Oklahoma Sooners baseball explained

Oklahoma Sooners
Founded:1898
Current:2025 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team
University:University of Oklahoma
Athletic Director:Joe Castiglione
Conference:SEC
Location:Norman, Oklahoma
Coach:Skip Johnson
Tenure:7th
Stadium:L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Capacity:3,180
Nickname:Sooners
National Champion:1951, 1994
Cws:1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, 2022
Runner Up:2022
Regional Champion:1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2022
Ncaa Tourneys:1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament:Big Eight

1977
Big 12: 1997, 2013, 2022

Conference Champion:Big Eight

1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995
Big 12: 2024

Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma (OU) based in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied, with two national championships in 1951 and 1994, along with numerous All-Americans. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumright are two-time All-Americans to have played for the Sooners. Their home field is L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park, named after the aforementioned Dale Mitchell.

Prior to 2006, the Sooners hosted regionals at minor league parks in Oklahoma City, first All Sports Stadium and then the venue now known as Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Scheduling conflicts with Oklahoma City's Triple-A team, currently known as the Oklahoma City Dodgers, led OU to bid for future regionals at its on-campus stadium.

History

The early years

Unlike many programs, such as LSU and USC, Oklahoma did not lack consistency among the coaching ranks in the early to mid 1900s. Bennie Owen is credited as the first head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program. Owen's first season is listed as 1906 and his final season being 1922. Owen coached the Sooners for a total of 17 years, compiling an overall record of 142–102–4. In 1923 Bill Owen took over as head coach and remained in the position for 4 years. During his tenure the program had a .764 winning percentage with a record of 42–13. OU named Lawrence Haskell the third head coach in the programs history in 1927. He led the Sooners for 15 years, compiling an overall record of 176–74–2.[1]

Jack Baer era (1942-1967)

Jack Baer became the fourth head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program in 1942. In his 10th year as coach, Baer led the program to new heights, claiming the 1951 national championship in baseball for the first time in school history. The Sooners nearly missed out on that title opportunity. An ESPN story published as a backdrop for the Sooners' 2022 Men's College World Series (MCWS) finals appearance noted that legendary OU football coach Bud Wilkinson, also the school's athletic director, "didn't care much for baseball, telling the team they couldn't go to Omaha, even after qualifying." OU president George Lynn Cross intervened, but only provided a bus to transport the team to Omaha, providing insufficient money for hotels. The team left on the 500-mile (800 km) drive to Norman immediately after the title game, and no team members received championship rings until the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2001, by which time several members had died.[2]

Baer went on to coach the Sooners until 1967. During his 26-year tenure as coach, Baer amassed 281 victories, a .529 winning percentage, and still remains OU's longest tenured baseball coach.

Enos Semore era (1968-1989)

Enos Semore replaced Jack Baer in 1968. Semore became the 5th head coach in the program's history, and led the program through some of its most successful years. During his 22-year tenure as coach, Semore's teams averaged 38.5 victories a year, claiming 9 conference championships and 2 conference tournament titles. Under his direction, the Sooners claimed 4 straight Big Eight titles while also making 5 consecutive trips to the MCWS from 1972–1976. His 1976 squad set a school record that still stands today with 62 victories. The 851 victories he compiled while head coach of the Sooners still ranks first in the programs history. Semore compiled a record of 851–370–1 while at OU. Semore's career winning percentage of .697 ranks in the top 50 all-time in NCAA Division I history.[3]

Larry Cochell era (1991-2005)

See main article: Larry Cochell.

Semore resigned just days before the start of the 1990 season for medical reasons. Assistant Stan Meek was named interim coach for the 1990 season, during which the Sooners finished 31–26 overall and failed to make the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 1983.

To replace Meek, the Sooners traveled out west and hired Larry Cochell away from Cal State Fullerton. Cochell replaced legendary coach Augie Garrido at Fullerton when Garrido left for Illinois. During his three seasons at Fullerton, Cochell's teams went 109–68. Although Fullerton had long been considered a baseball powerhouse, OU offered Cochell a financial package that he could not turn down, and he became the seventh head coach in school history.

