2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his fourth season at Oklahoma State.
Previous Season
The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team notched a 38–20 (14–8) regular season record and finished second in the Big 12 Conference standings.[2] The Cowboys reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they fell to Texas.[3] Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and was selected as one of the sixteen Regional hosts.[4] The Cowboys were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with losses to Arkansas and St. John's (NY).[5]
Personnel
Roster
2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[6] |
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Pitchers
- 14 - Ben Leeper (RHP) - Freshman
- 15 - Garrett Williams (LHP) - Junior
- 19 - Carson Teel (LHP) - Freshman
- 23 - Bryce Verplank (RHP) - Freshman
- 24 - Conor Costello (RHP) - Senior
- 25 - Trey Cobb (RHP) - Junior
- 26 - Luke Matheny (RHP) - Freshman
- 27 - Michael Mertz (RHP) - Junior
- 28 -Corey Hassel (RHP) - Senior
- 30 - Remey Reed (RHP) - Junior
- 31 - Matt Wilson (LHP) - Sophomore
- 34 - Jensen Elliott (RHP) - Freshman
- 36 - Max Simpson (RHP) - Sophomore
- 37 - Tyler Buffett (RHP) - Junior
- 39 - Alex Hackerott (LHP) - Senior
- 42 - Jake Cowan (RHP) - Sophomore
- 43 - Blake Battenfield (RHP) - Sophomore
- 45 - Thomas Hatch (RHP) - Sophomore
- 46 - Joe Lienhard (RHP) - Freshman
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Catchers
- 16 - Collin Theroux - Junior
- 17 - Baylor Rowlett - Freshman
- 18 - Colin Simpson - Freshman
Infielders
- 2 - J.R. Davis - Sophomore
- 4 - Jacob Chappell - Sophomore
- 5 - Donnie Walton - Senior
- 6 - David Petrino - Senior
- 7 - Garrett Benge - Sophomore
- 22 - Dustin Williams - Junior
- 33 - Mason O'Brien - Sophomore
- 38 - Nick Gallo - Junior
- 44 - Andrew Rosa - Sophomore
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Outfielders
- 1 - Alex Shaver - Freshman
- 3 - Garrett McCain - Sophomore
- 8 - Ryan Sluder - Junior
- 13 - Jon Littell - Sophomore
- 23 - Bryce Verplank - Freshman
- 24 - Conor Costello - Senior
- 28 - Corey Hassel - Senior
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Coaching Staff
Schedule & Results
2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log |
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Oklahoma State team member |
Regular Season |
February
Date |
Time (CT) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
February 19 | 11:00 am | | at Texas–Arlington* | #25 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 2–3 | Kuhnel (1–0) | Cobb (0–1) | James (1) | 647 | 0–1 | – |
February 20 | 11:00 am | | Stephen F. Austin* | #25 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 8–2 | Reed (1–0) | Starks (0–1) | – | 664 | 1–1 | – |
February 20 | 2:30 pm | | at Texas–Arlington* | #25 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 5–3 | Elliott (1–0) | Wilcox (0–1) | Mertz (1) | 1,063 | 2–1 | – |
February 21 | 11:00 am | | Stephen F. Austin* | #25 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 4–510 | Adams (1–0) | Reed (1–1) | – | 683 | 2–2 | – |
February 26 | 2:00 pm | | at #13 North Carolina* | | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 1–2 | Williams (1–0) | Buffett (0–1) | – | 1,286 | 2–3 | – |
February 27 | 1:00 pm | | at #13 North Carolina* | | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 6–710 | Aker (2–1) | Cobb (0–2) | – | 1,793 | 2–4 | – |
February 28 | 11:00 am | | at #13 North Carolina* | | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 3–4 | Butler (1–0) | Cobb (0–3) | – | 1,828 | 2–5 | – |
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March
Date |
Time (CT) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
March 1 | 4:00 pm | | Incarnate Word* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 7–1 | Teel (1–0) | Preiss (0–1) | – | 734 | 3–5 | – |
March 2 | 4:00 pm | | Incarnate Word* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 3–2 | Buffett (1–1) | Moszkowicz (0–1) | Cobb (1) | 508 | 4–5 | – |
March 4 | 4:00 pm | | Indiana State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 1–0 | Buffett (2–1) | McKinney (1–1) | Cobb (2) | 745 | 5–5 | – |
March 5 | 2:00 pm | | Indiana State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 9–2 | Battenfield (1–0) | Peterson (2–1) | Reed' (1) | 702 | 6–5 | – |
March 6 | 1:00 pm | | Indiana State* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 0–2 | Hill (2–0) | Mertz (0–1) | McKinney (1) | 588 | 6–6 | – |
March 8 | 3:00 pm | | at #12 Missouri State* | | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO | W 6–510 | Cobb (1–3) | Young (0–1) | – | 505 | 7–6 | – |
March 11 | 4:00 pm | | Abilene Christian* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–2 | Hatch (1–0) | Carroll 2–2 | – | 411 | 8–6 | – |
March 12 | 2:00 pm | | Abilene Christian* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 16–0 | Elliott (2–0) | deMeyere (2–1) | – | 555 | 9–6 | – |
March 14 | 2:00 pm | | Abilene Christian* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–4 | Cobb (2–3) | Mason (3–1) | – | 385 | 10–6 | – |
March 15 | 6:30 pm | | at #26 Dallas Baptist* | | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | W 7–6 | Buffett (3–1) | Johnson (2–1) | Battenfield (1) | 1,321 | 11–6 | – |
March 18 | 4:00 pm | | #24 Michigan* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 6–3 | Reed (2–1) | Jaskie (3–1) | Battenfield (2) | 377 | 12–6 | – |
March 19 | 2:00 pm | | #24 Michigan* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 5–4 | Cobb (3–3) | Adcock (1–2) | Buffett (1) | 919 | 13–6 | – |
March 20 | 1:00 pm | | #24 Michigan* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 2–4 | Hill (3–1) | Elliott (2–1) | Pall (3) | 551 | 13–7 | – |
March 22 | 6:30 pm | | at Wichita State* | | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 17–0 | Mertz (1–1) | Williams (0–2) | – | 2,548 | 14–7 | – |
March 24 | 6:05 pm | FS1 | at Kansas State | | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 2–1 | Hatch (2–0) | MaVorhis (3–1) | Buffett (2) | 1,884 | 15–7 | 1–0 |
