Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball Heads To Lubbock
April 07, 2005 | Cowboy Baseball
Oklahoma State (23-11, 4-5 Big 12)
vs. Texas Tech (20-10, 3-5 Big 12)
Friday, April 8 • 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 9 • 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 10 • 1 p.m.
Dan Law Field (5,050)
All-Time Series:
The series is tied at 17-17 with Tech winning two of three last year.
Last Year:
May 14, 2004 Oklahoma State 14, Texas Tech 2 Stillwater
May 15, 2004 Texas Tech 6, Oklahoma State 2 Stillwater
May 16, 2004 Texas Tech 11, Oklahoma State 8 Stillwater
Polls:
OSU is not ranked this week.
Texas Tech is ranked No. 32 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
The Coaches:
OSU’s is 61-35 in his second season as head coach and 1-2 against Texas Tech.
TTU’s Larry Hays is 716-381-2 in his 19th season at Tech and is 14-13 against Oklahoma State.
Radio:
93.7 FM Rex Holt (Play-by-Play) is in his 23rd season.
What’s On Tap:
Oklahoma State looks to get back on the winning track in Big 12 play on the road this weekend against Texas Tech. The Cowboys and Red Raiders will open the set on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
About Texas Tech:
Texas Tech is 20-10 on the year after defeating Angelo State, 11-6, on Wednesday. The Red Raiders dropped two of three to Missouri in Columbia over the weekend and stand in eighth place in the conference with a 3-5 mark.
Outfielder Cody Fuller leads the team with a .408 batting average in 29 games overall, while also batting a team best .346 in eight league games. Shortstop Cameron Blair leads the team with eight homers and 33 RBIs as Tech is hitting .317 as a team with 21 homers and 235 runs scored on the year.
Righthanders Adam Lawford (2-3, 4.82 ERA) and Brian Wyatt (3-3, 2.86 ERA) will be in the rotation for the Red Raiders this weekend, while Sunday’s starter is to be determined.
Series Notes: Texas Tech tied the all-time series at 17-17 by winning two out of three last year in Stillwater ... The Red Raiders own an 8-7 advantage in games played in Lubbock ... Tech holds a 14-11 series edge in Big 12 play ... The Cowboys took the series 2-1 the last time in Lubbock in 2003.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Recap
Oklahoma State pounded out 13 homers and 37 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 21-2 and 28-4, in baseball action Tuesday afternoon at Reynolds Stadium.
led the onslaught with five homers and 13 RBIs on the day.
The Pokes scored early and often in game one with four runs in the first, three in the second, seven in the third and six in the fourth. Carr finished the game with three homers in five plate appearances with eight RBIs. added a grand-slam, his seventh round tripper of the year, while also joined the barrage with his first homer of the year.
(6-2) allowed a two-run homer in the second, but settled down and did not allow a run in his final four innings. He gave up just four hits while striking out nine in six innings of work. finished out the game with a scoreless ninth.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff took a 1-0 first inning lead in the nightcap on a RBI single by Aaron Wright, but it did not last as Oklahoma State broke through for seven runs in the second.
OSU added five runs in the third and completely blew the game open with a 10-run fifth. They would score six more runs in the sixth to close out the scoring. The Pokes hit eight homers in the game with and leading the way with two each. was 2-for-4 with a homer, triple and seven RBIs, while Ty Wright, , and each chipped in with a home run.
(1-0) pitched two innings of perfect relief to pick up his first win of the year. closed out the game with a scoreless ninth.
Cowboys Improve On 2004 Power Numbers
The Cowboy offense has surpassed several of their power numbers from 2004 just six games over the halfway point this season.
With the 13 homers hit against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday, the Pokes moved ahead of the 48 hit a season ago and now have 56 on the year. The Pokes have also roped 20 triples, six more than last season, while also improving on last year’s .447 team slugging percentage with a .569 mark entering the weekend.
has already hit more homers than ’s 12 of a year ago and the Cowboys have five more players that could hit double-digit homers this year.
Carr’s Five Homer Day Puts Him Into National Lead
’s five homer day against Arkansas-Pine Bluff catapulted him into the national lead in homers entering the weekend. Carr has 15 homers, two more than Arizona State’s Jeff Larish and LSU’s Ryan Patterson. The Felton, Calif., product’s homer total is the most by a Cowboy since Paul Powell hit 15 in 2002. Carr is currently hitting .381 with a Big 12 best 59 RBIs entering the weekend. He also leads the conference in hits (53) and total bases (114) and is second in slugging percentage (.820) and triples (4).
