Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Encyclopedia
Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball is the NCAA Division I  collegiate baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 team of Oklahoma State University based in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...

.

The Oklahoma State baseball program is among the most storied and successful in the country. The program has won 30 conference championships as well as 19 conference tournament championships. The Cowboys have also received 38 NCAA Tournament bids and have played in 19 College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...

' (sixth most all-time), including seven straight from 1981–87, with their lone national championship coming in 1959. The current head coach is Frank Anderson
Frank Anderson (baseball coach)
Frank Anderson is the current head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University. His team won the 2004 Big 12 Baseball Tournament. In 2005, his team went 34–25, including an upset over the top ranked Texas Longhorns. In 2006, OSU went 41–20, and earned a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament...

.

1959 National Championship

The 1959 Cowboys baseball team entered the season not expected to do much. Only four players, left fielder Don Soergel, and pitchers Roy Peterson, Joel Horlen, and Dick Soergel, were on the roster from the previous season. The preseason prospectus for 1959 read, "The baseball outlook for coach Toby Greene's 16th edition of Cowboy baseball is quite questionable. Despite the return of key members from last year's pitching staff, it's hard to consider the Pokes much of a threat with graduation, grades and the pros robbing the veteran OSU mentor of all but one of his starters." The team compiled a 17-3 conference record, winning the Big Eight conference title.

OSU opened the 1959 national tournament with a 10-2 victory over Western Michigan behind a Joel Horlen five-hitter. They had to rally for three runs in the seventh in its next game against Penn State and won 8-6 with eleven team hits. In their next game, the Cowboys lost to Arizona by a score of 5-3, as Soergel lost his first career game in twelve decisions. In the losers bracket, the Pokes found themselves down 3-2 in the ninth, but scraped across two runs to earn the 4-3 victory. A Fresno State victory over Arizona that night left three teams with one loss each. Arizona won the coin toss and became the odd man out as Oklahoma State and Fresno State met for the chance to play the Wildcats for the national championship. The Cowboys beat the Bulldogs 4-0 to advance to the championship game.

In the championship game, Jim Dobson, who was voted the Most Valuable Player, opened the O-State scoring with a towering home run over the left-field fence in the fourth inning. Arizona picked up single runs in the fourth and fifth and led 2-1. Bancroft tied the score with a solo home run in the top of the sixth, but the Wildcats added a run of their own in the bottom of the sixth to lead 3-2. It was another sophomore, Bruce Andrew, who sparked the game-winning three-run rally in the top of the seventh, and OSU led 5-3. Soergel shut out the Wildcats in the final three innings and OSU had its first NCAA Baseball Championship.

Four Cowboy players were named to the College World Series All-Tournament team, including third baseman and MVP Dobson. Also selected were Bruce Andrew at second base, Connie McIlvoy in the outfield and Horlen at pitcher.

Head coaches

  • Records are through the end of the 2011 Season

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{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="70%" class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Tenure
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Coach
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Years
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Record
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Pct.
|- align="center"
| 1909–1915|| Paul J. Davis
Paul J. Davis
-External links:* as College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...

 || 7 || 54–40–1 || .573
|- align="center"
| 1916 || Art Griffith || 1 || 5–9 || .357
|- align="center"
| 1917–1918 || Earl A. Pritchard
Earl A. Pritchard
-External links:...

 || 2 || 3–13 || .188
|- align="center"
| 1919 || Randle Perdue || 1 || 3–11 || .214
|- align="center"
| 1920–1921 || Hoot Sackett || 2 || 14–19 || .424
|- align="center"
| 1922–1929 || John Maulbetsch
John Maulbetsch
John F. "Johnny" Maulbetsch was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916...

 || 8 || 61–59 || .508
|- align="center"
| 1930 || George E. Rody || 1 || 9–3 || .750
|- align="center"
| 1932–1933 || Albert Exendine
Albert Exendine
Albert Andrew "Al" Exendine was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School where he was an All-American end...

 || 2 || 19–13 || .594
|- align="center"
| 1934–1941 || Henry Iba
Henry Iba
Henry Payne "Hank" Iba was an American basketball and baseball coach.-Early life:Iba was born and raised in Easton, Missouri...