March 25 | 6:35 pm | FCS | at Kansas State | | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 5–4 | Williams (1–0) | Rigler (2–4) | Buffett (3) | 2,337 | 16-7 | 2–0 |
March 26 | 1:05 pm | | at Kansas State | | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 5-410 | Buffett (4–1) | Benenati (0–1) | – | 2,006 | 17–7 | 3–0 |
March 29 | 6:30 pm | | Arkansas* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 5–4 | Reed (3–1) | Willey (0–1) | Buffett (4) | 2,418 | 18–7 | – |
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April
Date |
Time (CT) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
April 1 | 5:30 pm | | at West Virginia | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 4–510 | Smith (1–0) | Battenfield (1–1) | – | 1,818 | 18–8 | 3–1 |
April 2 | 3:00 pm | | at West Virginia | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 3–4 | Vance (4–1) | Cobb (3–4) | Dotson (1) | 1,467 | 18–9 | 3–2 |
April 3 | 12:00 pm | | at West Virginia | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 8–1 | Elliott (3–1) | Myers (2–3) | – | 951 | 19–9 | 4–2 |
April 8 | 6:00 pm | | #19 Texas Tech | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 1–5 | Moseley (3–2) | Hatch (2–1) | – | 1,977 | 19–10 | 4–3 |
April 9 | 3:00 pm | | #19 Texas Tech | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 2–8 | Dugger (3–0) | Cobb (3–5) | – | 2,855 | 19–11 | 4–4 |
April 10 | 1:00 pm | | #19 Texas Tech | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 5–157 | Harpenau (1–0) | Elliott (3–2) | – | 1,258 | 19–12 | 4–5 |
April 12 | 6:00 pm | | Oral Roberts* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
April 15 | 6:30 pm | FSSW+ | at Baylor | | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | | | | | | | |
April 16 | 4:00 pm | FSSW | at Baylor | | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | | | | | | | |
April 17 | 1:00 pm | FSSW+ | at Baylor | | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | | | | | | | |
April 19 | 6:00 pm | FSOK | at Oklahoma* | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | | | | | | | |
April 22 | 6:00 pm | FCS | #8 TCU | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
April 23 | 3:00 pm | FSSW+ | #8 TCU | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
April 24 | 1:00 pm | FCS | #8 TCU | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
April 26 | 6:35 pm | | at Arkansas* | | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | | | | | | | |
April 27 | 6:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
April 29 | 7:00 pm | LHN | at Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | | | | | | | |
April 30 | 3:30 pm | LHN | at Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | | | | | | | |
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May
Date |
Time (CT) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
May 1 | 1:00 pm | LHN | at Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | | | | | | | |
May 6 | 6:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 7 | 3:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 8 | 1:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 10 | 6:00 pm | | Dallas Baptist* | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 13 | 6:30 pm | ESPNU | Oklahoma | | Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | | | | | | | |
May 14 | 7:30 pm | | Oklahoma | | ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK | | | | | | | |
May 15 | 2:00 pm | | Oklahoma | | ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK | | | | | | | |
May 17 | 6:30 pm | | at Oral Roberts* | | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | | | | | | | |
May 19 | 6:30 pm | | Kansas | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 20 | 6:00 pm | | Kansas | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
May 21 | 3:00 pm | | Kansas | | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | | | | | | | |
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Postseason |
Date |
Time (CT) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 Tourn. |
May 25 | TBD | FCS | TBD | | Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | | | | | | | |
May 26 | TBD | FCS | TBD | | Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | | | | | | | |
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All rankings from Collegiate Baseball as-of the date of the contest.
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
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6 |
7 |
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10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Final |
Coaches'[7] |
10 |
10* |
10* |
RV |
RV |
25 |
20 |
25 |
RV |
RV |
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Baseball America[8] |
9 |
13 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
NR |
NR |
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Collegiate Baseball^[9] |
25 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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NCBWA†[10] |
11 |
16 |
27 |
26 |
24 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
27 |
25 |
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^ 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
- ↑ "Big 12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ Helsley, John (May 24, 2015). "Oklahoma State falls to Texas in Big 12 Championship". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ Helsley, John (May 25, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball: A glance at the Stillwater Regional". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ruiz, Nathan (May 31, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball notebook: Costello, Kalica give respective teams their best". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
- ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
- ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
- ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |