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April 17, 2018 | Cowboy Baseball
Oklahoma State won its third consecutive Big 12 Conference series over the weekend, taking two of three games at West Virginia, to cap a week that saw the Cowboys go 3-2. The Cowboys (20-13-1) host in state rival Oral Roberts (20-14) tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium; the game will be televised on FOX Sports Plus.
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Weekend Highlights
Big 12 Spotlight
OSU has reached the top of the Big 12 standings by posting some impressive statistics. The Cowboys are hitting .287 in conference play while recording a .491 slugging percentage on the strength of 16 home runs, 30 doubles and five triples. A number of Cowboys rank in the top 10 statistically in Big 12 play, including:
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Weekend Highlights
- OSU moved into a tie with Oklahoma for first place in the Big 12 standings — both teams sport a 9-3 record in conference play.
- Colin Simpson blasted two home runs in Morgantown and also recorded five RBIs. The junior now has seven career home runs against West Virginia.
- Simpson is tied for the Big 12 lead with 11 homers on the season, a total that ties his career high from a year ago.
- Christian Funk hit .400 over the weekend with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs. He posted a .900 slugging percentage in the series and also drew four walks.
- Brady Basso and Peyton Battenfield both picked up wins in relief with scoreless outings as they combined for 8 1/3 shutout innings. Basso was the winner in the series opener with a 4 1/3 innings outing in which he struck out three, while Battenfield worked the final four innings of Sunday's finale and struck out five.
- C.J. Varela picked up his first save of the season in the series opener.
Big 12 Spotlight
OSU has reached the top of the Big 12 standings by posting some impressive statistics. The Cowboys are hitting .287 in conference play while recording a .491 slugging percentage on the strength of 16 home runs, 30 doubles and five triples. A number of Cowboys rank in the top 10 statistically in Big 12 play, including:
- Colin Simpson: Tied for second in RBIs (15), tied for second in home runs (5) and tied for fifth in runs (13).
- Jon Littell: Fifth in batting average (3.88), tied for second in triples (2), tied for third in runs (14) and is sixth in on-base percentage (.483).
- Carson McCusker: Tied for fourth in home runs with four.
- Brady Basso: Ranks 10th in ERA (3.55).
- Michael Neustifter: Fourth in RBIs (14) and tied for fifth in doubles (6).
- Matt Kroon: Fourth in doubles (7), seventh in runs (12) and tied for sixth in stolen bases with four.
- Trevor Boone: Eighth in slugging percentage (.617).
- Carson Teel: Tied for fifth in strikeouts with 21.
- Joe Lienhard: Tied for fifth in strikeouts with 21.
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- Oral Roberts is coming off a three game sweep of Summit League foe Fort Wayne. The Golden Eagles scored 35 runs in the weekend series.
- The Cowboys are 35-36 all-time against ORU and 3-8 under head coach Josh Holliday.Â
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