Cochell wasted no time bringing the team back into the national spotlight. In his first year, Cochell led the team to an overall record of 40–23 and a second-place finish in the Big Eight. The Sooners returned to the NCAA tournament, but were quickly eliminated in regional play, losing their second game to eventual national champion LSU. The following year, the Sooners tied for the Big Eight conference championship, and once again were awarded with a spot in the postseason. The Sooners fared much better winning the NCAA Mideast Regional to earn their first trip to the MCWS since 1976. The Sooners tied for 5th in the 1992 College World Series winning 1 game and losing 2, but Cochell would use the 1992 season to catapult the Sooners to national prominence. The 1992 team finished the season 43–24 overall. After a rebuilding year in 1993, Cochell was poised to return the program to glory.

1994 national championship

See main article: 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team. In 1994, Cochell entered his fourth season at the helm of the Sooner program. The Sooners breezed through the 1994 regular season with a record of 42–17. They also posted a 21–9 mark in conference play, but that was only good enough to finish second in the conference. The Sooners were placed in the NCAA Central Regional along with Arkansas St., Stanford, and Texas. In their first game of the regional, OU defeated Arkansas St. 10–3, setting up a second round game with Stanford. Once again OU had no trouble putting runs on the board, defeating Stanford 10–4. After winning their first two games, OU was in the driver's seat for the remainder of the regional. With a berth in the regional championship on the line, the Sooners delivered; they defeated Texas 15–4. Texas avoided elimination to set up a rematch with OU in the championship, but the result turned out the same. The Sooners claimed the Central Regional championship, defeating the Longhorns 6–3. The Sooners were on their way to Omaha, earning their 8th trip to the College World Series.

The Sooners were the No. 4 seed in the 1994 College World Series, which set up a first-round game with the No. 5 seed Auburn Tigers. OU continued their winning ways, defeating the Tigers 5–4. The win placed the Sooners in the winner's bracket and set up a second-round game against Arizona St. Arizona St. surprised top-seeded Miami in the opening round 4–0 to advance to the winner's bracket. OU once again won by a single run, 4–3, to advance to the semi-finals. After defeating Miami for a second game and eliminating the Hurricanes, the Sun Devils were looking for revenge, but the Sooners rose to the occasion. Oklahoma eliminated Arizona St., 6–1, to advance to the championship round. The Sooners played Georgia Tech for the championship, who had also won its first three games in Omaha that year. OU's bats came alive in the championship game as OU defeated the Yellow Jackets 13–5 to claim the second national title in school history. Cochell guided the Sooners to a 50–17 overall record after winning the CWS.

Retirement and legacy

On May 1, 2005 Cochell submitted his letter of resignation to Oklahoma. Cochell resigned after making racial remarks during two separate interviews. Cochell used racially insensitive remarks to describe Joe Dunigan III who was a freshman outfielder and is an African-American. The remarks were not during taped interviews, but were brought to the attention of the university by ESPN after the fact. Cochell would later issue a public statement in which he apologized for the remarks, and the Dunnigan family would later state they forgave Cochell.[4]

Cochell, who had coached for 39 total seasons, was the keeper of the OU baseball program for nearly 15 full seasons. He led the program through one of the most successful eras of its history, including leading them to the 1994 championship, the first in over four decades, despite the quick exit that engulfed his departure, although he was invited back to the introduction of Pete Hughes as head coach in 2013.[5] [6]

Sunny Golloway era (2006-2013)

See main article: Sunny Golloway. Sonny Golloway was promoted from associate head coach to interim head coach on May 1, 2005 following the resignation of Larry Cochell. Golloway held the interim tag for the remainder of the 2005 season posting a 12–6 record. The Sooners earned an berth in the 2005 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the Oxford regional finals by Ole Miss. Following the 2005 season, the interim tag was removed from the title, and Golloway became head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program.

Prior to becoming head coach at OU, Golloway returned to Norman for his second stint with the Sooners Program. Golloway was an assistant coach under Cochell from 1992–1995 before leaving to become the head coach at Oral Roberts. Golloway would coach a total of 8 seasons at Oral Roberts posting a 335–156 record. Following the 2003 season, Golloway left Oral Roberts to return to Norman as associate head coach.

In his first full season as head coach of the Sooners, Golloway led the team to a 45–22 record overall. The 2006 team finished 3rd overall in the Big 12 Conference, and earned its second straight NCAA post-season berth. In the post-season, Oklahoma was awarded a host site for the regional round of the tournament. After losing their first game to TCU, the Sooners would win 4 straight to earn their first regional title since 1995 and a berth in the super regional round for the first time. Oklahoma traveled to Houston to face the Rice Owls, with the winner earning a berth in the 2006 College World Series. Rice won the first game, but OU was able to come back with a victory in game 2 to force a rubber game. Rice, the No. 2 overall seed that year, was just too much in the pivotal third game of the super regionals, and ended OU's season.