 || 8 || 90–41 || .687
|- align="center"
| 1942–1943, 1946–1964 || Toby Greene || 21 || 318–132 || .707
|- align="center"
| 1965–1977 || Chet Bryan || 13 || 247–198–2 || .555
|- align="center"
| 1978–1996 || Gary Ward
Gary Ward (baseball coach)
Gary Ward is a former baseball coach in the United States. He was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 1978 to 1996, compiling a record of 953–313–1. Ward won 17 Big Eight Conference championships at OSU, including 16 in a row from 1980 to 1996. He led his team...

 || 19 || 953–313–1 || .752
|- align="center"
| 1997–2003 || Tom Holliday || 7 || 281–150 || .652
|- align="center"
| 2004–present || Frank Anderson
Frank Anderson (baseball coach)
Frank Anderson is the current head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University. His team won the 2004 Big 12 Baseball Tournament. In 2005, his team went 34–25, including an upset over the top ranked Texas Longhorns. In 2006, OSU went 41–20, and earned a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament...

 || 8 || 297–183 || .619
|- align="center" class="sortbottom"
!style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;"| Totals
!style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;"| 14 coaches
!style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;"| 100
!style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;"| 2,354-1,184-4
!style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;"| .665
|}


{| class="wikitable"
|+Longest Tenure
! Rank
! Name
! Seasons
|-
| 1
| Toby Greene
| 21
|-
| 2
| Gary Ward
| 19
|-
| 3
| Chet Bryan
| 13
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most Wins
! Rank
! Name
! Wins
|-
| 1
| Gary Ward
| 953
|-
| 2
| Toby Greene
| 318
|-
| 3
| Frank Anderson
| 297
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Best Winning Pct.
! Rank
! Name
! Pct.
|-
| 1
| Gary Ward
| .752
|-
| 2
| George Rody
| .750
|-
| 3
| Toby Greene
| .707
|}

Conference affiliations

  • Independent (1901–1914)
  • Southwest Conference (1914–1924)
  • MVIAA (1924–1927)
  • Missouri Valley Conference (1927–1956)
  • Independent (1956–1960)
  • Big Eight Conference (1960–1996)
  • Big 12 Conference (1996–Present)

Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

Allie P. Reynolds Stadium is a baseball stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It is the home field for the Oklahoma State Cowboys college baseball team. It is named after the former OSU player Allie Reynolds, who went on to play professionally for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

 and New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

. The park opened in 1981 at a cost of $2.2 million. The park's capacity is 3,821.

Year-by-year results

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{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="70%" class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Year
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600; width:20%"|Head Coach
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Overall
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Winning %
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Conference
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Winning %
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Conference Rank
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600;"|Collegiate Baseball National Rank
! style="background: #000000; color:#FF6600; width:25%"|Notes
|- align="center"
| 1909 || P.J. Davis || 5-5 || .500 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1910 || P.J. Davis || 7-5 || .583 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1911 || P.J. Davis || 8-2 || .800 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1912 || P.J. Davis || 10-5-1 || .656 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1913 || P.J. Davis || 9-4 || .692 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1914 || P.J. Davis || 10-7 || .588 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1915 || P.J. Davis || 5-12 || .294 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1916 || Art Griffith || 5-9 || .357 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1917 || E.A Pritchard || 2-6 || .250 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1918 || E.A Pritchard || 1-7 || .125 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1919 || Randle Perdue || 3-11 || .214 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1920 || Hoot Sackett || 9-7 || .653 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1921 || Hoot Sackett || 5-12 || .294 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1922 || John Maulbetsch || 8-7 || .533 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1923 || John Maulbetsch || 8-6 || .571 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1924 || John Maulbetsch || 10-8 || .556 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1925 || John Maulbetsch || 6-8 || .429 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1926 || John Maulbetsch || 6-9 || .400 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1927 || John Maulbetsch || 6-10 || .375 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1928 || John Maulbetsch || 12-4 || .750 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1929 || John Maulbetsch || 5-7 || .417 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1930 || George Rody || 9-3 || .750 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1931 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || No Team
|- align="center"
| 1932 || Albert Exendine || 6-10 || .375 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1933 || Albert Exendine || 13-3 || .813 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1934 || Henry Iba || 11-4 || .733 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1935 || Henry Iba || 8-8 || .500 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1936 || Henry Iba || 13-7 || .650 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1937 || Henry Iba || 13-4 || .765 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1938 || Henry Iba || 13-4 || .765 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1939 || Henry Iba || 11-7 || .611 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1940 || Henry Iba || 13-5 || .722 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1941 || Henry Iba || 8-2 || .800 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1942 || Toby Greene || 6-5 || .545 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1943 || Toby Greene || 4-3 || .571 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1944 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || No Team (WWII)
|- align="center"
| 1945 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || No Team (WWII)
|- align="center"
| 1946 || Toby Greene || 15-2 || .882 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1947 || Toby Greene || 11-5 || .688 || 11-5 || .688 || 1st || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1948 || Toby Greene || 20-6 || .769 || 20-6 || .769 || 1st || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1949 || Toby Greene || 22-6 || .846 || 5-0 || 1.000 || 1st || - || MVC Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1950 || Toby Greene || 15-7 || .682 || 6-3 || .667 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1951 || Toby Greene || 9-8 || .529 || 2-4 || .333 || 5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1952 || Toby Greene || 15-5 || .750 || 5-2 || .714 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1953 || Toby Greene || 13-4 || .765 || 4-2 || .667 || T-2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1954 || Toby Greene || 18-11 || .621 || 8-1 || .889 || 1st || - || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1955 || Toby Greene || 27-3 || .900 || 8-0 || 1.000 || 1st || - || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1956 || Toby Greene || 11-10 || .524 || 7-2 || .778 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1957 || Toby Greene || 12-3 || .800 || 7-2 || .778 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1958 || Toby Greene || 17-6 || .739 || 13-5 || .722 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1959 || Toby Greene || 27-5 || .844 || 17-3 || .850 || 1st || 2 || College World Series
National Champions

