Nolan McLean walked from the mound to the dugout, but he stopped just short.
He cast his pitching glove toward the bench and awaited a teammate to throw him his usual glove as he returned to third base for the rest of the inning, which is where he spent his first seven innings before making a five-batter appearance at pitcher.
The frustration on his face following his outing in the circle summarized what happened in the eighth inning of No. 7-seeded Oklahoma State’s 20-12 loss to Arkansas in an NCAA Regional matchup inside O’Brate Stadium on Saturday night.