Baseball Falls at OSU Tuesday

Tuesday, March 30

Stillwater, Okla.

6 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

13-11

Oklahoma State

16-6-1

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Photo by: Joshua R. Gateley

March 30, 2021 | Baseball

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STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma baseball team dropped the first Bedlam game of the season Tuesday evening, falling to No. 16 Oklahoma State 5-4 at O'Brate Stadium.

The Sooners (13-11) registered nine hits and 10 walks in the game but left 16 runners on base. OU took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the fourth inning and extended the lead to 4-2 with a run in the fifth. The Cowboys (16-6-1) tied it with two runs in the fifth inning and won the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.

"I thought it was a really good game. In a tight game, it's about the details of the game," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "I thought we were really good on the mound. Javier (Ramos) was better than he was last week, even though the numbers don't show. Ben (Abram) was good and (Carson) Carter was outstanding. We just have to situational hit. We situational hit early in the game, but we tried really hard when we left those runners on in the seventh. It's a game that we'll learn a lot from and continue to grow."

Carson Carter pitched 4.0 innings in relief, striking out six batters and allowing just one hit and one walk. Javier Ramos struck out three batters in his only inning of work and Ben Abram notched four strikeouts in three frames. OSU reliever Brett Standlee (3-0) earned the win and Luke Taggart (0-3) took the loss.

OSU scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a double by catcher Max Hewitt. The Sooners got a run back in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by right fielder Jace Bohrofen, and then took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a throwing error and an RBI groundout by catcher Jimmy Crooks.

The Sooners extended their lead to 4-2 in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by shortstop Brandon Zaragoza that scored second baseman Conor McKenna. Zaragoza (RBI, run scored), center fielder Tanner Tredaway and designated hitter Diego Muniz (run scored) all went 2 for 4 in the game, and Bohrofen added three walks to his ledger.

OU put two runners on base in the sixth through ninth innings, but we unable to produce a run. Carter, meanwhile, retired 11 straight OSU batters from the end of the fifth through the eighth inning.

The Cowboys loaded the bases in the ninth inning on two singles and a fielder's choice bunt. Center fielder Caeden Trenkle then singled through the right side of the infield to bring in the winning run.

Oklahoma returns home for nine straight games, beginning this weekend with a Big 12 series against TCU at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.