2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his third season at Oklahoma.

2016 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2016 record	17–15–1 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Pete Hughes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson (3rd season) Jamie Pinzino (3rd season) Rudy Darrow (1st season)
Home stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			47	–	20	–	0		.701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			43	–	22	–	0		.662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			49	–	18	–	0		.731
West Virginia ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			36	–	22	–	0		.621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			30	–	27	–	1		.526
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			24	–	29	–	0		.453
Texas ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			26	–	31	–	0		.456
Kansas ‍‍‍	6	–	17	–	0		.261			20	–	35	–	1		.366
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 34–27 (13–11) record and finished fourth in the Big 12 Conference standings.[2] The Sooners reached the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament semifinal, where they were eliminated by Oklahoma State.[3] Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Personnel

Roster

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Roster[4]
	Pitchers 11 – Thomas Hughes (RHP) – Freshman 12 – Keaton Hernandez (RHP) – Senior 13 – Ryan Madden (RHP) – Freshman 15 – Kyle Tyler (RHP) – Freshman 18 – Chris Andritsos (RHP) – Freshman 21 – Alex Daniele (RHP) – Junior 22 – Sheldon Neuse (RHP) – Junior 23 – Dylan Grove (RHP) – Freshman 25 – J.B. Olson (RHP) – Junior 27 – Jake Irvin (RHP) – Freshman 28 – Shawn Hunter (LHP) – Senior 31 – Kenny Saenz (LHP) – Sophomore 32 – Joey Zurawik (RHP) – Junior 33 – Jake Elliott (RHP) – Junior 35 – Alec Hansen (RHP) – Junior 36 – Austin Kerns (LHP) – Junior 38 – Austin Hansen (RHP) – Freshman 40 – Connor Berry (RHP) – Freshman		Catchers 6 – Chandler Wagoner – Freshman 9 – Domenic DeRenzo – Freshman 39 – Hunter Southerland – Freshman 41 – Renae Martinez – Junior Infielders 3 – Cade Harris – Freshman 5 – Kyle Mendenhall – Sophomore 7 – Alex Wise – Senior 8 – Cameron Frazier – Sophomore 11 – Thomas Hughes – Freshman 22 – Sheldon Neuse – Junior 29 – Quin Walbergh – Sophomore 42 – Jack Flansburg – Junior 44 – Austin O'Brien – Junior		Outfielders 1 – Steele Walker – Freshman 2 – Blake Brewster – Freshman 4 – Hunter Haley – Junior 7 – Alex Wise – Senior 8 – Cameron Frazier – Sophomore 20 – Reggie Wright – Junior 24 – Cody Thomas – Junior 30 – Ben Hollas – Junior 39 – Hunter Southerland – Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma	Alma Mater
Pete Hughes	Head Coach	3	Davidson College (1990)
Mike Anderson	Assistant Coach	3	University of Northern Colorado (1990)
Jamie Pinzino	Assistant Coach	3	Tufts University (1997)
Rudy Darrow	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1	Nicholls State University (2004)

