The No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys used four home runs against left-hander Pete Hansen and a two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning to beat the No. 10 Texas Longhorns 8-6 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday.
In the battle of Friday aces, Oklahoma State right-hander Justin Campbell got the better of Hansen despite only making it through five innings and allowing four runs on eight hits as Campbell was able to get out of jams and Hansen couldn’t keep the Cowboys inside the confines of the Disch.
First baseman Ivan Melendez did his best to keep the Longhorns in the game, going 4-for-5 with a home run, but Texas wasn’t able to draw a walk, runners struggled to get on base in front of Melendez, and the two hits from right fielder Murphy Stehly behind Melendez were two singles that only produced one run.