|- align="center"
| 1960 || Toby Greene || 17-7 || .708 || 12-4 || .750 || 1st || 2 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1961 || Toby Greene || 27-3 || .900 || 18-1 || .947 || 1st || 2 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1962 || Toby Greene || 11-9 || .550 || 10-6 || .625 || 2nd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1963 || Toby Greene || 15-10 || .600 || 12-9 || .571 || 5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1964 || Toby Greene || 6-14 || .300 || 4-12 || .538 || 7th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1965 || Chet Bryan || 14-11 || .560 || 12-9 || .571 || 3rd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1966 || Chet Bryan || 21-11 || .656 || 13-7 || .650 || 1st || 10 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1967 || Chet Bryan || 15-10 || .600 || 12-3 || .800 || 1st || 12 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1968 || Chet Bryan || 21-9 || .700 || 15-3 || .833 || 1st || 3 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1969 || Chet Bryan || 20-9 || .690 || 17-3 || .850 || 1st || 12 || -
|- align="center"
| 1970 || Chet Bryan || 11-17 || .393 || 5-11 || .313 || 8th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1971 || Chet Bryan || 14-19 || .424 || 8-13 || .381 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1972 || Chet Bryan || 15-17-1 || .470 || 10-10 || .500 || 4th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1973 || Chet Bryan || 30-6 || .833 || 15-5 || .750 || 2nd || 13 || -
|- align="center"
| 1974 || Chet Bryan || 24-17 || .585 || 9-12 || .429 || 5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1975 || Chet Bryan || 22-18 || .550 || 10-10 || .500 || 4th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1976 || Chet Bryan || 24-26-1 || .480 || 1-2 || .333 || T-5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1977 || Chet Bryan || 16-28 || .364 || 3-7 || .300 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1978 || Gary Ward || 40-22 || .645 || 7-5 || .583 || 1st || 20 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1979 || Gary Ward || 33-19 || .635 || 12-8 || .600 || T-3rd || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1980 || Gary Ward || 43-10 || .811 || 17-3 || .850 || 1st || 16 || -
|- align="center"
| 1981 || Gary Ward || 52-17 || .754 || 12-6 || .667 || 1st || 3 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1982 || Gary Ward || 57-16 || .781 || 19-5 || .792 || 1st || 4 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1983 || Gary Ward || 48-16 || .750 || 11-3 || .786 || 1st || 3 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1984 || Gary Ward || 61-15 || .803 || 15-3 || .833 || 1st || 3 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1985 || Gary Ward || 58-16-1 || .780 || 19-4 || .826 || 1st || 5 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1986 || Gary Ward || 56-15 || .789 || 18-5 || .783 || 1st || 4 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1987 || Gary Ward || 59-13 || .819 || 15-6 || .714 || 1st || 4 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1988 || Gary Ward || 61-8 || .884 || 21-3 || .875 || 1st || 9 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1989 || Gary Ward || 48-19 || .716 || 18-6 || .750 || 1st || 15 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1990 || Gary Ward || 56-17 || .767 || 18-6 || .750 || 1st || 2 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1991 || Gary Ward || 47-20 || .701 || 17-7 || .708 || 1st || 9 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1992 || Gary Ward || 49-16 || .754 || 17-7 || .708 || 1st || 13 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1993 || Gary Ward || 45-17 || .726 || 16-8 || .667 || 1st || 4 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1994 || Gary Ward || 49-17 || .742 || 21-6 || .778 || 1st || 12 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1995 || Gary Ward || 46-19 || .708 || 18-10 || .643 || 1st || 11 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 1996 || Gary Ward || 45-21 || .682 || 17-9 || .654 || 1st || 8 || Big Eight Tournament Champions
College World Series
|- align="center"
| 1997 || Tom Holliday || 46-19 || .708 || 22-9 || .710 || 3rd || 12 || -
|- align="center"
| 1998 || Tom Holliday || 40-21 || .656 || 14-12 || .538 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1999 || Tom Holliday || 46-21 || .687 || 18-9 || .667 || 4th || 8 || College World Series
|- align="center"
| 2000 || Tom Holliday || 36-22 || .621 || 14-13 || .519 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2001 || Tom Holliday || 42-22 || .656 || 16-14 || .533 || 5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2002 || Tom Holliday || 37-21 || .638 || 13-13 || .500 || T-5th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2003 || Tom Holliday || 34-24 || .586 || 14-13 || .519 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2004 || Frank Anderson || 38-24 || .613 || 15-11 || .577 || 4th || - || Big 12 Tournament Champions
|- align="center"
| 2005 || Frank Anderson || 34-25 || .576 || 12-15 || .444 || 6th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2006 || Frank Anderson || 41-20 || .672 || 18-9 || .667 || 2nd || 23 || -
|- align="center"
| 2007 || Frank Anderson || 42-21 || .667 || 16-11 || .593 || 3rd || 21 || -
|- align="center"
| 2008 || Frank Anderson || 44-18 || .710 || 18-9 || .667 || 2nd || 18 || -
|- align="center"
| 2009 || Frank Anderson || 34-24 || .586 || 9-16 || .360 || 9th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2010 || Frank Anderson || 29-26 || .527 || 8-19 || .296 || 10th || - || -
|- align="center"
| 2011 || Frank Anderson || 35-25 || .583 || 14-12 || .538 || 4th || - || -
|}
|}

