Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Close Out Regular Season At Home Against Missouri
May 17, 2007 | Cowboy Baseball
#10 Oklahoma State (38-13, 16-8)
vs. #17 Missouri (36-14, 16-8)
May 18-20 • 6:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m.
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 38-13 overall and 16-8 in Big 12 Conference play, and they have won seven-straight games after sweeping series against Oklahoma and Texas Tech and defeating 12th-ranked Wichita State on Tuesday night. OSU concludes the regular season with a key Big 12 series against No. 17 Missouri this weekend at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. OSU and Mizzou are tied for second in the conference standings, two games behind league-leader Texas.
OSU is hitting a Big 12-best .331 and leads the Big 12 in runs and hits per game, and seven Cowboy regulars are hitting .315 or better. The Cowboy pitching staff has a collective 3.68 ERA, which ranks second in the conference, and their 129 walks is the fewest in the league.
Missouri
The Tigers are 36-14 overall and 16-8 in the Big 12. Mizzou has won seven of its eight league series this season, the lone loss coming when the Tigers dropped 2-of-3 games vs. Texas A&M.
The Coaches
OSU's Frank Anderson is 151-82 in his fourth season with the Cowboys.
The Tigers are led by Tim Jamieson, who in his 13th season at Mizzou is 435-304-2.
In The Polls
OSU's highest ranking is No. 10 by the NCBWA. The Cowboys are also ranked 13th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll, 16th by Baseball America and 18th by Collegiate Baseball.
Missouri's highest ranking is No. 17 by Collegiate Baseball. The Tigers are ranked 19th by Baseball America and in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and 20th by the NCBWA.
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 Missouri
The Tigers are 34-16 overall and 16-8 in Big 12 Conference play. Mizzou is hitting .278 as a team, and its pitching staff sports a 3.96 ERA.
Players To Watch: CF Evan Frey (.339, 5 triples, 27 RBI), DH Jacob Priday (.298, 8 HR, 44 RBI), RHP Kyle Gibson (6-3, 7 saves, 4.03 ERA, 67 K in 58 IP)
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday: Aaron Crow, RHP - Sophomore is 7-2 with a 2.53 in 14 starts
Saturday: Rick Zagone, LHP - A sophomore who is 6-2 with a 5.08 ERA and two CG in 14 starts
Sunday: Ian Berger, RHP - Sophomore is 4-1 with a 4.23 ERA in 12 appearances
OSU-Missouri: The Series
OSU is 120-58 all-time against Missouri, including a 2-2 mark in 2006.
April 21, 2006 MU 9, OSU 2 - Cowboys' runs on solo home runs by Mach and Carr
April 22, 2006 OSU 4, MU 0 - Started an 11-game win streak for Cowboys
April 23, 2006 OSU 3, MU 2 - Fritsche two earned runs in 7 IP to get win; Odle earns save
May 24, 2006 MU 9, OSU 5 - Mizzou scores five runs in top of 9th
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 (.331), slugging percentage (.542), on-base percentage (.415), runs (427), hits (604), doubles (122) and home runs (75).
Anderson's club also ranks among the national leaders in several offensive categories, a list of which can be found on page 8 of this release.
Five Cowboys — Ty Wright, Tyler Mach, Corey Brown, Matt Mangini and Rebel Ridling — are among the top 16 hitters in the Big 12, with Wright's .433 average leading the league and Mach's .408 average ranking second.
OSU is averaging 8.4 runs and 11.8 hits per contest in '07, both of which lead the Big 12. The Cowboys have had at least 10 hits in 33 games this season, with a season high of 25 vs. ASU.
Continuing The Assault
Through 24 Big 12 Conference games, the Cowboys have reached several notable marks. Among them are:
• OSU's 17 hits in the opener at Kansas was its most against a Big 12 opponent since the Cowboys had 17 vs. Texas Tech on May 14, 2004. They also had 17 hits in the finale vs. Baylor;
• The Cowboys' 14 runs in the opener at Kansas was their most against a Big 12 opponent on the road since they scored 16 at Kansas State on April 25, 2004;
• OSU's 48 hits against Baylor were the most ever by the Cowboys in a Big 12 series. The previous high was 47 against Kansas in 1998;
• The 39 runs OSU scored against the Bears was its most in a Big 12 series since the Cowboys scored 41 in a 1999 series against Kansas State.
• The Cowboys lead the Big 12 in runs (169), hits (254), doubles (52), home runs (35) and RBIs (153) in conference-only games. OSU ranks second in league games in batting average (.302) and slugging percentage (.501).
We've Got A Streaker
Ty Wright has hit safely in 28-straight games, the second longest streak in OSU history. The school and NCAA record is 58 games, set in 1987 by Cowboy great Robin Ventura.
Wright's streak began on March 24 at Kansas, and he is hitting .448 (52-for-116) during that span. The hot hitting has raised Wright's batting average 48 points.
