The Oklahoma State baseball team started its 2019 season in the win column.
The Cowboys traveled to UT-Rio Grande Valley and topped the Vaqueros 10-3 on Friday night.
Jensen Elliott started on the mound for the No. 16 Cowboys. The right-hander allowed three runs off four hits while striking out five. In the bottom of the fifth, Elliott hit three straight batters with pitches, when OSU pitching coach Rob Walton called on Peyton Battenfield. Battenfield was given the win after throwing two innings, allowing no runs and one hit. Joe Lienhard and Ben Leeper also pitched. The duo threw three combined innings, allowing one hit and striking out five.