Schedule & Results

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie      Bold = Oklahoma team member
Regular Season
February Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 February 19 4:00 pm Northeastern* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 2–3 Civale (1–0) Hunter (0–1) Fitzgerald (1) 1,720 0–1 – February 20 1:00 pm Northeastern* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 3–5 Misiaszek (1–0) A. Hansen (0–1) – 1,821 0–2 – February 20 4:30 pm Northeastern* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 10–4 Kerns (1–0) Mulry (0–1) Neuse (1) 1,821 1–2 – February 21 12:00 pm Northeastern* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 13–4 Au. Hansen (1–0) Jahn (0–1) – 925 2–2 – February 24 4:00 pm Abilene Christian* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 7–1 Andritsos (1–0) Cole (0–1) – 609 3–2 – February 26 6:30 pm at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 3–4 Odom (1–0) Berry (0–1) Rahm (1) 1,160 3–3 – February 27 3:00 pm at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 2–7 Donica (1–0) Kerns (1–1) Cannon (1) 1,263 3–4 – February 28 1:00 pm at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 3–4^11 Manning (1–1) Neuse (0–1) – 1,219 3–5 –
March Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 March 1 4:00 pm Central Arkansas* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 3–0 Andritsos (2–0) Neal (0–1) Berry (1) 650 4–5 – March 4 8:00 pm at USC* Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Stadium Classic) L 4–5 Davis (2–1) Hernandez (0–1) Wegman (1) 1,232 4–6 – March 5 8:00 pm at #21 UCLA* Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Stadium Classic) L 2–4 Ceja (1–0) A. Hansen (0–2) Gadsby (3) 1,149 4–7 – March 6 1:00 pm #23 Mississippi State* Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Stadium Classic) T 5–5 – – – 1,543 4–7–1 – March 8 6:00 pm SSTV Wichita State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 4–2 Au. Hansen (2–0) Tyler (0–1) Olson (1) 786 5–7–1 – March 12 2:00 pm SSTV #30 Long Beach State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 3–7 Mathewson (2–2) A. Hansen (0–3) – 1,086 5–8–1 – March 12 5:45 pm SSTV #30 Long Beach State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 3–6 McCaughan (3–0) Andritsos (2–1) Rivera (6) 1,086 5–9–1 – March 13 1:00 pm SSTV #30 Long Beach State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 6–3 Olson (1–0) Rivera (0–1) – 786 6–9–1 – March 15 8:00 pm at Fresno State* Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA W 3–2 Madden (1–0) Arias (2–2) Olson (2) 1,295 7–9–1 – March 17 8:00 pm at Cal State Bakersfield* Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA W 6–4 Au. Hansen (3–0) Nimmo (1–2) Neuse (2) – 8–9–1 – March 18 8:00 pm at Cal State Bakersfield* Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA W 6–3 Hunter (1–1) Hansen (1–3) Neuse (3) 849 9–9–1 – March 19 2:00 pm at Cal State Bakersfield* Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA W 10–7 Au. Hansen (4–0) Luna (0–1) Olson (3) 703 10–9–1 – March 19 5:30 pm at Cal State Bakersfield* Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA W 13–0 Andritsos (3–1) Monarrez (1–2) – 703 11–9–1 – March 22 6:30 pm at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 0–5 Tims (2–0) Hunter (1–2) – 1,591 11–10–1 – March 24 6:30 pm FSSW+ at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 0–5 Martin (3–0) A. Hansen (0–4) Howard (1) 3,231 11–11–1 0–1 March 25 6:30 pm at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 1–6 Gingery (2–1) Andritsos (3–2) – 4,014 11–12–1 0–2 March 26 2:00 pm at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 7–13 Howard (5–1) Berry (0–2) Moseley (1) 4,432 11–13–1 0–3 March 29 6:00 pm at Arkansas–Little Rock* Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5–2 Tyler (1–0) Hazen (1–3) Neuse (4) 821 12–13–1 –
April Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 April 1 7:00 pm FS1 Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 6–1 Andritsos (4–2) Cooper (1–1) – 1,392 13–13–1 1–3 April 2 3:00 pm SSTV Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 3–5 Culbreth (5–2) Madden (1–1) Sawyer (1) 1,826 13–14–1 1–4 April 3 1:00 pm SSTV Texas L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 4–3 Neuse (1–1) Mayes (0–4) – 1,260 14–14–1 2–4 April 5 6:00 pm SSTV Dallas Baptist* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 12–2 Irvin (1–0) Johnson (2–2) – 820 15–14–1 – April 8 7:00 pm SSTV Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 4–3 Neuse (2–1) Heineman (2–2) – 1,370 16–14–1 3–4 April 9 3:00 pm Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 1–6 Tolson (4–1) Madden (1–2) Montemayor (7) 1,633 16–15–1 3–5 April 10 1:00 pm SSTV Baylor L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 7–6^11 Neuse (3–1) McInvale (2–2) – 938 17–15–1 4–5 April 12 6:30 pm at Wichita State* Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS April 15 7:00 pm FS1 at #11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX April 16 3:00 pm FSSW+ at #11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX April 17 1:00 pm ESPNU at #11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX April 19 6:00 pm SSTV Oklahoma State* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 22 6:30 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 23 2:00 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 24 1:00 pm SSTV West Virginia L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK April 29 6:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS April 30 2:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 May 1 1:00 pm ESPN3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS May 3 6:00 pm SSTV Oral Roberts* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 6 6:00 pm SSTV Kansas State L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 7 3:00 pm SSTV Kansas State L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 8 1:00 pm SSTV Kansas State L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK May 13 6:30 pm ESPNU Oklahoma State Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 14 7:30 pm Oklahoma State ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK May 15 2:00 pm Oklahoma State ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK May 17 4:00 pm at Missouri* Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO May 19 6:00 pm at Austin Peay* Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN May 20 6:00 pm at Austin Peay* Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN May 21 1:00 pm at Austin Peay* Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12 Tourn. May 25 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK May 26 TBD TBD Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[5]	NR	NR*	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America[6]	21	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†[8]	30	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "2015 Big 12 Conference Final Weekly Release" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
3. "Baseball Eliminated by Familiar Foe". University of Oklahoma Department of Athletics. May 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
4. "Official Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll