Oklahoma State falls to Wichita State, 6-1

May 18, 2005 | Cowboy Baseball

Oklahoma State dropped its third consecutive game as Wichita State used a four run third inning to propel it to a 6-1 victory in front of 5,039 fans at Eck Stadium in Wichita.

WSU improved to 43-20, while OSU dropped to 32-21 on the season.

OSU cracked the scoreboard first in the top of the third when Keanon Simon lined a double to right center to score Rusty Ryal from first.

WSU answered in the bottom half of the inning with four runs of its own. After a leadoff single by Nick McCoola, an error and a hard hit ground ball that got by Ryal at third scored the first run. Matt Brown then cleared the bases with a three-run homerun to left field.

The Shockers added two insurance runs in the eighth inning when McCoola grounded a single up the middle against a drawn infield that plated two runs.

The Cowboys will conclude the regular season this weekend when they travel to Lawrence, Kan., for a Big 12 series against the Kansas Jayhawks.