Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Upsets No. 7 Arizona, 7-4.
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Baseball
February 21, 1999
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Oklahoma State baseball team rallied from a 4-3 deficit with a three-run fifth inning and upset No. 7 Arizona, 7-4, in the final game of the San Diego Classic Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Calif.
Oklahoma State opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with an RBI single by Josh Holliday which scored Kevin Lucas from third base.
Arizona came back quickly scoring a run in the second and taking the lead with a two-run fourth inning giving the Wildcats a 3-1 lead.
After the Cowboys scored a run to tie the game in the bottom of the inning, Arizona scored for the final time in the top of the fifth and led 4-3.
With the bases loaded and the game tied knotted at 4-4, pinch hitter Toby Rhodes hit a two-RBI double to rightfield giving the Pokes a 6-4 advantage.
Freshman hurler Ryan Herrmann pitched four and a third innings of one-hit shutout relief while notching his first collegiate victory.
Leadoff man Kevin Lucas keyed the Cowboy attack, going 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Shortstop Billy Gasparino hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, his sixth of the season.
The Cowboys went 3-1 in the tournament and moved to 6-1 on the season. Arizona suffered its fourth loss of the season and is 14-4 overall.
Oklahoma State will be back in action again when Chicago State comes to Stillwater for a two-game series beginning on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
Arizona 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 Oklahoma State 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 x - 7 Arizona: Abbott, Zlottoff (4), Wood (5) and Welch, Anderson. Oklahoma State: New, Herrmann (5) and Holliday. W- Herrmann 1-0, L- Zlottoff 1-1. Homeruns: Gasparino (6).---
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