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Cowboy Brew 5/17: Fighting Five
Today, we're celebrating a top-five positioning from the Pokes.
Good morning. Did you miss our interview with Justin Blackmon last night? Never fear! We’ve got the full piece on OSU Max so that you can give your morning the jump start it deserves.
Now, what did we throw into today's Brew?
⚾ Pair Of Cowboys named semifinalists for two-way player award
⛳️ Cowboys share fifth place at Las Vegas Regional
🤠 And much, much more
🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS
In this week's Old Pokes Show Deion Imade and Clint Chelf give us a sneak peak of the Justin Blackmon interview. The guys also welcome his former quarterback Brandon Weeden on to talk about Justin and the connection those guys had on and off the field. Hear all the great stories from 2010 and 2011 and more in this week's show.
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Fighting Five. Oklahoma State's men's golf team opened play with a 12-under-par 276 to stand in a tie for fifth place at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional after the first day of action at Bear's Best on Monday.
The Cowboys wrapped up the opening round in a three-way tie with Davidson and UNC Greensboro at the par-72, 7,217-yard layout. Arizona State grabbed a six-shot lead through the first 18 holes with its 26-under tally of 262.
Hazen Newman led the way for OSU's starting five with a 67 to share 14th place. The senior started his day on the back nine and opened with a birdie at the 10th before carding three more to go out in 4-under 32.
Fifth-year Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen was a stroke back with a 68 that also featured a bogey-free outward nine of 32. He finished the day tied for 19th place.
Junior Jonas Baumgartner posted a 2-under 70 to stand in a tie for 33rd place.
Bo Jin made it four Cowboys under par with his 71. The junior wrapped up his first round tied for 42nd place.
Fifth-year Leo Oyo's 74 tied him for 62nd place.
🔼 Two-Way Warriors. Oklahoma State has two of the 12 semifinalists for the College Baseball Foundation's 2023 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award as Cowboys Carson Benge and Nolan McLean made the list.
The Olerud Award is named for the former Washington State standout and College Baseball Hall of Famer who achieved success as both a first baseman and left-handed pitcher during the late 1980s.
The five finalists for the Olerud Award will be announced May 30.
🔼 Big 12’s Best. For the second consecutive week, Oklahoma State has the Big 12 Player and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week as Chase Adkison and Nolan Schubart were honored for their performances in week 13.
Adkison was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week, sharing the award with West Virginia's J.J. Wetherholt, while Schubart earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week accolades for the second-straight week and third time this season.
The duo led OSU to a series win over Kansas State to solidify second place in the Big 12 standings for the Cowboys.
🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA
Catch ‘em off guard. Chase Adkison was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week, sharing the award with West Virginia's J.J. Wetherholt. Adkison was the Pokes' leading hitter on the weekend,
Do you know his stats?
Think you've got it? Scroll on down for the answer!
🎥 OSU MAX
Blackmon is back. Craving Cowboy Football? OSU Max has you covered! Tune in this today for an all-star return featuring Oklahoma State royalty—Justin Blackmon and Brandon Weeden.
In “OSU Max Mixtape: Justin Blackmon” we’ve got Director of Player Development Richetti Jones sitting down with Justin Blackmon for a wide-ranging interview and includes highlights and never-before-told stories from the legendary wide receiver’s time in Stillwater.
It’s out. Watch it now.
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📅 THE DAY AHEAD
Wednesday 5/17:
⛳️ Cowboy Golf @ NCAA Regionals in Las Vegas, Nevada
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 7-for-11 (.636) with a home run, a triple and eight RBIs.
Adkison was the Pokes' leading hitter on the weekend, going 7-for-11 (.636) with a home run, a triple and eight RBIs.
Have a great Wednesday, y'all.