Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, March 20
Stillwater, OK
6:00 PM
Oklahoma State University
14-8, 0-4
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Noah Wech
Cowboy Baseball Drops Series Opener To Baylor
March 20, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State fell short in its conference home opener Friday night as Baylor defeated the Cowboys, 6-4, at O'Brate Stadium.
With the loss, OSU dropped to 14-8 and 0-4 in Big 12 play, while BU improved to 12-9 and 2-2 in conference.
Brock Thompson and Colin Brueggemann had two hits apiece for the Pokes and Kollin Ritchie homered, but OSU left 15 runners stranded on base in the contest.
Ethan Lund made his sixth start of the season and struck out 10 batters across six innings while allowing three runs.
Stormy Rhodes took the loss to fall to 1-1 as he allowed three unearned runs while not recording an out.
The Bears struck early in the first on a solo home run from Brady Janusek, but Lund struck out the next two batters to finish the inning.
Lund got into trouble in the second but was able to get a strikeout with the bases loaded to end the frame.
The southpaw struck out three Bears in the third inning to bring his tally to six.
In the bottom of the inning, Ritchie deposited his 14th home run into the right field bleachers. The two-run blast put the Pokes ahead, 2-1.
Lund struck out two more in the fourth inning but allowed two hits, including a game-tying single to Ty Johnson.
OSU went back on top in the fifth. With the bases full of Cowboys, Brueggemann stepped to the plate with two outs and slapped shot an opposite field double to left field to plate two and make the score 4-2.
The Bears got a run back in the top of the sixth on a sacrifice fly, but Lund recorded his 10th strikeout on his final pitch of the day.
Rhodes relieved Lund in the seventh but was unable to record an out and walked in the tying run, one of two free passes he issued. Noah Wech inherited a bases loaded, nobody out situation and induced a run-scoring double play to the first batter he saw. However, the next batter hit an RBI double to extend BU's lead to 6-4.
The Cowboys loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but Baylor reliever Caleb Bunch struck out a pair to end the rally. They threatened again in the eighth with runners on first third, but Bunch picked up two more strikeouts to avoid any damage.
Wech worked his third scoreless inning in the ninth to keep the deficit at two. The righty allowed just one hit and struck out five over his three innings.
Down to their final out, the Cowboys got a single from TP Wentworth and a walk to Garrett Shull to bring the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but Alex Conover grounded out to end the game.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 6 p.m.
With the loss, OSU dropped to 14-8 and 0-4 in Big 12 play, while BU improved to 12-9 and 2-2 in conference.
Brock Thompson and Colin Brueggemann had two hits apiece for the Pokes and Kollin Ritchie homered, but OSU left 15 runners stranded on base in the contest.
Ethan Lund made his sixth start of the season and struck out 10 batters across six innings while allowing three runs.
Stormy Rhodes took the loss to fall to 1-1 as he allowed three unearned runs while not recording an out.
The Bears struck early in the first on a solo home run from Brady Janusek, but Lund struck out the next two batters to finish the inning.
Lund got into trouble in the second but was able to get a strikeout with the bases loaded to end the frame.
The southpaw struck out three Bears in the third inning to bring his tally to six.
In the bottom of the inning, Ritchie deposited his 14th home run into the right field bleachers. The two-run blast put the Pokes ahead, 2-1.
Lund struck out two more in the fourth inning but allowed two hits, including a game-tying single to Ty Johnson.
OSU went back on top in the fifth. With the bases full of Cowboys, Brueggemann stepped to the plate with two outs and slapped shot an opposite field double to left field to plate two and make the score 4-2.
The Bears got a run back in the top of the sixth on a sacrifice fly, but Lund recorded his 10th strikeout on his final pitch of the day.
Rhodes relieved Lund in the seventh but was unable to record an out and walked in the tying run, one of two free passes he issued. Noah Wech inherited a bases loaded, nobody out situation and induced a run-scoring double play to the first batter he saw. However, the next batter hit an RBI double to extend BU's lead to 6-4.
The Cowboys loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but Baylor reliever Caleb Bunch struck out a pair to end the rally. They threatened again in the eighth with runners on first third, but Bunch picked up two more strikeouts to avoid any damage.
Wech worked his third scoreless inning in the ninth to keep the deficit at two. The righty allowed just one hit and struck out five over his three innings.
Down to their final out, the Cowboys got a single from TP Wentworth and a walk to Garrett Shull to bring the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but Alex Conover grounded out to end the game.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ruais, RJ (2-1)
L: Rhodes, Stormy (1-1)
S: Bunch, Caleb (3)
Batting:
2B: Snow, Hunter 1
HR: Janusek, Brady 1
RBI: Riebock, Pearson 1 ; Janusek, Brady 1 ; Armstrong, Tyce 1 ; Snow, Hunter 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
SF: Riebock, Pearson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Riebock, Pearson 1 ; Sanders, Travis 1 ; Janusek, Brady 2 ; Caraway, Bo 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
SB: Caraway, Bo 1 ; Johnson, Ty 1
HBP: Sanders, Travis 1
Batting:
2B: Indomenico, Remo 1 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1
HR: Ritchie, Kollin 1
RBI: Brueggemann, Colin 2 ; Ritchie, Kollin 2
SH: Essex, Ezra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Brock 2 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; Ritchie, Kollin 1
SB: Wentworth, TP 1
HBP: Meola, Aidan 1 ; Smithwick, Campbell 2 ; Brueggemann, Colin 1
Game Leaders
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5
R
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2
RBI
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3
R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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