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2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record37–16 (19–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Walton (12th season)
  • Mark Ginther (1st season)
  • Victor Romero (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brate Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 37 – 19   .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 9   .679 40 – 17   .702
Texas ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 35 – 22   .614
West Virginia ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 33 – 22   .600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 25   .561
Kansas State ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 32 – 24   .571
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 23   .574
UCF ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 35 – 19   .648
TCU ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 33 – 21   .611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 33 – 26   .559
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 22 – 31   .415
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 – 21   .250 26 – 28   .481
BYU ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 21 – 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played 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 twelfth season at Oklahoma State.

Background

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Main article: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2023 Oklahoma State baseball team finished the season with a 41–18 overall record and a 15–9 record in the Big 12 Conference. The won the Big 12 regular season for the first time since 2014.[2] The Pokes went 4–2 in the 2023 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, but earned an at-large berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, the Pokes were seeded 11th overall and hosted the Stillwater Regional.[3] In the tournament, Oklahoma went 0–2 being eliminated by No. 18 Dallas Baptist.[4]

Preseason

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Big 12 media poll

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Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 TCU 143 (11)
2 Texas 131 (2)
3 Oklahoma State 119
4 Texas Tech 107
5 Kansas State 98
T–6 Oklahoma 85
T–6 West Virginia 85
8 Kansas 67
9 Houston 56
10 UCF 45
11 Baylor 36
T–12 BYU 21
T–12 Cincinnati 21

Source:[5]

Offseason

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2023 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
3 89 Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Toronto Blue Jays
3 91 Nolan McLean 3B New York Mets
4 129 Roc Riggio 2B New York Yankees
5 138 Marcus Brown SS Washington Nationals
10 312 Brian Hendry RHP New York Yankees
16 478 Isaac Stebens LHP Boston Red Sox

Schedule and results

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2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log (42-19)
Regular season (36–16)
March (14–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record B12 Record
March 1 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		 W 7–4 O'Toole (1–0) Miller (0–2) Davis (1) B12N 4,363 5–4 —
March 2 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium W 8–1 Holiday (1–0) Batka (0–2) None B12N 5,204 6–4 —
March 3 Central Michigan* O'Brate Stadium W 19–0 Keisel (2–1) Mrakitsch (1–2) None B12N 4,765 7–4 —
March 5 Utah Tech* O'Brate Stadium L 8–9 Vasiliou (1–2) Weber (1–1) Hardman (1) B12N 3,875 7–5 —
March 6 Utah Tech* O'Brate Stadium W 12–27 Hudgens (1–0) Marshall (0–1) None B12N 3,902 8–5 —
March 8 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium W 4–2 Garcia (2–1) Cosper (1–1) Davis (2) B12N 5,139 9–5 —
March 9 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium L 1–4 Yntema (2–1) Holiday (1–1) Olson (5) B12N 5,139 9–6 —
March 10 Mercer* O'Brate Stadium W 4–3 Blake (1–0) O'Neal (0–2) Benge (1) B12N 4,228 10–6 —
March 12 at Oklahoma* Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 W 14–5 Davis (1–0) Carsten (0–1) None ESPN+ 4,177 11–6 —
March 15 at UCF Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		 L 2–13 Vespi (2–0) Garcia (2–2) None B12N 2,256 11–7 0–1
March 16 at UCF Euliano Park L 3–4 Centala (2–0) Davis (1–1) None B12N 2,189 11–8 0–2
March 17 at UCF Euliano Park W 16-10 Molsky (2-0) Boxrucker (1-1) None B12N 1,749 12-8 1-2
March 19 Missouri State* O'Brate Stadium W 13-4 Blake (2-0) Beaver (0-2) None B12N 4,499 13-8 —
March 22 TCU O'Brate Stadium L 0-1 Tolle (2-1) Garcia (2-3) None B12N 4,979 13-9 1-3
March 23 TCU O'Brate Stadium W 6-2 Holiday (2-1) Klecker (0-2) None B12N 5,309 14-9 2-3
March 24 TCU O'Brate Stadium W 6-3 Molshy (3-0) Sloan (3-2) None B12N 4,184 15-9 3-3
March 26 at Wichita State* Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS		 W 3-0 Ure (1-0) Dobbs (4-2) Cranz (1) ESPN+ 844 16-9 —
March 29 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark
Morgantown, WV		 W 2-1 Garcia (3-3) Major (3-2) Benge (2) B12N 3,088 17-9 4-3
March 30 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark W 10-111 Molsky (4-0) Hagaman (1-3) None B12N 2,778 18-9 5-3
March 31 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark L 10-15 Yehl (1-0) Davis (1-2) Estridge (1) B12N 2,547 18-10 5-4
Postseason (6–3)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Oklahoma State team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
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Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[7]RVRV*RV
Baseball America[8]21——
NCBWA†[9]29RVRV
D1Baseball[10]———
Perfect Game[11]22——

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "OSU, UT and WVU Share Big 12 Baseball Regular Season Title, Championship Seeds Announced". Big 12 Conference. big12sports.com. May 20, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Fitt, Aaron (May 30, 2023). "Sixteen regional sites selected for 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Bush, Braeden (June 3, 2023). "Oklahoma State baseball season ends in rout to Dallas Baptist in NCAA Stillwater Regional". The Oklahoman. Gannett. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll". Big 12 Conference. January 25, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Dallas. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "D1Baseball.com Top 25". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings". Perfect Game USA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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