After a promising first full season as coach, expectations for Golloway were increasing. Unfortunately in 2007, the Sooners never lived up to their potential finishing the season 34–24. They failed to make the post-season, but Golloway was determined to keep the program moving in the right direction. The following year, the Sooners finished the season 36–26–1 overall, and once again earned a trip to the post-season. The Sooners would make it all the way to the Tempe regional finals, before coming up short against Arizona St. to end the 2008 season.

In his fourth full year as head coach at Oklahoma, Golloway was once again able to keep the program moving in the right direction. OU finished second in the Big 12 posting a 17–10 record in conference play, only a half game behind Texas for the regular season title. After earning the No. 2 seed in the 2009 Big 12 baseball tournament, the Sooners posted a disappointing 1–2 record in pool play. Following the Big 12 championship, the Sooners had a record of 41–18. Despite their poor performance in the Big 12 tournament, they were still rewarded with a host site and the No. 7 national seed in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. After winning their first game in the Norman regional, the Sooners fell to Arkansas in the second round. The Sooners would bounce back and defeat Washington St. in an elimination, but once again lost to Arkansas. The Sooners finished the 2009 season 43–20.

In 2010, the Sooners finished 50–18. The team swept through their regional and won the super regional against the Virginia Cavaliers 2–1. The Super Regional was highlighted by Cody Reine who had back to back multi-homerun games in games 2 and 3. The Sooners earned their 10th appearance in the College World Series where they won their first game against the South Carolina Gamecocks 4–3. The Sooners then lost to the Clemson Tigers and then lost on a walk-off hit to the Gamecocks in a rematch.

After the 2013 season, Golloway left for Auburn.

Pete Hughes era (2014-2017)

See main article: Pete Hughes. In 2014, Pete Hughes, who had previously served as head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies for the previous seven seasons. In his four seasons with the Sooners, he led them to over 30 wins three times, although his team advanced past the Second Round of the Big 12 Tournament just once (2015), with only one NCAA tournament appearance in 2017, which ended with two losses in the Louisville Regional. After the 2017 season, he was fired by the program.[7]

Skip Johnson era (2018–present)

On June 19, 2017, Skip Johnson was announced as the new head coach of the Sooners. In the 2022 season, Johnson coached the Sooners to the Big 12 Tournament championship defeating Texas, and to the College World Series defeating Virginia Tech in the Blacksburg Super Regional.[8] The Sooners reached the final of the College World Series, in which they lost against the Ole Miss Rebels.[9]

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

See main article: L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park is a baseball stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. It is the home field for the University of Oklahoma Sooners college baseball team. It is named after the former OU player Dale Mitchell who holds OU's career and single-season batting records. The park was originally constructed at a cost of $1.27 million and was dedicated in 1982. After two renovations, the current capacity is 2,700 people.

Conference affiliations

4he Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association was not officially renamed until 1964. In 1964 it became the Big Eight, but was nicknamed the Big Six and Big Seven prior to its official renaming.

Head coaches

See main article: List of Oklahoma Sooners head baseball coaches.

1906–1922 17 142–102–4
1923–1926 4 42–13
1927–1941 15 176–74–2
1942–1967 26 281–250
1968–1989 22 851–370–1
1990 Stan Meek 1 31–26
1991–2005 15 511–336–1
2006–2013 5 170–98–1
2014–2017 4 128–107–1
2018–present 5 157–104–0
Longest tenure! Rank! Name! Seasons
1Jack Baer26
2Enos Semore22
3Bennie Owen17
Most wins! Rank! Name! Wins
1Enos Semore851
2Larry Cochell511
3Jack Baer281
Best winning pct.! Rank! Name! Pct.
1Bill Owen.764
2Lawrence Haskell.702
3Enos Semore.697

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2017 Oklahoma Sooners baseball media guide page 64.[10]