Former Cowboy Major Leaguers

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Athlete
! Years in MLB
! MLB Teams
|-
|Jerry Adair
Jerry Adair
Kenneth Jerry Adair was a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals from Sand Springs, Oklahoma.-Baltimore Orioles:...


|1958-70
|Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
|-
|Jon Adkins
Jon Adkins
Jonathan Scott Adkins is a Major League Baseball area scout for the Boston Red Sox, covering the Ohio River Valley...


|2003-08
|Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds
|-
|Scott Baker
|2005-pres.
|Minnesota Twins
|-
|Tom Borland
Tom Borland
Thomas Bruce "Spike" Borland is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1960 through 1961 for the Boston Red Sox...


|1960-61
|Boston Red Sox
|-
|Jeff Bronkey
Jeff Bronkey
Jacob Jeffery Bronkey was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1993 to 1995 with the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He attended Klamath Union High School in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He is the only Major League player born in Afghanistan.-External links:...


|1993-95
|Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers
|-
|Ryan Budde
Ryan Budde
Ryan Dean Budde is an American professional baseball catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.-High school and college:...


|2007-pres.
|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|-
|Larry Burchart
Larry Burchart
Larry Wayne Burchart is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in 29 games for the Cleveland Indians....


|1969
|Cleveland Indians
|-
|Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Neal Burnitz is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates .Burnitz played his...


|1993-96, 1998-06
|New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates
|-
|Jay Canizaro
Jay Canizaro
Jason Kyle Canizaro is a former major league second baseman who spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants and the Minnesota Twins....


