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 season)
Assistant coach Rob Walton (4th season)
Assistant coach James Vilade (1st season)
Assistant coach Mark Ginther (2nd season)
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
Postseason

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

  1. ↑ "Big 12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Helsley, John (May 24, 2015). "Oklahoma State falls to Texas in Big 12 Championship". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Helsley, John (May 25, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball: A glance at the Stillwater Regional". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ruiz, Nathan (May 31, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball notebook: Costello, Kalica give respective teams their best". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  10. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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