Box Score STILLWATER, Okla. – The West Virginia University baseball team's four-game win streak was snapped with a 9-5 loss at No. 23 Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
 
The Mountaineers (18-12, 3-5 Big 12) led 5-0 after four innings, but the Cowboys (19-10, 6-2 Big 12) rallied with one in the fifth, three in the sixth and five in the eighth to even the three-game series.
 
WVU's five runs came on eight hits, while OSU had nine runs on 11 hits. West Virginia committed two errors, which led to all three runs in the sixth inning being unearned.
 
Sophomore left-handed starter Jackson Wolf turned in his second quality start of the season and struck out a career-best seven batters. In 7.0 innings, he allowed four runs, one of them earned, on eight hits with two walks.
 
Junior right-hander Sam Kessler suffered the loss. In 0.2 innings, he allowed five runs on three hits with one strikeout and two walks.
 
Junior first baseman Kevin Brophy led the offense with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. He launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his sixth of the season and 12th of his career. Brophy was one of three Mountaineers with multiple hits.
 
Wolf escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and got a flyout to end the frame before WVU answered with three runs in the top of the second.
 
All three runs came with two outs, on five hits. With two on, freshman shortstop Tevin Tucker singled to left to score senior third baseman Ivan Gonzalez from second. Freshman left fielder Austin Davis followed with an RBI single to left-center, which scored Brophy. The final run came on a wild pitch to plate Tucker from third.
 
West Virginia added to its lead in the fourth, on Brophy's two-run home run, to make it 5-4. The long ball to center scored Gonzalez, who singled.
 
The Cowboys got a run back in the bottom of the fifth, on a two-out RBI single. OSU added three in the sixth to cut WVU's lead to one, at 5-4. All three runs were unearned, on two errors. After a fielding error loaded the bases, a walk brought in the first run with one out. A fielder's choice groundout followed, as two runs came across, the second on a fielding error on the throw home.
 
A nice defensive play by OSU's third baseman helped the Cowboys get out of the top of the inning after a leadoff walk. In the bottom half, Wolf got a pair of strikeouts to conclude his day.
 
Oklahoma State took its first lead of the series with a five-run eighth inning. Kessler relieved Wolf to start the inning and gave up an RBI single to tie the game before a two-out grand slam by Colin Simpson gave OSU a 9-5 lead. Sophomore right-hander Tristen Hudson then came on and got a strikeout to end the inning.  
 
Gonzalez led off the ninth with a walk, but the Mountaineers could not add anything else.
 
The series concludes on Sunday, with first pitch moved up one hour, to 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on FCS and on Fox Sports Go. Fans can listen to the contest on the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College on various affiliates throughout the state, while fans across the country can tune into the broadcast online at WVUsports.com/Watch and on the WVU Gameday and TuneIn Radio Apps. Live stats can be found at OKState.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to video and radio streams and live stats are available on the baseball schedule page on WVUsports.com. Additional behind-the-scenes updates, news and notes can be found on social media by following and connecting with the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @WVUBaseball.
 
Notes: West Virginia is 18-12 on the season, 9-11 on the road and 3-5 in Big 12 play … WVU is 4-4 against top-25 teams and 9-8 against teams that made the 2018 NCAA Tournament … The loss snapped the Mountaineers' four-game win streak … West Virginia is 16-6 when scoring first … Jackson Wolf had his second career quality start, and allowed four runs, one earned, on eight hits with a career-best seven strikeouts and two walks in 7.0 innings … Kevin Brophy hit his sixth home run of the season and 12th of his career in the fourth inning.
 
Single game tickets and flex plan mini-packages for the 2019 season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and support the Mountaineers by purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum.
 
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