Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Ready For Bedlam Showdown
May 11, 2006 | Cowboy Baseball
vs.
#9 Oklahoma (37-13, 15-6)
May 12 • 7:35 p.m. • Drillers Stadium (Tulsa)
May 13-14 • 8 p.m., 5 p.m. • AT&T Bricktown Ballpark (OKC)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 33-14 overall and 12-9 in Big 12 Conference play and have won four-straight conference series to move into fourth place in the league standings. OSU is coming off a series against Nebraska in which the Cowboys took 2-of-3 games from the Cornhuskers, who entered the series ranked No. 3 nationally. The Cowboys have won 15 of their last 18 games entering the Bedlam series, which begins Friday at Drillers Stadium in Tulsa before shifting to Oklahoma City's AT&T Bricktown Ballpark on Saturday and Sunday. OSU is 137-135 all-time against OU.
Oklahoma
The Sooners are 37-13 overall and sit at third place in the Big 12 standings with a 15-6 mark. OU has also won 15 of its last 18 games and has won five league series in a row. The Sooners were 2-2 last week, losing to Wichita State and winning 2-of-3 games against Kansas State.
Polls
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 24 by Baseball America, 26th by Collegiate Baseball and 28th by the NCBWA. OU is ranked No. 8 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll, No. 9 by Baseball America, 11th by Collegiate Baseball and 13th by the NCBWA.
The Coaches
OSU's Frank Anderson is 105-63 in three seasons with the Cowboys, including a 3-3 all-time mark against Oklahoma.
Sunny Golloway is 49-19 in his two seasons at Oklahoma. He is 2-1 against the Cowboys.
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.
Sunday's game will be televised on Cox Cable (Channel 7 in OKC, Channel 3 in Tulsa). Kenny Mossman will handle the play-by-play duties, while Brian Brinkley will provide the color.
