Relying on the wizard: The key to a baseball quest

OSU pitcher Parker Scott pitches during the Oklahoma State vs. BYU baseball game on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater.In “Lord of the Rings,” when the quest to destroy the one ring of power backed the fellowship into a corner, they relied on the old wizard Gandalf to pull them through.

Oklahoma State was backed into a corner after a loss to UC Santa Barbara Friday in the first round of the Tucson regional. The Cowboys won a win-or-go-home game against Grand Canyon Saturday night in the same way a few hobbits destroyed a ring: relying on the veterans.

“Everyone leans on those guys to come through and they all came through today,” OSU pitcher Parker Scott said.…