The 2026 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at O'Brate Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his 14th season at Oklahoma State.
Previous season
Oklahoma State is coming off of a 30–25 (15–12) season. The team finished seventh in the Big 12 Conference and went 1–1 in the 2025 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament. The Pokes earned an at-large berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the three seed in the Athens Regional. The Pokes played all three teams in the regional, beating Binghamton and hosts, Georgia, but losing twice to the regional champions, Duke.
Starting pitcher, Harrison Bodendorf, was named to the All-Big 12 First-Team. Swingman, Sean Youngerman, was named to the All-Big 12 Second-Team. During the 2025 MLB draft, Nolan Schubart was the first Poke to selected, being selected in the third round with the 101st overall pick by the Cleveland Guardians. Youngerman was picked in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Phillies. Bodendorf was taken by the Guardians in the 10th round. Additionally, right-handed pitcher, Gabe Davis was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth round, and infielder, Brayden Smith, was taken by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round, although he was shortly traded to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Preseason Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll The Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll was released on February 5, 2026. Oklahoma State was voted to finish fifth in the Big 12.
+Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll 1 TCU 169 (13) 2 Arizona 157 (1) 3 West Virginia 137 4 Arizona State 128 T–5 Kansas 112 T–5 Oklahoma State 112 7 Kansas State 87 8 Cincinnati 85 9 Texas Tech 78 10 UCF 66 11 Baylor 54 12 Houston 42 13 BYU 29 14 Utah 18
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 4 Campbell Smithwick Junior 1B 12 Colin Brueggemann Senior 2B 5 Garrett Shull Sophomore 3B 2 Aidan Meola Senior SS 1 Brock Thompson Sophomore LF 14 Alex Conover Junior CF 13 Kollin Ritchie Junior RF 9 Danny Wallace Freshman DH 7 Avery Ortiz Junior
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 66 Mario Pesca Senior Saturday 16 Ethan Lund Sophomore Sunday 36 Hudson Barrett Junior
Roster
Coaching staff
2026 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atOSU Alma mater Josh Holliday Head coach 14 Oklahoma State University (1999) Blake Hawksworth Pitching coach 1 Grand Canyon University (2021) Mark Ginther Assistant coach 3 Oklahoma State University (2012) Victor Romero Assistant coach 3 Oklahoma State University (2013)
Offseason Departures Offseason departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 8 C Kingfisher, OK Signed by Minnesota Twins 10 C Durand, MI Signed by Cleveland Guardians 15 LHP Temecula, CA Signed by Cleveland Guardians 22 RHP Choctaw, OK Signed by Chicago White Sox 24 LHP Eaton, CO Signed by Kansas City Royals 25 INF/OF Villa Park, CA Did not return 33 RHP Valencia, CA Signed by Philadelphia Phillies 38 C Shadow Hills, CA Did not return 39 RHP Shady Point, OK Did not return 44 RHP Farmington Hills, MI Graduated 45 RHP Oklahoma City, OK Graduated 48 RHP Edmond, OK Graduated 52 RHP Mansfield, TX Did not return 53 RHP Edmond, OK Did not return
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew school 3 OF Lake Charles, LA Louisiana 6 INF Greenwood, IN Michigan 17 OF Moore, OK Central Oklahoma 18 INF Kailua, HI Arizona 23 INF/OF Savannah, TX Wichita State 30 INF Tuttle, OK Johnson County 34 C Little Rock, AR Missouri State 40 LHP Ardmore, OK Johnson County 41 RHP Midwest City, OK Oral Roberts 42 RHP Bixby, OK Austin Peay 56 LHP Plano, TX San Diego
2025 MLB draft Round Pick Overall pick Player Position MLB team 3 27 101 Nolan Schubart OF Cleveland Guardians 4 26 131 Sean Youngerman RHP Philadelphia Phillies 5 1 137 Gabe Davis RHP Chicago White Sox 10 27 312 Harrison Bodendorf LHP Cleveland Guardians 13 19 394 Brayden Smith 2B Baltimore Orioles
