Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, February 13
Arlington, TX
7:00 PM
Oklahoma State University
0-0
2
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12
Arkansas
0-0
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
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HitsH
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Oklahoma State
0
0
0
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2
0
0
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2
4
1
Arkansas
2
0
1
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Garrett Shull
Photo by: Oklahoma State University
Cowboy Baseball Drops Season Opener
February 13, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texasย โ Oklahoma State fell in its season opener against No. 5 Arkansas Friday night, dropping a 12-2 contest in the Shriners Children's College Showdown at Globe Life Field.
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Garrett Shull homered for the Cowboys, who were held to just four hits on the night.
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Hudson Barrett took the loss on the mound in his OSU debut. The left-hander worked 4 2/3 innings and struck out six while allowing six runs, only three of them earned, on four hits.
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OSU fell behind in the first inning on a two-run home run by Ryder Helfrick, and a solo shot, again off the bat of Helfrick, made it 3-0 in the third.
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The Cowboys trimmed that deficit to one with a long ball of their own in the fifth as Shull delivered a two-run bomb to right field after Campbell Smithwick reached on an error.
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However, Arkansas would answer in the bottom of the inning. The Razorbacks loaded the bases with two outs, knocking Barrett out of the game, then plated a run on an infield single and two more on a single to right off Stormy Rhodes to make the score 6-2.
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Arkansas added to its lead with three runs in the seventh, the big blow coming on another two-run homer. A three-run shot in the eighth secured the run-rule win.
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OSU returns to action Saturday against Bedlam-rival Oklahoma, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Garrett Shull homered for the Cowboys, who were held to just four hits on the night.
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Hudson Barrett took the loss on the mound in his OSU debut. The left-hander worked 4 2/3 innings and struck out six while allowing six runs, only three of them earned, on four hits.
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OSU fell behind in the first inning on a two-run home run by Ryder Helfrick, and a solo shot, again off the bat of Helfrick, made it 3-0 in the third.
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The Cowboys trimmed that deficit to one with a long ball of their own in the fifth as Shull delivered a two-run bomb to right field after Campbell Smithwick reached on an error.
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However, Arkansas would answer in the bottom of the inning. The Razorbacks loaded the bases with two outs, knocking Barrett out of the game, then plated a run on an infield single and two more on a single to right off Stormy Rhodes to make the score 6-2.
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Arkansas added to its lead with three runs in the seventh, the big blow coming on another two-run homer. A three-run shot in the eighth secured the run-rule win.
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OSU returns to action Saturday against Bedlam-rival Oklahoma, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gibler, Cole (1-0)
L: Barrett, Hudson (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Shull, Garrett 1
RBI: Shull, Garrett 2
SH: Brueggemann, Colin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smithwick, Campbell 1 ; Shull, Garrett 1
SB: Thompson, Brock 1
CS: Conover, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Souza, Nolan 1
HR: Niu, Maika 1 ; Kozeal, Cam 1 ; Helfrick, Ryder 2
RBI: Niu, Maika 4 ; Pompey, TJ 1 ; Kozeal, Cam 2 ; Aloy, Kuhio 2 ; Helfrick, Ryder 3
SF: Pompey, TJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Souza, Nolan 2 ; Niu, Maika 1 ; Kozeal, Cam 2 ; Turner, Christian 1 ; Aloy, Kuhio 1 ; Helfrick, Ryder 4 ; Ruiz, Damian 1
SB: Souza, Nolan 1 ; Aloy, Kuhio 1 ; Helfrick, Ryder 1
CS: Pompey, TJ 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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