ATHENS, GA — One down, three to go.
Oklahoma State baseball began the long climb out of the loser’s bracket of the NCAA Tournament Athens Regional with a 13-5 win over Binghamton at Foley Field. The victory marks the 10th time out of 12 NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Josh Holliday that the Cowboys have won at least one game, and was Holliday’s 26th NCAA Tournament win with the program overall.
None of those 26 wins were quite like this one, at least not from a power perspective. Oklahoma State (29-24) clubbed seven home runs, the most of any NCAA Tournament game under Holliday and just two away from tying the most home runs by any team in an NCAA Regional game.
Six different Cowboys accounted for the long balls, starting with a back-to-back-to-back stretch in the third inning. Kollin Ritchie, Colin Brueggemann and Ian Daugherty all tagged solo homers off Binghamton (29-26) starting pitcher Hayden Tarsia, extending a slim 2-1 lead into a comfortable 5-1 advantage. Ritchie added his second of the day and third of the regional in the eighth inning.
One inning later, Avery Ortiz and Nolan Schubart went back-to-back to make it an 8-1 game, and Alex Conover added a home run in the fifth inning to give all six Cowboys batting second through seventh a home run on the day.
Hunter Watkins allowed four runs in 4 ⅔ innings on the mound before giving way to Stormy Rhodes and Ethan Lund, two seldom-used relievers who helped the Cowboys preserve pitching for the rest of the weekend. Rhodes only pitched one inning the entire month of May and Lund had not thrown since April 1st, but the duo combined to allow just one run over the final four frames.
Oklahoma State will play the loser of Saturday night’s Duke-Georgia game in another elimination game at 11 a.m. CT Sunday.
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What time does Oklahoma State vs Binghamton start in NCAA baseball tournament?
- Date: Saturday, May 31
- Time: 11 a.m. CDT
The Oklahoma State vs Binghamton game starts at 11 a.m. CT Saturday from Foley Field in Athens, Georgia.
What channel is Oklahoma State vs Binghamton on in NCAA baseball tournament?
Oklahoma State vs Binghamton will be streamed on ESPN+.
NCAA Athens Regional schedule
All times are Central
Friday, May 30
Saturday, May 31
- Game 3: Binghamton vs. Oklahoma State, 11 a.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 4: No. 7 Georgia vs. Duke, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, June 1
- Game 5: Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner, 11 a.m. (TBD)
- Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5 p.m. (TBD)
Monday, June 2 (if necessary)
- Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, TBD (TBD)
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