|1996, 1999-02
|San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins
|-
|Doug Dascenzo
Doug Dascenzo
Douglas Craig Dascenzo is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of Oklahoma State University and a graduate of Brownsville Area High School in Brownsville, Pennsylvania....


|1988-93, 1996
|Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres
|-
|Carlos Diaz
Carlos Diaz (catcher)
Carlos Francisco Diaz is a former Major League Baseball catcher. Diaz played for the Toronto Blue Jays in . He batted and threw right-handed....


|1990
|Toronto Blue Jays
|-
|Gordie Dillard
Gordon Dillard
Gordon Lee Dillard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of the and seasons in the majors, for the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1989.-External links:...


|1988-89
|Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies
|-
|Danny Doyle
Danny Doyle (baseball)
Howard James "Danny" Doyle was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1943 season. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb. Doyle was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...


|1943
|Boston Red Sox
|-
|Monty Fariss
Monty Fariss
Monty Ted Fariss was a professional baseball outfielder from to . Fariss was drafted out of Oklahoma State in the first round by the Texas Rangers in . He did not get to play in the Majors until , and in his two years as a Ranger he only had 197 at bats. In he was signed by the Florida Marlins,...


|1991-93
|Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins
|-
|John Farrell
|1987-90, 1993–96
|Cleveland Indians, California Angels, Detroit Tigers
|-
|Josh Fields
|2006-pres.
|Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies
|-
|Gary Green
Gary Green (baseball)
Gary Green was a Major League Baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in 106 games for his career with a .222 batting average in 180 at-bats. Green's father Fred Green had pitched for the World Series champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team.Green...


|1986-92
|San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds
|-
|Mike Henneman
Mike Henneman
Michael Alan Henneman was a pitcher with a 10-year career from 1987 to 1996. He played for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers, both of the American League, and the Houston Astros of the National League....


|1987-96
|Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers
|-
|Joel Horlen
|1961-72
|Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics
|-
|Pete Incaviglia
Pete Incaviglia
Peter "Inky" Joseph Incaviglia is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the 1st round by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University, but was traded later the same year to the Texas Rangers...


|1986-91, 1993–98
|Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
|-
|Jason Jaramillo
Jason Jaramillo
Jason Cory Jaramillo is a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. Jaramillo was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 2004 MLB Draft. He was also ranked one of the top ten prospects in the Phillies system for...


|2009-pres.
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|-
|Frank Kellert
Frank Kellert
Frank William Kellert was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He was an alumnus of Oklahoma State University....


|1953-56
|St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs
|-
|Mark Lukasiewicz
Mark Lukasiewicz
Mark Lukasiewicz is a former professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball.-References:...


|2001-02
|Los Angeles Angels
|-
|Matt Mangini
Matt Mangini
Matthew Steven Mangini is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent...


|2010-pres.
|Seattle Mariners
|-
|Dave Maurer
|2000-02
|San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians
|-
|Dave Mlicki
Dave Mlicki
David John Mlicki is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After attending Oklahoma State University he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft...


|1992-93, 1995-02
|Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Houson Astros
|-
|Merlin Nippert
Merlin Nippert
Merlin Lee Nippert is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed...


|1962
|Boston Red Sox
|-
|Andrew Oliver
Andrew Oliver (baseball)
Andrew Allen Oliver is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball...


|2010-pres.
|Detroit Tigers
|-
|Joe Price
Joe Price
Joseph Walter Price , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues from 1980 to 1990. He played college baseball for Oklahoma State University from 1975 to 1976, and played for the University of Oklahoma in 1977...


|1980-90
|Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles
|-
|Tim Pugh
Tim Pugh
Timothy Dean Pugh is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals, and the Detroit Tigers. He debuted on September 1, 1992 against the Montreal Expos and gave up 3 earned runs in 4 innings. He had been drafted by the Reds in the 6th round of the...


|1992-97
|Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers
|-
|Allie P. Reynolds
Allie Reynolds
Allie Pierce Reynolds was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...


|1942-52
|Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
|-
|Chris Richard
|2000-03, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays
|-
|Scott Richmond
Scott Richmond
Scott Daniel Richmond is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball...


|2008-pres.
|Toronto Blue Jays
|-
|Rusty Ryal
Rusty Ryal
Rusty Allen Ryal is an American professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was picked by the Diamondbacks in the 14th round of the 2005 MLB Draft, Ryal played baseball at Oklahoma State University...


