Oklahoma State University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
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Sam Garcia
Cowboy Baseball Splits Twin Bill With Mercer
March 09, 2024 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State split a doubleheader against Mercer Saturday at O'Brate Stadium, winning the opener, 4-2, before dropping the nightcap by a 4-1 count.
With the split, OSU moved to 9-6 while Mercer is 10-5. The two teams will play the rubber game of the series Sunday at noon.
OSU took game one thanks to a strong start from Sam Garcia, who went six innings and struck out nine, both career highs as a Cowboy. The southpaw only allowed one run on three hits and did not issue a walk as he improved to 2-1.
Gabe Davis kept the Bears off the scoreboard over the final two innings, picking up a pair of strikeouts along the way, to earn his second save.
Lane Forsythe led the Cowboys at the plate in the opener as the senior went 2-for-2 with a home run and a pair of RBIs. Zach Ehrhard also had two hits and drove in a run.
Forsythe delivered his first home run of the season into the bullpen in right field in the third inning to put OSU up 1-0.
Mercer's Jackson Cherry tied the game with a solo shot of his own in the fifth, but the Cowboys would reclaim the lead for good with RBI hits from Ehrhard and Avery Ortiz in the bottom of the inning.
OSU added an insurance run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Forsythe before the Bears plated their final run of the game and cut their deficit in half in the seventh.
In Saturday's second game, Brian Holiday took the loss to fall to 1-1 as the right-hander tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and striking out seven. Brennan Phillips took over for the final 2 2/3 innings and kept the Bears scoreless while not allowing a hit.
Mercer got on the board first as Alex Ramirez launched a solo homer in the third, and the fifth inning would see the Bears extend their lead as a balk with the bases loaded scored a run before a two-RBI single from Cherry made the score 4-0.
The Cowboy offense couldn't find its footing early as the Pokes stranded five in just as many innings.
OSU tallied its lone run of the contest when Ortiz launched an opposite field home run in the sixth inning, his third round tripper of the season.
With the split, OSU moved to 9-6 while Mercer is 10-5. The two teams will play the rubber game of the series Sunday at noon.
OSU took game one thanks to a strong start from Sam Garcia, who went six innings and struck out nine, both career highs as a Cowboy. The southpaw only allowed one run on three hits and did not issue a walk as he improved to 2-1.
Gabe Davis kept the Bears off the scoreboard over the final two innings, picking up a pair of strikeouts along the way, to earn his second save.
Lane Forsythe led the Cowboys at the plate in the opener as the senior went 2-for-2 with a home run and a pair of RBIs. Zach Ehrhard also had two hits and drove in a run.
Forsythe delivered his first home run of the season into the bullpen in right field in the third inning to put OSU up 1-0.
Mercer's Jackson Cherry tied the game with a solo shot of his own in the fifth, but the Cowboys would reclaim the lead for good with RBI hits from Ehrhard and Avery Ortiz in the bottom of the inning.
OSU added an insurance run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Forsythe before the Bears plated their final run of the game and cut their deficit in half in the seventh.
In Saturday's second game, Brian Holiday took the loss to fall to 1-1 as the right-hander tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and striking out seven. Brennan Phillips took over for the final 2 2/3 innings and kept the Bears scoreless while not allowing a hit.
Mercer got on the board first as Alex Ramirez launched a solo homer in the third, and the fifth inning would see the Bears extend their lead as a balk with the bases loaded scored a run before a two-RBI single from Cherry made the score 4-0.
The Cowboy offense couldn't find its footing early as the Pokes stranded five in just as many innings.
OSU tallied its lone run of the contest when Ortiz launched an opposite field home run in the sixth inning, his third round tripper of the season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia, Sam (2-1)
L: Colton Cosper (1-1)
S: Davis, Gabe (2)
Batting:
3B: Bradley Frye 1
HR: Jackson Cherry 1
RBI: Jackson Cherry 2
SH: Noah Best 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bradley Frye 1 ; Jackson Cherry 1
HBP: Carter Sanford 1 ; Alex Ramirez 1
PO: Antonio Brown 1
Batting:
2B: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Benge, Carson 1
HR: Forsythe, Lane 1
RBI: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Ortiz, Avery 1 ; Forsythe, Lane 2
SF: Forsythe, Lane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; Forsythe, Lane 2
SB: Ortiz, Avery 1
CS: Benge, Carson 1
HBP: Ritchie, Kollin 1
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