Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
17-12, 0
Kansas State
16-13, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Cowboys Fall In Series Opener
April 07, 2017 | Cowboy Baseball
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State opened its series against Kansas State with a 10-4 loss to the Wildcats Friday night at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 17-12 overall and 1-6 in Big 12 Conference play, while K-State recorded its first conference win and moved to 16-13 and 1-6 in the league.
OSU used seven different pitchers in the game and while they combined for 13 strikeouts, they also issued 11 walks and hit four batters.
Offensively, Colin Simpson continued to swing a hot bat for the Cowboys as he went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs, including mashing his fifth home run of the season. Garrett McCain and Michael Neustifter also had two hits apiece for OSU.
Jonathan Heasley took the loss on the mound to fall to 2-3 as the freshman righty made his first Friday start and allowed two runs on a hit and two walks in his only inning of work.
After KSU took a 2-0 lead in its first at bat on sacrifice flies by Jake Scudder and Hanz Harker, the Cowboys mounted a comeback in the bottom of the inning.
Cameron Dobbs led off the frame with a single, and McCain followed with a double to put Cowboys on second and third with not outs. But OSU managed just one run, that coming on a sacrifice fly by Simpson, to cut its deficit to 2-1.
The Wildcats posted a big blow in the second inning when Scudder delivered an opposite-field grand slam to left field off OSU reliever Carson Teel to push their lead to 6-1.
OSU continued to trail by five until the sixth when Simpson followed a triple by Garrett Benge with a two-run home run down the right-field line to cut the Wildcats' advantage to 6-3. The blast marked the third-straight Big 12 game in which Simpson has homered.
That was as close as the Cowboys would get, however, as K-State scored in each of the final three innings, plating four runs in all, to seal the win.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 3 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heskett, Justin (3-2)
L: Heasley, Jonathan (2-3)
S: Eckberg, Tyler (2)
Batting:
2B: Brennan, Will 1 ; Serratore, Steve 1
HR: Scudder, Jake 1
RBI: Brennan, Will 1 ; Crandall, Quintin 1 ; Scudder, Jake 5 ; Serratore, Steve 1 ; Harker, Hanz 1 ; Barfield, Kyle 1
SH: Ethier, Josh 1
SF: Scudder, Jake 1 ; Harker, Hanz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brennan, Will 2 ; Crandall, Quintin 1 ; Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Scudder, Jake 1 ; Serratore, Steve 1 ; Harker, Hanz 1 ; Barfield, Kyle 1 ; Rolette, Josh 1 ; Biller, Jake 1
HBP: Brennan, Will 1 ; Crandall, Quintin 1 ; Barfield, Kyle 1 ; Rolette, Josh 1
Batting:
2B: McCain, Garrett 1 ; Boone, Trevor 1
3B: Benge, Garrett 1
HR: Simpson, Colin 1
RBI: Simpson, Colin 3
SF: Simpson, Colin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dobbs, Cameron 1 ; Benge, Garrett 1 ; Simpson, Colin 1 ; Boone, Trevor 1
SB: Boone, Trevor 1
