Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State University
12-12, 1-5
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Kansas
22-6, 5-3
Cowboy Baseball Falls In Extra Innings
March 29, 2025 | Cowboy Baseball
With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 12-12 overall and 1-5 in Big 12 play, while KU improved to 22-6 and 5-3 in the conference.
OSU took an 11-9 lead in the top of the 11th on a two-run home run by Brock Thompson, but the Jayhawks answered with a three-run, walk-off shot from Sawyer Smith in the bottom of the inning.
Brayden Smith continued his hot hitting for the Pokes, mashing a home run and extending his hitting streak to 11 games, while Alex Conover was 3-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBIs. Thompson added a pair of hits and drove in three runs.
Sean Youngerman took the loss on the mound as he gave up three runs on three hits in 3 1/3 innings.
KU took the game's initial lead in the third inning on Jackson Hauge's 12th home run of the season, a solo shot to center field.
But the Cowboys answered in their next at bat to take their first lead of the series. After a one-out walk to Kollin Ritchie, Jayson Jones singled, and Beau Sylvester followed with his second hit of the game to tie the score at 1-1. Up next, Thompson delivered a sacrifice fly to center field to put OSU on top.
The lead did not last, however, as a two-run homer off the bat of Ian Francis in the bottom of the inning put KU ahead, 3-2. A solo blast two batters later extended the advantage to two.
In the sixth, the Jayhawks added to their lead once again, rallying for four runs to take an 8-2 lead; the big blow came on a two-RBI double by Tommy Barth.
OSU would cut into that lead in the seventh. Following a leadoff walk and a Conover double, Smith stepped to the plate and delivered his team-high seventh homer of the season, a three-rum bomb to left field that made the score 8-5.
After another solo homer for KU in the seventh, the Pokes continued their comeback in the eighth when Conover smacked a three-run homer to left-center field to make it a one-run game.
The Cowboys would get the tying run with two outs in the ninth when Donovan LaSalle scored on a wild pitch.
Sunday's series finale is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Breckheimer, Alex (2-0)
L: Youngerman, Sean (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Conover, Alex 1 ; Sylvester, Beau 1
HR: Conover, Alex 1 ; Smith, Brayden 1 ; Thompson, Brock 1
RBI: Conover, Alex 3 ; Smith, Brayden 3 ; Sylvester, Beau 1 ; Thompson, Brock 3
SH: Smith, Brayden 1
SF: Thompson, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Conover, Alex 2 ; Smith, Brayden 1 ; LaSalle, Donovan 1 ; Ritchie, Kollin 1 ; Jones, Jayson 1 ; Sylvester, Beau 1 ; Thompson, Brock 2 ; Shull, Garrett 2
CS: Jones, Jayson 1
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Batting:
2B: Koszewski, Mike 1 ; Barth, Tommy 1
HR: Cerda, Derek 1 ; Ballinger, Brady 1 ; Hauge, Jackson 1 ; Francis, Ian 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
RBI: Cerda, Derek 1 ; Ballinger, Brady 1 ; Hauge, Jackson 1 ; Counsell, Brady 1 ; Barth, Tommy 2 ; Francis, Ian 3 ; Smith, Sawyer 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cerda, Derek 1 ; Ballinger, Brady 1 ; Hauge, Jackson 2 ; Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Brooks, Michael 1 ; Counsell, Brady 1 ; Koszewski, Mike 1 ; Barth, Tommy 2 ; Francis, Ian 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
SB: Counsell, Brady 1
HBP: Cerda, Derek 1 ; Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
