Series preview: Oklahoma State

[Matt Cotcher]

No. 18 Texas (17-12, 5-1) at No. 11 Oklahoma State (19-9, 4-2)

Where: Stillwater, OK – Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

Team averages in 2015:
Texas - Batting: .250 ERA: 2.74
Oklahoma State - Batting: .284 ERA: 2.61


Friday, April 3 – 7:00PM
Texas – Senior, RHP Parker French (2-2, 2.16)
OSU – Senior, RHP Jon Perrin (2-3, 4.55)

• Perrin was a 33rd-round pick of the Detroit Tigers – opponents are hitting .238 against him.

Saturday, April 4 – 6:30PM on ESPNU
Texas – Junior, RHP Chad Hollingsworth (3-2, 4.36)
OSU – Sophomore, RHP Remey Reed (2-0, 0.42)

• A JUCO transfer (Navarro), Reed has nine appearances (three starts), only allowing one earned run in 21.1 innings.

Sunday, April 5, 1:00PM on ESPNU
Texas – Sophomore, RHP Kacy Clemens (2-1, 3.66)
OSU – Senior, LHP Michael Freeman (5-0, 1.32)

• 90 percent of Freeman's outs have come via ground ball or strikeout, and he has allowed just two earned runs in 38.0 innings over his last five starts. (Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors three times this season.)

TEXAS VS OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES

• Texas leads the all-time series, 56-34.
• Last season the Horns lost two of three games (in Austin).
• In games played in Stillwater, the series is tied, 15-15.

TEXAS NOTES

• UT is riding a 4-game losing streak, and scored a total of 7 runs in the losses.
• Ben Johnson leads the Big 12 in hits (47), multi-hit games (16), triples (6), slugging percentage (.605), and total bases (75). Collin Shaw leads the conference in doubles (14).
• Three batters are hitting .350 or higher with two outs: Ben Johnson (.367), C.J Hinojosa (.343), and Brooks Marlow (.350).
• Over his last six outings Kacy Clemens recorded 13 strikeouts over 29 IP. In that span, Clemens has only given up 14 hits, 12 walks, and five earned runs (1.55 ERA).

OKLAHOMA STATE NOTES

• Currently riding a streak of nine straight conference series wins (program record).
• In 2015, the Cowboys are 11-3 in Stillwater (872-203 all-time).
• OSU is hitting .323 (111-for-344) with RISP.
• 70 of 167 RBI’s have come with two outs.
• Oklahoma State pitchers average 8.32 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Cowboys lead the Big 12 and rank 13th nationally with 47 stolen bases.

 

[streettopeschel]

Just based on starting pitcher ERAs it would appear a Friday win is pretty critical.

 

[joeywa]

Programming note: This game is on PPV via CBSi/College Sports Live at http://www.okstate.com/collegesportslive/

 

[Worster1]

Gosh your right, Freeman and Reed have very stout ERA's.  French needs bring the heat and bring home a W tonight.

Okie aggie also has a pretty good batting average too, better than the Horns.

Horns need to be focused and ready to play ball from the get go, no waking up in late innings behind and then trying to rally crap.