Oklahoma State defeated Houston Sunday afternoon at O'Brate Stadium by a score of 9-1 to split the two-game weekend series. The game was official after 4 ½ innings due to Houston's travel curfew.

With the win, the Cowboys snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 17-19 overall and 6-9 in Big 12 play, while UH is now 21-18 and 6-11 in the league.

Mario Pesca made his fourth start and 15th appearance of the season for the Cowboys, picking up the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Bronx native worked the first four innings before a 69-minute rain delay and allowed only one unearned run on three hits while striking out four.

OSU had a big day offensively, scoring in all four of its innings. Led by Nolan Schubart, four Cowboys collected multiple RBIs in the shortened game.

Schubart got the Cowboys going off the jump with a long two-run home run that cleared the right-center field bleachers. It was Schubart's team-leading ninth home run of the season and the 49th round tripper of his career.

Ian Daugherty had a big impact in the second inning on both sides of the ball. In the top of the frame, Daugherty erased a Cougar leadoff single with a great throw to second to catch Tre Broussard attempting to steal; Broussard entered the game with a Big 12-best 28 stolen bases and had been caught just once previously.

Then to lead off the bottom of the inning, Daugherty smoked a double down the third base line and later scored on a Drew Culbertson sacrifice fly. The Cowboys scored three more in the inning, one on a Kollin Ritchie bases-loaded walk and the other two on a single by Colin Brueggeman to push the lead to 6-0.

The Pokes added two more runs in the third on a pair of bases-loaded walks to Schubart and Ritchie before Houston took advantage of an error and got its only run in the fourth inning on an RBI groundout.

Culbertson delivered his second RBI of the day with a single up the middle that scored Brock Thompson to provide the Cowboys' final score of the day.

Following the long weather delay, Sean Youngerman came out of the bullpen and picked up a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless fifth inning.

OSU concludes its five-game homestand Tuesday night when Dallas Baptist comes to Stillwater for a midweek test. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.