The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his 4th season at Oklahoma.
The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the championship game.
Roster
1994 Oklahoma Sooners Roster Pitchers Bucky Buckles Steve Connelly Kenny Gajewski Derek Glascoe Eric Linn Kevin Lovingier Russ Ortiz Mark Redman Shawn Snyder John Steele Joe Victery Tim Walton Infielders Chris Bradshaw Rick Gutierrez Rich Hills M.J. Mariani Ryan Minor Mark Soto Duane Stelly
Catchers Chris Briones Javier Flores Outfielders Chip Glass Dustin Hansen Damon Minor Mick Meunier Aric Thomas Darvin Traylor Jerry Whittaker
Schedule
! style="" | Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 5 || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park || 14-0 || 1-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 6 || Missouri Southern || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park || 9-1 || 2-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 20 || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park || 9-4 || 3-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 20 || Oklahoma City || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park || 14-1 || 4-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 22 || at || TCU Diamond || 12-11 || 5-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 25 || vs. Georgia Tech || Goodwin Field || 8-6 || 6-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 26 || at Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 1-4 || 6-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 27 || vs. || Goodwin Field || 10-9 || 7-1 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 4 || at || Disch-Falk Field || 5-4 || 8-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 5 || at Texas || Disch-Falk Field || 4-6 || 8-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || vs. || Cougar Field || 13-7 || 9-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || at || Cougar Field || 7-3 || 10-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 8 || vs. || Cougar Field || 8-0 || 11-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 9 || at Houston || Cougar Field || 3-8 || 11-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 6-1 || 12-3 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 12 || Iowa State || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 9-3 || 13-3 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 13 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 6-5 || 14-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 14 || Mississippi || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 9-13 || 14-4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 12-3 || 15-4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 19 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 4-14 || 15-5 || 2-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 20 || Kansas || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 7-9 || 15-6 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 12-11 || 16-6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 23 || South Alabama || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 14-7 || 17-6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 25 || at Kansas || Hoglund Ballpark || 4-6 || 17-7 || 2-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 26 || at Kansas || Hoglund Ballpark || 1-2 || 17-8 || 2-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || at Kansas || Hoglund Ballpark || 9-7 || 18-8 || 3-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 6-1 || 19-8 || 4-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || Kansas State || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 6-0 || 20-8 || 5-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 1 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 3-6 || 20-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || Texas Tech || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 10-8 || 21-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 4 || TCU || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 8-7 || 22-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 6 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 11-2 || 23-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || at Iowa State || Cap Timm Field || 8-6 || 24-9 || 6-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || at Iowa State || Cap Timm Field || 8-6 || 25-9 || 7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 10 || at Iowa State || Cap Timm Field || 12-3 || 26-9 || 8-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 13 || at || Simmons Field || 7-4 || 27-9 || 9-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 13 || at Missouri || Simmons Field || 5-4 || 28-9 || 10-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 15 || vs. || Drillers Stadium || 3-4 || 28-10 || 10-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 16 || vs. Oklahoma State || All Sports Stadium || 4-11 || 28-11 || 10-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 17 || vs. Oklahoma State || All Sports Stadium || 8-2 || 29-11 || 11-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || Oklahoma State || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 4-2 || 30-11 || 12-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 20 || at Oklahoma State || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium || 5-10 || 30-12 || 12-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 22 || at Kansas State || Tointon Family Stadium || 7-3 || 31-12 || 13-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 23 || at Kansas State || Tointon Family Stadium || 14-16 || 31-13 || 13-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || at Kansas || Hoglund Ballpark || 21-7 || 32-13 || 14-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 26 || at || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 1-4 || 32-14 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 3-1 || 33-14 || 15-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || Nebraska || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 7-5 || 34-14 || 16-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 8 || Nebraska || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 13-9 || 35-14 || 17-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 10 || at Nebraska || Buck Belzer Stadium || 6-7 || 35-15 || 17-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 11 || at Nebraska || Buck Belzer Stadium || 4-0 || 36-15 || 18-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || Missouri || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 7-6 || 37-15 || 19-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 15 || Missouri || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 4-1 || 38-15 || 20-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 16 || Missouri || L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark || 7-6 || 39-15 || 21-9
! style="" | Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 19 || vs. Nebraska || All Sports Stadium || 2-3 || 39-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 20 || vs. Missouri || All Sports Stadium || 15-2 || 40-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 21 || vs. Iowa State || All Sports Stadium || 5-3 || 41-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 22 || vs. Nebraska || All Sports Stadium || 21-4 || 42-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 22 || vs. Oklahoma State || All Sports Stadium || 3-6 || 42-17
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 27 || vs. || Disch-Falk Field || 10-3 || 43-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 28 || vs. || Disch-Falk Field || 10-4 || 44-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 29 || vs. Texas || Disch-Falk Field || 15-4 || 45-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 30 || vs. Texas || Disch-Falk Field || 6-3 || 46-17
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. Auburn || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5-4 || 47-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 5 || vs. Arizona State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4-3 || 48-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 9 || vs. Arizona State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6-1 || 49-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 11 || vs. Georgia Tech || Rosenblatt Stadium || 13-5 || 50-17
Awards and honors Bucky Buckles All-Big Eight First Team Big Eight All-Tournament Team
Chip Glass Big Eight All-Tournament Team College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Rick Gutierrez All-America First Team Big Eight Player of the Year All-Big Eight First Team Big Eight All-Tournament Team College World Series All-Tournament Team
Rich Hills All-America Second Team All-Big Eight First Team Big Eight All-Tournament Team
Kevin Lovingier All-Big Eight First Team
M.J. Mariani Big Eight All-Tournament Team
Ryan Minor Big Eight All-Tournament Team College World Series All-Tournament Team
Mark Redman Big Eight Newcomer of the Year All-Big Eight First Team College World Series All-Tournament Team
Darvin Traylor All-Big Eight First Team College World Series All-Tournament Team
Sooners in the 1994 MLB draft The following members of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program were drafted in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.
Player Position Round Overall MLB teamJerry WhittakerOF2nd60thChicago White SoxBucky BucklesRHP7th197thTexas RangersKevin LovingierLHP25th698thSt. Louis CardinalsRicky Gutierrez2B28th773rdCleveland IndiansChip GlassOF37th1025thCleveland IndiansRich HillsSS48th1320thAtlanta Braves
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