2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team explained

Year:	2016
Team:	Oklahoma State Cowboys
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Cbrank:	4
Coachrank:	4
Record:	43–22
Conf Record:	16–8
Head Coach:	Josh Holliday
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Rob Walton
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	James Vilade
Ac2 Year:	1st
Asst Coach3:	Mark Ginther
Ac3 Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
Champion:	NCAA Clemson Regional champions NCAA Columbia Super Regional champions
Tourney:	College World Series
Tourney Result:	2–2

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.^[1] The Cowboys reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they fell to Texas.^[2] 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.^[3] The Cowboys were eliminated from the NCAA tournament with losses to Arkansas and St. John's (NY).^[4]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
	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)
Mark Ginther	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	Oklahoma State University (2012)

Schedule and results

|-! style="background:#FF6600;color:white;"| Regular season (35–18)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 19 || 11:00 am || || at * || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || L
2–3 || Kuhnel
(1–0) || Cobb
(0–1) || James
(1) || 647 || 0–1 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 20 || 11:00 am || || * || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W
8–2 || Reed
(1–0) || Starks
(0–1) || – || 664 || 1–1 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 26 || 2:00 pm || || at #13 * || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L
1–2 || Williams
(1–0) || Buffett
(0–1) || – || 1,286 || 2–3 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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 || –|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 1 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
7–1 || Teel
(1–0) || Preiss
(0–1) || – || 734 || 3–5 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 2 || 4:00 pm || COX || Incarnate Word* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
3–2 || Buffett
(1–1) || Moszkowicz
(0–1) || Cobb
(1) || 508 || 4–5 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 4 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
1–0 || Buffett
(2–1) || McKinney
(1–1) || Cobb
(2) || 745 || 5–5 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 5 || 2:00 pm || COX || Indiana State* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
9–2 || Battenfield
(1–0) || Peterson
(2–1) || Reed
(1) || 702 || 6–5 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 6 || 1:00 pm || COX || Indiana State* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
0–2 || Hill
(2–0) || Mertz
(0–1) || McKinney
(1) || 588 || 6–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 8 || 3:00 pm || || at #12 * || || Hammons Field • Springfield, MO || W
6–5¹⁰ || Cobb
(1–3) || Young
(0–1) || – || 505 || 7–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 11 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
8–2 || Hatch
(1–0) || Carroll
2–2 || – || 411 || 8–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 12 || 2:00 pm || COX || Abilene Christian* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
16–0 || Elliott
(2–0) || deMeyere
(2–1) || – || 555 || 9–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 14 || 2:00 pm || COX || Abilene Christian* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
8–4 || Cobb
(2–3) || Mason
(3–1) || – || 385 || 10–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 15 || 6:30 pm || || at #26 * || || Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX || W
7–6 || Buffett
(3–1) || Johnson
(2–1) || Battenfield
(1) || 1,321 || 11–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 18 || 4:00 pm || COX || #24 * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
6–3 || Reed
(2–1) || Jaskie
(3–1) || Battenfield
(2) || 377 || 12–6 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 19 || 2:00 pm || COX || #24 Michigan* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
5–4 || Cobb
(3–3) || Adcock
(1–2) || Buffett
(1) || 919 || 13–6 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 20 || 1:00 pm || COX || #24 Michigan* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
2–4 || Hill
(3–1) || Elliott
(2–1) || Pall
(3) || 551 || 13–7 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 22 || 6:30 pm || || at * || || Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS || W
17–0 || Mertz
(1–1) || Williams
(0–2) || – || 2,548 || 14–7 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 26 || 1:05 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W
5-4¹⁰ || Buffett
(4–1) || Benenati
(0–1) || – || 2,006 || 17–7 || 3–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 29 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || Arkansas* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
5–4 || Reed
(3–1) || Willey
(0–1) || Buffett
(4) || 2,418 || 18–7 || –|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 8 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
1–5 || Moseley
(3–2) || Hatch
(2–1) || – || 1,977 || 19–10 || 4–3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 9 || 3:00 pm || COX || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
2–8 || Dugger
(3–0) || Cobb
(3–5) || – || 2,855 || 19–11 || 4–4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 10 || 1:00 pm || FCS || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
5–15⁷ || Harpenau
(1–0) || Elliott
(3–2) || – || 1,258 || 19–12 || 4–5|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 12 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
0–4 || McMinn
(3–2) || Mertz
(1–2) || – || 1,157 || 19–13 || 4–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 15 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W
6–2¹² || Buffett
(5–1) || Heineman
(2–3) || – || 2,963 || 20–13 || 5–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 16 || 1:00 pm || FSSW || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W
10–7 || Cobb
(4–5) || Tolson
(4–2) || – || 2,546 || 21–13 || 6–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 16 || 5:00 pm || || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W
3–1 || Elliott
(4–2) || Hill
(1–2) || Buffett
(5) || 2,776 || 22–13 || 7–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 19 || 6:00 pm || FCS Atlantic || at Oklahoma* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
(4–3) || Lienhard
(1–0) || Irvin
(2–1) || Buffett
(6) || 1,792 || 23–13 || 7–5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 22 || 6:00 pm || FCS || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
(9–0) || Hatch
(3–1) || Janczak
(4–3) || – || 1,758 || 24–13 || 8–5|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 23 || 4:00 pm || FSSW+ || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L
6–11 || Horton
(7–0) || Cobb
(4–6) || Guillory
