Cowboy Baseball Bests West Virginia 11-6 In Stillwater

Oklahoma State rallied for six runs in the eighth inning to win its series finale against West Virginia, 11-6, Sunday at O'Brate Stadium.

The win snapped OSU's five-game losing streak as the 14th-ranked Cowboys improved to 24-13 overall and 8-7 in Big 12 play, while the 25th-ranked Mountaineers fell to 25-11 and 5-4 in the Big 12.

Tyler Wulfert's 4-for-5 day, and Marcus Brown's three-run homer powered the Cowboys' offense. Roc Riggio went 3-for-5 and added to his team-high totals with his 11th home run and 12th double of the season.

Two-way standout Carson Benge got the start for the Cowboys, working three innings and striking out three while allowing three runs. Ryan Bogusz had his best outing of the season, working three shutout innings and picking up a pair of strikeouts.

Brian Hendry recorded the win to move to 2-0 as he kept the visitors off the scoreboard over the final 1 2/3 innings and struck out three.

After OSU fell behind 3-0 in the first inning, Brown tied the game in the second with his sixth home run of the season.

Two solo homers off the bats of Riggio and Adkison gave the Cowboys a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the third.

WVU stormed back in the seventh with a solo home run and a two-out RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 5-5 and the Mountaineers took the lead in the eighth with an RBI double to center field.

But OSU answered in a big way in the bottom of the frame.

Adkison got things started with a leadoff infield single, and David Mendham followed with a single of his own. Up next, Wulfert brought home the tying run with a single before a walk loaded the bases for pinch-hitter Colin Brueggemann, who smacked the first pitch he saw through the right side to plate two runs.

Leading 8-6, the Cowboys weren't done. An RBI single from Riggio extended the lead, and OSU tacked on two more runs with RBIs from Crull and Mendham, who delivered his second hit of the inning, to go up 11-6.

The Cowboys will be back in action Tuesday in O'Brate Stadium for the first Bedlam matchup of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. for the non-conference bout against Oklahoma.