1981 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1981 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 2
Record52–17 (12–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 30 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 17 6   .739 43 16   .729
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍‍y 12 6   .667 52 17   .754
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 32 19   .627
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 42 22   .656
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 40 15   .727
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 34 21   .618
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 34 22   .607
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his fourth season at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Arizona State.

The Cowboys also won the Big Eight Conference championship, the first in a string of sixteen consecutive conference titles which lasted until the league merged with the Southwest Conference.

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 14, 2018.