2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
NCAA Clemson Regional champions; NCAA Columbia Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
Record	43–22 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Josh Holliday (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Walton (4th season); James Vilade (1st season); Mark Ginther (2nd season);
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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.

2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^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]

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)	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	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

Big 12 Tournament (1–2)

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

Clemson Regional (3–0)

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

Columbia Super Regional (2–0)

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

College World Series (2–2)

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[7]	10	10*	10*	RV	RV	25	20	25	RV	RV	22	19	15	15	16	20	20*	20*	4
Baseball America^[8]	9	13	22	22	22	19	16	16	—	—	25	18	16	20	17	24	24*	24*	4
Collegiate Baseball^^[9]	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	16	12	14	12	18	12	6	4
NCBWA†^[10]	11	16	27	26	24	22	18	19	27	25	21	18	14	14	15	18	12	12*	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

^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ Helsley, John (May 24, 2015). "Oklahoma State falls to Texas in Big 12 Championship". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ Helsley, John (May 25, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball: A glance at the Stillwater Regional". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ Ruiz, Nathan (May 31, 2015). "Oklahoma State baseball notebook: Costello, Kalica give respective teams their best". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll

[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

[CBNPoll-9] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[10] NCBWA Division I poll

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2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

NCAA Clemson Regional champions NCAA Columbia Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
Record	43–22 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Josh Holliday (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Walton (4th season) James Vilade (1st season) Mark Ginther (2nd season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →