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Colin Simpson
Around The Horn With Cowboy Baseball
February 21, 2018 | Cowboy Baseball
Oklahoma State went 2-1 on the opening weekend of the 2018 season, winning its road series against Texas State in San Marcos, Texas. The Cowboys' midweek home opener Tuesday against Oral Roberts was postponed due to weather, but OSU is scheduled to return to action Friday when it hosts Marist for a three-game weekend series at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
All three games of the Marist series are free admission. February's Cowboy Baseball promotion at Reynolds Stadium is Cowboys and Carhartts, with an OSU Carhartt jacket being given away every inning of every game. A few promo details:
Highlights and Notes From Opening Weekend
Up Next
All three games of the Marist series are free admission. February's Cowboy Baseball promotion at Reynolds Stadium is Cowboys and Carhartts, with an OSU Carhartt jacket being given away every inning of every game. A few promo details:
- Fans can enter to win at the game, and the winner will be announced throughout
- Fans must be present to win; we will not hold jackets over to other games
- A jacket winner will only be able to win once
- Limited supply on sizes
- Jackets are not for sale
Highlights and Notes From Opening Weekend
- Starting pitcher Jonathan Heasley got Oklahoma State's season off on the right foot by throwing six shutout innings to collect a win in the season opener. The sophomore right-hander tied a career high with six strikeouts and did not allow a TXST runner to advance past first base.
- Colin Simpson picked up right where he left off last season by hitting two home runs on opening weekend. He went 6-for-13 against Bobcat pitchers and had six RBIs.
- Simpson hit safely in all three games against Texas State, extending his hitting streak to five games dating back to last season. Michael Neustifter also extended his hit streak to five games as he hit safely in his final three games of 2017 and had hits in both his appearances in San Marcos.
- Sunday provided the first save situation for Oklahoma State, and Carson Teel took full advantage of it. The senior worked the final two innings and struck out four, including the last two batters in the ninth, to earn his first save of the season in a 6-5 OSU win.
- Reza Aleaziz made his Cowboy debut over the weekend and pitched four scoreless innings over two outings.
- Senior Andrew Rosa got the start on Sunday and responded by going 3-for-4 with three runs, an RBI and a stolen base. He finished the weekend with a .667 batting average.
- Ben Leeper returned to the mound for the first time since March 1, 2016; he tossed a scoreless inning and had a strikeout in the second game of the TXST series. The sophomore right-hander has battled through two Tommy John surgeries.
Up Next
- OSU is scheduled to host Marist at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium this weekend in a three-game series starting Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday's contest is set for 2 p.m., while first pitch for Sunday's finale is 1 p.m.
- The series will be the first-ever meeting between the Cowboys and Red Foxes.
- Marist is coming off a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship in 2017. The Red Foxes were awarded a berth in the NCAA Gainesville Regional following their conference title.
- The Red Foxes went 0-3 at Furman to start the 2018 season.
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