1973 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

1973 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
1973 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
NCAA District 5 champions; Big Eight Conference champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	48–12 (17–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Enos Semore (6th year);
Home stadium	Haskell Park

1973 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	48	–	12	.800
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	15	–	5	.750	30	–	6	.833
Colorado ‍‍‍	13	–	8	.619	32	–	11	.744
Kansas State ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	20	–	24	.455
Missouri ‍‍‍	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Nebraska ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
Kansas ‍‍‍	5	–	13	.278	11	–	15	.423
Iowa State ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1973^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at Haskell Park, and played as part of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by Enos Semore in his sixth season as head coach at Oklahoma.

The Sooners reached the College World Series, their third appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording win against Penn State and losing games to eventual semifinalists Minnesota and Texas.

Personnel

Roster

1973 Oklahoma Sooners roster^[2]

Pitchers

1 - Stan Meek
16 - Jackson Todd
18 - Timothy Paul Fox
19 - F. Breen Newcomer
21 - Bob Shirley
26 - Mickey Lewis Lashley

Catchers

12 - Glenn Bannister

Outfielders

7 - Bill E. Severns
8 - Joe Simpson
9 - Kenny King

Infielders

2 - Keith Drumright
5 - Charles Redmon
6 - Mike Ford
23 - Mike Umfleet

- Doug E. Schaefer
13 - Ted Lair
14 - Patrick Sullivan
15 - Mike Marino
17 - Terry Jolly
22 - Dean Byrom

Coaches

1973 Oklahoma Sooners baseball coaching staff^[3]
- Enos Semore - Head Coach - 6th Season - Gene Stephenson - Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule and results

Legend
	Oklahoma win
	Oklahoma loss

1973 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big 8 Record
Mar 2	at LSU New Orleans*	New Orleans, LA	W 5–4	1–0
Mar 2	at LSU New Orleans*	New Orleans, LA	W 14–0	2–0
Mar 3	at LSU New Orleans*	New Orleans, LA	L 2–4	2–1
Mar 3	at Tulane*	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA	W 6–0	3–1
Mar 3	at Tulane*	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA	W 2–1	4–1
Mar 11	Missouri–Rolla*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 4–0	5–1
Mar 11	Missouri–Rolla*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 12–3	6–1
Mar 11	Missouri–Rolla*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 23–0	7–1
Mar 13	Oral Roberts*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	L 1–2	7–2
Mar 19	vs Denver*	Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–5	8–2
Mar 19	at Arizona*	Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3	9–2
Mar 19	at Arizona*	Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 0–5	9–3
Mar 24	vs Weber State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 6–1	10–3
Mar 24	vs Northern Arizona*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–5	11–3
Mar 24	at Arizona State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 8–9⁸	11–4
Mar 24	at Arizona State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 3–4¹³	11–5
Mar 31	Missouri	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 7–0	12–5	1–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big 8 Record
Apr 1	Missouri	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 3–0	13–5	2–0
Apr 1	Missouri	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 4–3	14–5	3–0
Apr 4	Central State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 10–1	15–5
Apr 4	Central State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 9–4	16–5
Apr 4	Central State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 12–0	17–5
Apr 6	Kansas State	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 7–1	18–5	4–0
Apr 7	Kansas State	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 5–4	19–5	5–0
Apr 7	Kansas State	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 2–1	20–5	6–0
Apr 11	Southwestern Oklahoma State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 14–2	21–5
Apr 11	Southwestern Oklahoma State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 6–0	22–5
Apr 11	Southwestern Oklahoma State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 8–1	23–5
Apr 13	at Colorado	Varsity Field • Boulder, CO	W 12–2	24–5	7–0
Apr 13	at Colorado	Varsity Field • Boulder, CO	L 5–8	24–6	7–1
Apr 14	at Colorado	Varsity Field • Boulder, CO	L 4–5¹⁰	24–7	7–2
Apr 17	Friends*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 5–0	25–7
Apr 17	Friends*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 2–0	26–7
Apr 17	Friends*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 5–0	27–7
Apr 20	Oklahoma State*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 1–0	28–7	8–2
Apr 21	Oklahoma State	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 7–1	29–7	9–2
Apr 21	Oklahoma State	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	L 0–2	29–8	9–3
Apr 24	John Brown*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 2–0	30–8
Apr 24	John Brown*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 11–1	31–8
Apr 24	John Brown*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 9–0	32–8
Apr 27	at Kansas*	Quigley Field • Lawrence, KS	L 6–7	32–9	9–4
Apr 27	at Kansas*	Quigley Field • Lawrence, KS	W 9–2	33–9	10–4
Apr 28	at Kansas*	Quigley Field • Lawrence, KS	W 5–2	34–9	11–4

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big 8 Record
May 1	Louisiana Tech*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 16–6	35–9
May 1	Louisiana Tech*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 13–2	36–9
May 1	Louisiana Tech*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 5–2	37–9
May 4	Nebraska	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 1–0	38–9	12–4
May 4	Nebraska	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 1–0	39–9	13–4
May 5	Nebraska	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 5–4	40–9	14–4
May 12	Oklahoma Christian*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	L 0–1	40–10
May 12	Oklahoma Christian*	Haskell Park • Norman, OK	W 9–8	41–10
May 16	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA	W 18–9	42–10	15–4
May 17	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA	W 6–0	43–10	16–4
May 17	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA	W 9–4	44–10	17–4

Postseason

NCAA District 5
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Reg Record
May 28	Creighton	Tulsa, OK	W 8–1	45–10	1–0
May 29	Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	W 4–1	46–10	2–0
May 30	Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	W 5–3	47–10	3–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 8	Minnesota	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–1	47–11	0–1
June 9	Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	'W 6–0	48–11	1–1
June 11	Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–10	48–12	1–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
^ 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. pp. 97–100. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 40. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 80. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 2, 2025.

[2] 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. pp. 97–100. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[3] 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 40. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[4] 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 80. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

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