Cowboy Notes
Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 56 homers, 20 triples, a .329 batting average, a .569 slugging percentage and 319 runs scored ... leads the conference with five triples ... is second in the league in walks with 28 ... Colbert is third in the Big 12 in runs scored with 40, while is sixth with 37 ... is tied for third in the league with 11 doubles ... is the top freshman hitter in the league batting at a .345 clip ... leads the conference with 62.0 innings pitched ... is tied for second in the league with 64 strikeouts ... is second in the Big 12 in opponents batting average at .142 ... OSU is fourth in the league with a .971 fielding percentage ... Ty Wright’s inside-the-park homer against UAPB on Tuesday gave him six for the year, surpassing his freshman total of five ... ’s nine RBIs against UAPB pushed his season total to a career best 33 (28 in 2004) ... The Pokes are 20-5 when scoring first this year ... The team is 19-0 when out hitting their opponents ... OSU has outscored its opponents 48-8 in the first inning ... Eight of the Cowboys’ nine offensive starters are hitting .300 or better entering the weekend.
Nebraska Recap
Oklahoma State continued its struggles in Lincoln, losing all three games to Nebraska for the third straight time. The Cowboys have lost 11 straight to the Huskers in Lincoln dating back to the 1999 season and could not reverse the trend last weekend.
Nebraska hit three homers off of Cowboy ace in the 8-4 series opening win last Friday. The Cowboys rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the fifth when hit a two-run triple to right-center and scored on the next at-bat. The Huskers took the lead in the bottom half, but tied it in the sixth on a RBI double down the rightfield line. NU took control of the game with two runs in the bottom of the inning and added two more unearned runs in the seventh to put the game away.
Oklahoma State was then handcuffed offensively the next two games, getting shutout 6-0 on Saturday and 10-0 on Sunday. It marked the first time since 1976 that the Cowboys had been blanked in back-to-back games.
Monsma Makes Most Out Of Opportunity
Junior southpaw made the most of his first ever Big 12 outing against Nebraska last weekend. He pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief on Saturday with three strikeouts and a walk, while giving up two hits to the Huskers. Monsma has done the job in four relief appearances this year and has not allowed a run in six innings of relief with six strikeouts.
McDonald Looks Sharp
Another junior lefthander that is coming into form is who pitched two innings of scoreless relief against Nebraska over the weekend. He carried that into his stint against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday by pitching two innings of perfect relief with four strikeouts in the second game of the doubleheader. On the season he is now 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA in seven relief appearances. The Yukon, Okla., product has struck out 12 batters in 12.1 innings and is the Cowboys top southpaw out of the bullpen.
On Deck
The Cowboys will return home for its final homestand of the year. OSU will open the eight-game stay against regional rival Wichita State next Tuesday at 7 p.m. It will be the first meeting in Stillwater between the teams since the 1996 season. The Cowboys will then host Big 12 leading Missouri next weekend starting on April 15 at 7 p.m. The Tigers are 23-5 overall and tied with Nebraska with a 5-1 league mark heading into a weekend series against Texas A&M in Columbia.
Broadcast Info
Every Oklahoma State game will be broadcast this season on the KSPI network of stations. Rex Holt, will once again call all of the action for the Cowboys. Former Cowboy coaching great Gary Ward will join Rex in the booth from time to time this season. The 2004 Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame inductee is spearheading the schools effort in raising money for the renovation of Reynolds Stadium.
You can listen to the rest of the Cowboys’ baseball games this season on 93.7 KSPI FM in Stillwater or via the internet at www.okstate.com.
Coach Anderson Radio/TV Show
Fans can listen to coach on his weekly radio show every Monday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on 93.7 KSPI FM. The show started on Feb. 14 and is co-hosted by Rex Holt at the new Rib Crib restaurant on Perkins Road.
Coach Anderson’s weekly television show began on April 2 and will be shown on Saturday’s at 7:30 a.m. on Fox 23 in Tulsa and at 4 p.m. on Fox 25 in Oklahoma City. The show, co-hosted by Tom Dirato and Fox 23 sports director Ron Terrell, features highlights, analysis and feature stories with the Cowboy baseball team.
