Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, April 12
Stillwater, OK
6:00 PM
Oklahoma State University
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Photo by: Oklahoma State University
Grand Slam Lifts Cowboy Baseball In Extra Innings
April 12, 2024 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATERย โ Lane Forsythe's walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning gave 20th-ranked Oklahoma State an 8-4 win over Cincinnati in Friday's series opener at O'Brate Stadium.
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With the win, OSU improved to 23-11 and 8-5 in Big 12 play, while Cincinnati fell to 20-14 and 7-6 in the league.
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Forsythe's grand slam capped a career-high six-RBI night for the senior. Aidan Meola and Avery Ortiz also drove in runs for the Pokes.
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Robert Cranz picked up the win for the Cowboys, improving to 2-1 on the year. The right-hander was dominant in relief of starter Sam Garcia, working four shutout innings while striking out a career-high eight, including six in a row during one stretch.
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Garcia turned in a strong effort, picking up eight strikeouts over six innings and giving up four runs on seven hits.
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The Cowboys opened the scoring in the second inning as Donovan LaSalle crossed home plate on a Forsythe sacrifice fly to center field.
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That lead held until the fifth, when the Bearcats got a two-out RBI double from Alec Jones to tie the score.
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Cincinnati took the lead in the seventh, tallying three runs on five hits. Hunter Jessee recorded a bases-loaded double to bring home two runners, and an RBI single from Tommy O'Connor made the score 4-1.
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OSU was held to one hit until the eighth. Zach Ehrhard led off that inning with an infield single, and Nolan Schubart walked, setting up a Meola RBI single to cut the deficit to two. An Ortiz single brought home another run, and Forsythe delivered a sac fly to center field to plate the tying run.
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Cranz struck out the side in the ninth before punching out the first two Bearcats in the 10th. A walk ended the streak before a flyout set the stage for the heroics in the bottom of the inning.
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LaSalle opened the 10th with a double to right field, and the Bearcats intentionally walked the next two batters to load the bases and bring Forsythe to the plate. On a 2-2 pitch, he smashed an offering from Christian Mitchelle off the batter's eye in center field to set off a celebration.
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The Pokes look to clinch the series Saturday at O'Brate Stadium with a 6 p.m. first pitch.
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With the win, OSU improved to 23-11 and 8-5 in Big 12 play, while Cincinnati fell to 20-14 and 7-6 in the league.
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Forsythe's grand slam capped a career-high six-RBI night for the senior. Aidan Meola and Avery Ortiz also drove in runs for the Pokes.
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Robert Cranz picked up the win for the Cowboys, improving to 2-1 on the year. The right-hander was dominant in relief of starter Sam Garcia, working four shutout innings while striking out a career-high eight, including six in a row during one stretch.
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Garcia turned in a strong effort, picking up eight strikeouts over six innings and giving up four runs on seven hits.
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The Cowboys opened the scoring in the second inning as Donovan LaSalle crossed home plate on a Forsythe sacrifice fly to center field.
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That lead held until the fifth, when the Bearcats got a two-out RBI double from Alec Jones to tie the score.
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Cincinnati took the lead in the seventh, tallying three runs on five hits. Hunter Jessee recorded a bases-loaded double to bring home two runners, and an RBI single from Tommy O'Connor made the score 4-1.
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OSU was held to one hit until the eighth. Zach Ehrhard led off that inning with an infield single, and Nolan Schubart walked, setting up a Meola RBI single to cut the deficit to two. An Ortiz single brought home another run, and Forsythe delivered a sac fly to center field to plate the tying run.
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Cranz struck out the side in the ninth before punching out the first two Bearcats in the 10th. A walk ended the streak before a flyout set the stage for the heroics in the bottom of the inning.
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LaSalle opened the 10th with a double to right field, and the Bearcats intentionally walked the next two batters to load the bases and bring Forsythe to the plate. On a 2-2 pitch, he smashed an offering from Christian Mitchelle off the batter's eye in center field to set off a celebration.
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The Pokes look to clinch the series Saturday at O'Brate Stadium with a 6 p.m. first pitch.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cranz, Robert (2-1)
L: Mitchelle, Christian (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Kross, Josh 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 1 ; Jones, Alec 1
RBI: O'Connor, Tommy 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 2 ; Jones, Alec 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kross, Josh 1 ; Hegemann, Josh 1 ; Mitchelle, Christian 2
Batting:
2B: LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Ortiz, Avery 1
HR: Forsythe, Lane 1
RBI: Meola, Aidan 1 ; Ortiz, Avery 1 ; Forsythe, Lane 6
SH: LaSalle, Donovan 1
SF: Forsythe, Lane 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Schubart, Nolan 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Smith, Addison 1 ; Ortiz, Avery 1 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1 ; Forsythe, Lane 1
Game Leaders
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4
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2
RBI
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5
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1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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