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Tommy Molsky took the loss on the mound to fall to 6-2 as he allowed two runs on two hits while striking out three in relief of starter Sam Garcia.
Garcia worked five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and striking out three.
OSU took the game's initial lead in the second. Meola led off the frame with an infield single and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Colin Brueggemann brought him home with an RBI double to right field.
But the Longhorns answered in the bottom of the inning, putting two runners on with one out on a single and a walk before Rylan Galvan singled to tie the score at 1-1.
The Pokes, who entered the game with 25 homers in their last five games, continued their long ball tear to regain the lead in the third. Schubart smashed his team-leading 15th bomb, a two-run shot to straightaway center field, to make the score 3-1, and Meola followed with his seventh blast of the year to extend the advantage to three.
Once again, the Horns rallied to tie the score in the bottom of the frame as they plated three runs on four hits, including a two-out, two-RBI double by Kimble Schuessler.
The score remained deadlocked at 4-4 until the seventh. Lane Forsythe led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by pinch hitter Donovan LaSalle. Up next, Ehrhard singled to put Cowboys on the corners with one out. That brought Benge to the plate, and he ripped an RBI double down the right field line to put OSU back on top.
The back-and-forth affair continued as UT once again answered, scoring twice in the bottom of the frame to take a 6-5 lead. After loading the bases with one out on a hit and two walks, the tying run came home on a hit by pitch. Up next, Schuessler delivered a sacrifice fly as Peyton Powell slid safely into the plate just ahead of the tag on Benge's throw from right field.
UT added an insurance run in the eighth on a solo home run by Will Gasparino.
In the ninth, the Cowboys brought the tying run to the plate twice with one out after an Ehrhard walk and a Benge single, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the game.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma State Baseball Drops Series Opener At Texas 7-5
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State had its six-game win streak snapped Friday night as the 14th-ranked Cowboys dropped a 7-5 contest to Texas at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
With the loss, OSU fell to 31-15 overall and 14-8 in the Big 12, while the Longhorns moved to 29-18 and 14-8 in the league.
Zach Ehrhard, Carson Benge and Aidan Meola had two hits apiece for the Pokes, while Nolan Schubart both homered.
Tommy Molsky took the loss on the mound to fall to 6-2 as he allowed two runs on two hits while striking out three in relief of starter Sam Garcia.
Garcia worked five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and striking out three.
OSU took the game's initial lead in the second. Meola led off the frame with an infield single and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Colin Brueggemann brought him home with an RBI double to right field.
But the Longhorns answered in the bottom of the inning, putting two runners on with one out on a single and a walk before Rylan Galvan singled to tie the score at 1-1.
The Pokes, who entered the game with 25 homers in their last five games, continued their long ball tear to regain the lead in the third. Schubart smashed his team-leading 15th bomb, a two-run shot to straightaway center field, to make the score 3-1, and Meola followed with his seventh blast of the year to extend the advantage to three.
Once again, the Horns rallied to tie the score in the bottom of the frame as they plated three runs on four hits, including a two-out, two-RBI double by Kimble Schuessler.
The score remained deadlocked at 4-4 until the seventh. Lane Forsythe led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by pinch hitter Donovan LaSalle. Up next, Ehrhard singled to put Cowboys on the corners with one out. That brought Benge to the plate, and he ripped an RBI double down the right field line to put OSU back on top.
The back-and-forth affair continued as UT once again answered, scoring twice in the bottom of the frame to take a 6-5 lead. After loading the bases with one out on a hit and two walks, the tying run came home on a hit by pitch. Up next, Schuessler delivered a sacrifice fly as Peyton Powell slid safely into the plate just ahead of the tag on Benge's throw from right field.
UT added an insurance run in the eighth on a solo home run by Will Gasparino.
In the ninth, the Cowboys brought the tying run to the plate twice with one out after an Ehrhard walk and a Benge single, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the game.
The two teams return to action Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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