Oklahoma State jumps on West Virginia early, wins series finale 13-3

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — No. 3 Oklahoma State scored 5 first-inning runs and by no means seemed again Sunday in a 13-3 victory over Twenty fourth-ranked West Virginia at Wagener Subject at Monongalia County Ballpark.

With the win, the Cowboys (26-10, 9-3) took over first place within the Huge 12 Convention.

David Mendham’s two-run dwelling run within the first inning helped Oklahoma State construct the sizable early lead, and Marcus Brown and Griffin Doersching adopted with back-to-back solo homers later within the body to place the Mountaineers (22-12, 6-3) in an early 5-0 gap.

A two-run double from Jake Thompson within the fourth inning upped the OSU result in 7-0, and it grew to eight runs earlier than Nathan Blasick’s solo dwelling run within the dwelling half of the fifth inning. It marked the second straight day Blasick linked for a solo shot.

Blasick additionally added a run-scoring single within the seventh that introduced the Mountaineers to inside seven, and he scored later that inning on a wild pitch that trimmed the Cowboys’ result in 9-3.

Oklahoma State went on to increase its result in 13-3 with a four-run eighth, including to a robust offensive day that noticed the Cowboys end with 11 hits, six of which went for further bases, along with drawing seven walks.

Beginning pitcher Bryce Osmond performed a key position within the Cowboys successful the rubber match of the three-game set. Osmond, who pitched with a lead for everything of his outing, threw 6 2/3 innings and restricted the Mountaineers to the three runs on three hits. He recorded 11 of his 20 outs by way of strikeout whereas bettering to 3-1.

OSU’s Cayden Brumbaugh led all gamers with three hits. Thompson had three RBIs and Mendham recorded a double and residential run within the victory.

Zach Bravo was the primary of seven WVU pitchers used and suffered the loss. He allowed 5 runs, solely two of which had been earned, in a single inning. Every of the three hits Bravo surrendered was a house run.

Carlson Reed took over for Bravo and had the longest outing of West Virginia’s six relievers. Reed tossed three innings and allowed a pair of runs on 4 hits.

West Virginia returns to motion Tuesday at 6 p.m. when it takes on Pitt at PNC Park.