THE LEAD
After going back and forth for five innings, Oklahoma State pulled away with a three-run sixth inning in a 6-3 win over DBU at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Tuesday. The Patriots (25-11) made OSU (22-13) pitching work but could not turn patience into runs.

A two-run home run gave the Cowboys the lead in the second inning. A bases-loaded walk by Jackson Glenn in the third cut the lead in half, and the Patriots tied the game in the fifth when Blayne Jones scampered home on a wild pitch,

A solo homer in the bottom of the fifth put OSU back on top, and the game's only sustained rally in the sixth padded that lead. The Cowboys plated three runs on two hits with the help of a walk and a DBU error. 

Glenn's fifth home run of the season led off the eighth to cut the deficit to three, but the Patriots would come no closer than that.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - Tuesday marked DBU's final regular season visit to Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
 - Evan Sandmann collected his 100th career hit in the eighth with a single down the left field line.
 - Peyton Sherlin was the most effective Patriot reliever, retiring eight batters in a row to keep his team in the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
29 - Bryce Ball saw 29 pitches in four plate appearances.
5 - Glenn enters a three-way tie for second on the team with five long balls.
161- The Patriots made OSU pitchers throw 161 pitches Tuesday, an average of 17.9 per inning.

UP NEXT
DBU hosts Bradley in a weekend series Friday and Saturday.