Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Drop Opener Against Hartford
March 17, 2007 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State was held to seven hits by Hartford's Weston Szymanski as the Cowboys dropped an 8-4 decision to the Hawks on Friday night at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
With the loss, the 14th-ranked Cowboys dropped to 14-5, while the win was
OSU took an early lead in the first inning. Keanon Simon led off the frame with a single and stole second base, and Corey Brown brought him home with a single to make the score 1-0.
The Cowboys held that lead until the top of the fourth. After a 45-minute delay due to a power outage at Reynolds Stadium, the teams returned to action and
The visitors rallied again in the fifth, this time sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring four runs on five hits.
Perry and Price each drove in runs with singles in the fifth, and Ryan Crowley provided the big blow with a two-RBI single that made the score 7-1.
OSU trimmed its deficit with a run in the fifth on an RBI groundout by Brown, and in the sixth, Ryan Pittman's first-career home run, a two-run shot, made the score 7-4.
The Cowboys would not score again, however, as Szymanski tossed a complete game to improve to 1-1 on the season.
OSU used seven pitchers in the contest, with starter Martin Beno suffering the loss. The junior right hander allowed three runs on five hits in 3.1 innings of work.
Pittman led the Cowboys with a 2-for-5, two-RBI night, while Brown also had two RBIs and extended his hitting streak to nine games.
The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
