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Cowboy Baseball Victorious In Series Opener
WACO, Texas – Oklahoma State extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 7-2 victory over Baylor Friday night at Baylor Ballpark. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 23-21 overall and 11-11 in Big 12 play, while BU fell to 30-19 and 10-5 in the league. Harrison Bodendorf continued to […]
WACO, Texas – Oklahoma State extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 7-2 victory over Baylor Friday night at Baylor Ballpark.
With the win, the Cowboys improved to 23-21 overall and 11-11 in Big 12 play, while BU fell to 30-19 and 10-5 in the league.
Harrison Bodendorf continued to make his case as the conference’s top pitcher as he improved to 9-1. The southpaw worked six innings and allowed just one run on five hits while striking out seven.
Hunter Watkins came out of the bullpen and kept the Bears off the scoreboard for 1 2/3 innings, and Gabe Davis worked a scoreless ninth with a pair of strikeouts to seal the win.
Offensively, Colin Brueggemann was 3-for-5 with two doubles, and Kollin Ritchie had a pair of RBI doubles. Brayden Smith also homered and drove in two runs.
After three scoreless frames, OSU struck first in the fourth. Nolan Schubart drew a leadoff walk, and Brueggemann followed by lining a single off the glove of the BU second baseman. Up next, Jayson Jones brought home the game’s initial run with an RBI groundout.
The Cowboys weren’t done as Ritchie followed by lacing an RBI double just inside the left-field line to push the OSU advantage to 2-0 before Thompson brought home the Pokes’ third run of the inning with a single.
BU ended Bodendorf’s shutout in the bottom of the inning, striking for a run on an RBI groundout off the bat of Will Pendergrass.
But the Pokes would get the run back in their next at bat as Smith smashed a solo home run to right field for his eighth homer of the season and a 4-1 OSU lead in the fifth.
With Bodendorf cruising, the Cowboys tacked on another run in the seventh when Smith delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Alex Conover, who had doubled.
The Bears got to the OSU bullpen in the bottom of the inning, putting runners on the corners with one out after a pair of hits off Brennan Phillips. BU would then get a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2 before Watkins got out of the inning without any further damage.
OSU added insurance runs in the eighth Ritchie’s second RBI double of the contest and in the ninth on Schubart’s team-leading 13th homer of the season, a solo shot over the wall in left field.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 2 p.m.
With the win, the Cowboys improved to 23-21 overall and 11-11 in Big 12 play, while BU fell to 30-19 and 10-5 in the league.
Harrison Bodendorf continued to make his case as the conference’s top pitcher as he improved to 9-1. The southpaw worked six innings and allowed just one run on five hits while striking out seven.
Hunter Watkins came out of the bullpen and kept the Bears off the scoreboard for 1 2/3 innings, and Gabe Davis worked a scoreless ninth with a pair of strikeouts to seal the win.
Offensively, Colin Brueggemann was 3-for-5 with two doubles, and Kollin Ritchie had a pair of RBI doubles. Brayden Smith also homered and drove in two runs.
After three scoreless frames, OSU struck first in the fourth. Nolan Schubart drew a leadoff walk, and Brueggemann followed by lining a single off the glove of the BU second baseman. Up next, Jayson Jones brought home the game’s initial run with an RBI groundout.
The Cowboys weren’t done as Ritchie followed by lacing an RBI double just inside the left-field line to push the OSU advantage to 2-0 before Thompson brought home the Pokes’ third run of the inning with a single.
BU ended Bodendorf’s shutout in the bottom of the inning, striking for a run on an RBI groundout off the bat of Will Pendergrass.
But the Pokes would get the run back in their next at bat as Smith smashed a solo home run to right field for his eighth homer of the season and a 4-1 OSU lead in the fifth.
With Bodendorf cruising, the Cowboys tacked on another run in the seventh when Smith delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Alex Conover, who had doubled.
The Bears got to the OSU bullpen in the bottom of the inning, putting runners on the corners with one out after a pair of hits off Brennan Phillips. BU would then get a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2 before Watkins got out of the inning without any further damage.
OSU added insurance runs in the eighth Ritchie’s second RBI double of the contest and in the ninth on Schubart’s team-leading 13th homer of the season, a solo shot over the wall in left field.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 2 p.m.