Kollin Ritchie hits 2 of Oklahoma State’s 7 home runs and the Cowboys beat Binghamton 13-5
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kollin Ritchie hit two of Oklahoma State’s seven home runs, joining Colin Brueggemann and Ian Daugherty for back-to-back-to-back shots in the third inning and the Cowboys beat Binghamton 13-5 on Saturday in an elimination game of the Athens Regional.
No. 3 seed Oklahoma State (28-24) awaits the loser of the second game between top-seeded host Georgia and No. 2 seed Duke for an elimination game on Sunday.
Avery Ortiz and Ritchie had RBI doubles for a 2-0 lead in the first inning off Binghamton starter Hayden Tarsia (4-4) and the Cowboys never looked back.
The three solo homers in the third upped the lead to 5-1. Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Nolan Schubart followed with a solo shot to make it 8-1.
Devan Bade, who went 4 for 5, hit a solo homer and Freddy Forgione added a two-run shot as the Bearcats chased Cowboys starter Hunter Watkins in the fifth.
Alex Conover had a solo homer as Oklahoma State answered with two runs in the bottom half to make it 10-4. Ritchie hit a two-run homer in a three-run eighth.
Ritchie went 3 for 4 and finished with four RBIs. Ortiz drove in three runs and was one of seven Cowboys with two hits.
Stormy Rhodes (1-1) allowed a run in 2 1/3 innings of relief to get the win.
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