Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, March 24
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Cats Dampen Sooners Spirits on Friday Night
Mar 24, 2023 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State adjusted to the elements and overcame a steady amount of rainfall to cruise past Oklahoma, 7-1, on Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium.
Owen Boerema and Ty Ruhl limited the Sooners (13-9) to just six hits to lead the Wildcats (15-8) to their second Big 12 victory of the season in the series opener.
"That was a really sound team effort," head coach Pete Hughes said. "It begins with a great start, and we had that with Owen [Boerema]. Error free baseball in uncomfortable conditions was awesome."
Boerema, a left-hander from Litchfield, Minn., tossed six complete innings on his way to collect his fourth straight victory on the hump. He allowed just one earned run on six hits with seven strikeouts and three walks while Ruhl registered his second save of the year.
"We had some big hits by Brady Day, Nick Goodwin, and Cash Rugely that helped us build a lead. That doesn't happen without four walks from Dom Hughes. Great plate discipline gives us chances to score and get into our opponents bullpen."
The trio combined for six of the Wildcats seven hits to lead the offense in the victory with Day and Johnson each going 2-for-3 at the plate. Day drove in a pair of runs for his seventh multiple-RBI game of his career while Goodwin reached base for the 15th straight game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After two scoreless innings, K-State plated two runs in the third frame with Day's two-out RBI single to take a 2-0 lead. Roberto Pena and Hughes each walked before advancing 90-feet on a deep fly ball to right from Goodwin. With two outs, Day laced a 2-2 pitch into opposite field avoiding the efforts of the Sooners second basemen to drive in the runners.
OU jumped on the board in the fifth after Kendall Pettis reached on a fielder's choice before coming around on a single through the left side by Anthony Mackenzie to make it a one-run ball game.
The Cats sent nine batters to the plate to take control of the game in the bottom of the inning scoring five runs on two hits, four walks and a wild pitch. OU walked two straight batters to bring Goodwin to the plate as the Overland Park, Kan., product punched a single into center field to drive in a run.
With bases loaded and no outs, Cole Johnson walked to push the Cats lead out to three, 4-1. K-State added a pair of runs to the board before the Sooners called their fourth mound visit to make the second pitching change of the inning. OU reliever Braden Carmichael spiked a ball into the turf for the Cats to plate their final run.
K-State set down six straight batters with reliever Ty Ruhl striking out a pair of Sooners in the eighth. OU landed its first base runner since the sixth inning but a hard grounder back to the mound ended the rally to secure the win.
INSIDE THE BOX
Game two of the three-game set is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The Big 12 series can be seen on the Big 12 Now on ESPN + and the ESPN app with radio coverage on KMAN (93.3FM/1350AM). A free live audio is available at kstatesports.com/watch.
Owen Boerema and Ty Ruhl limited the Sooners (13-9) to just six hits to lead the Wildcats (15-8) to their second Big 12 victory of the season in the series opener.
"That was a really sound team effort," head coach Pete Hughes said. "It begins with a great start, and we had that with Owen [Boerema]. Error free baseball in uncomfortable conditions was awesome."
Boerema, a left-hander from Litchfield, Minn., tossed six complete innings on his way to collect his fourth straight victory on the hump. He allowed just one earned run on six hits with seven strikeouts and three walks while Ruhl registered his second save of the year.
"We had some big hits by Brady Day, Nick Goodwin, and Cash Rugely that helped us build a lead. That doesn't happen without four walks from Dom Hughes. Great plate discipline gives us chances to score and get into our opponents bullpen."
The trio combined for six of the Wildcats seven hits to lead the offense in the victory with Day and Johnson each going 2-for-3 at the plate. Day drove in a pair of runs for his seventh multiple-RBI game of his career while Goodwin reached base for the 15th straight game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After two scoreless innings, K-State plated two runs in the third frame with Day's two-out RBI single to take a 2-0 lead. Roberto Pena and Hughes each walked before advancing 90-feet on a deep fly ball to right from Goodwin. With two outs, Day laced a 2-2 pitch into opposite field avoiding the efforts of the Sooners second basemen to drive in the runners.
OU jumped on the board in the fifth after Kendall Pettis reached on a fielder's choice before coming around on a single through the left side by Anthony Mackenzie to make it a one-run ball game.
The Cats sent nine batters to the plate to take control of the game in the bottom of the inning scoring five runs on two hits, four walks and a wild pitch. OU walked two straight batters to bring Goodwin to the plate as the Overland Park, Kan., product punched a single into center field to drive in a run.
With bases loaded and no outs, Cole Johnson walked to push the Cats lead out to three, 4-1. K-State added a pair of runs to the board before the Sooners called their fourth mound visit to make the second pitching change of the inning. OU reliever Braden Carmichael spiked a ball into the turf for the Cats to plate their final run.
K-State set down six straight batters with reliever Ty Ruhl striking out a pair of Sooners in the eighth. OU landed its first base runner since the sixth inning but a hard grounder back to the mound ended the rally to secure the win.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State scored seven runs on seven hits with eight left on base and committed no errors
- Owen Boerema and Ty Ruhl limited the Sooners to six hits with nine strikeouts
- OU left eight batters stranded with four in scoring position
- Three Cats had multiple hits on Friday
- Brady Day and Cole Johnson each went 2-for-3 at the plate with Day having a team-high two RBI
- K-State hit .333 with runners in scoring position and .273 with two-outs
- K-State retired the Sooners lineup in order in four innings
- Dom Hughes reached base four times with four walks
- Boerema registered his fourth seven-plus strikeout game; now ranks second in the league with 39 total
- First series opening over OU win since April 17, 2021 (3-1, 10 inn.)
- Wildcats move to 9-1 at home this season and 54-15 (.783) since 2021
- K-State leads the nation in walks with 171 led by 26 from Brendan Jones who sits in seventh
- Cats are 7-3 in their last 10 games, outscoring opponents 83-35
- Nick Goodwin reached base for the 15th straight game
- Boerema recorded his third quality start of the season
- Hughes four walks marked the most by a Cat this season; first to walk four times since Josh Nicoloff in 2022 against Northern Colorado (March 30)
Game two of the three-game set is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The Big 12 series can be seen on the Big 12 Now on ESPN + and the ESPN app with radio coverage on KMAN (93.3FM/1350AM). A free live audio is available at kstatesports.com/watch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Boerema, Owen (4-0)
L: Davis, Kale (2-2)
S: Ruhl, Ty (2)
Batting:
2B: Powell, Caden 1
RBI: Mackenzie, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pettis, Kendall 1
CS: Spikerman, John 1
Batting:
2B: Rugely, Cash 1
RBI: Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Day, Brady 2 ; Johnson, Cole 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1 ; Rugely, Cash 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jones, Brendan 1 ; Hughes, Dom 2 ; Goodwin, Nick 1 ; Day, Brady 1 ; Pelletier, Raphael 1 ; Pena, Roberto 1
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