2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record43–22 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Walton (4th season)
  • James Vilade (1st season)
  • Mark Ginther (2nd season)
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 47 – 20 – 0   .701
No. 4  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 22 – 0   .662
No. 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
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were 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)
Mark Ginther Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Oklahoma State University (2012)

Schedule and results

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (35–18)
February (2–5)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
February 19 11:00 am at Texas–Arlington* #25 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L
2–3		 Kuhnel
(1–0)		 Cobb
(0–1)		 James
(1)		 647 0–1 –
February 20 11:00 am Stephen F. Austin* #25 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W
8–2		 Reed
(1–0)		 Starks
(0–1)		 – 664 1–1 –
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 –
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 –
February 26 2:00 pm at #13 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L
1–2		 Williams
(1–0)		 Buffett
(0–1)		 – 1,286 2–3 –
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 –
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 –
March (16–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
March 1 4:00 pm COX Incarnate Word* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W
7–1		 Teel
(1–0)		 Preiss
(0–1)		 – 734 3–5 –
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 –
March 4 4:00 pm COX Indiana State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W
1–0		 Buffett
(2–1)		 McKinney
(1–1)		 Cobb
(2)		 745 5–5 –
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 –
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 –
March 8 3:00 pm at #12 Missouri State* Hammons Field • Springfield, MO W
6–510		 Cobb
(1–3)		 Young
(0–1)		 – 505 7–6 –
March 11 4:00 pm COX Abilene Christian* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W
8–2		 Hatch
(1–0)		 Carroll
2–2		 – 411 8–6 –
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 –
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 –
March 15 6:30 pm at #26 Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–6		 Buffett
(3–1)		 Johnson
(2–1)		 Battenfield
(1)		 1,321 11–6 –
March 18 4:00 pm COX #24 Michigan* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W
6–3		 Reed
(2–1)		 Jaskie
(3–1)		 Battenfield
(2)		 377 12–6 –
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 –
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 –
March 22 6:30 pm at Wichita State* Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W
17–0		 Mertz
(1–1)		 Williams
(0–2)		 – 2,548 14–7 –
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
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
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
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 –
April (9–8)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
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
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
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
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
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
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
April 12 6:00 pm FSSW+ Oral Roberts* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L
0–4		 McMinn
(3–2)		 Mertz
(1–2)		 – 1,157 19–13 4–5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May (8–3)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
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
May 6 6:00 pm COX Prairie View A&M* #16 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W
9–0		 Hatch
(5–1)		 Williams
(2–8)		 – 677 29–15 12–6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Postseason
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Tourney
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
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
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
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Regional
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
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
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
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Super Regional
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
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
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CWS
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
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
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
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

See also: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]1010*10*RVRV252025RVRV22191515162020*20*4
Baseball America[8]913222222191616——25181620172424*24*4
Collegiate Baseball^[9]25—————————2516121412181264
NCBWA†[10]111627262422181927252118141415181212*4

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. 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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