2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium through March 15 and at O'Brate Stadium beginning March 20 as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his 8th season at Oklahoma State.

2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2020 record13–5 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coachJosh Holliday (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
O'Brate Stadium
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  16–3 .842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–3 .824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–4 .778
TCU  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–4 .733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  13–5 .722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–6 .625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–7 .588
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  7–10 .412
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 15, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1baseball

On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Previous Season

The 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team notched a 32–17 (14–9) regular season record and finished third in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Cowboys reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they defeated West Virginia to claim the program's third Big 12 title. Oklahoma State received the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and was selected as one of the sixteen Regional hosts (played in Oklahoma City). The Cowboys defeated Harvard, Nebraska, and Connecticut to win the Oklahoma City Regional but were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.[3]

Personnel

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma Mater
Josh HollidayHead Coach8Oklahoma State University (1999)
Rob WaltonAssistant Coach - Pitching8Oklahoma State University (1986)
Marty LeesAssistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator4Western Oregon University (1994)
Matt HollidayVolunteer Assistant Coach1Stillwater High School (1998)

Roster
2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Bryce Osmond - Freshman
  • 5 - Ben Leeper - RS Senior
  • 6 - Parker Scott - RS Junior
  • 22 - Mitchell Stone - RS Sophomore
  • 25 - Roman Phansalkar - RS Sophomore
  • 27 - Justin Campbell - Freshman
  • 30 - John Kelly - Sophomore
  • 34 - Jach Cable - RS Junior
  • 35 - C.J. Varela - Senior
  • 38 - Wyatt Cheney - Freshman
  • 40 - Kale Davis - Freshman
  • 41 - Colton Bowman - Freshman
  • 43 - Riley Taylor - RS Freshman
  • 44 - Nate Peterson - Sophomore
  • 47 - Tucker Elliott - RS Sophomore
  • 48 - Brett Standlee - RS Sophomore
  • 49 - Ryan Van Leeuwen - RS Senior
  • 51 - Jacob Ruder - RS Senior
  • 53 - Ryan Bogusz - Freshman
  • 56 - Spencer Cochran - RS Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 31 - Nick DeNicola - RS Junior
  • 33 - Brock Mathis - Junior
  • 36 - Josh Spiegel - RS Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Hueston Morrill - Sophomore
  • 4 - Kaden Polcovich - Junior
  • 7 - Max Hewitt - Senior
  • 17 - Jake Thompson - RS Junior
  • 18 - Dylan Gardner - Junior
  • 19 - Braley Hollins - Sophomore
  • 23 - Blake Robertson - Freshman
  • 42 - Alix Garcia - Senior
  • 45 - Riley Metzger - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 8 - Cam Thompson - Freshman
  • 12 - Carson McCusker - Senior
  • 14 - Noah Sifrit - Junior
  • 15 - Cade Cabbiness - Senior
  • 28 - Caeden Trenkle - Freshman
  • 32 - J.T. Mounce - Freshman
  

Schedule & Results
2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log[5]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma State team member
Regular Season (13–5)

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I 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'[6] 17 17* 17* RV RV  
Baseball America[7] 16 24 23 NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 19 28 28 NR NR  
NCBWA†[9] 18 29 28 RV RV  
D1Baseball[10] 22 NR NR NR NR

^ 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.

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References
  1. "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. "2020 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
  10. D1Baseball poll
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