Cook earns national baseball honor
February 22, 1999
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State pitcher B.R. Cook was one of three national Players of the Week named Monday by Louisville Slugger and Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Cook was the only pitcher among the three players named.
Cook, a junior righthander from Salems Sprague High, pitched a one-hitter on Thursday as the Beavers beat 25th-ranked Oklahoma State 1-0 in the San Diego Classic. He walked one and struck out five, allowed only two baserunners and wrapped up the game with just 105 pitches.
Cook retired the first 14 Cowboys to face him before giving up a two-out triple to Chris Becerra in the fifth inning. After yielding a two-out walk in the sixth, Cook sent down the final 10 Oklahoma State hitters in order.
Cook is 2-1 this season with a 3.38 earned run average for Oregon State (7-5 overall). The Beavers will be on the road again next week for five games. OSU plays a four-game series at Santa Clara that includes a single game Friday night, a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon and a single game on Sunday; Oregon State concludes its trip with a single game at San Jose State on Monday afternoon.
The games on Saturday and Sunday can be heard on KLOO-AM (1340).
The other players honored Monday by Louisville Slugger and Collegiate baseball were Arizona State infielder Mark Ernster and Cal State-Fullerton infielder Ryan Owens. Ernster went 11-for-15 against Brigham Young in a three-game series with two homers, a double and 11 runs batted in; Owens was 11-for-21 with three homers, four doubles and 17 RBIs in four games against Southern California and Nevada-Las Vegas.
