Cowboys Ride For Free - Oklahoma State Baseball: Stillwater Regional Primer with Game & TV SchedulesAn Oklahoma State Cowboys bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48613/cowboys-fave.png2014-06-08T03:52:23-05:00http://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/rss/stream/55191612014-06-08T03:52:23-05:002014-06-08T03:52:23-05:00GREAT SEASON ENDS AS COWBOYS SWEPT BY UC-IRVINE<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="/rss/stream/5519161">GREAT SEASON ENDS AS COWBOYS SWEPT BY&nbsp;UC-IRVINE</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>As expected, the Cowboys couldn't get anything going against the Anteaters' ace (now 21-2 in his career at UCI) and the #1 pitching staff in the country.<br><br>Coach Holliday has obviously revived the program, however, so we should expect to see these opportunities more often in the near future. Thanks for a great season guys!</p></p></div>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/8/5790500/great-season-ends-as-cowboys-swept-by-uc-irvineRobert Whetsell2014-06-07T20:50:02-05:002014-06-07T20:50:02-05:00SUPER REGIONAL GAMETHREAD: UC-Irvine @ OSU Game 2
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<p>A messy performance has OSU in dire straights. Can Coach Holliday coax a better performance out of the Cowboys and force a Game 3 on Sunday? They'll have to battle the Anteaters' ace to do it.</p> <p>On a day when a bunch of Cowboys were taken in the MLB draft, OSU needs to utilize that talent if they want to survive to play another day.</p>
<p>The normally fundamentally sound Pokes looked anything but last night in <a href="http://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/7/5788138/cowboys-drop-super-regional-opener-to-uci-7-1-ncaa-baseball" target="_blank">dropping Game 1 of the Super Regional to UC-Irvine, 8-4.</a></p>
<p>To dig out of the hole and force an elimination game on Sunday, OSU will need to defeat UCI's #1 starter, Andrew Morales. Morales is tied for 4th in the country in strikeouts with 128 over 17 starts, averaging a little over 1 SO per inning and only 28 walks. He's 10-2 on the season with 2 complete games. He's allowed only 1 triple and 1 home run, and 26 runs. Opponents are batting .182 against the Anteaters ace.</p>
<p>This will be a tall task for the Cowboys, although this is not without precedent. OSU won 2 series this season after losing game one to TCU & Texas, the top two pitching teams in the Big 12.</p>
<p><b><i>GO POKES!!!</i></b></p>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/7/5789450/ncaa-baseball-super-regional-gamethread-uc-irvine-oklahoma-state-gameRobert Whetsell2014-06-07T00:00:55-05:002014-06-07T00:00:55-05:00COWBOYS DROP SUPER REGIONAL OPENER TO UCI, 8-4
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<p>Uncharacteristically sloppy play cost OSU, and now they face possible elimination against one of the top pitchers in the country.</p> <p>The Cowboys got a break on a missed call at first base in the bottom of the first and took advantage to take the lead 1-0.</p>
<p>That was the last break that went OSU's way all night.</p>
<p>While UC-Irvine played their well documented version of "small ball," the real story was the epic meltdown of Jon Perrin.</p>
<p>The Cowboys' starter worked inconsistently through 4 innings, but got out of a couple jams and eventually allowed a couple of runs in the top of the 4th. This play definitely saved a couple of runs...</p>
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<p>Then came the top of the 5th.</p>
<p>After a leadoff double by UCI's Sparks, Perrin slipped trying to field a sac bunt. That was followed by an RBI single. Another sac bunt moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd, then consecutive wild pitches by Perrin (the 1st was on an intentional ball) allowed two more runs to score.</p>
<p>Here's the first wild pitch...</p>
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<p>Suddenly it was 5-1 Anteaters, and OSU's bats had gone quiet.</p>
<p>UCI chipped away for two more runs in the top of the 6th, one on a bases loaded walk by Cowboys' reliever Battenfield.</p>
<p>An ill advised throw to 2nd on a steal attempt allowed another run to score for UCI in the top of the 8th, putting OSU in an insurmountable hole, 8-1.</p>
<p>The Cowboys made some noise finally in the bottom of the 8th after UCI decided to take out Elliott Surrey, who had shut down OSU all night. A three-run homer by Krietemeier made it 8-4, then the Anteaters played some sloppy ball and allowed OSU to load the bases with no outs. A strikeout by Arakawa and an inning ending double play, however, left the bases loaded and snuffed out the Cowboys' rally.</p>
<p>UCI's Manarino, who shut down the OSU rally in the 8th, worked a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 9th against the top of the Cowboys line up to close it out for the Anteaters.</p>
<p>Coach Holliday's crew now faces possible elimination against UCI's ace, Andrew Morales, who comes in with a 1.64 ERA and is 4th in the country in strikeouts (128).</p>
<p>Gametime is 9pm Central at Allie P, and will be carried again on ESPNU.</p>
<p><i><b>GO POKES!!!</b></i></p>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/7/5788138/cowboys-drop-super-regional-opener-to-uci-7-1-ncaa-baseballRobert Whetsell2014-06-06T20:20:04-05:002014-06-06T20:20:04-05:00SUPER REGIONAL GAMETHREAD: UC-Irvine @ OSU
