Oklahoma State Baseball Drops Mid-Week Contest to Texas State

ARLINGTON, Texas – Oklahoma State's late comeback fell short Tuesday night in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series as the 17th-ranked Cowboys dropped a 4-2 contest to Texas State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

With the loss, the Pokes fell to 1-3, while TXST is now 4-0 on the season.

OSU brought the tying run to the plate three times in the ninth inning, then had the winning run at the plate with two outs but could not convert.

Offensively, the Cowboys outhit the Bobcats, 8-5, with Aidan Meola's 3-for-5 night leading the way and Colin Brueggemann adding a pair of hits.

Drew Blake took the loss on the mound as the southpaw worked 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Sean Youngerman and allowed three runs on two hits while striking out five.

Texas State took an early lead on a two-out RBI single off the bat of Ethan Farris in the first inning before the game went into a pitcher's duel with that 1-0 advantage holding up over the next five frames.

Youngerman was excellent in his first start for the Cowboys as the right-hander struck out five over five innings and allowed just the one run on two hits while not giving up any free passes.

The Cowboys would finally get on the scoreboard in the sixth. After Ian Daughtery doubled with one out, pinch hitter Garrett Shull brought him home with a single up the middle, marking the first RBI of Shull's career and tying the game at 1-1.

In the pivotal eighth inning, the Bobcats loaded the bases with one out. Stormy Rhodes came out of the bullpen, but a wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run before Rhodes got a strikeout. The Cowboys then called on Ethan Lund, but another wild pitch and a steal of home on a catcher's interference call made the score 4-1.

In the ninth, a walk to Avery Ortiz and a Meola double put two Cowboys in scoring position with no outs. Nolan Schubart then struck out and an RBI groundout by Jayson Jones made the score 4-2. An infield single by Brueggemann put runners on the corners, but Daugherty struck out to end the game.

OSU's 2025 home opener is scheduled for Friday afternoon at O'Brate Stadium in the first in a three-game weekend series with UT Arlington.