2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his fourth season at Oklahoma State.

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
2016 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

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 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 & Results

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Oklahoma State team member
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 4–5^10 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 6–7^10 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 6–5^10 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 5-4^10 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 4–5^10 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 5–15^7 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 6–2^12 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

"#" 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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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	NR	NR	25	18	16	20	17	24	24*	24*	4
Collegiate Baseball^[9]	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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 2015-06-27. 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