Oklahoma State Live Score for NCAA Baseball Regional Opener vs. USC Upstate
The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the USC Upstate Spartans meet in the first game of the Tuscaloosa Regional on Friday.
The Cowboys (37-20) and the Spartans (33-28) have never met on the diamond. Both enter the game on hot streaks. Oklahoma State didn’t win the Big 12 Tournament, but the Cowboys have won 11 of their last 14 games. The Spartans won the Big South Conference Tournament champions and have won 14 of their last 16 games.
The game is the first of two in Tuscaloosa. The second game features the host school, Alabama, facing Alabama State. The winners of the first two games will meet Saturday for a trip to the regional final on Sunday.
Oklahoma State fans can keep up with the game here, including lineups and inning by inning details on the game. Check out Oklahoma State On SI’s NCAA Tournament Central for everything related to the Tuscaloosa Regional.
Game Details
Oklahoma State vs. USC Upstate
Time: 1 p.m. central
TV: ESPN+ (Derek Jones & Jared Mitchell on the call). NOTE: TV is subject to change without notice. Game times and TV for games played after Friday will be announced.
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity Network App/93.7 KSPI-FM or okla.state/GetVarsity (Rex Holt on the call)
OSU Batting Order
LF Alex Conover
SS Brock Thompson
CF Kollin Ritchie
2B Avery Ortiz
C Campbell Smithwick
1B Colin Brueggemann
DH Garrett Shull
3B Evan Saunders
RF Remo Indomenico
Starting Pitcher: LHP Ethan Lund (5-2, 5.26)
Live Scoring
Top of First Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. Ethan Lund on Mound for OSU
Henry Zenor walked.
Maloy Heagney walked. Zenor advanced to second.
Tyler Lang walked. Zenor advanced to third. Heagney advanced to second. Bases loaded
Johnny Sweeney at plate.
Zenor scored on a wild pitch. Heagney advanced to third. Lang advanced to second. USC Upstate 1, OSU 0
Heagney scored on a passed ball. Lang advanced to third. USC Upstate 2, OSU 0
Sweeney walked. Lang remained at third.
Trey Bentley grounded into a double play (6-4-3). Sweeney out at second. Bentley out at first. Lang scored. USC Upstate 3, OSU 0
Jake Armsey struck out swinging.
USC Upstate: 3 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 3, OSU 0
Bottom of First Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Brent Stukes
Alex Conover grounded out to shortstop.
Brock Thompson popped out to second base.
Kollin Ritchie struck out swinging.
OSU: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 3, OSU 0
Top of Second Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. Ethan Lund on Mound for OSU
Preston Lucas struck out looking
Wylie Waters ground rule double. Waters was originally awarded a home run. OSU challenged the call and it was overturned.
Gage Griggs grounded out to first base unassisted. Waters advanced to third base.
Waters scored on a wild pitch. USC Upstate 4, OSU 0
Zenor flied out to center field.
USC Upstate: 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 4, OSU 0
Bottom of Second Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Brent Stukes
Avery Ortiz struck out swinging.
Campbell Smithwick hit by a pitch.
Colin Brueggemann walked. Smithwick advanced to second.
Garrett Shull popped out to shortstop.
Evan Saunders singled to left field. Smithwick scored. Brueggemann advanced to second. USC Upstate 4, OSU 1
Remo Indomenico homered to right field. Brueggemann scored. Saunders scored. Indomenico scored. USC Upstate 4, OSU 4
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Conover flied out to center field.
OSU: 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 4, OSU 4
Top of Third Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. Ethan Lund on Mound for OSU
Heaghney singled to first base.
Lang struck out looking.
Sweeney hit by pitch. Heaghney advanced to second base.
Bentley flied out to center field.
OSU pitching change: Stormy Rhodes for Ethan Lund
Armsey singled to right field. Heaghney scored. Sweeney advanced to second. USC Upstate 5, OSU 4
Lucas reaches on fielder’s choice to second base. Armsey out at second base unassisted.
