2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team will represent Oklahoma State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys will play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his third season at Oklahoma State.

2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
CBNo. 19
2015 record38–20 (14–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y 18–5 .783  51–15 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14–8 .636  38–20 .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  34–27 .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  31–24 .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y 11–13 .458  30–27 .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–30 .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  27–27 .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  23–32 .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  23–32 .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Cowboys finished the season as champions of the Big 12 with a record of 48–18, 18–6 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the finals. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Stillwater Regional, being placed with Nebraska, Cal State Fullerton, and Binghamton. In their opening game, the Cowboys shut-out Binghamton, 8–0. In their second game, they defeated Cal State Fullerton by a score of 13–7. In the regional final, the Cowboys again defeated Cal State Fullerton, this time by a score of 6–4. They advanced to the Super Regional, of which they were hosts, to play UC Irvine. In the first game, the Anteaters defeated the Cowboys, 8–4, and then won Game Two in a shutout, 1–0, to advance to the College World Series.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Garrett McCain - Freshman
  • 15 - Garrett Williams - Sophomore
  • 19 - Carson Teel - Freshman
  • 23 - Michael Freeman - Senior
  • 24 - Conor Costello - Junior
  • 25 - Trey Cobb - Sophomore
  • 26 - Reid Wall - Freshman
  • 27 - Tyler Nurdin - Senior
  • 30 - Koda Glover - Junior
  • 31 - Matt Wilson - Sophomore
  • 32 - Reid Barnett - Senior
  • 35 - Carson LaRue - Freshman
  • 36 - Reed Bastie - Sophomore
  • 37 - Tyler Buffett - Sophomore
  • 38 - Frank Arena - Junior
  • 39 - Alex Hackerott - Junior
  • 40 - Remey Reed - Sophomore
  • 42 - Kyle Bagnell - Senior
  • 43 - Blake Battenfield - Sophomore
  • 45 - Thomas Hatch - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jon Perrin - Senior
  • 56 - Michael Mertz - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 14 - Dillon White - Sophomore
  • 34 - Bryan Case - Senior
  • 55 - Michael Higgins - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Tim Arakawa - Senior
  • 4 - Jacob Chappell - Freshman
  • 5 - Donnie Walton - Junior
  • 6 - David Petrino - Junior
  • 12 - Caleb Eldridge - Freshman
  • 16 - Kevin Bradley - Sophomore
  • 18 - Hunter Hagler - Senior
  • 22 - Dustin Williams - Sophomore
  • 33 - Mason O'Brien - Freshman
  • 44 - Andrew Rosa - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 8 - Ryan Sluder - Sophomore
  • 13 - Jon Littell - Freshman
  • 17 - Gage Green - Senior
  • 28 - Corey Hassel - Junior
  

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma Mater
Josh HollidayHead Coach3Oklahoma State University (2004)
Marty LeesAssistant Coach3Western Oregon University (1994)
Rob WaltonAssistant Coach3Oklahoma State University (1986)

Schedule
Legend
 Oklahoma State win
 Oklahoma State loss
 Postponement
BoldOklahoma State team member
2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record
1February 13at #19 Arizona State#5Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
2February 14at #19 Arizona State#5Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
3February 15at #19 Arizona State#5Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
4February 19vs. Oregon State#10Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
5February 20vs. Washington State#10Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
6February 21vs. Utah#10Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ
7February 22vs. Washington#10Peoria Sports Complex • Peoria, AZ
8February 25Missouri State#10Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK
9February 27Western Illinois#10Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK
10February 28Western Illinois#10Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings
See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball 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' 8 8* 8* 21 23 16 14 14 15 13 11 13 11 12 18 18* 18 
Baseball America 8 9 10 10 23 17 15 17 17 12 12 13 12 11 11* 11* 11 
Collegiate Baseball^ 5 10 10 14 23 19 12 11 9 10 9 11 12 14 14 15 19 19 19 
NCBWA† 8 16 16 17 24 23 21 17 13 14 15 13 11 14 11 11 19 19 19 
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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. "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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