1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his tenth season at Oklahoma State.

1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 8 Champions Mideast Regional Champions
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 2
1987 record	59–13 (15–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (10th year)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State ^†‡y ‍‍‍	15	–	6		.714			59	–	13		.819
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7		.708			42	–	20		.677
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	12	–	8		.600			36	–	21		.632
Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			36	–	26		.581
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			28	–	24		.538
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	7	–	13		.350			25	–	27		.481
Kansas  ‍‍‍	3	–	21		.125			15	–	39		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Georgia.

The Cowboys also won the Big Eight Conference championship, the seventh in a string of sixteen consecutive conference titles which lasted until the league merged with the Southwest Conference.

Roster

1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]
	- John Autolino - Brent Bell - Bret Bouher - Darwin Devaughan - Hart Lee Dykes - Mark Gardella - Thomas Hardgrove - Mark Hudson - Nicholas Kounas - Paul Ludwig - Mark Malizia - Tom Mann - Brad Maroney - Jerry A. Retton - Scott Sadler - James Sloan - Donald Ward		Pitchers - Pat Hope - Steve Lienhard - Jimmy Long - Tim Pugh - Marv Rockman		Infielders - Jimmy Barragan - Brad Beanblossom - Monty Fariss - Jim Ifland - Robin Ventura Catchers - Adam Smith - Rocky Ward		Outfielders - Anthony Blackmon - Benigno E. Castillo - Ray Ortiz

Schedule

Legend
	Oklahoma State win
	Oklahoma State loss

1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February/March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8 Record Feb 19 Nicholls State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 10–3 1–0 Mar 4 Texas Tech* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–6 2–0 Mar 5 Texas Tech* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 14–6 3–0 Mar 7 Air Force* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–3 4–0 Mar 7 Air Force* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 12–0 5–0 Mar 8 Air Force* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 18–12 6–0 Mar 10 at Texas–Arlington* Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 9–5 7–0 Mar 11 North Texas State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 7–8 7–1 Mar 13 vs Washington State* Bossier City, LA (Bossier City Classic) W 5–4 8–1 Mar 14 vs Maine* Bossier City, LA (Bossier City Classic) W 19–1 9–1 Mar 15 vs North Carolina* Bossier City, LA (Bossier City Classic) W 9–8 10–1 Mar 18 Missouri Southern* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 23–1 11–1 Mar 18 Washington State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 9–1 12–1 Mar 20 South Dakota State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 23–13 13–1 Mar 20 South Dakota State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 21–2 14–1 Mar 21 South Dakota State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–3 15–1 Mar 21 South Dakota State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 15–0 16–1 Mar 24 Centenary* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 17–2 17–1 Mar 25 Arkansas* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8–1 18–1 Mar 27 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 16–6 19–1 1–0 Mar 31 TCU* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 10–7 20–1
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8 Record Apr 1 TCU* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 11–4 21–1 Apr 2 Missouri Southern* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 15–11 22–1 Apr 3 at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 14–8 23–1 Apr 4 Oral Roberts* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8–5 24–1 Apr 5 Southwest Missouri State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–7 25–1 Apr 6 at Wichita State* Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9–8 26–1 Apr 7 North Texas State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 17–0 27–1 Apr 7 North Texas State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–3 28–1 Apr 8 North Texas State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 14–13 29–1 Apr 10 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–0 30–1 2–0 Apr 10 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8–2 31–1 3–0 Apr 11 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 4–5 31–2 3–1 Apr 12 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 11–6 32–2 4–1 Apr 13 Texas A&M* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 14–11 33–2 Apr 15 Arkansas–Little Rock* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 4–7 33–3 Apr 15 Arkansas–Little Rock* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 11–3 34–3 Apr 16 Texas Wesleyan* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 19–9 35–3 Apr 16 Texas Wesleyan* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 11–6 36–3 Apr 18 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 13–3 37–3 5–1 Apr 19 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 12–1 38–3 6–1 Apr 19 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 15–2 39–3 7–1 Apr 20 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 21–3 40–3 8–1 Apr 21 at Arkansas* George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR L 8–9 40–4 Apr 24 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 21–5 41–4 9–1 Apr 25 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8–3 42–4 10–1 Apr 25 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 13–7 43–4 11–1 Apr 26 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 14–15 43–5 11–2
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8 Record May 1 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA W 9–4 44–5 12–2 May 1 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA L 8–9 44–6 12–3 May 2 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA W 12–2 45–6 13–3 May 3 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA L 2–3 45–7 13–4 May 8 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 4–8 45–8 13–5 May 9 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 23–7 46–8 14–5 May 9 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 14–2 47–8 15–5 May 10 vs Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam Series) L 8–15 47–9 15–6
Post-Season
Big Eight Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8 T Record May 13 Missouri All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–2 48–9 1–0 May 14 Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 4–9 48–10 1–1 May 15 Missouri All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 18–14 49–10 2–1 May 16 Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 15–6 50–10 3–1 May 17 Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 9–6 51–10 4–1
NCAA Mideast Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record May 21 Western Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–3 52–10 1–0 May 22 NC State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 8–6 53–10 2–0 May 22 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 1–4 53–11 2–1 May 24 Western Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 9–6 54–11 3–1 May 24 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7–4 55–11 4–1 May 25 Texas A&M Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 11–9 56–11 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record May 29 Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–3 57–11 1–0 June 1 LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–7 58–11 2–0 June 4 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–2 59–11 3–0 June 5 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–6 59–12 3–1 June 7 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–9 59–13 3–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
3. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 71–72. Retrieved May 14, 2018.