How Oklahoma State baseball's Zach Ehrhard has Cowboys rolling in Big 12 play
Oklahoma State’s baseball team took advantage of a week-long homestand with substantial crowd support.
OSU defeated a couple of in-state foes, routing Oral Roberts, 9-0, before winning the Big 12 Conference’s final regular-season Bedlam series. O’Brate Stadium set an attendance record of 8,067 on Friday and then shattered it with a Saturday attendance of 8,230.
The Cowboys had their one hiccup of the week on Saturday, when the Sooners claimed a 19-10 win in a game marked with pitching woes and a weather delay. But OSU bounced back Sunday, sealing the Bedlam series with a 9-5 victory.
Since winning three straight Big 12 series, OSU is tied for third in the conference standings. Although the Cowboys are starting to hit their stride in conference play, they haven’t swept a Big 12 opponent.
Here’s a closer look back at OSU’s week:
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No. 25 Oklahoma State
Overall record: 21-11, 7-5 (tied for third)
Last week: 3-1 (beat Oral Roberts 9-0; beat OU 9-6, lost to OU 19-10, beat OU 9-5)
This week: at Wichita State, 6 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+); vs. Cincinnati, 6 p.m. Friday (ESPN+), 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+), noon Sunday (ESPN+)
Oklahoma State baseball player of the week
Zach Ehrhard, OF: Ehrhard continues to be productive at the plate. The junior from Tampa, Florida, went 7 for 16 with 10 RBIs through four games, including a pair of home runs in Saturday’s Bedlam game. Ehrhard was hitting .266 at the start of Big 12 play, but he has raised his season batting average to .360.
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Oklahoma State baseball player on the rise
Donovan LaSalle, DH: LaSalle hit his first career home run during a pivotal moment. The freshman from Lake Charles, Lousiana, stepped to the plate with OSU trailing, 5-4, in the seventh inning. He crushed a three-run homer to center field, giving the Cowboys the lead they wouldn’t surrender. In his first series back from a fractured left hand, LaSalle went 2 for 4 on Sunday with a game-high three RBIs.
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Oklahoma State baseball stat to know
36-13: That’s Josh Holliday’s Bedlam coaching record. He has led the Cowboys through 11 conference Bedlam series and won nine.
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