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious school 4 C Oxford, MS Ole Miss 8 INF Ripon, CA Clemson 10 LHP Lubbock, TX Odessa 18 RHP Langley, BC, CAN Central Arizona 17 INF/OF St. Michael, MN Iowa Western 30 C Simi Valley, CA Yavapai 33 RHP Viera, FL Indian River State 34 RHP Higginsville, MO Johnson County 36 LHP Bakersfield, CA UCSB 37 LHP Perry, OK Cowley
Incoming recruits
2025 Oklahoma State RecruitsNumber Pos.NameB/T Height Weight Hometown High School 3 INF R/R Dallas, GA Blessed Trinity Catholic 6 OF L/L Chicago, IL The First Academy 9 OF R/R La Vista, NE Papillion-La Vista South 15 UTL R/R Springfield, MO Glendale (MO) 17 OF R/R Chicago, IL P27 Academy 23 OF L/R Clay Center, KS Clay Center 24 C R/R Libertyville, IL Libertyville 25 INF R/R Orlando, FL East River 38 LHP L/L Choctaw, OK Choctaw 40 RHP R/R Simi Valley, CA Royal (CA) 41 RHP R/R Granite Bay, CA IMG Academy 44 RHP R/R Chandler, AZ Corona del Sol 45 UTL R/R Topeka, KS Shawnee Heights 48 RHP R/R Troy, IL Triad (IL) 53 RHP R/R Kansas City, MO Staley (KS) 56 RHP R/R Cabot, AR Cabot
Game log
! style="" | Regular season (36–19) |- valign="top"
! colspan=15 style= "" | Shriners Children's College Showdown |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 7:00 p.m. || vs. No. 5 Arkansas* || || FloSports || Globe Life FieldArlington, TX || L || Gibler(1–0) || Barrett(0–1) || — || 18,387 || 0–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 3:15 p.m. || vs. No. 19 Oklahoma* || || FloSports || Globe Life Field || L1–10 || Mercurius(1–0) || Pesca(0–1) || — || 22,384 || 0–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 10:35 a.m. || vs. No. 23 Vanderbilt* || || FloSports || Globe Life Field || W || Wech(1–0) || Taylor(0–1) || — || 16,951 || 1–2 || — |- ! colspan=15 style= "" | |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 7:00 p.m. || at * || || MWN || Brazzell FieldPhoenix, AZ || L8–12 || Lee(1–0) || LeBlanc(0–1) || Gregory(1) || 691 || 1–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 7:00 p.m. || at Grand Canyon* || || MWN || Brazell Field || W9–1 || Barrett(1–1) || Ahern(0–1) || — || 909 || 2–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 3:30 p.m. || at Grand Canyon* || || MWN || Brazell Field || W10–7 || Fyke(1–0) || Frey(0–2) || Wech(1) || 751 || 3–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 2:00 p.m. || at Grand Canyon* || || MWN || Brazell Field || W || Lund(1–0) || Robb(0–1) || — || 718 || 4–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 4:00 p.m. || * || || B12N+ || O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK || W || Wentworth(1–0) || Pannell(0–1) || — || 4,570|| 5–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 4:00 p.m. || * || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W5–1 || Barrett(2–1) || Peterson(0–2) || — || 4,825 || 6–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || Sam Houston* || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W20–0 || Lund(2–0) || Ryden(1–2) || — || 4,862 || 7–3 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || Sam Houston* || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W1–0 || Rhodes(1–0) || Neuenschwander(0–1) || Wech(2) || 3,973 || 8–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 4:05 p.m. || * || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W8–7 || Phillips(1–0) || Charlton(1–1) || Wech(3) || 4,218 || 9–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 6:05 p.m. || * || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || L|| Ellison(3–0) || Leblanc(0–2) || — || 4,292 || 9–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 2:05 p.m. || Gardner–Webb* || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W4–2 || Lund(3–0) || Stuart(1–1) || Wech(4) || 3,724 || 10–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || Gardner–Webb* || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W|| Pesca(1–1) || Bertram(2–1) || — || 3,907 || 11–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 6:05 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || O'Brate Stadium || W|| Wech(2–0) || Long(1–3) || — || 4,717 || 12–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 5:05 p.m. || at No. 22 || || ESPN+ || John Euliano ParkOrlando, FL || L11–12|| Gray(2–0) || Phillips(1–1) || Sosnowski(1) || 1,812 || 12–5 