STILLWATER — Parker Conrad was sitting in a Stillwater hotel room with her dad about a year ago when her phone buzzed.
She was on the final night of a recruiting visit to Oklahoma State, and in the morning, the pitcher transferring from Missouri planned to commit to the Cowgirls.
But the message that lit up her phone changed everything.
It was a text from former Missouri pitcher and current Sooner Paige Lowary, wondering if Conrad might be interested in talking with Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso.
“It was a shock,” Conrad said. “I was like, ‘What?