2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
2015 record 0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Josh Holliday (3rd year)
Assistant coach Marty Lee (3rd year)
Assistant coach Rob Walton (3rd year)
Home stadium Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Oklahoma State 8 4   .667     24 12   .667
#23 Oklahoma 8 4   .667     24 15   .615
#8 TCU 7 5   .583     27 8   .771
#27 Texas Tech 7 5   .583     23 14   .622
Texas 6 6   .500     19 18   .514
West Virginia 4 5   .444     21 13   .618
Kansas State 4 8   .333     17 18   .486
Baylor 4 8   .333     14 22   .389
Kansas 3 6   .333     15 2   .882
Tournament champion
As of April 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team will represent Oklahoma State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys will play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his third season at Oklahoma State.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Cowboys finished the season as champions of the Big 12 with a record of 48–18, 18–6 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the finals. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Stillwater Regional, being placed with Nebraska, Cal State Fullerton, and Binghamton. In their opening game, the Cowboys shut-out Binghamton, 8–0. In their second game, they defeated Cal State Fullerton by a score of 13–7. In the regional final, the Cowboys again defeated Cal State Fullerton, this time by a score of 6–4. They advanced to the Super Regional, of which they were hosts, to play UC Irvine. In the first game, the Anteaters defeated the Cowboys, 8–4, and then won Game Two in a shutout, 1–0, to advance to the College World Series.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Garrett McCain - Freshman
  • 15 - Garrett Williams - Sophomore
  • 19 - Carson Teel - Freshman
  • 23 - Michael Freeman - Senior
  • 24 - Conor Costello - Junior
  • 25 - Trey Cobb - Sophomore
  • 26 - Reid Wall - Freshman
  • 27 - Tyler Nurdin - Senior
  • 30 - Koda Glover - Junior
  • 31 - Matt Wilson - Sophomore
  • 32 - Reid Barnett - Senior
  • 35 - Carson LaRue - Freshman
  • 36 - Reed Bastie - Sophomore
  • 37 - Tyler Buffett - Sophomore
  • 38 - Frank Arena - Junior
  • 39 - Alex Hackerott - Junior
  • 40 - Remey Reed - Sophomore
  • 42 - Kyle Bagnell - Senior
  • 43 - Blake Battenfield - Sophomore
  • 45 - Thomas Hatch - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jon Perrin - Senior
  • 56 - Michael Mertz - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 14 - Dillon White - Sophomore
  • 34 - Bryan Case - Senior
  • 55 - Michael Higgins - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Tim Arakawa - Senior
  • 4 - Jacob Chappell - Freshman
  • 5 - Donnie Walton - Junior
  • 6 - David Petrino - Junior
  • 12 - Caleb Eldridge - Freshman
  • 16 - Kevin Bradley - Sophomore
  • 18 - Hunter Hagler - Senior
  • 22 - Dustin Williams - Sophomore
  • 33 - Mason O'Brien - Freshman
  • 44 - Andrew Rosa - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 8 - Ryan Sluder - Sophomore
  • 13 - Jon Littell - Freshman
  • 17 - Gage Green - Senior
  • 28 - Corey Hassel - Junior
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma Mater
Josh Holliday Head Coach 3 Oklahoma State University (2004)
Marty Lees Assistant Coach 3 Western Oregon University (1994)
Rob Walton Assistant Coach 3 Oklahoma State University (1986)

Schedule

Legend
 Oklahoma State win
 Oklahoma State loss
 Postponement
BoldOklahoma State team member
2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
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' 8 8*  
Baseball America 8  
Collegiate Baseball^ 5  
NCBWA8

^ 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.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

References

  1. "2014–15 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved January 4, 2015.