Jilyen Poullard still feels like this isn’t real life, that she’s floating through a dream.
Sitting in the lobby of the Oklahoma State softball clubhouse, the senior outfielder exudes thankfulness. Thankful for the opportunity she was given to play at a national powerhouse. Thankful of her newfound family Cowgirl family. Thankful that she didn’t hang up her cleats in the winter of 2023, even when the coach at her former school, McNeese State University, took the joy of the game from her.
Poullard’s leadoff hitting, defensive athleticism and energy have been requisites for the Cowgirls in her lone season in Stillwater.