+ Year-by-year results
1898 No coach 2–1 .667
1899 2–1 .667
1900 1–3 .250
No teams from 1901 to 1903
1904 No coach 4–5–1 .450
1905 1–3 .250
1906 Bennie Owen 10–6 .625
1907 12–5 .706
No team in 1908
1909 Bennie Owen 13–4 .765
1910 11–9 .550
1911 11–6 .647
1912 6–6–1 .541
1913 11–6 .647
1914 12–7–1 .625
1915 17–4 .810
1916 7–9 .438
No team in 1917
1918 Bennie Owen 10–6 .625
1919 6–7 .462
1920 5–8–1 .392
1921 6–9–1 .406
1922 5–10 .333
1923 Bill Owen 12–4 .750
1924 9–3 .750
1925 11–2 .846 10–1 .909 MVIAA Champions
1926 10–4 .714 8–4 .667 MVIAA Champions
1927 Lawrence Haskell 12–5 .706 12–5 .706 MVIAA Champions
1928 7–9 .438
1929 9–7–1 .559 5–6 .455 4th
1930 11–4–1 .719 9–3–1 .731 t-1st Big 8 Champions
1931 10–1 .909 6–1 .857 t-1st Big 8 Champions
1932 5–7 .417 1–3 .250 5th
1933 11–5 .688 3–2 .600 t-1st Big 8 Champions
1934 15–3 .833 4–2 .667
1935 14–3 .824 7–0 1.000 1st Big 8 Champions
1936 18–3 .857 6–0 1.000 t-1st Big 8 Champions
1937 13–5 .722 6–1 .857 6th
1938 12–6 .667 6–2 .750 2nd
1939 14–5 .737 9–1 .900 1st Big 6 Champions
1940 16–5 .762 9–1 .900 1st Big 6 Champions
1941 9–6 .600 6–2 .750 2nd
1942 Jack Baer 17–7 .708 6–1 .857 2nd
No teams from 1943–1945 due to World War II
1946 Jack Baer 17–3 .850 5–1 .857 1st Big 6 Champions
1947 15–13 .536 7–4 .636 1st Big 6 Champions
1948 7–14 .333 5–9 .357 6th
1949 10–10 .500 7–5 .583 2nd
1950 14–8 .636 7–5 .583 3rd
1951 19–9 .679 10–1 .909 1st Big 7 Champions
CWS Champions
1952 7–14 .333 4–7 .364 6th
1953 11–11 .500 7–2 .778 1st Big 7 Champions
1954 12–8 .600 8–4 .667 2nd
1955 13–10 .565 9–1 .900 1st Big 7 Champions
1956 11–7 .611 7–2 .778 1st Big 7 Champions
1957 10–8 .556 9–6 .600 2nd
1958 12–8 .600 11–5 .688 3rd
1959 12–11 .522 7–10 .412 5th
1960 13–10 .565 12–7 .632 3rd
1961 10–15 .400 9–10 .474 5th
1962 9–17 .346 8–13 .381 7th
1963 14–10 .583 13–5 .722 2nd
1964 17–10 .630 13–8 .619 2nd
1965 7–20 .259 6–15 .286 8th
1966 13–11 .542 11–6 .647 2nd
1967 11–16 .407 11–9 .550 3rd
1968 Enos Semore 13–14 .481 10–8 .556 3rd
1969 23–10 .697 17–4 .810 2nd
1970 20–17 .541 10–9 .526 4th
1971 24–11 .686 13–8 .619 T-2nd
1972 35–17 .673 12–8 .600 1st Big 8 Champions
1973 48–12 .800 17–4 .810 1st Big 8 Champions
1974 43–8 .843 18–3 .857 1st Big 8 Champions
1975 52–10 .839 15–3 .833 1st Big 8 Champions
1976 62–19 .765 4–2 .667 2nd
1977 37–11 .771 9–1 .900 T-1st Big 8 Champions
Big 8 Tournament champions
1978 39–20 .661 10–2 .833 1st Big 8 Champions
1979 36–27 .571 12–8 .600 T-3rd Big 8 Tournament champions
1980 33–24–1 .578 8–10 .444 5th
1981 40–15 .727 11–13 .458 5th
1982 35–25 .583 11–6 .647 3rd
1983 39–20 .661 18–6 .750 2nd
1984 42–15 .737 14–4 .778 2nd
1985 55–14 .797 18–6 .750 2nd
1986 44–21 .677 19–3 .864 1st Big 8 Champions
1987 42–20 .667 17–7 .708 2nd
1988 45–21 .682 16–8 .667 2nd
1989 44–19 .698 18–6 .750 3rd
1990 Stan Meek 31–26 .544 9–15 .375 7th
1991 Larry Cochell 40–23 .635 13–11 .542 2nd
1992 43–24 .642 17–7 .708 T-1st
1993 31–24 .564 13–14 .481 5th
1994 50–17 .746 21–9 .700 2nd CWS Champions
1995 42–16 .724 21–7 .750 1st Big 8 Champions
1996 32–25 .561 14–12 .538 3rd
1997 39–20 .661 18–11 .621 4th Big 12 Tournament champions
1998 42–20 .677 17–11 .607 4th
1999 30–29 .508 12–18 .333 8th
2000 41–23 .641 20–10 .667 3rd
2001 25–33–1 .432 13–16–1 .450 7th
2002 35–27 .565 15–12 .556 4th
2003 23–31 .426 10–17 .370 7th
2004 38–24 .613 19–8 .704 2nd
2005 Cochell/Golloway 35–26 .574 14–13 .519 5th
2006 Sunny Golloway 45–22 .672 17–10 .630 3rd
2007 34–24 .586 11–16 .407 7th
2008 36–26–1 .579 9–17–1 .352 8th
2009 43–20 .683 17–10 .630 2nd
2010 50–18 15–10 2nd
2011 41–19 14–11 3rd
2012 42–25 13–10 4th
2013 43–21 13–11 4th
2014 Pete Hughes 29–29 8–16 8th
2015 34–27 13–11 3rd
2016 30–27–1 11–13 5th
2017 35–24 12–11 3rd
2018 Skip Johnson 38–25 14–10 4th
2019 33–23 11–13 6th
2020 14–4 0–0 Season cut short by
the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 27–28 11–13 5th
2022 45–24 15–9 3rd Big 12 Tournament champions / CWS Runner-up

