Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
26-14-1, 9-10
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Kansas
25-22, 4-12
Cowboy Baseball Routs Kansas In Series Opener
May 07, 2021 | Cowboy Baseball
Box Score (PDF)
Postgame Interview
LAWRENCE, Kan.Β β An 11-run sixth inning propelled 20th-ranked Oklahoma State to a 13-4 win in its series opener against Kansas Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
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With the win, the Cowboys improved to 26-14-1 overall and 9-10 in Big 12 Conference play, while KU fell to 25-22 and 4-12 in the league.
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The Pokes collected 17 hits in the contest, with five players recording multiple hits, and eight different Cowboys posted RBIs. Matt Golda led OSU with a career-high four RBI night, while Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jake Thompson drove in two runs apiece.
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On the mound, the Cowboys got a strong performance from southpaw Mitchell Stone, who picked up his first win of the season. In a career-long 7 1/3 innings of work, Stone allowed just three earned runs and struck out four.
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The start was just the second of the season for Stone, and he entered the game having pitched only 14 innings in 10 appearances.
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The Jayhawks took the game's initial lead with a pair of runs in the second, one of those unearned, but OSU trimmed its deficit in half on an RBI groundout by Encarnacion-Strand in the third and tied the score on Thompson's RBI single in the fifth.
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Tied 2-2, the game turned in the sixth as the Cowboys mounted a memorable rally. All told, OSU sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning and plated 11 runs on eight hits to take control of the scoreboard.
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Justin Campbell got things going with a leadoff double off the wall in center field, and up next, Cade Cabbiness beat out an infield single and a throwing error on the play gave OSU a 3-2 lead.
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After Caeden Trenkle and Max Hewitt picked up RBIs to extend the lead, the Cowboys would get three consecutive RBI singles from Encarnacion-Strand, Thompson and Carson McCusker. Later in the inning, Golda provided the big blow as his grand slam with two outs capped the OSU scoring and pushed the lead to 13-2.
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Given the big cushion, Stone continued to put up zeroes as he kept the Jayhawks off the scoreboard until the eighth when they managed their final two runs.
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Wyatt Cheney shut out KU over the final 1 2/3 and struck out three to seal the win for the Pokes.
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The two teams return to action Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stone, Mitchell (1-0)
L: Cole Larsen (4-5)
Batting:
2B: Campbell, Justin 1
3B: Trenkle, Caeden 1 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 1
HR: Golda, Matt 1
RBI: Trenkle, Caeden 1 ; Hewitt, Max 1 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 2 ; Thompson, Jake 2 ; McCusker, Carson 1 ; Cabbiness, Cade 1 ; Morrill, Hueston 1 ; Golda, Matt 4
SF: Hewitt, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trenkle, Caeden 2 ; Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 2 ; Thompson, Jake 1 ; McCusker, Carson 1 ; Campbell, Justin 1 ; Cabbiness, Cade 2 ; Morrill, Hueston 2 ; Golda, Matt 2
CS: Thompson, Jake 1
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Batting:
2B: Tavian Josenberger 1 ; Anthony Tulimero 1
HR: Brett Vosik 1
RBI: Brett Vosik 1 ; Anthony Tulimero 2 ; Blaine Ray 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tavian Josenberger 1 ; Skyler Messinger 1 ; Brett Vosik 1 ; Jack Wagner 1
HBP: Brett Vosik 1
