Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
2-0
Wichita State
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| Wichita State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Cowboy Baseball Completes Series Sweep Of Wichita State
February 22, 2021 | Cowboy Baseball
Box Score (PDF)
WICHITA, Kan. โ Oklahoma State's offense erupted Monday at Eck Stadium as the 17th-ranked Cowboys clinched a two-game sweep of Wichita State with a 14-6 win.
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The Cowboys collected 17 hits in the contest, led by Christian Encarnacion-Strand's 3-for-5, three-RBI day that included his first-career home run and a double. Brock Mathis was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, while Max Hewitt came off the bench and went 2-for-2 with home run and a career-high four RBIs.
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Trevor Martin recorded the win in his first-career appearance as the freshman right-hander came out of the bullpen and tossed three shutout innings while striking out four.
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WSU took the game's initial lead in the second. Couper Cornblum was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and two batters later, a triple by Ross Cadena put the home team up 1-0. OSU starter Bryce Osmond would escape further damage in the frame by getting a strikeout and a ground ball resulting in a fielder's choice.
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The Shockers doubled their lead in the third, with a two-out RBI single by Cornblum making the score 2-0.
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But OSU answered in the next inning, batting around and rallying for five runs to take the lead. Encarnacion-Strand led off the fourth with a double into the left-center field gap, and Mathis followed with his first RBI of the season on a double that hit off the top of the wall in left field and made the score 2-1.
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Up next, Hueston Morrill tied the game with a single through the left side before Dom Johnson singled and Matt Golda walked to load the bases with no outs. After a strikeout, Nolan McLean collected his first-career RBI by drawing a walk to put OSU up 3-2.
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OSU's eight batter of the inning would pad the Pokes' lead as Jake Thompson ripped a two-out, two-RBI single up the middle to give the visitors a 5-2 advantage.
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The Cowboys continued to come up clutch at the plate in the fifth. This time it was Caeden Trenkle who delivered a two-out, two-RBI hit, a double to left-center field that pushed the OSU lead to 7-2.
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WSU mounted a rally of its own in the fifth against Roman Phansalkar, who opened the inning in relief of Osmond. The Shockers tallied three runs on four hits and a walk against the OSU reliever to make the score 7-5 and bring Martin out of the bullpen for his collegiate debut.
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An RBI groundout pulled WSU to within one at 7-6 before Martin got out of the inning without further damage with a strikeout and fielder's choice.
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OSU regained control of the scoreboard over the next three innings, scoring seven runs over those frames with its timely hitting.
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In the sixth, Hewitt pinch hit with the bases loaded and two outs and delivered an opposite-field single to bring home two runs and make the score 9-6.
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The Cowboys used the long ball in each of the next two innings to secure the win. In the seventh, Encarnacion-Strand crushed a three-run homer to center field, and in the eighth it was Hewitt's turn, as he smacked a no-doubter over the wall in right field to extend the OSU lead to eight.
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The Cowboys return to action for their home opener at O'Brate Stadium Wednesday at 4 p.m. against Little Rock.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Martin, Trevor (1-0)
L: HYNES, Spencer (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Trenkle, Caeden 1 ; Garcia, Alix 1 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 1 ; Mathis, Brock 2 ; Morrill, Hueston 1
HR: Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 1 ; Hewitt, Max 1
RBI: Trenkle, Caeden 2 ; McLean, Nolan 1 ; Thompson, Jake 2 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 3 ; Mathis, Brock 1 ; Morrill, Hueston 1 ; Hewitt, Max 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Golda, Matt 1 ; McLean, Nolan 1 ; Sifrit, Noah 1 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 3 ; Mathis, Brock 3 ; Morrill, Hueston 3 ; Johnson, Dom 1 ; Hewitt, Max 1
SB: Thompson, Jake 1 ; Morrill, Hueston 1 ; Hewitt, Max 1
HBP: McLean, Nolan 1 ; Thompson, Jake 1
Batting:
3B: CADENA, Ross 1
RBI: CORNBLUM, Couper 3 ; CADENA, Ross 2 ; CLEMONS, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WALLACE, Paxton 2 ; KOCIS, Garrett 1 ; CORNBLUM, Couper 2 ; BARTLETT, Corrigan 1
SB: SIGRIST, Jack 1 ; WALLACE, Paxton 2 ; KOCIS, Garrett 1 ; CORNBLUM, Couper 1
HBP: CORNBLUM, Couper 1 ; BARTLETT, Corrigan 1
