Cowboy Baseball Concludes Homestand With Final Non-Conference Weekend Series

Games 13-15: Illinois State • March 7-9 • Stillwater, Okla. • O'Brate Stadium (8,000)

#14 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
7-5 overall (0-0 Big 12)

National Ranking: 14 • NCAA RPI: 26
Streak: Lost 1 • H: 3-1 • A: 0-0 • N: 4-4
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 13th Season at OSU (452-243-2)

ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS
2-8 overall (0-0 Missouri Valley)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 181
Streak: Lost 2 • H: 0-0 • A: 2-8 • N: 0-0
Head Coach: Steve Holm, 7th Season at Illinois State (138-165)

TV: ESPN+ (Fri. & Sun.) (Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity App 93.7 KSPI FM (Fri.) Pete 94.3 FM/KSPI 780 AM (Sat.-Sun.) okla.state/GetVarsity (Rex Holt, Adam Hildebrandt & Matt Davis)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)
Series: Cowboys lead, 5-0
Last: 2/26/21 in Stillwater; Cowboys won, 3-2

Oklahoma State is 7-5 after splitting a two-game midweek series with Winthrop at home.

Up next, the Cowboys conclude a five-game homestand with a weekend series against Illinois State. Friday's games will be at 6 p.m., while Saturday's has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday's finale is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch.

This series marks the Cowboys' final non-conference weekend of the season as they open Big 12 play next week against West Virginia.

OSU is the preseason Big 12 Conference favorite and was ranked as high as #13 in the national preseason polls. This week, the Cowboys are ranked as high as 14th.

The Pokes own a .270 team batting average and .467 slugging percentage. Colin Brueggemann leads OSU with a .388 batting average and has hit safely in the last 11 games.

OSU's pitching staff sports a 3.26 ERA and leads the Big 12 in strikeouts per nine innings at 11.3.

Illinois State is 2-8 on the season and coming off a 5-3 loss at Oral Roberts on Wednesday. All 10 of the Redbirds' games this season have been on the road.

The Redbirds are hitting .257 as a team and averaging just over five runs per game. Judah Morris leads ISU with five homers and 12 RBIs to go along with a .333 batting average.