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2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at O'Brate Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his twelfth season at Oklahoma State.

2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record37–16 (19–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Walton (12th season)
  • Mark Ginther (1st season)
  • Victor Romero (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brate Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 37 – 19   .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 9   .679 40 – 17   .702
Texas ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 35 – 22   .614
West Virginia ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 33 – 22   .600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 25   .561
Kansas State ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 32 – 24   .571
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 23   .574
UCF ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 35 – 19   .648
TCU ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 33 – 21   .611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 33 – 26   .559
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 22 – 31   .415
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 – 21   .250 26 – 28   .481
BYU ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 21 – 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

Background

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Main article: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2023 Oklahoma State baseball team finished the season with a 41–18 overall record and a 15–9 record in the Big 12 Conference. The won the Big 12 regular season for the first time since 2014.[2] The Pokes went 4–2 in the 2023 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, but earned an at-large berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, the Pokes were seeded 11th overall and hosted the Stillwater Regional.[3] In the tournament, Oklahoma went 0–2 being eliminated by No. 18 Dallas Baptist.[4]

Preseason

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Big 12 media poll

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Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 TCU 143 (11)
2 Texas 131 (2)
3 Oklahoma State 119
4 Texas Tech 107
5 Kansas State 98
T–6 Oklahoma 85
T–6 West Virginia 85
8 Kansas 67
9 Houston 56
10 UCF 45
11 Baylor 36
T–12 BYU 21
T–12 Cincinnati 21

Source:[5]

Offseason

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2023 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
3 89 Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Toronto Blue Jays
3 91 Nolan McLean 3B New York Mets
4 129 Roc Riggio 2B New York Yankees
5 138 Marcus Brown SS Washington Nationals
10 312 Brian Hendry RHP New York Yankees
16 478 Isaac Stebens LHP Boston Red Sox

Schedule and results

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2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log (42-19)
Regular season (36–16)
March (14–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record B12 Record
March 1 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		 W 7–4 O'Toole (1–0) Miller (0–2) Davis (1) B12N 4,363 5–4 —
March 2 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium W 8–1 Holiday (1–0) Batka (0–2) None B12N 5,204 6–4 —
March 3 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium W 19–0 Keisel (2–1) Mrakitsch (1–2) None B12N 4,765 7–4 —
March 5 Utah Tech* O'Brate Stadium L 8–9 Vasiliou (1–2) Weber (1–1) Hardman (1) B12N 3,875 7–5 —
March 6 Utah Tech* O'Brate Stadium W 12–27 Hudgens (1–0) Marshall (0–1) None B12N 3,902 8–5 —
March 8 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium W 4–2 Garcia (2–1) Cosper (1–1) Davis (2) B12N 5,139 9–5 —
March 9 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium L 1–4 Yntema (2–1) Holiday (1–1) Olson (5) B12N 5,139 9–6 —
March 10 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium W 4–3 Blake (1–0) O'Neal (0–2) Benge (1) B12N 4,228 10–6 —
March 12 at Oklahoma* Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 W 14–5 Davis (1–0) Carsten (0–1) None ESPN+ 4,177 11–6 —
March 15 at UCF Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		 L 2–13 Vespi (2–0) Garcia (2–2) None B12N 2,256 11–7 0–1
March 16 at UCF Euliano Park L 3–4 Centala (2–0) Davis (1–1) None B12N 2,189 11–8 0–2
March 17 at UCF Euliano Park W 16-10 Molsky (2-0) Boxrucker (1-1) None B12N 1,749 12-8 1-2
March 19 Missouri State* O'Brate Stadium W 13-4 Blake (2-0) Beaver (0-2) None B12N 4,499 13-8 —
March 22 TCU O'Brate Stadium L 0-1 Tolle (2-1) Garcia (2-3) None B12N 4,979 13-9 1-3
March 23 TCU O'Brate Stadium W 6-2 Holiday (2-1) Klecker (0-2) None B12N 5,309 14-9 2-3
March 24 TCU O'Brate Stadium W 6-3 Molshy (3-0) Sloan (3-2) None B12N 4,184 15-9 3-3
March 26 at Wichita State* Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS		 W 3-0 Ure (1-0) Dobbs (4-2) Cranz (1) ESPN+ 844 16-9 —
March 29 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark
Morgantown, WV		 W 2-1 Garcia (3-3) Major (3-2) Benge (2) B12N 3,088 17-9 4-3
March 30 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark W 10-111 Molsky (4-0) Hagaman (1-3) None B12N 2,778 18-9 5-3
March 31 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark L 10-15 Yehl (1-0) Davis (1-2) Estridge (1) B12N 2,547 18-10 5-4
Postseason (6–3)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Oklahoma State team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
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Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[7]RVRV*RV
Baseball America[8]21——
NCBWA†[9]29RVRV
D1Baseball[10]———
Perfect Game[11]22——

† 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

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "OSU, UT and WVU Share Big 12 Baseball Regular Season Title, Championship Seeds Announced". Big 12 Conference. big12sports.com. May 20, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Fitt, Aaron (May 30, 2023). "Sixteen regional sites selected for 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Bush, Braeden (June 3, 2023). "Oklahoma State baseball season ends in rout to Dallas Baptist in NCAA Stillwater Regional". The Oklahoman. Gannett. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 25, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Dallas. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "D1Baseball.com Top 25". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings". Perfect Game USA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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