The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his fourth season at Oklahoma State.
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. The Cowboys reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament championship game, where they fell to Texas. 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. The Cowboys were eliminated from the NCAA tournament with losses to Arkansas and St. John's (NY).
Personnel
Roster 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster 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 Name Position Seasons atOklahoma State Alma mater Josh Holliday Head coach 4 Oklahoma State University (2004) Rob Walton Assistant coach–Pitching 4 Oklahoma State University (1986) James Vilade Assistant coach–Recruiting Coordinator 1 Baylor University (1995) Mark Ginther Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Oklahoma State University (2012)
Schedule and results
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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 19 || 11:00 am || || at * || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || L2–3 || Kuhnel(1–0) || Cobb(0–1) || James(1) || 647 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || 11:00 am || || * || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W8–2 || Reed(1–0) || Starks(0–1) || – || 664 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || 2:30 pm || || at Texas–Arlington* || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W5–3 || Elliott(1–0) || Wilcox(0–1) || Mertz(1) || 1,063 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 21 || 11:00 am || || Stephen F. Austin* || #25 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || L4–510 || Adams(1–0) || Reed(1–1) || – || 683 || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 26 || 2:00 pm || || at #13 * || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L1–2 || Williams(1–0) || Buffett(0–1) || – || 1,286 || 2–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 27 || 1:00 pm || || at #13 North Carolina* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L6–710 || Aker(2–1) || Cobb(0–2) || – || 1,793 || 2–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || 11:00 am || || at #13 North Carolina* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L3–4 || Butler(1–0) || Cobb(0–3) || – || 1,828 || 2–5 || –
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W7–1 || Teel(1–0) || Preiss(0–1) || – || 734 || 3–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 2 || 4:00 pm || COX || Incarnate Word* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W3–2 || Buffett(1–1) || Moszkowicz(0–1) || Cobb(1) || 508 || 4–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 4 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W1–0 || Buffett(2–1) || McKinney(1–1) || Cobb(2) || 745 || 5–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 5 || 2:00 pm || COX || Indiana State* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W9–2 || Battenfield(1–0) || Peterson(2–1) || Reed(1) || 702 || 6–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 6 || 1:00 pm || COX || Indiana State* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L0–2 || Hill(2–0) || Mertz(0–1) || McKinney(1) || 588 || 6–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || 3:00 pm || || at #12 * || || Hammons Field • Springfield, MO || W6–510 || Cobb(1–3) || Young(0–1) || – || 505 || 7–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 11 || 4:00 pm || COX || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W8–2 || Hatch(1–0) || Carroll2–2 || – || 411 || 8–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 12 || 2:00 pm || COX || Abilene Christian* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W16–0 || Elliott(2–0) || deMeyere(2–1) || – || 555 || 9–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || 2:00 pm || COX || Abilene Christian* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W8–4 || Cobb(2–3) || Mason(3–1) || – || 385 || 10–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || 6:30 pm || || at #26 * || || Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX || W7–6 || Buffett(3–1) || Johnson(2–1) || Battenfield(1) || 1,321 || 11–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 18 || 4:00 pm || COX || #24 * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W6–3 || Reed(2–1) || Jaskie(3–1) || Battenfield(2) || 377 || 12–6 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 19 || 2:00 pm || COX || #24 Michigan* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W5–4 || Cobb(3–3) || Adcock(1–2) || Buffett(1) || 919 || 13–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 20 || 1:00 pm || COX || #24 Michigan* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L2–4 || Hill(3–1) || Elliott(2–1) || Pall(3) || 551 || 13–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || 6:30 pm || || at * || || Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS || W17–0 || Mertz(1–1) || Williams(0–2) || – || 2,548 || 14–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || 6:05 pm || FS1 || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W2–1 || Hatch(2–0) || MaVorhis(3–1) || Buffett(2) || 1,884 || 15–7 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 25 || 6:35 pm || FCS || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W5–4 || Williams(1–0) || Rigler(2–4) || Buffett(3) || 2,337 || 16–7 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 26 || 1:05 pm || ESPN3 || at Kansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W5-410 || Buffett(4–1) || Benenati(0–1) || – || 2,006 || 17–7 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 29 