Trojan Oklahoma Road Trip Concludes in Stillwater Wednesday

GAME THREE - OKLAHOMA STATE
Date	Wednesday, Feb. 24
Time	4 p.m.
Location	Stillwater, Okla.
Field	O'Brate Stadium
Records	Little Rock (1-1, 0-0 SBC) Oklahoma State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Watch	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock's season-opening Oklahoma swing continues on to Stillwater when the Trojans will square off against Oklahoma State on Wednesday, February 24. Opening pitch from O'Brate Stadium is set for 4 p.m. with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
 
Last Time Out
Little Rock opened the season with a two-game series against Oral Roberts, splitting the series with the Golden Roberts at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa. The Trojans notched a 4-3 opening day victory behind 11 hits and a strong pitching performance, followed by a 7-3 loss on Monday after mounting a late rally but coming up short.
 
Scouting the Cowboys
Oklahoma State is 2-0 on the year after logging 3-1 and 14-6 victories at Wichita State on February 21-22. The Cowboys are batting .312 as a team through two games and have four players batting above .400, led by Alix Garcia's .500 average with three double and Christian Encarnacion-Strand's .444 average with a pair of doubles and a home run. Max Hewitt leads the Cowboys with five RBI, hitting .400 through the first two games. On the mound, Oklahoma State boats a team ERA of 3.50, limiting the opposition to a .280 batting average with a combined 23 strikeouts.
 
Series History
Little Rock and Oklahoma State have met 50 times previously with the Cowboys winning 47 times as 48 of those 50 games have been played in Stillwater. Head coach Chris Curry is 1-4 against Oklahoma State during his time in Little Rock, notching a 12-6 win over the Cowboys in 2018. The two teams met twice in 2020 with Oklahoma State earning 9-1 and 12-0 victories.
 
Weather Forecast
The weather forecast for Wednesday in Stillwater is calling for a pleasant day for baseball with highs in the mid 50s and mostly sunny skies.
 
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1. Little Rock's 4-3 opening day victory over Oral Roberts marked the second-straight opening day win for the Trojans, adding to 2020's 6-0 win over Illinois State at Gary Hogan Field. It was Little Rock's first win in the state of Oklahoma since the 12-6 win over Oklahoma State in 2018, snapping a six-game skid in the Sooner state.
 
2. Oklahoma State is the first of four teams on the slate for Little Rock that reached either the NCAA Super Regionals or College World Series in 2019. Following the game against the Cowboys (Super Regional), the Trojans will play three games against Auburn (College World Series) and two each against Arkansas (College World Series) and Ole Miss (Super Regional).
 
3. Newcomer Noah Dickerson and returner Eldrige Figueroa posted strong starts in the opening series at Oral Roberts, both hitting above .400. Dickerson was 4-for-8 against the Golden Eagles (.500), driving in a team-best three runs while Figueroa was 4-for-9 (.444) with a double and an RBI and a run scored.
 
4. In addition to Dickerson, four other players made their Little Rock debuts at Oral Roberts. Canyon McWilliams and Chris Prentiss made a pair of starts on the right side of the infield, combining for three hits and a pair of runs scored in the opening day win over the Golden Eagles. On the mound, Jack DeCooman started Monday's game for the Trojans while Chance Vaught came on in relief for his Little Rock debut.
 
5. Aaron Funk picked up right where he left off in 2020, pitching the first five innings Sunday against the Golden Eagles and allowing just one hit with no runs, no walks and five strikeouts. In his last three starts, dating back to last season, Funk has pitched 23.0 innings and given up just two runs, 10 hits, two walks and 31 strikeouts for a 0.78 ERA.
 
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