Justin Campbell has made firsts in O’Brate stadium with his arm and his bat.
Campbell hit a walk-off single Friday night to give Oklahoma State a 3-2 victory against a previously unbeaten Illinois State squad. That comes after Campbell threw the first pitch in O’Brate Stadium in OSU’s Wednesday win against Little Rock.
Campbell was at the plate as a pinch hitter. Dom Johnson, a freshman out of Edmond-Santa Fe, scored the game-winning run from first. Johnson drew a full-count walk to get to first, and started a steal attempt on Campbell’s game-winning swing. Campbell shot the ball up the middle, and the speedy Johnson didn’t even need to slide at home.