|2009-pres.
|Arizona Diamondbacks
|-
|Jeff Salazar
Jeff Salazar
Jeffrey Dewan Salazar is a Major League Baseball outfielder. He made his major league debut on September 7, ....


|2006-pres.
|Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates
|-
|Mickey Tettleton
Mickey Tettleton
Mickey Lee Tettleton , is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers...


|1984-97
|Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers
|-
|Luke Scott
|2005-pres.
|Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles
|-
|Matt Smith
Matt Smith (baseball)
Matthew J. Smith is a former left-handed relief pitcher. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, where he played baseball. He was a 3-year letter winner and is the all-time leader in strikeouts at OSU and was named to the Big 12 Second Team twice and First Team once...


|2006-07
|New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
|-
|Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson (baseball)
Danny Leon Thompson was a professional baseball player, a major league shortstop from 1970-76.Born in Wichita, Kansas, Thompson grew up in tiny Capron, Oklahoma, and played college baseball at Oklahoma State, where he was an All-American. He broke into the majors with the Minnesota Twins in 1970...


|1970-76
|Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
|-
|Jim Traber
Jim Traber
James Joseph "Jim" Traber is a former Major League Baseball player who currently works as a sports talk show host in Oklahoma City....


|1984, 1986, 1988–89
|Baltimore Orioles
|-
|Robin Ventura
Robin Ventura
Robin Mark Ventura is the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball player, a third baseman who played for four major league teams, most notably for the Chicago White Sox...


|1989-04
|Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers
|-
|Don Wallace
Don Wallace
Donald Allen Wallace is a former Major League Baseball player. Wallace played 23 games with the California Angels in the 1967 season. He had six at-bats, without a hit. He attended Oklahoma State University....


|1967
|California Angels
|-
|Robbie Weinhardt
Robbie Weinhardt
Robert D. "Robbie" Weinhardt is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers organization. He went to college at Oklahoma State.-Detroit Tigers:...


|2010-pres.
|Detroit Tigers
|-
|Scott Williamson
Scott Williamson
Scott Ryan Williamson is a right-handed relief pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization. He has played for the Cincinnati Reds , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , San Diego Padres , and the Baltimore Orioles...


|1999-07
|Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles
|-
|Robbie Wine
Robbie Wine
Robert Paul Wine, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Wine played for the Houston Astros in and . He last played professional baseball in ....


|1986-87
|Houston Astros
|-
|Ab Wright
Ab Wright
Albert Owen Wright was a Major League Baseball outfielder and a National Football League running back. He went to college at Oklahoma State University, then played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the NFL in 1930...


|1935, 1944
|Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves
|}

Player awards

The following Cowboys were given the following awards, as voted on by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and Sporting News:

National Awards

  • Dick Howser Trophy
Robin Ventura, 1988
  • Golden Spikes Award
Robin Ventura, 1988
  • College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Tom Borland, 1955
Jim Dobson, 1959
Littleton Fowler, 1961


First-Team All-Americans

  • 1951
Joe Buck (C)
  • 1955
Ron Bennett (OF)
Tom Borland (P)
  • 1960
Dick Soergel (P)
  • 1961
Jim Wixson (P)
  • 1967
Tony Sellari (C)
  • 1968
Danny Thompson (SS)
  • 1982
Robbie Wine (C)
  • 1983
Dennis Livingston (P)
  • 1984
Pete Incaviglia (DH)
  • 1985
Pete Incaviglia (OF)

  • 1986
Robin Ventura (3B)
  • 1987
Robin Ventura (3B)
Jim Ifland (DH)
  • 1988
Robin Ventura (3B)
Monty Fariss (SS)
  • 1991
Michael Daniel (DH)
  • 1993
Ernesto Rivera (3B)
  • 1994
Jason Bell (P)
  • 1995
Tal Light (3B)
Peter Prodanov (SS)
  • 1996
Jeff Guiel (OF)


All College World Series

  • 1955
Tom Borland (P)
  • 1959
Bruce Andrew (2B)
Jim Dobson (3B)
Connie McIlvoy (OF)
Joel Horlen (P)
  • 1961
Bruce Andrew (2B)
Don Wallace (3B)
Littleton Fowler (P)
  • 1966
Bob Toney (3B)
Wayne Weatherly (OF)
  • 1968
Danny Thompson (SS)
Wayne Weatherly (OF)
  • 1981
Ray Echtebarren (2B)
Mickey Tettleton (OF)

