Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Showdown With No. 4 Texas
March 24, 2011 | Cowboy Baseball
March 24, 2011
OSU Game Notes vs. Texas in PDF Format
Oklahoma State (16-5, 1-2)
vs. #4 Texas (16-5, 3-0)
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March 25-27 • Stillwater, Okla.
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000)
Fri. - 6:38 p.m./Sat. - 2 p.m./Sun. - 1 p.m.
Oklahoma State
Fresh off a pair of midweek wins, Oklahoma State returns to Allie P. Reynolds for its first Big 12 Conference home series of the season against No. 4 Texas. The Cowboys are 16-5 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play. Friday's opener against UT is scheduled for a 6:38 p.m. start with Saturday's game at 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale at 1 p.m.
The Cowboys rank third in the Big 12 in batting average (.319) and second in ERA (2.38). Dane Phillips leads the offense with a conference-best .443 batting average, while Andrew Heaney, Brad Propst and Blake Barnes each has three wins on the mound.
OSU head coach Frank Anderson is in his eighth season at the helm of the Cowboys and has led the club to 278 wins and five NCAA Tournament appearances in his career. During a four-year span from 2006-09, OSU was the only Big 12 Conference team to advance to an NCAA Regional championship round each season.
About Texas
Texas is 16-5 and sits atop the Big 12 standings at 3-0 in league play after sweeping Kansas State in Austin last weekend. The Longhorns are hitting .259 and sport a 2.40 ERA.
Expected to start on the mound for the Longhorns this weekend are:
Fri.: Taylor Jungmann, Jr., RHP (5-0, 0.63)
Sat.: Hoby Milner, So., LHP (2-0, 2.49)
Sun.: Cole Green, Sr., RHP (1-2, 3.81)
OSU is 25-49 all time against Texas and was swept by the Horns last season in Austin.
Watch, Listen, Follow
All OSU baseball games are carried live by Stillwater Radio and will air on KSPI 93.7 FM. Rex Holt, who is in his 29th season with Cowboy baseball (16th as the play-by-play voice), will call the action, with Matt "Chief" Davis providing color commentary.
Radio broadcasts and live stats can also be accessed via www.okstate.com (links are available under Schedule).
Friday's game against Texas will be televised on the Cowboy Sports Network, with Chad McKee (play-by-play) and David Garrett (color) providing the talent. The game will air on Cox Channel 3 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 7 in Tulsa or on Cox Channel 703 in HD; it can also be seen on FCS on DirecTV Channel 617 and on Time Warner Cable.
Additionally, OSU home games are available to watch online via paid subscription at okstate.tv.
Home Sweet Home
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium has been home to Oklahoma State baseball since 1981, and in those 31 seasons the Cowboys have been nearly unbeatable on their home field.
OSU is 776-170 (.820) all-time at Reynolds Stadium and has lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf only twice (six in a row in May 2007; three straight in 2010).
The Cowboys are 13-2 at home in 2011.
300 Club
OSU head coach Frank Anderson is on the verge of becoming the third coach in Cowboy history to reach 300 wins. Gary Ward (953 wins) and Toby Greene (318) are the only two previous OSU coaches to reach that mark.
Anderson is in his eighth season at OSU and owns a career record of 278-161, which includes a 96-90 Big 12 mark. He ranks fourth on OSU's all-time coaching wins list, three wins shy of third-place Tom Holliday's 281.
Hit Man
Sophomore Dane Phillips has been one of the Big 12's most consistent hitters in 2011. He leads the conference in five offensive categories -- batting average (.443), hits (39), triples (7), total bases (65) and slugging percentage (.739).
Splitting time between DH and catcher, Phillips hit safely in OSU's first 13 games and has hits in 20 of the Cowboys' 21 games this season. He leads the club with 11 multi-hit games, including a trio of four-hit efforts.
Aluminum Assault
Over the last several seasons, OSU has established itself among the top hitting teams in the Big 12 Conference, and that trend is continuing this season.
Along with a .319 batting average that ranks third in the league, the Cowboys lead the conference with 60 doubles and 15 triples and hold down the second spot in slugging percentage (.485) and sacrifice flies (15).
The 2010 club ranked second in the league with a .307 batting average and finished third in doubles (128) and sacrifice flies (31). Five of the Cowboy regulars in the starting lineup hit .316 or better.
In 2009, the Cowboys ranked among the Big 12's best in batting average (third at .300), triples (second with 21), home runs (third with 81) and slugging percentage (second at .503).
OSU led the Big 12 in three offensive categories in 2008 -- batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.531) and home runs (89). The Cowboys finished second in the league in runs, hits, triples and RBIs.
In '06, OSU led the Big 12 in homers, triples and slugging percentage, and in 2007 the Cowboys led the Big 12 in six offensive categories and ranked second in two more.
Short Hops
• The Cowboys are hitting .331 (80-for-242) with runners in scoring position.
• Nine different position players have made their OSU debuts this season while 10 different pitchers have toed the pitching rubber for the first time as Cowboys.
• OSU has turned a Big 12-best 29 double plays this season.
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