Coach Josh Holliday and the 17th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys dropped their 2025 college baseball season Friday with a 6-5 loss against the 11th-ranked Clemson Tigers in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Avery Ortiz and Donovan LaSalle each homered for the Cowboys.
Gabe Davis got the opening-day start for OSU, and he delivered 4 ⅓ innings allowing three runs on three hits with six strikeouts.
The Tigers scored two runs in the seventh inning, taking a 6-5 lead on a wild pitch.
OSU will face Louisville at 3 p.m. Saturday at Globe Life Field.
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