Championships

National championships

195116–9
199450–17Larry Cochell
Two national championships

Conference tournament championships

1977Enos Semore
1997Big 12Larry Cochell
2013Sunny Golloway
2022Skip Johnson
Four conference tournament championships

OU in the NCAA tournament

19470–1.000Lost in Western playoff bracket
19514–01.000College World Series champions
19551–2.333Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma St.
19560–1.000Eliminated by North Dakota State in NCAA District Tournament
19723–2.600NCAA tournament District Champions
College World Series (5th Place)
19734–2.667NCAA tournament District Champions
College World Series (5th Place)
19743–2.600NCAA tournament District Champions
College World Series (5th Place)
19757–3.700Won the Midwest Regional
College World Series (3rd Place)
19763–3.500Won the South Central Regional
College World Series (7th Place)
19771–2.333Eliminated by Michigan in NCAA South Central Regional
19791–2.333Eliminated by Hawaii in the Midwest Regional
19822–2.500Eliminated by Eastern Michigan in NCAA Central Regional
19840–2.000Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional
19852–2.500Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional
19861–2.333Eliminated by Tulane in NCAA South I Regional
19870–2.000Eliminated by Texas in NCAA Central Regional
19880–2.000Eliminated by Arizona St. in NCAA West II Regional
19891–2.333Eliminated by Loyola Marymoun in NCAA WEst I Regional
19910–2.000Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South Regional
19925–3.625Won NCAA Mideast Regional
College World Series (5th Place)
19948–01.000Won NCAA Central Regional
College World Series champions
19954–2.667Won NCAA Midwest II Regional
College World Series (7th Place)
19970–2.000Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South I Regional
19982–2.500Eliminated by Auburn in the Atlantic II Regional
20002–2.500Lost to UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional Finals
20020–2.000Eliminated by Wichita State in the Wichita Regional
20041–2.333Eliminated by UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional
20052–2.500Lost to Ole Miss in the Oxford Regional Finals
20065–3.625Won the Norman Regional
Lost to Rice in the Houston Super Regional
20082–2.500Lost to Arizona State in the Tempe Regional Finals
20092–2.500Lost to Arkansas in the Norman Regional Finals
20106–3.667Won the Norman Regional
Won the Charlottesville Super Regional
College World Series (5th Place)
20110–2.000Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Fort Worth Regional
20124–3.571Won the Charlottesville Regional
Lost to South Carolina in the Columbia Super Regional
20133–2.600Won the Blacksburg Regional
Lost to LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional
20171–2.333Eliminated by Xavier in the Louisville Regional
20182–2.500Lost to Mississippi State in the Tallahassee Regional Final
20225–2.714Won the Gainesville Regional
Won the Blacksburg Super Regional
Lost to Ole Miss in the College World Series Final
20231–2.333Eliminated by East Carolina in the Charlottesville Regional

