Shocker baseball was on the verge of its first ranked victory of the season, leading 3-1 against No. 6 Oklahoma State. But for the second straight game, the Shockers were unable to closeout the game, falling to the Cowboys, 5-3 on a windy Tuesday evening.
OSU scored three runs with two outs in the eighth inning and tacked on an insurance run in the top of the ninth to secure the two-run road victory.
“Anytime you have an opportunity to play a good team, it’s an opportunity,” Head Coach Eric Wedge. “We were in control of the game for seven innings and it slipped away from us in the bullpen in those last couple innings.