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || Arkansas* || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W5–4 || Reed(3–1) || Willey(0–1) || Buffett(4) || 2,418 || 18–7 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 1 || 5:30 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L4–510 || Smith(1–0) || Battenfield(1–1) || – || 1,818 || 18–8 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || 3:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || L3–4 || Vance(4–1) || Cobb(3–4) || Dotson(1) || 1,467 || 18–9 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 3 || 12:00 pm || || at West Virginia || || Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV || W8–1 || Elliott(3–1) || Myers(2–3) || – || 951 || 19–9 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 8 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L1–5 || Moseley(3–2) || Hatch(2–1) || – || 1,977 || 19–10 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 9 || 3:00 pm || COX || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L2–8 || Dugger(3–0) || Cobb(3–5) || – || 2,855 || 19–11 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || 1:00 pm || FCS || #19 Texas Tech || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L5–157 || Harpenau(1–0) || Elliott(3–2) || – || 1,258 || 19–12 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 12 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || * || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L0–4 || McMinn(3–2) || Mertz(1–2) || – || 1,157 || 19–13 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 15 || 6:30 pm || FSSW+ || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W6–212 || Buffett(5–1) || Heineman(2–3) || – || 2,963 || 20–13 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 16 || 1:00 pm || FSSW || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W10–7 || Cobb(4–5) || Tolson(4–2) || – || 2,546 || 21–13 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 16 || 5:00 pm || || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W3–1 || Elliott(4–2) || Hill(1–2) || Buffett(5) || 2,776 || 22–13 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 19 || 6:00 pm || FCS Atlantic || at Oklahoma* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W(4–3) || Lienhard(1–0) || Irvin(2–1) || Buffett(6) || 1,792 || 23–13 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 22 || 6:00 pm || FCS || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W(9–0) || Hatch(3–1) || Janczak(4–3) || – || 1,758 || 24–13 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 23 || 4:00 pm || FSSW+ || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L6–11 || Horton(7–0) || Cobb(4–6) || Guillory(1) || 1,988 || 24–14 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 24 || 1:00 pm || FCS || #8 TCU || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W11–7 || Elliott(5–2) || Howard(5–2) || Buffett(7) || 1,296 || 25–14 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 26 || 5:00 pm || SECN+ || at Arkansas* || #25 || Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L6–7 || Teague(3–3) || Cowan(0–1) || Knight(1) || 7,164 || 25–15 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 30 || 2:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W3–0 || Hatch(4–1) || Cooper(2–3) || – || || 26–15 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 30 || 3:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W6–2 || Elliott(6–2) || Culbreth(8–3) || Buffett(8) || 6,312 || 27–15 || 11–6
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 || 1:30 pm || LHN || at Texas || #25 || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W8–4 || Hackerott(1–0) || Shugart(1–2) || – || 5,484 || 28–15 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 6 || 6:00 pm || COX || * || #16 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W9–0 || Hatch(5–1) || Williams(2–8) || – || 677 || 29–15 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 7 || 3:00 pm || COX || Prairie View A&M* || #16 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W12–0 || Elliott(7–2) || Philpott(1–8) || – || 632 || 30–15 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 10 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || Dallas Baptist* || #12 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W8–7 || Buffett(6–1) || Fouse(0–1) || – || 627 || 31–15 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 13 || 6:30 pm || ESPNU || Oklahoma || #12 || Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || L1–9 || Irvin(5–1) || Hatch(5–2) || – || 7,302 || 31–16 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 14 || 7:30 pm || FSSW+ || Oklahoma || #12 || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || W10–9 || Costello(1–0) || Hansen(1–5) || Mertz(2) || 8,007 || 32–16 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 15 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || Oklahoma || #12 || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || L1–3 || Grove(2–0) || Cobb(4–7) || Neuse(5) || 6,084 || 32–17 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 17 || 6:30 pm || || at Oral Roberts* || #14 || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || L1–3 || McCutchin(3–2) || Buffett(6–2) || Womacks(13) || 1,839 || 32–18 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 20 || 2:00 pm || COX || Kansas || #14 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W4–3 || Hatch(6–2) || Davis(1–1) || Buffett(9) || || 33–18 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 20 || 6:00 pm || FSSW+ || Kansas || #14 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W9–2 || Elliott(8–2) || Krauth(5–6) || – || 918 || 34–18 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"