Cowboy Baseball Tops Texas In Series Finale

Sunday, April 25

Stillwater, OK

1:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

24-12-1, 0

Texas

33-9, 0

Texas

Oklahoma State

Brett Standlee

April 25, 2021 | Cowboy Baseball

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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State snapped No. 3 Texas' 16-game winning streak Sunday as the 19^th-ranked Cowboys posted a 7-3 victory at O'Brate Stadium.

The win saw the Pokes improve to 24-12-1 overall and 7-8 in Big 12 Conference play, while UT fell to 33-9 and 12-3 in the league.

Brett Standlee was outstanding in his first start of the season to earn the win on the mound and improve to 4-1. Previously used as the Cowboys' closer but pressed into duty due to injuries, the right-hander worked six innings and struck out a career-high 10 while allowing just two runs on three hits.

Standlee, who threw 117 pitches against the Longhorns, had previously started just once in the last two seasons, that coming a year ago in a midweek game at Arizona State. He started 12 games as a freshman in 2019.

Offensively, the Cowboys used the long ball to secure the win as Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Jake Thompson and Hueston Morrill each blasted two-run home runs.

OSU jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against UT starter Kolby Kubichek, with Encarnacion-Strand's 15^th homer of the season putting the Cowboys on top before an RBI single by Nolan McLean completed the scoring.

In the second inning, it was Thompson's turn as his two-out, two-run shot to right field put the Pokes up 5-0.

Morrill capped the home run show in the fifth with a towering bomb to left field to extend the OSU lead to 7-1.

Texas threatened to rally in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs after two walks and a hit batter. But the Longhorns would only manage a sacrifice fly in the inning as Standlee picked up two huge strikeouts to get out of the jam.

OSU's bullpen behind Standlee was also strong as Trevor Martin, Kale Davis and Nolan McLean each worked an inning to close out the Longhorns. UT's only run during that stretch was a solo home run in the seventh off Martin, while Davis struck out three of the four batters he faced in the eighth and McLean kept the Horns off the board in the ninth, getting a ground ball double play to end the game.

The Cowboys return to action Friday when they open the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma at O'Brate Stadium. Following the opener, the series shifts to Norman, with the Sooners hosting the final two games at L. Dale Mitchell Park.