Games 41-43: UCF  •  May 2-4 / 6 p.m., 6 p.m., 12 p.m.  •  Stillwater, Okla.  •  O'Brate Stadium (8,000)


OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
19-21 overall (7-11 Big 12)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 62
Streak: Won 1 • H: 12-6 • A: 3-11 • N: 4-4
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 13th Season at OSU (464-259-2)

UCF KNIGHTS
24-20 overall (6-15 Big 12)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 56
Streak: Won 1 • H: 17-11 • A: 7-9 • N: 0-0
Head Coach: Rich Wallace, 2nd season at UCF (61-41)


TV: ESPN+ (Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity App    KSPI 93.7 FM / KSPI 780 AM    okla.state/GetVarsity    (Rex Holt & Matt Davis)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)
Series: Knights lead, 6-3
Last: 5/24/24 in Arlington, TX; Cowboys won, 10-1

 

  • Oklahoma State is 19-21 and coming off a series loss at Cincinnati in which the Cowboys won the finale; their midweek game at Oral Roberts was rained out.
  • Up next, the Cowboys host UCF in a Big 12 Conference series at O'Brate Stadium.
  • OSU is 7-11 in Big 12 play and 10th in the conference standings.
  • The Pokes own a .257 team batting average and .460 slugging percentage and are averaging 6.5 runs per game. Colin Brueggemann leads OSU with a .318 batting average, while Nolan Schubart's 12 homers and 42 RBIs are tops on the club.
  • OSU's pitching staff sports a 4.82 ERA; the Cowboys rank among the nation's best in strikeouts per nine innings (10.4) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.59).
  • UCF is 24-20 and coming off a win Tuesday night at home against North Florida.
  • At 6-15 in Big 12 play, the Knights are 12th in the conference standings.  
  • The Knights are hitting .319 as a team and averaging just over seven runs per game. Ross DeAmez is hitting a team-high .376, while Andrew Williamson leads the Knights with eight homers and 44 RBIs.
  • UCF's pitching staff sports a 4.18 ERA and has 378 strikeouts and 140 walks in 379 innings.
  • UCF owns a 6-3 advantage in the all-time series. OSU is 2-3 against the Knights under head coach Josh Holliday, with each of those meetings coming last season - three in Orlando and two at the Big 12 Championship in Arlington, Texas.