Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
37-17
Oklahoma
31-24
Cowboy Baseball Drops Big 12 Tourney Opener
May 24, 2023 | Cowboy Baseball
With the loss, the second-seeded Cowboys fell to 37-17 on the season. OSU will face No. 3-seed West Virginia in an elimination game Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
Marcus Brown paced the Pokes at the plate as he went 3-for-4 with a home run, while Carson Benge collected a pair of RBIs.
Benge took the loss on the mound to fall to 2-2 on the season. The right-hander allowed seven runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings while also allowing three walks.
OSU's five pitchers combined to issue 13 walks and also a pair of hit by pitches.
OU took the jumped out to a lead in its first at bat. Following walks to the first two batters and a fly out to move them into scoring position, Dakota Harris singled up the middle to give the Sooners a 2-0 lead. Later in the inning, a two-out RBI single pushed the lead to three.
The Sooners plated a run in the second and added three more in the third to take a 7-0 advantage.
OSU began to cut into that lead in the third. After back-to-back singles by Nolan McLean and Brown, Zach Ehrhard ripped a double to left field to bring home the Cowboys' first run. Two batters later, Benge delivered a two-out, two-RBI single to make the score 7-3.
The Cowboys drew closer in the fifth, getting a solo home run from Brown to cut the OU lead to 7-4. The blast was Brown's ninth homer and was OSU's 100th round-tripper of the season. It marks the first time the Pokes have hit 100 home runs in a season since 1999.
OU extended its lead once again in the seventh, plating runs on a throwing error and a walk with the bases loaded to go up 9-4.
The Cowboys' final run of the contest came in the ninth on a two-out RBI double by Roc Riggio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hitt, James (6-1)
L: Benge, Carson (2-2)
S: Campbell, Carter (2)
Batting:
2B: Carmichael, Easton 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
RBI: Spikerman, John 1 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Harris, Dakota 2 ; Mackenzie, Anthony 1 ; Carmichael, Easton 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
SH: Pettis, Kendall 2 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
SF: Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spikerman, John 2 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Harris, Dakota 1 ; Carmichael, Easton 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Fletcher, Kade 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
SB: Spikerman, John 1 ; Harris, Dakota 1
HBP: Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1
Batting:
2B: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Riggio, Roc 1 ; Wulfert, Tyler 1
HR: Brown, Marcus 1
RBI: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Riggio, Roc 1 ; Benge, Carson 2 ; Brown, Marcus 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ehrhard, Zach 2 ; McLean, Nolan 1 ; Brown, Marcus 2
