Cowboys Comeback and Walk-Off Baylor in the 11th to Take First Game of Series

STILLWATER – Marcus Brown smashed a two-run home run with two outs in the 11th inning to lift 15th-ranked Oklahoma State to an 11-9 win over Baylor in Friday night's series opener at O'Brate Stadium. With the win, the Cowboys moved to 18-5 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play, while BU is 9-13 and 2-2 in the league.

https://twitter.com/OSUBaseball/status/1639464605947928576

Brown's heroics capped a 3-for-5, three-RBI night at the plate for the junior. David Mendham also homered and drove in three runs for the Pokes.

https://twitter.com/OSUBaseball/status/1639426029017243648

Nolan McLean starred at the plate and on the mound, smacking a two-run homer and working the final four innings to earn his first win of the season. The right-hander did not allow a run while striking out a career-high seven.

OSU fell into a 7-0 pit through the first 2 ½ innings. An RBI double from Hunter Simmons kicked things off in the first for Baylor before a six-run third inning bolstered the Bears' lead.

Cole Posey and Zach Mozoch led the charge in the third, launching a two-RBI double and a three-run homer, respectively.

The Cowboys responded, surmounting a seven-run deficit with nine unanswered runs across the third and fourth innings.

Mendham started the scoring with a three-run homer to right field in third before a six-run fourth inning turned the tide of play and gave OSU a 9-7 lead.

The batter's box was booming in the fourth with RBIs from Brown and Carson Benge, a two-RBI triple off the bat of Roc Riggio and a two-run homer from McLean to put the Pokes on top.

But Baylor responded and knotted play at 9-9 in the sixth, taking advantage of a pair of throwing errors to collect two unearned runs.

After a Benge single with one out in the bottom of the 11th, Tyler Wulfert struck out before Brown stepped into the box and delivered a 1-1 pitch over the wall in right field for his fourth homer of the season.

The two teams return to action Saturday at 6 p.m.