Aggies load bases in ninth, but Cowboys hold on for win

 
By Andrea Cohen
Published: March 23, 2008

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State had a chance to buy some insurance in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday when, up one run on Texas A&M , the Cowboys loaded the bases. But OSU declined the coverage as first baseman Rebel Ridling struck out to end the inning, and the Cowboys had to win a 3-2 nail-biter in the ninth with Jordy Mercer on the mound.

"It's always good to have insurance,” Mercer said. "But when...


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