USC Upstate: 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base.
USC Upstate 5, OSU 4
Bottom of Third Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Brent Stukes
Thompson struck out looking
Ritchie grounded out to second base.
Ortiz singled to third base.
Smithwick struck out looking.
OSU: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base.
USC Upstate 5, OSU 4
Top of Fourth Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Waters reached on an OSU error in center field, advanced to second on the error, scored E8.
Griggs reached on a throwing error by the pitcher on a sacrifice bunt Waters advanced to third on the bunt and scored on the error. Run is unearned. Griggs was later thrown out at second trying to steal. USC Upstate 6, OSU 4
Zenor fouled out to third base.
Heaghney fouled out to first base.
USC Upstate: 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 4
Bottom of Fourth Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Brent Stukes
Brueggemann flied out to left field.
Shull walked.
Saunders hit by pitch. Shull advanced to second base.
Indomenico singled to left field. Saunders advanced to second. Shull advanced to third.
Conover popped out to second base.
Thompson struck out swinging.
OSU: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 4
Top of Fifth Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Lang struck out looking.
Sweeney flied out to center field.
Bentley flied out to left field.
USC Upstate: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 4
Bottom of Fifth Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Brent Stukes
Ritchie grounded out to second base.
Ortiz walked
Smithwick flied out to first base.
Brueggemann walked. Ortiz advanced to second base.
Shull doubles down first base line. Ortiz scored. Brueggemann advanced to third base. USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Saunders struck out swinging.
OSU: 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Top of Sixth Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Armsey struck out swinging.
Lucas grounded out to second base.
Waters flied out to center field.
USC Upstate: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Bottom of Sixth Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Max Bianchini for Brent Stukes
Indomenico struck out on a check swing.
Conover singled on ground ball to right field.
Thompson flied out to right field.
Ritchie at plate. Conover steals second.
Ritchie flied out to center field.
OSU: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Top of Seventh Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Small pinch-hits for Griggs. Struck out swinging.
Zenor grounded out to second base.
Heaghney grounded out to third base.
USC Upstate: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Bottom of Seventh Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Max Bianchini for Brent Stukes
Ortiz flied out to left field.
Smithwick struck out swinging. Check swing.
Brueggemann flied out.
OSU: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.
USC Upstate 6, OSU 5
Top of Eighth Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Lang hit by pitch
Sweeney singled to right center. Lang advanced to second.
Bentley out at first on a sacrifice bunt. Sweeney advanced to second. Lang advanced to third.
Armsey grounded out to pitcher.
Lucas singled to left. Sweeney scored. Lang scored. Lucas advanced to second on error. USC Upstate 8, OSU 5
Waters struck out swinging.
USC Upstate: 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base.
USC Upstate 8, OSU 5
Bottom of Eighth Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Max Bianchini
Shull singled on bunt.
Saunders flied out to right field.
Indomenico flied out to center field.
Conover walked. Shull to second base. Thompson walked. Conover to second base. Shull to third base.
Ritchie grounded out to second base.
OSU: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base.
USC Upstate 8, OSU 5
Top of Ninth Inning
USC Upstate at Plate. OSU Pitcher: Stormy Rhodes
Ritzer grounded out to first base.
Zenor struck out looking.
Heaghney singled to third base.
USC Upstate: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 error, 1 left on base.
USC Upstate 8, OSU 5
Bottom of Ninth Inning
OSU at Plate. USC Upstate Pitcher: Kirby for Bianchini
Ortiz fouled out to first base.
Smithwick singled to center field.
Brueggemann singled to right center. Smithwick to second base.
Shull walked. Brueggemann to second base. Smithwick to third base.
Saunders struck out looking.
Indomenico struck out looking.
OSU: 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base.
Final Score: USC Upstate 8, OSU 5
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