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
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
2016 record43–22 (16–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Walton (4th season)
  • James Vilade (1st season)
  • Mark Ginther (2nd season)
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma Mater
Josh HollidayHead Coach4Oklahoma State University (2004)
Rob WaltonAssistant Coach–Pitching4Oklahoma State University (1986)
James ViladeAssistant Coach–Recruiting Coordinator1Baylor University (1995)
Mark GintherVolunteer Assistant Coach2Oklahoma State University (2012)

Schedule & Results
2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Oklahoma State team member
Regular Season (35–18)
Postseason
College World Series (2–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CWS
June 182:00 pmESPN2#8 UCSB#6TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW
1–0		Hatch
(9–2)		Bieber
(12–4)		–20,95642–201–0
June 206:00 pmESPN#7 Arizona#6TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW
1–0		Buffett
(9–3)		Dalbec
(10–5)		Cobb
(6)		22,98143–202–0
June 242:00 pmESPN2#7 Arizona#6TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL
3–9		Ginkel
(5–1)		Elliott
(9–3)		Ming
(4)		16,54943–212–1
June 252:00 pmESPN2#7 Arizona#6TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL
1–5		Dalbec
(11–5)		Hatch
(9–3)		Rivas
(3)		9,32643–222–2

"#" 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
See also: 2016 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'[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
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