Player awards

All Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at Oklahoma's official web site.[11]

Gene Sheets (2B)

Glen Castle (SS)

Bobby Jack (2B)

Kelly Snider (1B)

Nick Capra (2B)

Ray Hayward (P)

Bobby Witt (P)

Kevin Burdick (dh)

Brian Eldridge (2B)

Rick Guiterrez (2B)

Mark Redman (P)

Javier Flores (C)

Jeff Bajenaru (utl)

J.T. Wise (C) – NCBWA

All College World Series

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at USC's official web site.[12]
^ denotes player was named MOP of the College World Series

Bob Shirley (P)

Byron Matthews (OF)

Ryan Minor (1B)

Rick Gutierrez (2B)

Darvin Traylor (OF)

Chip Glass^ (OF)

Mark Redman (P)

All-Conference teams

Selections from 1958 were affiliated with the Big 7 conference, selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference.
^ and ^^ respectively denote Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
* and ** respectively denote denotes Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year

Eddie Fisher (P)

Dennis Price (2B)

Brewster Hobby (OF)

Don Nipp (C)

George Kernek (1B)

Paul Mersch (1B)

Don Nipp (C)

George Kernek (1B)

Dale Mitchell (OF)

Jann Christian (SS)

John Kern (1B)

Dale Mitchell (OF)

Carl Schreiner (OF)

Jay Cronley (2B)

Gary Harper (2B)

Tom Maxwell (3B)

Ralph Rickey (OF)

Gary Brooks (C)

Dick Turner (OF)

Chris Rickey (3B)

Mike Swenton (OF)

Scott Harrington (2B)

Bobby Jack (1B)

Mike Swenton (OF)

Glen Gastle (SS)

Bobby Jack (1B)

Mike Swenton (OF)

Gary Weese (P)

Bobby Jack (1B)

Joe Simpson (OF)

Jackson Todd (P)

Bill Severns (OF)

Joe Simpson (OF)

Jackson Todd (P)

Mike Umfleet (3B)

Keith Drumright (2B)

Kenny King (OF)

Stan Lawrence (dh)

Stan Meek (P)

Mike Umfleet (3B)

Jacky Parish (C)

Bill Severns (OF)

Bob Shirley (P)

Mike Umfleet (3B)

Terry Bogener (OF)

Keith Drumright (2B)

Gary Krug (dh)

Kelly Snider (1B)

Gary Krug (1B)

Roger LaFrancois (C)

Mark Nipp (P)

Gary Thweatt (OF)

Terry Bogener (OF)

Mark Nipp (P)

Nick Capra (2B)

David Luethy (SS)

Bryan Stafford (OF)

Tommy Thompson (3B)

Robb Glendening (2B)

Fran Meraz (OF)

Ray Hayward (p/1B)

John Russell (OF)

Kevin Bates (2B)

John Russell (OF)

Ray Hayward (p/dh)

Ron Leon (OF)

Jay Searcy (3B)

Paul Williams (OF)

Ron Leon (OF)

Rusty McGinnis (1B)

Bobby Witt (P)

Rusty McGinnis (1B)

Steve Peters (P)

John Toal (2B)

Bobby Witt (P)

Kevin Burdick (utl)

Scott Hamilton (P)

Kevin Pearson (SS)

Jack Armstrong (P)

Baine Brooks (OF)

Kevin Burdick (2B)

Chris Ebright (OF)

Chris Ebright (OF)

Mark Cole (SS)

Darron Cox^ (C)

Chris Ebright (OF)

Kevin King (P)

Scott Campbell (of/3B)

Brian Eldridge (2B)

Scott Moore (P)

Mary Neff (OF)

Brian Eldridge (2B)

Jason Evans (dh)

Zak Krislock (P)

Casey Mendenhall (P)

Rick Gutierrez (2B)

Rich Hills (SS)

Bucky Buckles (P)

Rick Gutierrez^ (2B)

Rich Hills (SS)

Mark Redman* (P)

Darvin Traylor (OF)

Javier Flores (C)

Rich Hills (SS)

Mark Redman (P)

Aric Thomas (OF)

Bobby Brown (OF)

