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Texas (13-10, 3-1) suffered their first conference loss of the season on Friday night, dropping the series opener to Oklahoma State (11-8, 1-0) by a final of 6-1 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorn’s offense could only muster 4 hits, and the Cowboy’s offense used a big 7th inning to help put the game out of reach.
Longhorn starter Blair Henley took the loss, falling to 3-2 on the season. The right hander allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in 6 innings of work, striking out 7. Oklahoma State starter Joe Lienhard earned the win after throwing 8 ⅓ innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and striking out 8.
Oklahoma State opened the scoring in the 2nd inning. Christian Funk led off the frame with a walk and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. After a single by Michael Neustifter placed runners at the corners, Jake Taylor singled to LF, giving the Cowboys a 1-0 lead.
Taylor stretched the lead to 2-0 in the 5th when he led off with a solo home run to left-field.
In the 7th, the Cowboys put up 4 more runs. Trevor Boone led off the inning by lining a ball to center-field that got by a diving Duke Ellis and rolled all the way to the wall, resulting in a triple. Henley then tried to pick off Boone at 3rd, but his throw was wide sailed into left-field, allowing Boone to score easily. Ryan Cash followed with a single and scored on a RBI double by Matt Kroon, stretching the Oklahoma State lead to 4-0. Collin Simpson then welcomed new pitcher Josh Sawyer into the game by connecting on a 2-run home run into the Texas bullpen, giving the Cowboys a 6-0 lead.
Zach Zubia got Texas on the board in bottom half of the 9th on a solo home run over to left-field, but the Longhorn’s would not draw any closer. Carson Teel would come on in relief of Lienfield to record the final 2 outs, locking down the 6-1 victory.
Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30. RHP Nolan Kingham will take the ball for Texas, with the probable pitcher for Oklahoma State being Carson Teel. Follow along at hornsports.com for live updates.
Longhorn starter Blair Henley took the loss, falling to 3-2 on the season. The right hander allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in 6 innings of work, striking out 7. Oklahoma State starter Joe Lienhard earned the win after throwing 8 ⅓ innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and striking out 8.
Oklahoma State opened the scoring in the 2nd inning. Christian Funk led off the frame with a walk and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. After a single by Michael Neustifter placed runners at the corners, Jake Taylor singled to LF, giving the Cowboys a 1-0 lead.
Taylor stretched the lead to 2-0 in the 5th when he led off with a solo home run to left-field.
In the 7th, the Cowboys put up 4 more runs. Trevor Boone led off the inning by lining a ball to center-field that got by a diving Duke Ellis and rolled all the way to the wall, resulting in a triple. Henley then tried to pick off Boone at 3rd, but his throw was wide sailed into left-field, allowing Boone to score easily. Ryan Cash followed with a single and scored on a RBI double by Matt Kroon, stretching the Oklahoma State lead to 4-0. Collin Simpson then welcomed new pitcher Josh Sawyer into the game by connecting on a 2-run home run into the Texas bullpen, giving the Cowboys a 6-0 lead.
Zach Zubia got Texas on the board in bottom half of the 9th on a solo home run over to left-field, but the Longhorn’s would not draw any closer. Carson Teel would come on in relief of Lienfield to record the final 2 outs, locking down the 6-1 victory.
Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30. RHP Nolan Kingham will take the ball for Texas, with the probable pitcher for Oklahoma State being Carson Teel. Follow along at hornsports.com for live updates.
