1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The team was coached by Tom Holliday in his 3rd year as head coach at Oklahoma State.

1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Wichita Regional champion Wace Super Regional champion
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	47–20 (19–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Tom Holliday (3rd season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1999 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	6		.793			53	–	17		.757
No. 9 Baylor  ‍‍‍y	20	–	7		.741			50	–	15		.769
No. 22 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y	18	–	8		.692			42	–	17		.712
No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	18	–	9		.667			46	–	21		.687
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	9		.640			42	–	18		.700
Texas  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			36	–	26		.581
Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			37	–	19		.661
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	29		.508
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			26	–	29		.473
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	26		.133			14	–	40		.259
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	2	–	28		.067			17	–	36		.321
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys won the Wichita Regional and Waco Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Rice Owls.

Roster

1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 Carlos Gautreaux / — — Jr 2 OF Toby Rhodes / — — Fr 3 RHP Ryan Herrmann /R — — Fr 4 RHP Terry Lawrence /R — — So 5 OF Garrett Bell / — — Jr 6 Ryan Budde / — — Fr 7 INF Lance Smith / — — Jr 8 INF Billy Gasparino R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida 9 C Josh Holliday S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Stillwater, Oklahoma 10 INF Trent Kitsch / — — Jr 12 INF Mike Myers / — — Fr 13 RHP Grant Bergman /R — — Sr 14 RHP Jeremy Krismer /R — — Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma 15 LHP Dale Pearson /L — — Sr Midwest City, Oklahoma 16 RHP Frank Bludau R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hallettsville, Texas 17 OF Jimbo McAuliff / — — So 18 LHP Stu Hunt /L — — So Edmond, Oklahoma 19 OF Mike Lorsbach / — — Fr 20 RHP Rusty Rushing /R — — Jr 22 INF Kevin Lucas / — — Sr Festus, Missouri 24 INF Trevor Leu / — — So 25 INF Brad Smith / — — So 27 RHP Will Rosellini / — — So 28 C Casey Eckstein / — — Jr 29 C Chris Haggard / — — Fr 30 OF Lamont Matthews / — — Jr Petersburg, Virginia 32 INF Jay McCullough / — — Sr 33 OF Chris Becerra L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr 34 OF Matt Mabrey / — — Jr 36 LHP Matt Smith L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Henderson, Nevada 38 RHP Thom Dreier R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Union, Missouri 39 LHP Danny Kelly /L — — Jr 40 LHP Denny New /L — — Jr 44 RHP David Rollandini R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia	Head coach Tom Holliday Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log: 47–20
Regular season: 41–14
February (8–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 1 February 7 Missouri Southern No. 19 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 22–1 1–0 2 February 13 Milwaukee No. 20 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 13–9 2–0 – 3 February 14 Milwaukee No. 20 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 24–3 3–0 – 4 February 18 vs. Oregon State No. 19 Charlie Smith Field • San Diego, California L 0–1 3–1 – 5 February 19 at San Diego State No. 19 Charlie Smith Field • San Diego, California W 12–2 4–1 – 6 February 20 vs. Loyola Marymount No. 19 Charlie Smith Field • San Diego, California W 6–2 5–1 – 7 February 21 vs. No. 15 Arizona No. 19 Charlie Smith Field • San Diego, California W 7–4 6–1 – 8 February 23 Chicago State No. 13 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 25–4 7–1 – 9 February 24 Chicago State No. 13 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 36–2 8–1 – 10 February 26 at No. 12 Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field • College Station, Texas L 3–5 8–2 0–1 11 February 27 at No. 12 Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field • College Station, Texas L 4–7 8–3 0–2 12 February 28 at No. 12 Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field • College Station, Texas L 3–4 8–4 0–3
March (12–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 13 March 2 Prairie View A&M No. 23 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 22–3 9–4 – 14 March 3 Prairie View A&M No. 23 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 24–0 10–4 – 15 March 5 No. 21 Baylor No. 23 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 2–5 10–5 0–4 16 March 6 No. 21 Baylor No. 23 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 12–1 11–5 1–4 17 March 7 No. 21 Baylor No. 23 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 4–11 11–6 1–5 18 March 9 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 22–1 12–6 1–5 19 March 17 at TCU No. 27 TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, Texas L 4–5 12–7 – 20 March 19 vs Iowa State No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 19–6 13–7 2–5 21 March 20 vs Iowa State No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 5–4 14–7 3–5 22 March 21 vs Iowa State No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 7–3 15–7 4–5 23 March 23 Arkansas–Little Rock No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 11–5 16–7 – 24 March 24 Arkansas–Little Rock No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 15–2 17–7 – 25 March 26 vs. Harvard No. 27 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida L 6–10 17–8 – 26 March 27 vs. Dartmouth No. 27 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida W 17–7 18–8 – 27 March 28 vs. Harvard No. 27 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida W 4–3 19–8 – 28 March 31 No. 20 Oral Roberts No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 11–5 20–8 –