  • 1983
Tim Knapp (2B)
Pete Incaviglia (OF)
  • 1984
Randy Whisler (2B)
Gary Green (SS)
Pete Incaviglia (DH)
  • 1986
Robin Ventura (3B)
  • 1987
Adam Smith (C)
Jimmy Barragan (1B)
Brad Beanblossom (2B)
Pat Hope (P)
  • 1990
Michael Daniel (C)
Brad Beanblossom (SS)
Bobby Carlsen (3B)
  • 1993
Hunter Triplett (1B)
Jason Heath (OF)


First-Team All-Conference Teams

From 1958-1996, players were chosen from as the best of the Big Eight Conference. Players chosen since 1997 were chosen from the Big 12 Conference. The following is a list of First-Team All-Conference Cowboys:

  • 1958
Jerry Adair (SS)
  • 1959
Bruce Andrew (2B)
Jim Dobson (3B)
Ben Bancroft (OF)
Joel Horlen (P)
  • 1960
Grayson Mersch (1B)
Dale DeHart (3B)
Jim Dobson (OF)
Dick Soergel (P)
  • 1961
Bruce Andrew (2B)
Don Wallace (SS)
Jim Dobson (OF)
Ray Bond (C)
Jim Wixson (P)
  • 1962
Don Wallace (SS)
Bill Ketchum (C)
  • 1963
John Wilkins (SS)
Don Karns (OF)
  • 1965
Tony Sellari (C)
  • 1966
Tony Sellari (C)
  • 1967
Danny Thompson (SS)
Tony Sellari (C)
Larry Burchart (P)
  • 1968
Danny Thompson (SS)
Steve Houck (OF)
Wayne Weatherly (OF)
  • 1969
Mike Tate (1B)
Steve Houck (OF)
Bill Dobbs (P)
  • 1970
Terry Edwards (OF)
  • 1972
Mike Cross (SS)
  • 1973
Dan Massari (1B)
Charlie Meyers (2B)
Mike Cross (SS)
  • 1975
Dan Massari (1B)

  • 1976
Rick Magee (OF)
  • 1977
Scott Burk (3B)
  • 1978
Bill Ireland (OF)
Rick Kranitz (P)
  • 1979
Duane Evans (1B)
  • 1980
Duane Evans (1B)
Ray Etchebarren (3B)
Benji de la Rosa (OF)
  • 1981
Jim Traber (1B)
Mark Poole (C)
Darren Dilks (DH)
  • 1982
Gary Green (SS)
Robbie Wine (C)
Kurt Leiter (3B)
James Hudson (3B)
  • 1983
Robbie Wine (C)
Glenn Edwards (OF)
Dennis Livingston (P)
Eric Schmidt (P)
  • 1984
Randy Whisler (2B)
Gary Green (SS)
Pete Incaviglia (OF)
Scott Wade (OF)
Dennis Livingston (P)
  • 1985
Kevin Fowler (3B)
Pete Incaviglia (OF)
Doug Dascenzo (OF)
  • 1986
Jimmy Barragan (1B)
Robin Ventura (3B)
David Osteen (P)
Jim Ifland (DH)
  • 1987
Jimmy Barragan (1B)
Robin Ventura (3B)
Anthony Blackmon (OF)
Jim Ifland (DH)
Adam Smith (C)
Marv Rockman (P)

  • 1988
Robin Ventura (3B)
Travis Law (OF)
Adam Smith (C)
Tim Pugh (P)
Bryan Gore (P)
Monty Fariss (UT)
  • 1989
Mitchel Simons (2B)
Ray Ortiz (DH)
Bryan Gore (P)
Tim Pugh (P)
  • 1990
Mitchel Simons (2B)
Bobby Carlsen (3B)
Brad Beanblossom (SS)
Michael Daniel (C)
Gordie Tipton (P)
  • 1991
Michael Daniel (C)
Lou Lucca (UT)
  • 1992
Lou Lucca (3B)
Brad Gore (P)
Ritchie Moody (P)
Danny Perez (OF)
Ernesto Rivera (UT)
  • 1993
Ernesto Rivera (3B)
Thad Chaddrick (OF)
Jake Benz (P)
  • 1994
Rob Hernandez (C)
Sean Hugo (1B)
Roberto Lopez (2B)
Peter Prodanov (OF)
Jake Benz (UT)
Jason Bell (SP)
  • 1995
Chris Richard (1B)
Tal Light (3B)
Herb Hardcastle (OF)
Peter Prodanov (UT)
Chris Nelson (SP)
Jason Bell (SP)
  • 1996
Jeff Guiel (OF)
Wyley Steelmon (DH)
Rusty McNamara (UT)
Sean McClellan (SP)

