Oklahoma State University Athletics
Tuesday, February 24
Stillwater, OK
4:00 PM
Oklahoma State University
5-3
14
vs
3
Central Arkansas
5-4
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Central Arkansas
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
4
3
Oklahoma State
2
1
1
10
0
0
X
14
11
1
Kollin Ritchie
Cowboy Baseball Cruises To Fourth-Straight Win
February 24, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
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STILLWATERย โ Oklahoma State's winning streak reached four Tuesday as the Cowboys run-ruled Central Arkansas, 14-3, in seven innings in their home opener at O'Brate Stadium.
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With the win, the Pokes improved to 5-3, while UCA dropped to 5-4.
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The 14-run performance from the OSU lineup marks the fourth time in the last six games that the Cowboys have reached double digits.
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Aidan Meola and Kollin Ritchie both homered, with Ritchie tallying a game-high three RBIs. Meola has now gone deep in five consecutive games.
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TP Wentworth earned his first-career win in a predetermined two inning start. The southpaw allowed one run on two hits while striking out two and walking a pair.
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Coming out of the bullpen to help secure the win were Mario Pesca, Kai Fyke, Zane Burns and Stormy Rhodes.
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The Bears got the scoring started in the first inning on a pair of hits. Nate Negre hit a double into the left-center field gap and would come in to score on a two-out single by Landon Carter.
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OSU respondedย in the bottom of the inning, which began with Alex Conover reaching base on an error. Ritchie then hit his Big 12-leading sixth home run of the season to put the Cowboys on top, 2-1.
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Wentworth worked a scoreless second inning, and the Cowboy offense tacked on another run courtesy of a Brock Thompson two-out RBI single.
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Pesca took the mound to start the third inning and worked a scoreless frame that included a pair of strikeouts.
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With two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the third, Campbell Smithwick created a rally with his legs. He beat out a slow dribbler to first and went on to steal second base. After a Terrance Bowen walk, Danny Wallace brought Smithwick in with a single to left field to make it a 4-1 game.
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Fyke entered for the Pokes in the fourth and surrendered a run on a walk, hit and sacrifice fly off the bat of Jagger Schattle.
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The Cowboy offense more than made up for the run given up, putting up a 10 spot in the bottom of the fourth.
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After loading the bases without recording a hit, Thompson reached on an error, Ritchie walked and Meola was hit by a pitch. Colin Brueggemann brought in the first run on an RBI groundout and then the flood gates opened.
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Sebastian Norman scorched a 113 mph single up the middle to plate two and was followed by RBI doubles from Wallace, Conover and Ritchie. The inning was capped with a long blast off the bat of Meola, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week.
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The 10-run onslaught marked the first double-digit scoring frame for the Pokes since May 17, 2024 against Houston.
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The Bears scored another run off Fyke in the fifth to make it a 14-3 game.
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Burns worked the sixth inning and struck out a pair while issuing a walk before Rhodes entered to close out the seventh inning and fanned one.
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OSU continues its homestand with a three-game series against Sam Houston beginning Friday. The opener is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.
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STILLWATERย โ Oklahoma State's winning streak reached four Tuesday as the Cowboys run-ruled Central Arkansas, 14-3, in seven innings in their home opener at O'Brate Stadium.
ย
With the win, the Pokes improved to 5-3, while UCA dropped to 5-4.
ย
The 14-run performance from the OSU lineup marks the fourth time in the last six games that the Cowboys have reached double digits.
ย
Aidan Meola and Kollin Ritchie both homered, with Ritchie tallying a game-high three RBIs. Meola has now gone deep in five consecutive games.
ย
TP Wentworth earned his first-career win in a predetermined two inning start. The southpaw allowed one run on two hits while striking out two and walking a pair.
ย
Coming out of the bullpen to help secure the win were Mario Pesca, Kai Fyke, Zane Burns and Stormy Rhodes.
ย
The Bears got the scoring started in the first inning on a pair of hits. Nate Negre hit a double into the left-center field gap and would come in to score on a two-out single by Landon Carter.
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OSU respondedย in the bottom of the inning, which began with Alex Conover reaching base on an error. Ritchie then hit his Big 12-leading sixth home run of the season to put the Cowboys on top, 2-1.
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Wentworth worked a scoreless second inning, and the Cowboy offense tacked on another run courtesy of a Brock Thompson two-out RBI single.
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Pesca took the mound to start the third inning and worked a scoreless frame that included a pair of strikeouts.
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With two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the third, Campbell Smithwick created a rally with his legs. He beat out a slow dribbler to first and went on to steal second base. After a Terrance Bowen walk, Danny Wallace brought Smithwick in with a single to left field to make it a 4-1 game.
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Fyke entered for the Pokes in the fourth and surrendered a run on a walk, hit and sacrifice fly off the bat of Jagger Schattle.
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The Cowboy offense more than made up for the run given up, putting up a 10 spot in the bottom of the fourth.
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After loading the bases without recording a hit, Thompson reached on an error, Ritchie walked and Meola was hit by a pitch. Colin Brueggemann brought in the first run on an RBI groundout and then the flood gates opened.
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Sebastian Norman scorched a 113 mph single up the middle to plate two and was followed by RBI doubles from Wallace, Conover and Ritchie. The inning was capped with a long blast off the bat of Meola, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week.
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The 10-run onslaught marked the first double-digit scoring frame for the Pokes since May 17, 2024 against Houston.
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The Bears scored another run off Fyke in the fifth to make it a 14-3 game.
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Burns worked the sixth inning and struck out a pair while issuing a walk before Rhodes entered to close out the seventh inning and fanned one.
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OSU continues its homestand with a three-game series against Sam Houston beginning Friday. The opener is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wentworth, TP (1-0)
L: PANNELL, JACOB (0-1)
Batting:
2B: RUNSICK, JACK 1 ; NEGRE, NATE 1
RBI: RUNSICK, JACK 1 ; SCHATTLE, JAGGER 1 ; CARTER, LANDON 1
SF: SCHATTLE, JAGGER 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RUNSICK, JACK 1 ; NEGRE, NATE 1 ; CARTER, LANDON 1
SB: GWYN, PARKER 1
CS: GWYN, PARKER 1
Batting:
2B: Ritchie, Kollin 1 ; Conover, Alex 1 ; Wallace, Danny 1
HR: Ritchie, Kollin 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1
RBI: Thompson, Brock 1 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1 ; Ritchie, Kollin 3 ; Conover, Alex 1 ; Norman, Sebastian 2 ; Meola, Aidan 2 ; Bowen, Terrance 1 ; Wallace, Danny 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Brock 2 ; Ritchie, Kollin 3 ; Conover, Alex 1 ; Norman, Sebastian 1 ; Meola, Aidan 2 ; Bowen, Terrance 1 ; Smithwick, Campbell 3 ; Wallace, Danny 1
SB: Smithwick, Campbell 1
HBP: Meola, Aidan 1
Game Leaders
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3
R
3
H
2
RBI
3
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
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