Conaway and Sooners escape scare

By Tristan Threlkeld - May 06, 2007

The Oklahoma State Cowboys put runners on first and second with no outs, but Nich Conaway and the Sooners got Cowboy hitters Matt Mangini to strikeout and Jordy Mercer to ground into an inning ending double play. That inning (the seventh) could be what saves the Sooners from the sweep and keeps the Cowboys from riding on a high horse for a week as they head into Lubbock, Tx to face Texas Tech next weekend.

The Sooners need this game badly as they are in grave danger of falling in the Big 12 standings and missing the Big 12 tournament. The Cowboys are trying to catch Big 12 leaders Texas and Missouri while maintaining their third place standing in the conference.

Here we head to the bottom of the eight as Cowboy fans chant "ORANGE-POWER" that goes from first base side yelling "ORANGE" and the third base replying with "POWER." The chant is chilling to the spine of the Sooner fans, as they hate all things orange, which belong to their two biggest rivals in the Texas Longhorns and the Cowboys.