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Conference Championships: 33
NCAA Regional Appearances: 45
College World Series Appearances: 20
Last College World Series Appearance: 2016
All-Time Record: 2,657-1,362-5
Conference: Big 12
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Josh Holliday became the 15th head coach in Oklahoma State baseball history when he was hired in 2012. Since that time, his Cowboys have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in nine consecutive seasons, won three
Big 12 championships
, one regular-season Big 12 title, earned three NCAA Super Regional appearances and advanced to the
College World Series
. The 2019 season was an impressive one for the Cowboys. While battling the nation’s second-toughest schedule, OSU emerged with a 40-21 record, including a Big 12 tournament title and the program’s fifth NCAA Regional title. Returners Carson McCusker, Hueston Morrill, Alix Garcia, Cade Cabbiness, Ben Leeper, Brett Standlee, C.J. Varela, Parker Scott and the Cowboys will navigate another tough schedule, including stops at the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City and at the NCAA Regionals on the road to the College World Series in Omaha. Grab your Oklahoma Cowboys tickets now at StubHub.
''Oklahoma State opened its brand-new baseball complex in the spring of 2020, O’Brate Stadium. With expanded seating for up to 8,000, the stadium will be fun for fans of all ages with food trucks in the outfield, tailgating tents, a huge video board and a space available to host group functions and birthday parties.'
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There have been over 60 OSU players who have gone on to play in the MLB. Oklahoma State has had 18 first-round draft picks, including 11 players selected in 2016. Andrew Heaney (
Los Angeles Angels
), Jason Hursh (
Atlanta Braves
), Tyler Lyons (
New York Yankees
), Jordy Mercer (
Pittsburgh Pirates
) and Donnie Walton (
Seattle Mariners
) are currently in the Major Leagues. Former Oklahoma State Assistant Coach John Farrell led the
Boston Red Sox
to a World Series title in 2013.
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The Cowboys won the NCAA Baseball Championship trophy in 1959 under coach Toby Greene. OSU faced
Arizona
in the final game of the World Series and won 5-3. The win was boosted by home runs from Jim Dobson and Ben Bancroft, a three-run triple by Bruce Andrew and shutout pitching by Don Soergel.
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Oklahoma State has several ranked teams on their schedule, including
UCLA
,
Texas Tech
,
Arizona State
,
Dallas Baptist
,
Baylor
,
TCU
and
Oregon State
. The Bedlam series with in-state opponent
Oklahoma
is always a great rivalry with an all-time record of 175-153.
''The Cowboys’ postseason berth was the 45th in the history of OSU baseball. Oklahoma State won the NCAA Regional for the third time under Coach Holliday. The team was ranked for 13 weeks during the season in at least one national poll. The 2019 Big 12 title was the 33rd conference title in program history.'
'Right-handed reliever Ben Leeper was an honorable mention All-Big 12 honoree in 2019. He led the team with seven saves on the season, did not allow an earned run over his first 15 1/3 innings during the season and had a save in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional to allow OSU to advance to the Regional finals. Right-handed starter Brett Standlee made 19 appearances as a redshirt freshman during the 2019 season, including 12 starts. He had 55 strikeouts in 72.2 innings pitched. Standlee worked through seven innings in the Big 12 Championship title game, allowing just one run.'