  • 1997
Rusty McNamara (3B)
Jeff Guiel (OF)
Scott Williamson (SP)
  • 1998
Josh Holliday (C)
Danny Prata (RP)
  • 1999
Billy Gasparino (UT)
Josh Holliday (3B)
Lamont Matthews (OF)
Matt Smith (SP)
  • 2000
Carlos Gautreaux (UT)
  • 2001
Nebasett Brown (2B)
Joe Weaver (RP)
  • 2003
Josh Fields (3B)
Jason Jaramillo (C)
Scott Baker (SP)
Jose Virgil (OF)
  • 2004
Jason Jaramillo (C)
  • 2005
Corey Brown (OF)
Adam Carr (UT)
  • 2006
Tyler Mach (3B)
Jordy Mercer (UT)
  • 2007
Tyler Mach (2B)
Corey Brown (OF)
Ty Wright (OF)
  • 2008
Andrew Oliver (P)
Neil Medchill (OF)
Jordy Mercer (UT)
  • 2009
Michael Dabbs (OF)
  • 2010
Davis Duren (2B)
  • 2011
Dane Phillips (DH)


Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma State Cowboy baseball program has produced three National College Baseball Hall of Famers, who were inducted in the first three years of its existence. Oklahoma State baseball has its own Hall of Fame, in which players and coaches have been inducted.

National College Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Robin Ventura, 2006
  • Pete Incaviglia, 2007
  • Gary Ward, 2008

Cowboy Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Class of 1992
Joe Buck, C, 1950-51
Pete Incaviglia, OF, 1983-85
Allie P. Reynolds, RHP, 1936-38
Mickey Tettleton, OF/C, 1979-81
Jim Traber, 1B, 1980-82
  • Class of 1993
Darren Dilks, LHP/DH, 1979-81
Danny Doyle, C, 1938-40
Mike Henneman, RHP, 1983-84
Joel Horlen, RHP, 1958-59
Robbie Wine, C, 1981-83
  • Class of 1994
Larry Burchart, RHP, 1966-67
Michael Daniel, C, 1990-91
Monty Fariss, SS, 1986-88
John Farrell, RHP, 1981-84
Dick Soergel, RHP, 1958-60

  • Class of 1996
Jeff Bronkey, RHP, 1984-86
Jeromy Burnitz, OF, 1988-90
Littleton Fowler, LHP, 1961-63
Bill Platt, Radio Announcer, 1958-95
Jim Wixson, RHP, 1960-62
  • Class of 1997
Bruce Andrew, IF, 1959-61
Mike Day, C, 1982-85
Tim Pugh, RHP, 1986-89
  • Class of 1998
Tom Borland, LHP, 1953-55
Bill Dobbs, LHP, 1967-69
Jim Ifland, 1B/DH, 1986-87
Robin Ventura, 3B, 1986-88
  • Class of 1999
Jimmy Barragan, 1B, 1985-87
Gary Green, SS, 1981-84
Wayne Weatherly, OF, 1966-68

  • Class of 2000
Jim Dobson, 3B/OF, 1959-61
Dennis Livingston, LHP, 1982-84
Mitchel Simons, 2B/OF, 1988-90
  • Class of 2001
Jerry Adair, IF, 1957-58
Jason Bell, RHP, 1993-95
Dan Massari, 1B, 1972-75
  • Class of 2002
Doug Dascenzo, OF, 1984-85
Tony Sellari, C, 1965-67
  • Class of 2003
Brad Beanblossom, IF, 1987-90
Josh Holliday, C/INF, 1996-99
Frank Kellert, P/1B, 1947-49
  • Class of 2004
Gary Ward, Coach, 1978-96
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