Around The Horn With Cowboy Baseball

Oklahoma State is coming off a 1-2-1 week as it concluded a seven-game homestand at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium last Sunday with its first tie since 1985 due to lightning delays and Seton Hall's travel curfew. The Cowboys are 9-8-1 overall and will spend their Spring Break in Arkansas and Texas this week; OSU takes on Central Arkansas tonight in Conway, Ark., before opening Big 12 Conference play at Texas Friday night in Austin.

Highlights and Notes

Colin Simpson hit a pair of home runs last week, his team-leading fourth and fifth round trippers of the season. The junior catcher/left fielder/DH leads OSU in eight offensive categories, among them batting average (.347), RBIs (18) and doubles (7).
Carson Teel picked up his third win on Saturday against Missouri State in his first start of the season. The junior southpaw allowed only three hits, all singles, while striking out eight Bears over seven innings of work.
Third baseman Matt Kroon had a career-high four RBIs on Friday against Seton Hall, going 2-for-4 against the Pirates with two runs scored.
Utility player Andrew Rosa did not play last weekend due to a foot injury. The senior is hitting .318 on the year with a team high 17 runs scored and .467 on-base percentage.
Joe Lienhard recorded the first save of his career against Missouri State. The junior right-hander came out of the bullpen with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and after allowing an infield single to cut the OSU lead to 4-2, he snagged a line drive and threw to second to complete a game-ending double play.

Big 12

Teel leads the Big 12 in ERA with a 1.05 mark and opponent batting average, holding hitters to a .165 batting average. He is also third in the league in strikeouts with 33 and tied for fifth in saves (3).
Jonathan Heasley is tied for fourth in strikeouts with TCU's Jared Janczak at 32.
Simpson's five home runs are tied for fourth in the Big 12, while his slugging percentage (.653) is good for fifth. His 18 total bases rank eighth and his 18 RBIs ninth.
Christian Funk's team-high 14 walks ties him for sixth in the Big 12.
C.J. Varela ranks 10^th in the league with a 2.75 ERA. The sophomore righty has allowed just six earned runs in 19 2/3 innings.

Up Next

OSU takes on Central Arkansas today at 6 p.m. at Bear Stadium in Conway, Ark.
The Bears are 12-8 on the season and bring a four-game winning streak into tonight's game. They are coming off a series sweep of Southland Conference-foe Incarnate Word last weekend.
The Cowboys are 4-2 all-time against UCA, including a 1-2 mark under head coach Josh Holliday.

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