#19 DBU (26-8) vs. #15 OKLAHOMA STATE (25-11)
April 16 | Stillwater, OK | O'Brate Stadium
 
DBU GAME NOTES - (PDF)

MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
Live Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Audio: Patriot Broadcasting Network
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @DBU_Baseball
Facebook: DBU Baseball
 
DBU BASEBALL ON THE AIR
Fans can catch all of Tuesday's action between DBU and Oklahoma State on the Patriot Broadcasting Network. The broadcast team of Reagan Ratcliff and Brendan Smith are in their 13th season together on the air, bringing every pitch to Patriot Baseball fans in 2024.

PROBABLE STARTERS 
DBU – TBA
vs.
OSU – TBA
 
PATRIOT STORYLINES
- DBU dropped their rubber match of a three-game series at Air Force on Sunday. It marks the first time since April of 2022 that the Patriots have lost back-to-back weekend series.
- The Patriots enter this week nationally ranked in all five major polls for the eighth straight week. DBU is ranked as high as #19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- The Patriots boast the #24 RPI in the nation according to D1Baseball. DBU is 11-8 versus teams with an RPI ranking in the top 100.
- DBU's starting pitching and defense have been strengths in 2024. The Patriots rank #2 nationally in fielding (.984) and #13 in ERA (3.80).
- The Patriots' 36 double plays are the sixth-most in college baseball. The 2006 team holds the program record with 61 twin killings.
- A big reason behind DBU's double-play ball success is a Patriot pitching staff that ranks #4 in the nation in groundball percentage (50.9).
- Grant Jay leads CUSA in home runs (13) and ranks fifth in RBI (37).
- Chayton Krauss has reached safely in all 34 games in his first year as a Patriot. Krauss has also yet to commit an error in 219 chances.
- Luke Heefner ranks #4 in the nation in sacrifice bunts (9). Heefner's four bunts from passing Camden Duzenack (2015) for the most sacrifice bunts in program history.
- Four Patriots are hitting over .300 including Chayton Krauss (.360), Miguel Santos (.359), Ethan Mann (.351), and Michael Dattalo (.345).
 
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
- Oklahoma State enters Tuesday with a 25-11 record after sweeping Cincinnati at home this past weekend.
- The Cowboys' 10-5 conference record has the Cowboys at #3 in the Big 12 standings, trailing just West Virginia and Oklahoma.
- The Oklahoma State offense has four players hitting over .300 including Zach Erhard (.355), Aidan Meola (.339), Carson Benge (.321), and Kollin Ritchie (.301).
- Carson Benge, a 2023 Freshman All-American, ranks 23^rd nationally in base on balls (34) and 14^th in doubles (15).
 - On the mound, the Cowboys rank 20^th in earned run average (4.16), 5^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.23), and 15^th in strikeouts per nine innings (10.7).
- Former Oklahoma State player Josh Holliday is in his 12^th season as head coach of the Cowboys. Holliday has compiled a 428-228-2 record since taking over in 2013.

SERIES HISTORY
- In a matchup that dates back to 1970, OSU leads the all-time series over the Patriots, 15-10.
- DBU has won the last three games over the Cowboys, including a 14-4 win in their previous meeting on February 27 in Dallas.
 
ON DECK
DBU returns to face Louisiana Tech in a Conference USA weekend series. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 on Friday at Horner Ballpark.