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Sunday, March 15
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Cowboy Baseball Drops Series Finale
March 15, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
ORLANDO, Fla. – Oklahoma State dropped a 6-5 contest to UCF Sunday at John Euliano Park.
With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 12-7 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 play, while UCF improved to 12-6 and 3-0 in the league.
Kollin Ritchie and TP Wentworth both homered for the Pokes, with Wentworth and Brueggemann collecting two hits apiece.
Noah Wech took the loss on the mound, falling to 2-1 on the season. After entering the game having allowed only one run in 14 1/3 innings this season, the right-hander gave up four runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings out of the bullpen.
Stormy Rhodes made his first-career start and tied a career best with five innings of work as the righty allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four in a no-decision effort.
The Cowboys got on the scoreboard first. After loading the bases on a walk and two singles in the second inning, OSU plated a run on an RBI groundout from Terrance Bowen.
With Rhodes dominating on the mound, OSU doubled its lead via the long ball in the fifth as Wentworth led off the inning with a laser shot over the wall in right field. Wentworth's fourth homer of the season made the score 2-0.
However, in the bottom of the inning, the Knights evened the score at 2-2 when James Hankerson Jr. delivered a two-out, two-run home run to right field.
The Cowboys threatened to regain the lead in the sixth, but after loading the bases with two outs on two singles and a walk, Alex Conover grounded into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
In the seventh, UCF went on top. Wech took the mound and surrendered a leadoff walk and a single before a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. John Smith III then singled up the middle, bringing both runners home to give the Knights a 4-2 lead.
The Cowboys cut their deficit to one in the seventh when Ritchie blasted his 13th homer of the season over the right-center field wall, but UCF got the run back with back-to-back hits with two outs in the eighth to go up, 5-3.
The Cowboys battled back in the ninth. After loading the bases with one out, consecutive walks to Brueggemann and Sebastian Norman brought home two runs to tie the score at 5-5.
However, OSU could not plate the go-ahead run as a pair of strikeouts left the bases full.
In the bottom of the frame, Landon Moran led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Up next, Hankerson Jr. brought home the winning run with single.
OSU returns to Stillwater for a five-game homestand this week at O'Brate Stadium. The Cowboys host South Dakota State in a two-game midweek series Tuesday and Wednesday before opening a Big 12 series with Baylor on Friday.
With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 12-7 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 play, while UCF improved to 12-6 and 3-0 in the league.
Kollin Ritchie and TP Wentworth both homered for the Pokes, with Wentworth and Brueggemann collecting two hits apiece.
Noah Wech took the loss on the mound, falling to 2-1 on the season. After entering the game having allowed only one run in 14 1/3 innings this season, the right-hander gave up four runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings out of the bullpen.
Stormy Rhodes made his first-career start and tied a career best with five innings of work as the righty allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four in a no-decision effort.
The Cowboys got on the scoreboard first. After loading the bases on a walk and two singles in the second inning, OSU plated a run on an RBI groundout from Terrance Bowen.
With Rhodes dominating on the mound, OSU doubled its lead via the long ball in the fifth as Wentworth led off the inning with a laser shot over the wall in right field. Wentworth's fourth homer of the season made the score 2-0.
However, in the bottom of the inning, the Knights evened the score at 2-2 when James Hankerson Jr. delivered a two-out, two-run home run to right field.
The Cowboys threatened to regain the lead in the sixth, but after loading the bases with two outs on two singles and a walk, Alex Conover grounded into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
In the seventh, UCF went on top. Wech took the mound and surrendered a leadoff walk and a single before a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. John Smith III then singled up the middle, bringing both runners home to give the Knights a 4-2 lead.
The Cowboys cut their deficit to one in the seventh when Ritchie blasted his 13th homer of the season over the right-center field wall, but UCF got the run back with back-to-back hits with two outs in the eighth to go up, 5-3.
The Cowboys battled back in the ninth. After loading the bases with one out, consecutive walks to Brueggemann and Sebastian Norman brought home two runs to tie the score at 5-5.
However, OSU could not plate the go-ahead run as a pair of strikeouts left the bases full.
In the bottom of the frame, Landon Moran led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Up next, Hankerson Jr. brought home the winning run with single.
OSU returns to Stillwater for a five-game homestand this week at O'Brate Stadium. The Cowboys host South Dakota State in a two-game midweek series Tuesday and Wednesday before opening a Big 12 series with Baylor on Friday.
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