Oklahoma State came to the College World Series ready to pitch.
The Cowboys beat Arizona 1-0 on Monday at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha to remain undefeated at the 2016 College World Series.
The teams came into the game pretty loose following a 2:21 rain delay. Both teams stayed entertained during the delay. Arizona's lucky charm took questions.
.@ArizonaBaseball dugout hero Spider-Man is holding a press conference during the weather delay. pic.twitter.com/ypglw0PNbx
— Michael Lananna (@mlananna) June 20, 2016
The Cowboys, meanwhile, discussed LeBron James and Clayton Kershaw. Team dinosaur Utropolis surely is in there somewhere.
A look in the #okstate clubhouse during the @NCAACWS delay. Conversation topics include @KingJames & @ClaytonKersh22pic.twitter.com/POZQzxEUoG
— Cowboy Baseball (@OSUBaseball) June 20, 2016
Even the ESPN crew made use of the time.
When there's a rain delay at the #CWS...you get creative. pic.twitter.com/uuLzYIqGDS
— ESPNU (@ESPNU) June 21, 2016
But once the game got going, both starting pitchers were ready. Bobby Dalbec took the mound for the Wildcats and Tyler Buffett started for the Cowboys. The duo tossed zeroes with the help of some stellar defense. This one might make SportsCenter.
🚨 #SCTop10 ALERT 🚨
Oklahoma State CF Ryan Sluder goes all Superman to make an INCREDIBLE catch! #CWSpic.twitter.com/nJgpjwikXS
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 21, 2016
Oklahoma State notched a run in the fourth after Garrett Benge knocked a single to score Donnie Walton.
POKES LEAD! POKES LEAD!
Garrett Benge rips an RBI single to right center and OSU takes a 1-0 advantage. #CWSpic.twitter.com/7uoxKyYnva
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 21, 2016
And that was it for the offense, but the lack of runs came in part because of some great defense on both sides. Buffett dominated. It figures someone named Buffett would do well in Omaha.
Another perfect inning for @Candyman1111 in b6 and two more strikeouts as well. On to the 7th with #okstate up 1-0 pic.twitter.com/MXywpInz69
— Cowboy Baseball (@OSUBaseball) June 21, 2016
Dalbec, meanwhile, also had a gem with 12 strikeouts in eight innings. Still, it wasn't enough as the Cowboys tossed the first back-to-back shutouts to start a College World Series. This seems official.
According to folks who would know, never been back-to-back 1-0 wins by a team in @CWSOmaha history. @OSUBaseball going for it now
— John Manuel (@johnmanuelba) June 21, 2016
