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Cowboy Baseball Sweeps UCF – Oklahoma State University Athletics
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State wrapped up a Big 12 series sweep against UCF with a 10-6 win Sunday afternoon at O’Brate Stadium. The win was OSU’s second Big 12 series sweep of the season as the Cowboys improved to 10-11 in conference play and 22-21 overall. UCF fell to 24-23 and 6-18 in the […]
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State wrapped up a Big 12 series sweep against UCF with a 10-6 win Sunday afternoon at O’Brate Stadium.
The win was OSU’s second Big 12 series sweep of the season as the Cowboys improved to 10-11 in conference play and 22-21 overall. UCF fell to 24-23 and 6-18 in the league.
The offensive effort was led by the trio of Colin Brueggemann, Jayson Jones and Brock Thompson. Each homered and combined to drive in nine of the 10 Cowboy runs.
Sean Youngerman made his fourth start of the season for the Cowboys, pitching five innings and striking out six while allowing two runs, one earned. The right-hander earned the win, moving him to 3-1 on the season and bringing his season ERA to 1.99.
Matthew Brown recorded the final two outs of the game, working out of a bases-loaded jam, to pick up the first save of his collegiate career.
Youngerman was dominant in the second inning, striking out the side, and the Cowboys’ bats followed suit with a two-out rally in the bottom of the frame.
Kollin Ritchie got things started by reaching on an error, and Beau Sylvester followed with a walk. Thompson then came to the dish and battled his way to a full count, fouling off five pitches in the process. On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, the freshman lifted a ball into the visitor’s bullpen for his third home run of the series to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead.
The Pokes had another loud inning in the third, starting with a Nolan Schubart one-out walk. Brueggemann then deposited a ball into the right-field bleachers, extending the lead to 5-0. Up next, Jones matched Brueggemann with a deep shot over the left center-field bleachers, with the back-to-back homers pushing the lead to six.
Youngerman got into some trouble in the fourth inning as UCF loaded the bases with one out. He induced a ground ball to shortstop, but an errant throw to first allowed two runs to score to make it a 6-2 game.
OSU got those runs back and then some in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases with nobody out. The third inning culprits, Brueggemann and Jones each had RBI singles, with Brueggemann driving in a pair. Ritchie joined the action with an RBI single to right field to make it 10-2.
Hunter Watkins took over for Youngerman in the sixth inning and pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, one of them earned. The Knights scored three runs in the eighth, making it a 10-5 game, but Brennan Phillips came in and retired the final two batters to escape further damage.
Brown inherited the bases loaded with one out in the top of the ninth and hit the first batter he faced to make it a 10-6 game. But the freshman then induced Braden Calise to ground into a game-ending double play to secure the win.
Up next, the Cowboys travel to Waco, Texas, for a Big 12 series against Baylor. First pitch for Friday’s opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
The win was OSU’s second Big 12 series sweep of the season as the Cowboys improved to 10-11 in conference play and 22-21 overall. UCF fell to 24-23 and 6-18 in the league.
The offensive effort was led by the trio of Colin Brueggemann, Jayson Jones and Brock Thompson. Each homered and combined to drive in nine of the 10 Cowboy runs.
Sean Youngerman made his fourth start of the season for the Cowboys, pitching five innings and striking out six while allowing two runs, one earned. The right-hander earned the win, moving him to 3-1 on the season and bringing his season ERA to 1.99.
Matthew Brown recorded the final two outs of the game, working out of a bases-loaded jam, to pick up the first save of his collegiate career.
Youngerman was dominant in the second inning, striking out the side, and the Cowboys’ bats followed suit with a two-out rally in the bottom of the frame.
Kollin Ritchie got things started by reaching on an error, and Beau Sylvester followed with a walk. Thompson then came to the dish and battled his way to a full count, fouling off five pitches in the process. On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, the freshman lifted a ball into the visitor’s bullpen for his third home run of the series to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead.
The Pokes had another loud inning in the third, starting with a Nolan Schubart one-out walk. Brueggemann then deposited a ball into the right-field bleachers, extending the lead to 5-0. Up next, Jones matched Brueggemann with a deep shot over the left center-field bleachers, with the back-to-back homers pushing the lead to six.
Youngerman got into some trouble in the fourth inning as UCF loaded the bases with one out. He induced a ground ball to shortstop, but an errant throw to first allowed two runs to score to make it a 6-2 game.
OSU got those runs back and then some in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases with nobody out. The third inning culprits, Brueggemann and Jones each had RBI singles, with Brueggemann driving in a pair. Ritchie joined the action with an RBI single to right field to make it 10-2.
Hunter Watkins took over for Youngerman in the sixth inning and pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, one of them earned. The Knights scored three runs in the eighth, making it a 10-5 game, but Brennan Phillips came in and retired the final two batters to escape further damage.
Brown inherited the bases loaded with one out in the top of the ninth and hit the first batter he faced to make it a 10-6 game. But the freshman then induced Braden Calise to ground into a game-ending double play to secure the win.
Up next, the Cowboys travel to Waco, Texas, for a Big 12 series against Baylor. First pitch for Friday’s opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.