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<p>The Cowboys and Anteaters kick off a best of 3 series at Allie P Reynolds Stadium. UCI might think this is dejavu, as they just finished with another orange and black OSU in Corvallis.</p> <p>It's been a long time since there's been this much excitement for baseball, but a 90 minute sellout of the super regional tickets indicate Coach Holliday is well on his way to returning OSU baseball to its rightful place among elite college programs.</p>
<p>While the Cowboys will be a favorite to advance, the Anteaters dispatched the overall #1 seed Oregon State, so this will be no small task.</p>
<p>Make sure you check out Graham Coffelt's preview of UCI, then tune to ESPNU and join us in the comments!</p>
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<p>GO POKES!!!</p>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/6/5784494/ncaa-baseball-super-regional-gamethread-uc-irvine-oklahoma-stateRobert Whetsell2014-06-04T15:30:05-05:002014-06-04T15:30:05-05:00BIG 12 SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULE<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="/rss/stream/5519161">BIG 12 SUPER REGIONAL&nbsp;SCHEDULE</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>The Big 12 could easily end up with 4 teams in the CWS. That would be AWESOME.</p></p></div>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/4/5780474/big-12-super-regional-scheduleRobert Whetsell2014-06-04T14:32:55-05:002014-06-04T14:32:55-05:00OSU BASEBALL: Coach Holliday setting a high bar
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<p>And I don't mean just for the players...although he is also doing that...but also for the other coaches at OSU. Cowboy and Cowgirl coaches are a pretty classy group, yet Holliday has managed to elevate that to almost another level.</p> <p>If you haven't yet fallen in love with Cowboys baseball and Coach Holliday, take a listen to these three interviews coming out of the recent NCAA baseball regional held in Stillwater that featured OSU advancing to the Super Regional, where they will host UC-Irvine this weekend.</p>
<p>FYI...the volume is low on the first two.</p>
<p>Following the first win over CS-Fullerton (pretty business like):</p>
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<p>Following Regional Championship win over CS-Fullerton (start to see the emotion):</p>
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<p>Previewing the upcoming Super Regional this weekend with UC-Irvine, who upset the overall #1 seeded Oregon State Beavers (this is my favorite):</p>
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<p>You can tell this guy is not just "all in" about baseball, he's drowning in his desire for OSU baseball to be a relevant, big time program once again, and the first class nature he exudes is just tremendous.</p>
<p>I remember being excited about the program when Coach Ward established his dynasty in the 80's.</p>
<p>I have no doubt Coach Holliday can accomplish the same thing.</p>
<p><b><i>GO POKES!!!</i></b></p>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/baseball/2014/6/4/5780140/oklahoma-state-baseball-coach-holliday-setting-a-high-barRobert Whetsell2014-06-03T18:00:14-05:002014-06-03T18:00:14-05:00OKState Baseball: Super Regional-UC Irvine
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<p>The Anteaters of UC Irvine shocked the college baseball world with their victory in the Corvallis Regional. The Anteaters not only took the regional, but overcame the number one team in the tournament, Oregon State. Now they take on another OSU.</p> <p> </p>
<p><b>Record</b>: 38-23</p>
<p>Home: 21-12, Road: 16-11, Neutral: 1-0, Conference: 15-9</p>
<p><b>Rankings</b>:</p>
<p>RPI: 29</p>
<p>Strength of Schedule: 35</p>
<p>Record against RPI 1-50: 8-15 W/L</p>
<p>Record against RPI 51-100: 8-2 W/L</p>
<p>Record against RPI 101-200: 17-6 W/L</p>
<p>Record against RPI 201+: 5-0 W/L</p>
<p><b>Averages</b>:</p>
<p>Offense: 4.4 runs per game</p>
<p>Defense: 3.5 runs allowed per game</p>
<p><b>Conference</b>: Big West (At-Large Bid)</p>
<p><b>Players To Watch</b>:</p>
<p>Top Hitter: Connor Spencer, 1B, .364 average, 1 HR, 43 RBI's</p>
<p>Top Slugger: Taylor Sparks, 3B, .491 Slugging Percentage, 14 Doubles, 8 Triples, 5 HR's</p>
<p>Base Stealer: Connor Spencer, 1B, 7 bases stolen, 3 caught stealing</p>
<p>Error Machine: Chris Rabago, SS, 17 Errors, .938 Fielding Percentage</p>
<p>Projected Game 1 Starter: Andrew Morales, RHP, 10-2 W/L, 1.64 ERA, .182 opp. BA</p>
<p>Projected Game 2 Starter: Elliot Surrey, LHP, 7-4 W/L, 2.13 ERA, .232 opp. BA</p>
<p><b>Best Victory</b>: Oregon State, RPI 14, 14-2, Won Regional</p>
<p><b>Worst Loss</b>: Grand Canyon, RPI 142, 1-9, Won the series 2-1</p>
https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/2014/6/3/5777038/oklahoma-state-baseball-stillwater-super-regional-uc-irvineGraham Coffelt2014-06-03T09:09:35-05:002014-06-03T09:09:35-05:00NCAA BASEBALL STILLWATER SUPER REGIONAL TICKETS SOLD OUT<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="/rss/stream/5519161">NCAA BASEBALL STILLWATER SUPER REGIONAL TICKETS SOLD&nbsp;OUT</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>I thought these would go quickly.<br><br>I was right.</p></p></div>
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