2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016 record 17–15–1 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach Pete Hughes (3rd year)
Assistant coach Mike Anderson (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jamie Pinzino (3rd year)
Assistant coach Rudy Darrow (1st year)
Home stadium L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#5 Texas Tech y 19 5 0   .792     47 20 0   .701
#4 Oklahoma State y 16 8 0   .667     43 22 0   .662
#3 TCU y 15 9 0   .625     49 18 0   .731
West Virginia 12 11 0   .522     36 22 0   .621
Oklahoma 11 13 0   .458     30 27 1   .526
Baylor 10 14 0   .417     24 29 0   .453
Texas 10 14 0   .417     25 32 0   .439
Kansas State 8 16 0   .333     26 31 0   .456
Kansas 6 17 0   .261     20 35 1   .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of July 1, 2016 (final)[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his third season at Oklahoma.

Previous Season

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 34–27 (13–11) record and finished fourth in the Big 12 Conference standings.[2] The Sooners reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament semifinal, where they were eliminated by Oklahoma State.[3] Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Personnel

Roster

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Thomas Hughes (RHP) - Freshman
  • 12 - Keaton Hernandez (RHP) - Senior
  • 13 - Ryan Madden (RHP) - Freshman
  • 15 - Kyle Tyler (RHP) - Freshman
  • 18 - Chris Andritsos (RHP) - Freshman
  • 21 - Alex Daniele (RHP) - Junior
  • 22 - Sheldon Neuse (RHP) - Junior
  • 23 - Dylan Grove (RHP) - Freshman
  • 25 - J.B. Olson (RHP) - Junior
  • 27 - Jake Irvin (RHP) - Freshman
  • 28 - Shawn Hunter (LHP) - Senior
  • 31 - Kenny Saenz (LHP) - Sophomore
  • 32 - Joey Zurawik (RHP) - Junior
  • 33 - Jake Elliott (RHP) - Junior
  • 35 - Alec Hansen (RHP) - Junior
  • 36 - Austin Kerns (LHP) - Junior
  • 38 - Austin Hansen (RHP) - Freshman
  • 40 - Connor Berry (RHP) - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 6 - Chandler Wagoner - Freshman
  • 9 - Domenic DeRenzo - Freshman
  • 39 - Hunter Southerland - Freshman
  • 41 - Renae Martinez - Junior

Infielders

  • 3 - Cade Harris - Freshman
  • 5 - Kyle Mendenhall - Sophomore
  • 7 - Alex Wise - Senior
  • 8 - Cameron Frazier - Sophomore
  • 11 - Thomas Hughes - Freshman
  • 22 - Sheldon Neuse - Junior
  • 29 - Quin Walbergh - Sophomore
  • 42 - Jack Flansburg - Junior
  • 44 - Austin O'Brien - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Steele Walker - Freshman
  • 2 - Blake Brewster - Frsehman
  • 4 - Hunter Haley - Junior
  • 7 - Alex Wise - Senior
  • 8 - Cameron Frazier - Sophomore
  • 20 - Reggie Wright - Junior
  • 24 - Cody Thomas - Junior
  • 30 - Ben Hollas - Junior
  • 39 - Hunter Southerland - Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma
Alma Mater
Pete Hughes Head Coach 3 Davidson College (1990)
Mike Anderson Assistant Coach 3 University of Northern Colorado (1990)
Jamie Pinzino Assistant Coach 3 Tufts University (1997)
Rudy Darrow Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Nicholls State University (2004)

Schedule & Results

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie      Bold = Oklahoma team member
Regular Season
April
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
April 1 7:00 pm FS1 Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W
6–1
Andritsos
(4–2)
Cooper
(1–1)
1,392 13–13–1 1–3
April 2 3:00 pm SSTV Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L
3–5
Culbreth
(5–2)
Madden
(1–1)
Sawyer
(1)
1,826 13–14–1 1–4
April 3 1:00 pm SSTV Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W
4–3
Neuse
(1–1)
Mayes
(0–4)
1,260 14–14–1 2–4
April 5 6:00 pm SSTV Dallas Baptist* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W
12–2
Irvin
(1–0)
Johnson
(2–2)
820 15–14–1
April 8 7:00 pm SSTV Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W
4–3
Neuse
(2–1)
Heineman
(2–2)
1,370 16–14–1 3–4
April 9 3:00 pm Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L
1–6
Tolson
(4–1)
Madden
(1–2)
Montemayor
(7)
1,633 16–15–1 3–5
April 10 1:00 pm SSTV Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W
7–611
Neuse
(3–1)
McInvale
(2–2)
938 17–15–1 4–5
April 12 6:30 pm at Wichita State* Eck StadiumWichita, KS
April 15 7:00 pm FS1 at #11 TCU Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX
April 16 3:00 pm FSSW+ at #11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 17 1:00 pm ESPNU at #11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
April 19 6:00 pm SSTV Oklahoma State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 22 6:30 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 23 2:00 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 24 1:00 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 29 6:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS
April 30 2:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[5] NR NR* NR* NR NR NR NR NR  
Baseball America[6] 21 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[7] RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
NCBWA[8] 30 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "Big 12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. "Baseball Eliminated by Familiar Foe". University of Oklahoma Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  5. Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
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