Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Open Season With 17-14 Win Over BYU
February 21, 2009 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State rallied for six runs in its final two at bats to propel the 13th-ranked Cowboys to a 17-14 win over BYU in their 2009 season opener Friday at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
The win marked a milestone for sixth-year OSU head coach Frank Anderson as it was his 200th career win. He is one of five Cowboy head coaches to reach 200 wins and the third fastest — behind Gary Ward and Tom Holliday — to achieve the feat.
The victory also marked OSU's fifth-straight season opening triumph, and the Cowboys have now won their last five home openers.
OSU racked up 17 hits in the contest, with four players collecting at least three hits. Sophomore catcher Kevin David led the way with a 4-for-6 effort, while Tom Belza, Neil Medchill and Davis Duren added three hits apiece.
David was also one of six Cowboys with multiple-RBIs on the day as he drove in a pair of runs. Four Pokes — Belza, Medchill, Tyrone Hambly and Micheal Dabbs — each had three RBIs in the contest.
OSU trailed 13-11 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. But David led off the frame with a single, and after advancing to second on a wild pitch, he scored on a Medchill single up the middle. Later in the inning, Hambly doubled down the left-field line with two outs to plate Medchill with the tying run.
The Cowboys took command in the eighth, rallying for four runs on two hits and taking advantage of a pair of BYU errors. Belza provided the go-ahead run with a single, and David followed with an RBI single of his own to make the score 15-13. OSU's final two runs came when Hambly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Dabbs drew a walk with the bases full.
BYU (1-1) managed a run in the top of the ninth to trim its deficit to three, but Cowboy freshman Randy McCurry struck out Kasey Ko with a runner on base to end the game.
McCurry earned the win in his first collegiate appearance as he worked two innings and allowed just one run on three hits while striking out two.
Freshman Mark Ginther started on the mound for the Cowboys but allowed six runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work.
The Cougars scored 11 runs in the second and third innings, but OSU battled back for four runs in the second and five in the third.
Senior Jeff Breedlove worked five strong innings in relief for the Cowboys, allowing just two runs and striking out three.
Brandon Michon suffered the loss for BYU after allowing five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
OSU returns to action Saturday with a 3 p.m. game against Manhattan followed by another contest against BYU.
The win marked a milestone for sixth-year OSU head coach Frank Anderson as it was his 200th career win. He is one of five Cowboy head coaches to reach 200 wins and the third fastest — behind Gary Ward and Tom Holliday — to achieve the feat.
The victory also marked OSU's fifth-straight season opening triumph, and the Cowboys have now won their last five home openers.
OSU racked up 17 hits in the contest, with four players collecting at least three hits. Sophomore catcher Kevin David led the way with a 4-for-6 effort, while Tom Belza, Neil Medchill and Davis Duren added three hits apiece.
David was also one of six Cowboys with multiple-RBIs on the day as he drove in a pair of runs. Four Pokes — Belza, Medchill, Tyrone Hambly and Micheal Dabbs — each had three RBIs in the contest.
OSU trailed 13-11 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. But David led off the frame with a single, and after advancing to second on a wild pitch, he scored on a Medchill single up the middle. Later in the inning, Hambly doubled down the left-field line with two outs to plate Medchill with the tying run.
The Cowboys took command in the eighth, rallying for four runs on two hits and taking advantage of a pair of BYU errors. Belza provided the go-ahead run with a single, and David followed with an RBI single of his own to make the score 15-13. OSU's final two runs came when Hambly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Dabbs drew a walk with the bases full.
BYU (1-1) managed a run in the top of the ninth to trim its deficit to three, but Cowboy freshman Randy McCurry struck out Kasey Ko with a runner on base to end the game.
McCurry earned the win in his first collegiate appearance as he worked two innings and allowed just one run on three hits while striking out two.
Freshman Mark Ginther started on the mound for the Cowboys but allowed six runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work.
The Cougars scored 11 runs in the second and third innings, but OSU battled back for four runs in the second and five in the third.
Senior Jeff Breedlove worked five strong innings in relief for the Cowboys, allowing just two runs and striking out three.
Brandon Michon suffered the loss for BYU after allowing five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
OSU returns to action Saturday with a 3 p.m. game against Manhattan followed by another contest against BYU.
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