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Oklahoma State Edges Past Centenary 9-5.
April 16, 2002 | Cowboy Baseball
April 16, 2002
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Josh Fields' RBI double in the fourth inning broke a 5-5 tie ballgame and propelled Oklahoma State to a 9-5 win over Centenary College in baseball action Tuesday night at Reynolds Stadium.
The Cowboys trailed 5-4 in the fourth when catcher Cory Von Tungeln opened the inning with a bunt base hit and advanced to second on a throwing error by Centenary pitcher Nick Waak. A bunt by centerfielder Jeff Salazar advanced Von Tungeln to third and he later scored on a RBI groundout by second baseman Kenny Hansley to tie the game at 5-5. Rightfielder Daylon Monette then followed with a base hit and scored on Fields' double.
OSU scored two more runs in the fifth on a solo homer by Von Tungeln, his first of the year, and on a fielding error by Gent rightfielder Dan Davenport that allowed Salazar to score from second. Monette added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to round out the OSU scoring.
With the win Oklahoma State increased its home winning streak to 11 games and improved to 27-9 overall while Centenary dropped its ninth straight decision to fall to 10-33 on the season.
Reliever Justin Meccage pitched 3.1 innings of no-hit ball with two walks and two strikeouts to pick up the win and move to 3-0 on the year. Nick Waak (4-5) allowed six runs on nine hits in four innings to take the loss for the Gents.
The Pokes were led offensively by Jeff Salazar who went 3-for-4 with four runs scored while Cory Von Tungeln and Daylon Monette also had two hits each.
Second baseman Patrick Beale and rightfielder Dan Davenport paced the Gents with two hits each.
Centenary jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by catcher Larry Branson and a RBI single by rightfielder Dan Davenport.
OSU scored a run in the first on a sacrifice fly by second baseman Kenny Hansley and tied the game in the second when first baseman Zach Cates scored from third on a balk by Gent starter Nick Waak. Centenary ended up with four balks on the night.
Centenary took a 3-2 lead in the third on a RBI single by shortstop Tony Cardone, but the lead was short lived as the Pokes scored two in their half of the inning on a RBI double by Daylon Monette and a sacrifice fly by Cates to go ahead 4-3.
The Gents rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the fourth on RBI singles by designated hitter B.J. Grenda and Larry Branson.
The Cowboys and Gents will close out the two-game set tomorrow at 3 p.m. Junior Mike Miller is slated to start for the Pokes while junior southpaw Ande Collup is slated to throw for Centenary.