Javier Flores (C)

Casey Bookout (dh)

Javier Flores (C)

Geoff Geary (P)

Casey Bookout (dh)

Geoff Geary (P)

Corey Hart (inf)

Willy Hill (OF)

Derek Wathan (SS)

Casey Bookout (dh)

Jeff Bajenaru (OF)

Jason Bartlett (3B)

Greg Dobbs** (OF)

Jason Fransz (OF)

Eddie Cornejo (2B)

Jarod McAuliff (P)

Russell Raley (2B)

Bryant Hernandez (inf)

Jame Johnson (OF)

J.T. Wise^^ (C)

Conference All-Tournament teams

Selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference.
^ denotes player was selected as the MVP of the tournament.

Keith Drumright (2B)

Greg Stitzinger (3B)

Roger LaFrancois (C)

Ken Palmer (P)

Greg Krug (1B)

Art Toal (2B)

Mike Cunico (SS)

Tommy Thompson (3B)

Gary Thweatt (OF)

Terry Bogener (dh)

Roger LaFrancois (C)

Mark Nipp^ (P)

Don Morris (OF)

Mark Nipp (P)

Nick Capra^ (2B)

David Luethy (SS)

Donnie Graham (OF)

Josh Randall (P)

Tom Kohl (P)

Greg Carlton (3B)

John Russell (OF)

Darrell Rodgers (P)

Ron Leon (OF)

Ray Hayward (P)

Pete Zeegers (P)

Rusty McGinnis (1B)

Jay Searcy (3B)

Ron Leon (OF)

John Toal (dh)

Keith Hamilton (P)

Rusty McGinnis (1B)

Jim Richardson (3B)

Andy Franks (OF)

Keith Hamilton (P)

Steve Peters (P)

John Toal (2B)

Tony Gwinn (C)

Chris Stull (OF)

Scott Hamilton (P)

Kevin Burdick (SS)

Chris Ebright (OF)

Baine Brooks (OF)

Jack Armstrong (P)

Mike Hensley (P)

Mark Cole (SS)

Chris Ebright (OF)

Todd Butler (OF)

Matt Anderson (dh)

Chris Burgin (P)

Mark Cole (SS)

Derrick White (1B)

Brian Eldridge (2B)

Matt Ruebel (P)

Jason Evans (3B)

Greg Norton (SS)

Scott Marr (OF)

Britt Bonneau (OF)

Clifton Foster (P)

Rich Hills (3B)

Ryan Minor (1B)

Rick Gutierrez (2B)

M.J. Mariani (3B)

Rich Hills (SS)

Chip Glass (OF)

Bucky Buckles (P)

Tristan Paul (3B)

Javier Flores (C)

Brian Shackelford (util)

Javier Flores (C)

Corey Hart (2B)

Derek Wathan (SS)

Brian Shackelford^ (OF)

Jeff Andra (P)

Rick Park (dh)

Bobby Walters (OF)

Rick Park (dh)

Rick Park (1B)

Zach Lekse (2B)

Jason Bartlett (3B)

Greg Dobbs (util)

Jason Fransz (OF)

Mark Roberts (P)

Joseph Hughes (OF)

Aaron Reza (3B)

Andrew Doyle (P)

Andrew Doyle (P)

Jamie Johnson (OF)

J.T Wise (C)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123222048/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/baseball-all-time-coaches.html . November 23, 2009 . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: How Oklahoma and Ole Miss wound up in a program-defining MCWS final series . Ryan . McGee . ESPN.com . June 25, 2022 . June 25, 2022.
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/20090210_bb_guide_section1.pdf 2009 OU Baseball Media Guide Section 1
  4. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2051357 Report: Player, father did not want coach removed
  5. Web site: Oklahoma baseball: Great to see Larry Cochell back. June 28, 2013.
  6. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_RB/2009/2009_Coaching.pdf Baseball Coaching Records
  7. Web site: OU to part ways with baseball coach Pete Hughes. June 12, 2017.
  8. Web site: OU Baseball: Skip Johnson hired as Sooners head coach. June 19, 2017.
  9. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2022-college-world-series-ole-miss-wins-title-vs-oklahoma-with-two-game-sweep-in-final/
  10. Book: 2017 Oklahoma Baseball media guide . 2017-06-12.
  11. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/all-americans.html OU All-Americas
  12. http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58101&Itemid=66 All Tournament Teams