In “Lord of the Rings,” when the quest to destroy the one ring of power backed the fellowship into a corner, they relied on the old wizard Gandalf to pull them through.
Oklahoma State was backed into a corner after a loss to UC Santa Barbara Friday in the first round of the Tucson regional. The Cowboys won a win-or-go-home game against Grand Canyon Saturday night in the same way a few hobbits destroyed a ring: relying on the veterans.
“Everyone leans on those guys to come through and they all came through today,” OSU pitcher Parker Scott said.