April (12–5) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 29 April 2 Kansas State No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 13–4 21–8 5–5 30 April 3 Kansas State No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 13–2 22–8 6–5 31 April 4 Kansas State No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 15–1 23–8 7–5 32 April 7 No. 26 Oral Roberts No. 25 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 12–6 24–8 – 33 April 9 at No. 27 Nebraska No. 25 Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 10–2 25–8 8–5 34 April 10 at No. 27 Nebraska No. 25 Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska L 7–15 25–9 8–6 35 April 11 at No. 27 Nebraska No. 25 Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska L 2–6 25–10 8–7 36 April 13 TCU No. 29 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 21–9 26–10 – 37 April 17 at Kansas No. 29 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas W 16–10 27–10 9–7 38 April 18 at Kansas No. 29 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas W 12–10 28–10 10–7 39 April 18 at Kansas No. 29 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas W 6–1 29–10 11–7 40 April 20 at NC State No. 28 Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina L 6–9 29–11 – 41 April 21 at NC State No. 28 Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina W 4–1 30–11 – 42 April 23 BYU No. 28 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 20–15 31–11 – 43 April 24 BYU No. 28 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 6–4 32–11 – 44 April 27 Texas–Pan American No. 25 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 2–5 32–12 – 45 April 30 vs. Oklahoma No. 25 Drillers Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma L 3–4 32–13 11–8
May (9–1) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 12 record 46 May 1 vs. Oklahoma No. 25 Southwestern Bell Park • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 9–6 33–13 12–8 47 May 2 vs. Oklahoma No. 25 Southwestern Bell Park • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 6–5 34–13 13–8 48 May 7 No. 21 Texas No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 9–6 35–13 14–8 49 May 8 No. 21 Texas No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 8–5 36–13 15–8 50 May 9 No. 21 Texas No. 27 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 13–1 37–13 16–8 51 May 11 Oklahoma No. 20 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 9–10 37–14 16–9 52 May 12 Hillsdale No. 20 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 16–4 38–14 – 53 May 14 at No. 17 Texas Tech No. 20 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas W 4–3 39–14 17–9 54 May 15 at No. 17 Texas Tech No. 20 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas W 12–3 40–14 18–9 55 May 16 at No. 17 Texas Tech No. 20 Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas W 12–11 41–14 19–9
Postseason: 6–6
Big 12 Conference Tournament (0–2) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Big12T record 56 May 19 vs. (5) No. 24 Nebraska (4) No. 17 Southwestern Bell Park • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 0–5 41–15 0–1 57 May 20 vs. (1) No. 6 Texas A&M (4) No. 17 Southwestern Bell Park • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 2–4 41–16 0–2
NCAA Wichita Regional (4–1) # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 58 May 28 vs. (3) UCLA (2) No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas L 6–12 41–17 0–1 59 May 29 vs. (4) No. 26 Oral Roberts (2) No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas W 12–4 42–17 1–1 60 May 29 vs. (3) UCLA (2) No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas W 17–10 43–17 2–1 60 May 30 vs. (1) No. 7 Wichita State (2) No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas W 11–8 44–17 3–1 61 May 30 vs. (1) No. 7 Wichita State (2) No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas W 7–6 45–17 4–1
NCAA Waco Super Regional (2–1) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 62 June 4 vs. (4) No. 8 Baylor No. 14 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas W 18–11 46–17 5–1 63 June 5 vs. (4) No. 8 Baylor No. 14 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas L 7–17 46–18 5–2 64 June 6 vs. (4) No. 8 Baylor No. 14 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas W 6–2 47–18 6–2
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record 65 June 11 vs. (5) No. 7 Alabama No. 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 3–11 47–19 0–1 66 June 13 vs. (8) No. 2 Rice No. 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 2–7 47–20 0–2

Awards and honors

Ryan Budde

• Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Thom Dreier

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference

Billy Gasparino

• First Team All-Big 12 Conference
• Second Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Josh Holliday

• First Team All-Big 12 Conference
• Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Jeremy Krismer

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference

Kevin Lucas

• Second Team All-Big 12 Conference

Lamont Matthews

• First Team All-Big 12 Conference
• Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• Third Team All-American Baseball America
• Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball

Jay McCullough

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference

Rusty Rushing

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference

Matt Smith

• First Team All-Big 12 Conference
• Second Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association