pretty funny about Davis....
LATE TUESDAY: OSU 19, OU 8
Cowboys overpower Sooners in Round 1 of Bedlam
STILLWATER — Isaac Stebens spun as he pumped his fist. With the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate with two outs in the eighth, Oklahoma State’s stoic closer and Stillwater native let out his emotions. A 95 mph fastball past OU’s Jackson Nicklaus in the pressure-packed moment of the game will do that. “When he comes in, you know the door’s getting shut,” Cowboys catcher Chase Adkison said.
Stebens actually slammed the door. Not only did that keep the Cowboys in control, it allowed them to unleash their offensive might in the next half inning with seven runs off three pitchers.
On a night OSU overpowered its Bedlam rival for a wild 19-8 victory in a nonconference showdown at O’Brate Stadium, the Cowboys looked every bit of themselves from earlier in the season. Timely outs even when things got shaky. Home runs — four, to be exact. Clutch hits. It was the recipe that made the Cowboys (25-13) a top-10 team earlier in the season, but one that eluded them in the past eight games. OSU had just two wins in that span.
The Sooners (19-19) have not won consecutive games since March 31-April 1.
Davis struggles against former team
We got our first true taste of what a Bedlam switch could look like for a player returning to face their former school. OU reliever Kale Davis, who spent the past three years with the Cowboys, entered the game with one out and a runner on in the eighth and was heartily greeted by boos and shouts of “traitor.” As he warmed up, Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” played over the speakers. A few pitches later, he threw a fastball off the backstop and Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” played.
“Get him out there,” OU coach Skip Johnson said about putting in Davis. “It’s going to happen either at our place or there. So, not a better time to get him out there and get his feet wet where he pitched before.” But it got much worse for Davis from there. He faced six batters and allowed four runs on two hits and three walks while getting just a lone out. Roc Riggio doubled in two runs. David Mendham ended Davis’ day with a bases-loaded double that scored three. As Davis left the mound, he heard even more boos from the fans. He responded in his own way, too. He pounded the “OU” on his jersey chest as he got near his teammates.
Sooners start fast
Six pitches into the game, OSU pitching coach Rob Walton slowly walked to the mound. Nothing was going right for OSU starter Drew Blake — a Stillwater graduate in his first Bedlam game — and everything was pointing to the Sooners. But Blake’s next pitch to OU’s Dakota Harris became a three-run homer off a “P” in “MAKE IT HAPPEN” above the OSU bullpen. Kendall Pettis followed with a single. But Drew settled down and got the next three batters, avoiding even more disaster.
Cowboys’ offense starts faster
And that was nothing compared to the Cowboys’ fast start in the next half inning. OSU’s first four batters reached, chasing OU starter Gray Harrison after freshman Nolan Schubart doubled with the bases loaded. Adkison then followed with a sacrifice fly off Carson Atwood, who allowed back-to-back singles by Mendham and Wulfert. Eventually, Zach Ehrhard drew a bases-loaded walk. All told, in just one inning, the Cowboys sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five runs on three hits, four walks and a hit batter.
LATE TUESDAY: OSU 19, OU 8
Cowboys overpower Sooners in Round 1 of Bedlam
STILLWATER — Isaac Stebens spun as he pumped his fist. With the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate with two outs in the eighth, Oklahoma State’s stoic closer and Stillwater native let out his emotions. A 95 mph fastball past OU’s Jackson Nicklaus in the pressure-packed moment of the game will do that. “When he comes in, you know the door’s getting shut,” Cowboys catcher Chase Adkison said.
Stebens actually slammed the door. Not only did that keep the Cowboys in control, it allowed them to unleash their offensive might in the next half inning with seven runs off three pitchers.
On a night OSU overpowered its Bedlam rival for a wild 19-8 victory in a nonconference showdown at O’Brate Stadium, the Cowboys looked every bit of themselves from earlier in the season. Timely outs even when things got shaky. Home runs — four, to be exact. Clutch hits. It was the recipe that made the Cowboys (25-13) a top-10 team earlier in the season, but one that eluded them in the past eight games. OSU had just two wins in that span.
The Sooners (19-19) have not won consecutive games since March 31-April 1.
Davis struggles against former team
We got our first true taste of what a Bedlam switch could look like for a player returning to face their former school. OU reliever Kale Davis, who spent the past three years with the Cowboys, entered the game with one out and a runner on in the eighth and was heartily greeted by boos and shouts of “traitor.” As he warmed up, Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” played over the speakers. A few pitches later, he threw a fastball off the backstop and Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” played.
“Get him out there,” OU coach Skip Johnson said about putting in Davis. “It’s going to happen either at our place or there. So, not a better time to get him out there and get his feet wet where he pitched before.” But it got much worse for Davis from there. He faced six batters and allowed four runs on two hits and three walks while getting just a lone out. Roc Riggio doubled in two runs. David Mendham ended Davis’ day with a bases-loaded double that scored three. As Davis left the mound, he heard even more boos from the fans. He responded in his own way, too. He pounded the “OU” on his jersey chest as he got near his teammates.
Sooners start fast
Six pitches into the game, OSU pitching coach Rob Walton slowly walked to the mound. Nothing was going right for OSU starter Drew Blake — a Stillwater graduate in his first Bedlam game — and everything was pointing to the Sooners. But Blake’s next pitch to OU’s Dakota Harris became a three-run homer off a “P” in “MAKE IT HAPPEN” above the OSU bullpen. Kendall Pettis followed with a single. But Drew settled down and got the next three batters, avoiding even more disaster.
Cowboys’ offense starts faster
And that was nothing compared to the Cowboys’ fast start in the next half inning. OSU’s first four batters reached, chasing OU starter Gray Harrison after freshman Nolan Schubart doubled with the bases loaded. Adkison then followed with a sacrifice fly off Carson Atwood, who allowed back-to-back singles by Mendham and Wulfert. Eventually, Zach Ehrhard drew a bases-loaded walk. All told, in just one inning, the Cowboys sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five runs on three hits, four walks and a hit batter.