(1) || 1,988 || 24–14 || 8–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 24 || 1:00 pm || FCS || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
11–7 || Elliott
(5–2) || Howard
(5–2) || Buffett
(7) || 1,296 || 25–14 || 9–6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 26 || 5:00 pm || SECN+ || at Arkansas* || #25 || Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L
6–7 || Teague
(3–3) || Cowan
(0–1) || Knight
(1) || 7,164 || 25–15 || 9–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 30 || 2:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W
3–0 || Hatch
(4–1) || Cooper
(2–3) || – || || 26–15 || 10–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 30 || 3:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W
6–2 || Elliott
(6–2) || Culbreth
(8–3) || Buffett
(8) || 6,312 || 27–15 || 11–6|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 1 || 1:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W
8–4 || Hackerott
(1–0) || Shugart
(1–2) || – || 5,484 || 28–15 || 12–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 6 || 6:00 pm || COX || * || #16 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
9–0 || Hatch
(5–1) || Williams
(2–8) || – || 677 || 29–15 || 12–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 7 || 3:00 pm || COX || Prairie View A&M* || #16 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
12–0 || Elliott
(7–2) || Philpott
(1–8) || – || 632 || 30–15 || 12–6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 10 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || Dallas Baptist* || #12 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
8–7 || Buffett
(6–1) || Fouse
(0–1) || – || 627 || 31–15 || 12–6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 13 || 6:30 pm || ESPNU || Oklahoma || #12 || Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
1–9 || Irvin
(5–1) || Hatch
(5–2) || – || 7,302 || 31–16 || 12–7|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 14 || 7:30 pm || FSSW+ || Oklahoma || #12 || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || W
10–9 || Costello
(1–0) || Hansen
(1–5) || Mertz
(2) || 8,007 || 32–16 || 13–7|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 15 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || Oklahoma || #12 || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || L
1–3 || Grove
(2–0) || Cobb
(4–7) || Neuse
(5) || 6,084 || 32–17 || 13–8|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 17 || 6:30 pm || || at Oral Roberts* || #14 || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || L
1–3 || McCutchin
(3–2) || Buffett
(6–2) || Womacks
(13) || 1,839 || 32–18 || 13–8|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 20 || 2:00 pm || COX || Kansas || #14 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
4–3 || Hatch
(6–2) || Davis
(1–1) || Buffett
(9) || || 33–18 || 14–8|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 20 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || Kansas || #14 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
9–2 || Elliott
(8–2) || Krauth
(5–6) || – || 918 || 34–18 || 15–8|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 21 || 3:00 pm || FSO || Kansas || #14 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W
8–1 || Williams
(2–0) || Weiman
(2–7) || – || 1,033 || 35–18 || 16–8|-|- ! style="background:#FF6600;color:white;"| Postseason|- |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| May 25 || 7:30 pm || FCS || (7) Texas || (2) || Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || W
10–4 || Reed
(4–1) || Culbreth
8–4 || Mertz
(3) || 4,850 || 36–18 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 26 || 7:30 pm || FCS || (3) TCU || (2) || Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
5–13 || Guillory
(4–2) || Buffett
(6–3) || – || 4,296 || 36–19 || 1–1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 26 || 7:00 pm || FCS || (7) Texas || (2) || Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L
8–12 || Ridgeway
(0–3) || Mertz
(1–3) || – || 5,593 || 36–20 || 1–2|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 3 || 11:00 am || ESPNU || (3) Nebraska || (2) || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W
6–0 || Hatch
(7–2) || Waldron
(7–3) || – || 4,013 || 37–20 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 4 || 6:00 pm || ESPNU || at (1) Clemson || (2) || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W
12–2 || Buffett
(7–3) || Schmidt
(8–5) || – || 5,629 || 38–20 || 2–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 5 || 8:10 pm || ESPN3 || at (1) Clemson || (2) || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W
9–2 || Elliott
(9–2) || Krall
(10–2) || Cobb
(3) || 4,407 || 39–20 || 3–0|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 11 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || at #6 South Carolina || #12 || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || W
5–1 || Hatch
(8–2) || Webb
(10–6) || Cobb
(4) || 7,840 || 40–20 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 12 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || at #6 South Carolina || #12 || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || W
3–1 || Buffett
(8–3) || Schmidt
(9–5) || Cobb
(5) || 7,677 || 41–20 || 2–0|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 18 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || #8 UCSB || #6 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || W
1–0 || Hatch
(9–2) || Bieber
(12–4) || – || 20,956 || 42–20 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN || #7 Arizona || #6 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || W
1–0 || Buffett
(9–3) || Dalbec
(10–5) || Cobb
(6) || 22,981 || 43–20 || 2–0|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| June 24 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || #7 Arizona || #6 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L
3–9 || Ginkel
(5–1) || Elliott
(9–3) || Ming
(4) || 16,549 || 43–21 || 2–1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| June 25 || 2:00 pm || ESPN2 || #7 Arizona || #6 || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || L
1–5 || Dalbec
(11–5) || Hatch
(9–3) || Rivas
(3) || 9,326 || 43–22 || 2–2|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Oklahoma State team member|-| "#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.|-

Rankings

Notes and References

Web site: 2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release. Big 12 Conference. February 10, 2016.
Web site: Oklahoma State falls to Texas in Big 12 Championship. The Oklahoman. John. Helsley. May 24, 2015. February 10, 2016.
Web site: Oklahoma State baseball: A glance at the Stillwater Regional. The Oklahoman. John. Helsley. May 25, 2015. February 10, 2016.
Web site: Oklahoma State baseball notebook: Costello, Kalica give respective teams their best. The Oklahoman. Nathan. Ruiz. May 31, 2015. February 10, 2016.
Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Oklahoma State Cowboys. February 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627160152/http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/okst-m-basebl-mtt.html. 2015-06-27. dead.