| Oklahoma State Cowboys | |
|---|---|
 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1909 |
| University | Oklahoma State University |
| Head coach | Josh Holliday (12th season) |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Home stadium | O'Brate Stadium (Capacity: 3,500) |
| Nickname | Cowboys |
| Colors | Orange and black[1] |
| NCAA Tournament champions | |
| 1959 | |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| 1961, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1990 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2016 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2019 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Missouri Valley 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955 Big Eight Big 12 2004, 2017, 2019, 2024 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| Missouri Valley 1948, 1949, 1955 Big Eight Big 12 2014, 2023 | |
Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball is the NCAA Division I varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Oklahoma State University, based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Cowboys' current head coach is Josh Holliday.
Oklahoma State is a historically elite program, with the fifth-best win percentage, 14th-most wins, sixth-most College World Series wins, sixth-most College World Series appearances, and fourth-most NCAA tournament appearances in college baseball history, as of June 14, 2021.[2] The program has accumulated a better all-time win percentage and more wins, regular season conference championships, conference tournament championships, All-Americans, NCAA Tournament appearances, NCAA Tournament wins, College World Series appearances, College World Series Finals appearances, College World Series wins, and College Baseball Hall of Famers than any school in the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State has won 25 conference championships and 26 conference tournament championships as of the end of the 2023 season. The Cowboys have also earned 49 NCAA Tournament bids and have played in 20 College World Series, including a still-standing NCAA record seven straight CWS appearances from 1981 to 1987.
The Cowboys have four players/coaches in the College Baseball Hall of Fame: Gary Ward (who coached the program to 16 consecutive conference titles from 1980 to 1996), Tom Borland (1955 College World Series Most Outstanding Player), Pete Incaviglia (the all time home run king in college baseball history), and Robin Ventura (holder of an NCAA record 58-game hitting streak and widely regarded as the greatest hitter in college baseball history).
Oklahoma State won the national championship in 1959, led by star pitcher Joel Horlen, who would later author the 12th no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history in 1967.[3] Former OSU pitcher Allie Reynolds also threw two no-hitters with the New York Yankees in 1951, which is still tied as an MLB record for most no-hitters in a single season by one player. Former Cowboy pitcher John Farrell managed the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships in 2007 and 2013.
- ^ Oklahoma State University Athletics Official Athletics Branding Manual (PDF). November 20, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). ncaa.org. pp. 5–8. Retrieved 1 June 2015.