2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. RV
2016 record	34–18 (15–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Josh Holliday (4th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Walton (4th year)
Assistant coach	James Vilade (1st year)
Assistant coach	Mark Ginther (2nd year)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

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 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]

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

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

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

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Josh Holliday	Head Coach	4	Oklahoma State University (2004)
Rob Walton	Assistant Coach–Pitching	4	Oklahoma State University (1986)
James Vilade	Assistant Coach–Recruiting Coordinator	1	Baylor University (1995)
Josh Holliday	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	Oklahoma State University (2012)

Schedule & Results

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log

Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Oklahoma State team member

Regular Season

February

Date	Time (CT)	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	–

March

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	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	–

April

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	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

May

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Site/Stadium
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

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament

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

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.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[7]	10	10*	10*	RV	RV	25	20	25	RV	RV
Baseball America^[8]	9	13	22	22	22	19	16	16	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^^[9]	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†^[10]	11	16	27	26	24	22	18	19	27	25

^ 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

Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

Venue	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (1981–present)

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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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