Baseball Falls in 11 innings to No. 21 OSU

Friday, May 14

Stillwater, Okla.

6 p.m.

Baylor

29-15, 0

Oklahoma State

29-15-1, 0

Baylor

Oklahoma State

Baseball Falls in 11 innings to No. 21 OSU

5/15/2021 12:45:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score

The Bears trailed 6-1 before tying things up in the eighth

STILLWATER, Okla. – After trailing 6-1 through six innings, Baylor baseball battled back to tie the game in the eighth but ultimately fell to No. 21 Oklahoma State, 8-7, in 11 innings on Friday night at O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. The Bears (29-15, 9-10 Big 12) will look to bounce back against the Cowboys (29-15-1, 11-11 Big 12) on Saturday night.

BU got on the board first after second-year freshman Kyle Nevin doubled in the second inning to set up runners on second and third with no outs. The Bears scored one run in the frame following a Davion Downey ground out. The Cowboys responded in the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to make it 1-1.

The Cowboys put up a four-spot in the fourth and tacked on another run in the fifth to go up 6-1.

Baylor responded in a big way with four runs of its own in the sixth inning. After a Nevin walk and true freshman Alex Gonzales single through the right side, junior Esteban Cardoza-Oquendo singled to center to trim the deficit to 6-2. Two batters later, second-year freshman Jared McKenzie used a bloop double to score two more. Second-year freshman Tre Richardson picked up an RBI with a single through the right side to close the gap to 6-5.

In the bottom of the seventh, OSU added a run on a Baylor error to go up 7-5. The Bears knotted things up in the top of the eighth after two walks and an infield single loaded the bases with two outs. Sophomore Antonio Valdez reached on a hard-hit ball to first base to make it 7-7.

The two sides held each other scoreless until the bottom of the 11^th where the Cowboys used a sacrifice fly to walk it off.

Baylor reliever Jacob Ashkinos (3-1) was tabbed with his first loss of the season, while OSU reliever Trevor Martin (3-0) earned the win.

NOTES
• Baylor is 0-2 in extra-inning games this season.
• BU had won its previous four Big 12 openers.
• Only four of Baylor's eight runs were earned.
• In 7.2 innings of relief, the Baylor bullpen did not allow an earned run.
• Richardson set a new career-high after finishing the night 4-for-6 with a run and RBI.
• Nevin went 2-for-4 with a run.

WHAT'S NEXT
The two sides will play game two tomorrow at 6 p.m. in O'Brate Stadium.

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor baseball, follow the team on Facebook (Baylor Baseball), Twitter (@BaylorBaseball) and Instagram (@BaylorBaseball).