Oklahoma State dominates South Carolina Upstate in playoff win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — Hudson Barrett threw seven no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts and Oklahoma State routed South Carolina Upstate 12-1 in an NCAA regional playoff game Sunday afternoon and evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
The Cowboys (39-21) scored in the second, third, fourth and seventh innings. Campbell Smithwick hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the second and a solo homer in the fourth, driving in three runs. Remo Indomenico also homered twice, a three-run blast in the third and a solo shot in the seventh, totaling four RBIs. Avery Ortiz added a three-run homer in the third. Terrance Bowen hit a solo homer in the seventh. Henry Brueggemann doubled in a run in the third. Oklahoma State had 12 hits, seven of them home runs.
The Spartans (34-30) collected five hits. Trey Bentley doubled in the ninth to score the only run. Kyler Zagar pitched two innings of relief, allowing one unearned run.
Barrett, who allowed no earned runs, improved on his previous start against UCF. The win avenged an 8-5 loss to South Carolina Upstate on Friday.