Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Arkansas-Pine Bluff For Pair Of Doubleheaders
April 25, 2006 | Cowboy Baseball
vs.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (15-20)
April 25-26 • 3:30 p.m. (DH), 1 p.m. (DH)
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 24-13 after winning three of their four games last week. OSU topped 28th-ranked Wichita State in Stillwater on Tuesday and then traveled to Columbia, Mo., where the Cowboys won 2-of-3 games against Missouri. At 7-8, OSU is in sixth place in the Big 12 Conference standings, with its next conference series this weekend at Kansas State. Prior to that, the Cowboys will host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a pair of mid-week doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday. OSU is 19-2 at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium this season, and the Cowboys are 8-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Golden Lions are 15-20 after being swept in a three-game series at Southern on April 15-16. UAPB is just 6-13 on the road in 2006. The Golden Lions are 9-12 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play this season.
Polls
Neither team is ranked in any of the four major polls.
The Coaches
OSU's Frank Anderson is 96-62 in his third season with the Cowboys, including a 5-0 all-time mark against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Elbert Bennett is in his 10th season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
On The Air
All OSU baseball games will be carried live by Stillwater Radio on KSPI 93.7 FM and 780 AM. Rex Holt, who is in his 24th season as the play-by-play voice of Cowboy baseball, will call the action. The radio broadcast can also be accessed via the internet at www.okstate.com (link is available under Audio Webcast). Those wishing to follow the game via live stats can also log in to www.okstate.com.
OSU vs. UAPB in 2005
OSU was 5-0 against the Golden Lions last season. All five games were played in Stillwater, and the Cowboys outscored UAPB, 104-8. Four of the games were seven-inning run rules. OSU won by scores of 27-0, 21-0, 7-2, 21-2 and 28-4.
About Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff has shown marked improvement from a year ago as the Golden Lions have already won nearly twice as many games in 2006 as they did all of last season. In 2005, UAPB finished 9-40 overall and 5-18 in SWAC play. This season, the Golden Lions are 15-20 with a 9-12 mark in conference play.