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 5:05 p.m. || at No. 22 UCF || || ESPN+ || John Euliano Park || L1–6 || Sauser(2–0) || Pesca(1–2) || — || 2,008 || 12–6 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 11:05 a.m. || at No. 22 UCF || || ESPN+ || John Euliano Park || L5–6 || Lariz(2–0) || Wech(2–1) || — || 1,538 || 12–7 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 6:00 p.m. || * || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W7–6 || Winslow(1–0) || Sjuts(0–2) || Fyke(1) || 4,159 || 13–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 4:00 p.m. || South Dakota State* || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W12–11 || Zagar(1–0) || Henry(0–2) || — || 3,946 || 14–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 6:00 p.m. || || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || L4–6 || Ruais(2–1) || Rhodes(1–1) || Bunch(31) || 4,283 || 14–8 || 0–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 6:00 p.m. || Baylor || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W5–3|| Pesca(1–0) || Wallace(2–1) || Rhodes(1) || 4,389 || 15–8 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:00 p.m. || Baylor || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W13–6 || Burns(1–0) || Calder(1–3) || — || 4,222 || 16–8 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 3:05 p.m. || at Missouri State* || || ESPN+ || Route 66 StadiumSpringfield, MO || L || Knight(3–0) || Phillips(1–2) || — || 715 || 16–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 7:05 p.m. || at || || B12N+ || Larry H. Miller FieldProvo, UT || L|| Gray(3–5) || Wech(2–2) || — || 1,878 || 16–10 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 7:05 p.m. || at BYU || || B12N+ || Larry H. Miller Field || W12–5 || Pesca(3–2) || Crane(0–2) || — || 1,606 || 17–10 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 2:05 p.m. || at BYU || || B12N+ || Larry H. Miller Field || L4–5 || Gray(4–5) || Wech(2–3) || — || 2,457 || 17–11 || 3–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 6:30 p.m. || at Dallas Baptist* || || ESPN+ || Horner BallparkDallas, TX || W12–5 || Fyke(2–0) || Smith(2–3) || — || 1,082 || 18–11 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || Cincinnati || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W12–9 || Kennedy(1–0) || Buczkowski(2–1) || Wech(5) || 3,871 || 19–11 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 6:05 p.m. || Cincinnati || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W11–3 || Pesca(4–2) || Brouwer(2–3) || Rhodes(2) || 4,212 || 20–11 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || Cincinnati || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W10–4 || Kennedy(2–0) || Knight(2–3) || Rhodes(2) || 3,810 || 21–11 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 6:05 p.m. || * || || ESPN+ || O'Brate Stadium || L9–10 || Ferris(1–2) || Wech(2–4) || Hill(3) || 5,817 || 21–12 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 1:05 p.m. || at Kansas State || || B12N+ || Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS || L3–11 ||Guyette(5–1) || Lund(3–1) || — || 2,147 || 21–13 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 6:05 p.m. || at Kansas State || || B12N+ || Tointon Family Stadium || L9–13 || Arther(2–1) || Rhodes(1–2) || — || 2,344 || 21–14 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || at Kansas State || || B12N+ || Tointon Family Stadium || W || Jennings(1–0) || Smith(1–2) || — || 2,101 || 22–14 || 7–8 |- ! colspan=15 style= "" | Bedlam Series |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 7:05 p.m. || vs. No. 14 Oklahoma* || || SECN || ONEOK FieldTulsa, OK || W || Phillips(2–2) || Catalano(3–3) || — || 4,901 || 23–14 || — |- ! colspan=15 style= "" | |- align="center" bgcolor=#ccffcc | || 1:05 p.m. || No. 18 Kansas || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || W || Rhodes(2–2) || Nayral(4–2) || — || 4,000 || 24–14 || 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc | || 6:05 p.m. || No. 18 Kansas || || B12N+ || O'Brate Stadium || L3–13 || Voegele(4–2) || Pesca(4–3) || — || 8,456 || 24–15 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffcccc