College baseball: No. 17 Oklahoma beast Northwestern State, wins weekend series

Matt Oberste extended his hitting streak to 23 straight games — dating back to last season — and finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and run scored. He now has the third-longest hitting streak in Oklahoma history.

Second baseman Hector Lorenzana was also 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Garrett Carey hit his third home run of the season.

Junior left-hander Dillon Overton threw 7 1/3 innings and struck out five, improving to 5-1 this season.

Oklahoma broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with four runs.

OSU WIN STREAK AT 5

Oklahoma State's winning streak improved to five with a 16-0 run-rule victory and 6-1 win against Iona at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

The 24th-ranked Cowboys are now 16-3 and have now won all five weekend series this season.

In the finale, Robbie Rea gave OSU the lead for good with an RBI groundout in the sixth after the Cowboys had rallied to tie the game at 1.

Reliever Vince Wheeland picked up his fourth win of the season with four scoreless innings.

OSU scored seven runs in the first inning of the opener and never looked back. It also scored nine runs in the fourth inning.

Junior Mark Robinette earned his first win of the season, throwing six scoreless innings.

The two teams finish the series Sunday at 1 p.m.