Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball Rallies Past Louisiana Tech 5-4
March 06, 2005 | Cowboy Baseball
OSU swept the three game series and improved to 11-5 on the year, while Louisiana Tech fell to 5-12.
The Cowboys trailed 3-1 with two outs in the seventh when Ty Wright tripled to right-center and scored on a wild pitch by Tech reliever Steve Alverson. Keanon Simon walked, advanced to third on a double by and scored on a single by to tie the game at 3-3.
The Pokes took a 5-3 lead in the eighth on a RBI groundout by and a RBI double by . Tech cut the lead to 5-4 in the bottom of the stanza on a RBI groundout by Adam Cobb, but left runners at second and third when reliever got Joseph McCarthy to pop up to second base to end the inning.
(3-1) scattered nine hits over 7.1 innings of work and allowed four runs, two earned, with six strikeouts and a walk in the winning effort. picked up his second save of the year with 1.2 innings of no-hit relief.
led OSU with three hits on the afternoon, while , and chipped in with two hits each.
Tech reliever Steve Alverson was charged with the loss to drop to 1-2 on the year. He allowed two runs on three hits in a third of an inning in relief of starter Clayton Meyer.
The Pokes jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second when Brown tripled and scored on a single by .
The Bulldogs scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the stanza on a double steal play when Ryan Hamilton stole home and Jason Santiago swiped third and scored when the pitch got away from catcher .
Tech added another run in the fifth when Brady Bascle stole second and ended up scoring on back-to-back throwing errors by Clarkson and centerfielder Keanon Simon.
The Cowboys will return home for a 13-game homestand, starting with No. 14 Arkansas visiting
