Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Weekend review
McLean inching closer to full go; Cowboys’ path to Big 12 title is set
Daniel Allen Staff Reporter Two weeks ago, Nolan McLean wasn’t even in OSU’s lineup. Now, he’s once again immersed into the starting roster, taking “baby steps,” as OSU coach Josh Holliday calls them, to get back to full strength. During his month-long hiatus from a leg injury suffered in Game 2 of OSU’s series against Texas on April 1, his void was felt. He made his return with an RBI-double against ETSU on May 5. But he still wasn’t full go, primarily appearing as a designated hitter or on the mound, but with minimal pressure. On Sunday, McLean made his start in the field since April 1, in right field. Holliday said the plan was to once again bring McLean out of the bullpen in the middle innings, but a 19-5 win on Saturday
prevented that. On Sunday, Holliday hoped to provide McLean late-inning reps, but once again, a run-rule win brought a halt to those plans. Holliday did make one thing apparent: the hope within the team is to have McLean closing games again in the coming weeks. “We talk to Nolan (McLean) every day,” Holliday said. “But simultaneously we’re trying to be mindful of how we bring him back into the fold. As a coach, you want to just fire him in there, but you’re also hoping to protect him.” Hot at the right time In its past 13 games, OSU holds an 11-2 record, featuring three series sweeps. Just three weeks before the hot stretch, the Cowboys had lost five consecutive games and lost back-to-back series. Hosting a regional seemed farfetched, much less a Big 12 regular season title. Now, with OSU recording its fourth consecutive series victory, talks of hosting a regional have resurfaced. See Review on 2
Courtesy of Chris Blanchett America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is one of many success stories hatched from ESA’s efforts.
OKC Zoo plans celebration of Endangered Species Act “Guests will have the opportunity to learn about the Zoo’s endangered species, participate in family-friendly activities, caretaker chats, event-themed photo opportunities hosted by Bob Moore Bella Casey Subaru and more, all included Staff Reporter with regular Zoo admission,” according to the OKC Zoo. Since its enactment in This weekend marks an 1973, the ESA proved monuimportant milestone for the 50 mental for endangered species endangered species at the Oklaacross the country. America’s homa City Zoo. national bird, the bald eagle, This Saturday, the OKC is one of many success stories Zoo and Botanical Garden commemorate the 50th anniver- hatched from ESA’s efforts. “Prior to being listed unsary of the Endangered Species der the ESA, the bald eagle was Act (ESA) with a celebrafacing habitat loss and damage tion presented by Bob Moore to eggshells due to the use of Subaru.
chemical DDT, the world’s first pesticide, resulting in less than 500 individuals found across America’s lower 48 states in the 1960s,” according to the OKC Zoo. After joining America’s list of endangered species, the bald eagle found hope through reintroduction programs and the banning of the chemical DDT. Because of ESA’s efforts, the bald eagle’s status flew from endangered to least concern with federal protections. Today, bald eagles once again inhabit the lower 48 states and Canada. The OKC Zoo rescued two bald eagles who live in the Oklahoma Trails habitat. See OKC Zoo on 5
Chacarra places fifth, other former OSU golfers compete at LIV Tulsa
Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
Chase Davis Nolan McLean made his first start in the field in more than a month on Sunday, and the Cowboys plan to continue working McLean back into the lineup.
BROKEN ARROW -- Eugenio Chacarra got a rain break and made the most of it. On Sunday, the final round of the LIV Golf Tour event took place at Cedar Ridge Country Club where Chacarra, along with four other former OSU Cowboy golfers, competed in the new golf tour. Heading into the final 18 holes, there was an expected threat of rain and lightning – Cedar Ridge got plenty of both. The final round started at 12:15, but at 2:07, the horns sounded throughout the country club and thunder rolled on in. An hour-and 43-minute delay changed the golf course and allowed golfers to putt better on the wet greens, especially Chacarra. Chacarra finished the tournament 12-under par, placing fifth thanks to an eightbirdie Sunday. He went into the final day 6-under and continued to make birdies and bogeys, but after the delay, he sank five birdies in the last nine holes. See LIV on 3
Sam Greenwood Former OSU golfer Eugenio Chacarra placed fifth with a 12-under par at the LIV Golf Tour event in Broken Arrow this weekend.