Oklahoma State University Athletics
Mario Pesca
Cowboy Baseball Advances At Big 12 Tourney
May 21, 2025 | Cowboy Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texasย โ Oklahoma State began defense of its Big 12 tourney title with a 4-3 win over Baylor in the opening round of the Big 12 Baseball Championship Wednesday at Globe Life Field.
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With the win, the seventh-seeded Cowboys improved to 28-22 and moved into the quarterfinals to take on No. 2 seed Kansas Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Mario Pesca was outstanding in relief of starter Sean Youngerman to earn the win out of the bullpen. The right-hander tossed 3 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out a pair, to improve to 7-2 on the season.
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Youngerman worked 4 1/3 innings, striking out five and allowing three runs, just one of those earned.
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Gabe Davis retired all three batters he faced in the ninth for his third save of the season.
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Offensively, the Cowboys had just five hits, with Kollin Ritchie and Colin Brueggemann picking up RBIs.
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OSU jumped on top in the second when Ritchie deposited his 10th home run of the season into the seats in right-center field.
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However, the Bears would take advantage of a throwing error in the third to plate a pair of runs and take a 2-1 lead.
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BU added to its lead in the fifth, going up 3-1 on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Tyriq Kemp.
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OSU trimmed its deficit in the sixth. Brayden Smith and Ian Daugherty led off the frame with singles before a deep fly out to center field by Nolan Schubart advanced both runners into scoring position. Brueggemann then picked up an RBI on a sac fly line out to left field to make the score 3-2.
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The Cowboys would then take advantage of a BU error as, with two outs, third baseman Pearson Riebock uncorked a wild throw to first that allowed the tying run to score from second base.
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With the game tied 3-3 in the seventh, another error proved pivotal. With Cowboys on first and second and two outs, Daugherty grounded a ball at Kemp, BU's shortstop, who misplayed the ball. The miscue allowed the go-ahead run to score as OSU went back on top, 4-3.
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Pesca kept the Bears off the scoreboard in the eighth, stranding the tying run at first with an inning-ending striking, before Davis came out of the pen and shut the door in the ninth.
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With the win, the seventh-seeded Cowboys improved to 28-22 and moved into the quarterfinals to take on No. 2 seed Kansas Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Mario Pesca was outstanding in relief of starter Sean Youngerman to earn the win out of the bullpen. The right-hander tossed 3 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out a pair, to improve to 7-2 on the season.
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Youngerman worked 4 1/3 innings, striking out five and allowing three runs, just one of those earned.
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Gabe Davis retired all three batters he faced in the ninth for his third save of the season.
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Offensively, the Cowboys had just five hits, with Kollin Ritchie and Colin Brueggemann picking up RBIs.
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OSU jumped on top in the second when Ritchie deposited his 10th home run of the season into the seats in right-center field.
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However, the Bears would take advantage of a throwing error in the third to plate a pair of runs and take a 2-1 lead.
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BU added to its lead in the fifth, going up 3-1 on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Tyriq Kemp.
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OSU trimmed its deficit in the sixth. Brayden Smith and Ian Daugherty led off the frame with singles before a deep fly out to center field by Nolan Schubart advanced both runners into scoring position. Brueggemann then picked up an RBI on a sac fly line out to left field to make the score 3-2.
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The Cowboys would then take advantage of a BU error as, with two outs, third baseman Pearson Riebock uncorked a wild throw to first that allowed the tying run to score from second base.
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With the game tied 3-3 in the seventh, another error proved pivotal. With Cowboys on first and second and two outs, Daugherty grounded a ball at Kemp, BU's shortstop, who misplayed the ball. The miscue allowed the go-ahead run to score as OSU went back on top, 4-3.
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Pesca kept the Bears off the scoreboard in the eighth, stranding the tying run at first with an inning-ending striking, before Davis came out of the pen and shut the door in the ninth.
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