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Oklahoma State Falls To Oklahoma 8-6
May 18, 2002 | Cowboy Baseball
May 18, 2002
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Oklahoma rallied from a 5-3 deficit with a five-run fifth inning to defeat Oklahoma State, 8-6, in front of a sellout crowd of 13,066 Saturday night at the SBC Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma improved to 33-23 on the season, including 15-12 in Big 12 action, while OSU fell to 37-19 (13-13 Big 12).
OSU got on the board in the first inning when Josh Fields singled up the middle to score a run. It was the third time in as many games vs. OU that the Cowboys scored first. OSU added two more runs in the second inning to go up 3-0, and in the third, loaded the bases but wasn't able to bring anyone home.
Matt Fisher and Reggie Willits led off the bottom of the third with base hits, and advanced to on a sacrifice bunt by Eddie Cornejo. Charlie Frasier then hit a two-run single to cut the Cowboy lead to 3-2.
Oklahoma State extended its lead back to three when Daylon Monette smacked a two-run home run in the fourth frame, but OU came back in the bottom of the inning when Chris Jakubauskas drilled a solo homer to right to make it 5-3.
Oklahoma went ahead 7-5 with a huge fifth inning, in which it scored four runs on three hits. Cornejo singled -- extending his season-long hit streak to 12 games -- and after OU loaded the bases, Jakubauskas hit a sacrifice fly to score Cornejo. Matt Bose then singled up the middle to bring Charlie Frasier in, and finally, Denver Kitch hit a two-run base hit to left, plating Spencer Wyman and Bose.
In the sixth, the Sooners loaded the bases once more and Wyman grounded out to score Cornejo and extend OU's lead to 8-5. OSU got a solo homer from Rob Watson in the eighth, and OU loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning, but OSU reliever Mike Patitucci retired three Sooners in a row to get out of the inning.
The total attendance for the three OU-OSU games was 32,797. Oklahoma State will next play in the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington, Texas, starting next Wednesday. The Cowboys' opponent won't be decided until other teams in the league complete their schedule on Sunday.
