average, .648 slugging percentage and .563 on-base percentage. With 22 doubles, she is tied for the OSU single season program record.

The Cowgirls' second basemen and leadoff hitter set an OSU program record by reaching safely in 49 consecutive games from to February 10 to April 29. She has pieced together a 20-game hitting streak (second-longest in OSU history) from March 17 to April 22 and a separate 18-game hitting streak from February 11 to March 5 (third-longest in OSU history).

For Maxwell, this year's honors marks the second-consecutive season she's earned All-America honors from D1Softball, after being named to its All-America first team in 2022.

Currently sporting a 1.77 ERA and a 16-5 record over 138.1 innings pitched, the redshirt senior and two-time All-Big 12 first team athlete ended the regular season as the Big 12 Conference leader in strikeouts, strikeouts per seven innings and hits allowed per seven innings.

With 223 punch outs before the start of the 2023 NCAA Women's College World Series, Maxwell is one of just six pitchers in program history to record 200+ strikeouts in multiple seasons at Oklahoma State.

Edwards represents Oklahoma State's first freshman All-American selection of the Gajewski-era. The freshman outfielder made the most out of her decision to forego her senior year at Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, enrolling early at Oklahoma State and earning the starting role in left field for the Cowgirls.

Oklahoma State's lone true freshman starter, Edwards ranks top-five among teammates in batting average (.329), runs scored (40) and hits (55).

Becker, Maxwell, Edwards and the Cowgirls begin play at the 2023 NCAA Women's College World Series on Thursday as they take on the No. 3 national seed Florida State at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.