Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Open Four-Game Series Against Hartford On Friday
March 15, 2007 | Cowboy Baseball
#14 Oklahoma State (14-4)
vs. Hartford (0-6)
March 16-18 • 6:30 p.m., 1 p.m. (DH), 11 a.m.
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 14-4 and have won nine of their last 10 games after defeating Western Illinois in a pair of mid-week games earlier this week. OSU is hitting a Big 12 Conference-best .347 and leads the league in runs and hits per game. Seven Cowboy regulars are hitting .338 or better. The Cowboy pitching staff has a collective 3.19 ERA, which ranks fourth in the Big 12. OSU will open a four-game weekend series against Hartford on Friday. A fourth game was added to the series as a makeup game, and the teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday.
Hartford
The Hawks are 0-6 in 2007, with four losses at West Virginia and two setbacks at Central Connecticut on Wednesday. Hartford has been outscored 55-17 this season
The Coaches
OSU's Frank Anderson is 127-73 in his fourth season with the Cowboys.
The Hawks are led by Jeff Calcaterra, who in three seasons at Hartford is 17-74.
In The Polls
OSU's highest ranking is No. 14 by Baseball America. The Cowboys are also ranked 18th by the NCBWA, 21st in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and 22nd by Collegiate Baseball. Hartford is not ranked.
On The Air
All OSU baseball games will be carried live by Stillwater Radio on KSPI 93.7 FM and/or 780 AM. Rex Holt, who is in his 25th season as the play-by-play voice of Cowboy baseball, will call the action, with Matt Davis providing color commentary. 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.
About Hartford
The Hawks are 0-6 after losing both games of a doubleheader at Central Connecticut on Wednesday. Hartford is hitting just .213 as a team, while they have an 11.29 team ERA.
Players To Watch: INF/P Ben Sobocinski (.421, 3 RBI, 3 SB), OF Matt O'Connell (.400, 2 RBI)
Aluminum Assault
Frank Anderson called his 2006 squad the best offensive team he's had since arriving in Stillwater, but the Cowboys might be even better in 2007.
In '06, OSU led the Big 12 in extra base hits, including topping the conference in home runs, triples and slugging percentage. OSU also ranked second in team batting average (.316) and runs (443), and seven different Cowboys batted at least .300.
The Cowboys are continuing that type of production at the plate in 2007. OSU leads the Big 12 in batting average (.347), slugging percentage (.554) and triples (12), and the Pokes rank second in runs (166), hits (231) and home runs (22).
Five Cowboys — Tyler Mach, Matt Mangini, Corey Brown, Matt Lopez and Rebel Ridling — rank among the top 20 hitters in the league, with Mach's .500 average topping the list.
OSU is averaging 9.2 runs and 12.8 hits per contest in '07, both of which lead the Big 12. The Cowboys have had at least 10 hits in 14 of their 18 games this season, with a season high of 24 vs. Western Illinois.
Home Sweet Home
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium has been home to Oklahoma State baseball since 1981, and in those 26 seasons the Cowboys have proven to be nearly unbeatable on their home field.
OSU is 7-1 at home this season and 681-136 (.834) all-time at Reynolds Stadium, and the Cowboys have never lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf. The Cowboys were 28-4 at home in 2006, which marked their best home record since they went 21-3 in 1999.
vs. Hartford (0-6)
March 16-18 • 6:30 p.m., 1 p.m. (DH), 11 a.m.
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 14-4 and have won nine of their last 10 games after defeating Western Illinois in a pair of mid-week games earlier this week. OSU is hitting a Big 12 Conference-best .347 and leads the league in runs and hits per game. Seven Cowboy regulars are hitting .338 or better. The Cowboy pitching staff has a collective 3.19 ERA, which ranks fourth in the Big 12. OSU will open a four-game weekend series against Hartford on Friday. A fourth game was added to the series as a makeup game, and the teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday.
Hartford
The Hawks are 0-6 in 2007, with four losses at West Virginia and two setbacks at Central Connecticut on Wednesday. Hartford has been outscored 55-17 this season
The Coaches
OSU's Frank Anderson is 127-73 in his fourth season with the Cowboys.
The Hawks are led by Jeff Calcaterra, who in three seasons at Hartford is 17-74.
In The Polls
OSU's highest ranking is No. 14 by Baseball America. The Cowboys are also ranked 18th by the NCBWA, 21st in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and 22nd by Collegiate Baseball. Hartford is not ranked.
On The Air
All OSU baseball games will be carried live by Stillwater Radio on KSPI 93.7 FM and/or 780 AM. Rex Holt, who is in his 25th season as the play-by-play voice of Cowboy baseball, will call the action, with Matt Davis providing color commentary. 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.
About Hartford
The Hawks are 0-6 after losing both games of a doubleheader at Central Connecticut on Wednesday. Hartford is hitting just .213 as a team, while they have an 11.29 team ERA.
Players To Watch: INF/P Ben Sobocinski (.421, 3 RBI, 3 SB), OF Matt O'Connell (.400, 2 RBI)
Aluminum Assault
Frank Anderson called his 2006 squad the best offensive team he's had since arriving in Stillwater, but the Cowboys might be even better in 2007.
In '06, OSU led the Big 12 in extra base hits, including topping the conference in home runs, triples and slugging percentage. OSU also ranked second in team batting average (.316) and runs (443), and seven different Cowboys batted at least .300.
The Cowboys are continuing that type of production at the plate in 2007. OSU leads the Big 12 in batting average (.347), slugging percentage (.554) and triples (12), and the Pokes rank second in runs (166), hits (231) and home runs (22).
Five Cowboys — Tyler Mach, Matt Mangini, Corey Brown, Matt Lopez and Rebel Ridling — rank among the top 20 hitters in the league, with Mach's .500 average topping the list.
OSU is averaging 9.2 runs and 12.8 hits per contest in '07, both of which lead the Big 12. The Cowboys have had at least 10 hits in 14 of their 18 games this season, with a season high of 24 vs. Western Illinois.
Home Sweet Home
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium has been home to Oklahoma State baseball since 1981, and in those 26 seasons the Cowboys have proven to be nearly unbeatable on their home field.
OSU is 7-1 at home this season and 681-136 (.834) all-time at Reynolds Stadium, and the Cowboys have never lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf. The Cowboys were 28-4 at home in 2006, which marked their best home record since they went 21-3 in 1999.
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