Unfortunately, thunderstorms caused the cancellation of one game and shortened another this past weekend at O’Brate Stadium in Stillwater. Oklahoma State fell to Houston 7-4, in the opening game of the weekend series on Friday, Saturday’s game was cancelled due to rain, and Sunday’s game was shortened.

On Friday, Harrison Bodendorf made his 10th start of the season for the Cowboys. He pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out seven while allowing two runs.

Offensively for the Cowboys, Kollin Ritchie and Ian Daugherty both homered in the game, driving in three of the four OSU runs. Ritchie hit a shot into the right-center field bleachers to give OSU a 3-0. It was Ritchie’s sixth home run of the season.

After Houston scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning to get back in the game, Daugherty hit a solo homer in the bottom of the frame, for his sixth home run of the year, extending OSU’s lead to 4-2.

The Cougars put three more runs on the scoreboard in the sixth and two in the eighth, to secure the win.

On Sunday, the Cowboys defeated Houston 9-1 to split the two-game weekend series. The game was called official after 4 ½ innings due to Houston’s travel curfew.

With the win, the Cowboys snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 17-19 overall and 6-9 in Big 12 play, while UH is now 21-18 and 6-11 in the league.

OSU’s Mario Pesca made his fourth start of the season, picking up the win to improve to 3-1. Pesca worked the first four innings before a 69-minute rain delay and allowed only one unearned run on three hits while striking out four.

Nolan Schubart helped the Cowboys get off to a good start with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. It was Schubart’s team-leading ninth home run of the season and the 49th homer of his career.

OSU scored four runs in the second inning, two in the third and one in the fourth to secure the win.

The Cowboys will open a three-game series at Cincinnati on Friday.