Oklahoma State University Athletics
Baseball Battles Oral Roberts in Tulsa
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Baseball
April 6, 1999
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State will take on Oral Roberts in a rematch of last week's game tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. at Drillers Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.
The Cowboys, winners of 11 of their last 12 and six straight, will battle Oral Roberts for the second time in a week's span after beating the Golden Eagles 11-5 last week in Oklahoma City.
Senior left hander Dale Pearson (1-1, 3.72 ERA) will start on the mound for the Cowboys while the Golden Eagles will counter with right hander Andrew Mosher (3-1, 3.96 ERA).
Oklahoma State is ranked in all three polls for the first time since Feb. 22. OSU is ranked No. 23 in Baseball America and No. 25 in Collegiate Baseball and the ESPN/Baseball Weekly's Coaches Poll.
Oral Roberts which was ranked No. 20 last week in Collegiate Baseball has dropped to No. 26 after going 1-1 last week. The Golden Eagles rebounded from the loss to the Cowboys with a 13-2 win over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, a NAIA institution, last Saturday.
After the mid-week game the Cowboys will get set for a Big 12 showdown against Nebraska in Lincoln over the weekend. The Cornhuskers are 20-9 overall and 8-4 in conference play, a game ahead of OSU. Game times for the weekend are: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
